The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-11-03
CRITICISM OF CRUMPACKER

Bell, Henry Lundt. Ed Wieks, Julius
Morris Dobson, John Huber
and others of their character under
taking to determine who should rep
resent the city of Hammond its
mayor for the coming four years. What
would become of the city of Hammond
with men of this type at the helm and
responsible for the election of the chief
executive of the city.
In some of the scurrilous attacks
written by Crumpacker and his press
agents he undertakes to show that the
tax levy hns been Increased during the
the people that any increase in the tax
levy made during the time he speaks
of has been made by reason of the en-
actment of laws compelling the in
crease. Prior to 1909 the cost of all
street Intersections where improve
mcnts- were made were assessed
against property abutting ON the street.
At the session of the legislature In
1000 the law was changed to COM
pea the city to pay for all this work
from the general fund and in order to
meet the cost of street Intersection inn
provements 1t has been necessary for
the city of Hammond to levy a specific
tax for that purpose of twensy-seven
c~nss. 1eF90f 10 fse fTnae he xceaks ~
no library tax had been levied, burt the
law now compcls a tax levy for library
purposes and seven cents has been
levied therefor. Within the last two
years a police and fremen,s pension
fund has been established as the law
required and two cents is levied for
this purpose. For the purpose of pay
ing a Judgment rendered against the
81 nf n I'm hf
by Peter Crumpacxer attorney,
n levy of thirteen cents was necessary.
making n total of forty-nine cents in
addition to what was necessary under
the law to levy prior to this time. II
1t were not that the law compeIs the
IevyinE of these taxes the tax rate in
Hammond would be but Sill, less by
far than what Mr.. Crumpacker has In
timated it should be. He is now en-
gagged In prosecuting case for the
Erie and Monon Railroad companies to
prevent the opening of alley across
their tracks and fs seeking, with the
aid of the courts to which he has ap-
peaIed, to prevent the opening of a
public thoroughfare because of the fact
that 1t will CROSS the tracks of the Erie
and Monon Railroad companies II
this progress, or does it mean that IL
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that he would see to 1t that no streets
OF public highways would be permitted
to be opened and improved across the
tracks and right of way of tn rail-
roads he represents
Mayor SmaIley Is insisting that NO
railroad company shall interfere with
the free use of the streets and alleys
by the public; that the streets and
alleys belong to the people and net to
the railroad companies and that the
wishes of the people with reference to
these matters shall prevail In opposf-
tion to any disposition upon the part
of the railroad companies to relieve
themselves from the expense of i'm
proving the streets and protecting the
lives of people at their crossings.
Every voter of this city ought to he
and no doubt is. Interested I'm con-
scfentious. efficient and honest admin
fstratfon of its affairs. Party politics
for the time ought to be forgotten and
the future of this city and its great
ness considered. And with n view Il
perpetuating this policy and looking
toward n greater and more substantial
Hammond the voters of the city should
rally as man to the support oi
John ID. Smal1ey, the man who more
than any other ono man has placed 4,
, in a position where 1t Is looked upOI
as one of the soundest and most sub.
! stantfaI cities In the financial worIt
within the boundaries of the state o
Indiana. No other city of Its class IN
. the state of Indiana enjoys the sam,
. confidence and respect that Hammond
| does No other city of its class has
, government looked upon with mucl
, favor. The mayor of other city fl
. the state enjoys the same respect ant
. confiednce of Its people does JOhI
ID. smaIIey. the mayor of the city o
. Hammond.
I 1t Is therefore the duty of ever.
! man interested I'm honest city govern
ment, interested in the advanc cement o
: the city In which he lives, and inter
ested in perpetuating her financial an,
moral standing, to go to the ballot bO,
I tomorrow and unhesitRtfngiy cast hi
> vote for the democratic ticket witt
; that honest. conscientious and reliabl
man at its head as candidate 70
n mayor.-Adv.