South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-20

ton. and any man who says that
they should not is a hypocrite-he
knows he is a hypocrite.
When the women have been
given the vote. YOU will have better
officials from the councilman TO the
president Of the United States, for a
woman has a keener conception Of
right and wrong and she will not
stand for a vicious government.
Il am here 20 say that I know
Rudolph Ackermanf. He is a clean,
decent citizen and is not making
gum shoe campaign. Rubber soles
are already being worn. but beware
Of the gum shoe man. Mr.. Acker-
mann does not wear gum shoes. He
is not sneaking around alleys leav-
ing people in doubt, and the day and
hour has arrived when the man must
come out and tell what he stands
for. who seeks public Office.
us there a man or woman here
I tonight who is not going 70 inquire
or understand what the candidates
at this election stand for?
Still Waits for Carson.
ct understand Mr.. Carson has
been requested to say what and who
ne stands for. and up until this time
7 have not seen his staten ent He
is asking for an important job. I
/ remember when they laughed at
william J. Bryan because he said he
was seeking an Office as a hired man.
a hired man has no business to go
pussy-fOOting around
II believe tonight. my friends.
| that If Mr.. Ackermann is elected he
will do his utmost TO carry out his
declaration Of platform He has
/ taken this statement 20 the Tribune,
and has been refused admission to
| it's pages. In view Of the develop
ments OF the last "A hours these
. words burn with fire.
What do we hear? You know
! people have been laughed at for L.
/ 600 years for buying a pig in
! poke. 4 poke was a bag in which
the pig was thrown with part of
! him hanging out, and was carried to
| market in this fashion.
a candidate has no right 10 ask
/ people 10 elect him 10 office while
ne is in poke-we don't want part
| Of hirl sticking out, we want TO see
all o. him.
Just before 1 started over here
| tonight I heard something about Dr.
/ Carson being for sports. Does ne
mean Fairgrounds. where the merry
/ laughter of children is heard the
, tinkle OF swings and innocent fun IS
had; or does ne mean fellows i'm
| checkered suits, wearing large dia-
monds in their shirt fronts? These
fellows have no politics, no more
than a burglar has.
Come Out About Noon.
Did you ever notice these fell
| lows They come out about noon,
shaved until their faces glow like a
/ baby's, powdered and perfumed with
perfume such as I have never been
able 10 find. They are getting ready
for the next days work which rill
/ begin about 1890 o'clock at night.
''I want DR.. Carson to draw a
diagram, or cartoon OF which sports
! ne means.
IF he means these 1880 a. m
\ fellows. we want 10 know that.
You can't expect to have a
! town as clean and spotIess as the
\ towns pictured in the Dutch clean
ser advertisements. But we have
arrived at a stage when "A man
seeking office should be honest,
fair. clean and conscientious to
start out with.
/ Mr. Ackermann's platform shows
/ that ne is a man of this type.
] Il am in a position now myself
I 10 do what is fair for the school
/ children ana the taxpayers of this
| city. OF course an officer will
make mistakes, but he should not
/ have any tunnels 10 cesspooIs that
ruin girls and debauch young men.
and YOU will not ind these tunnels
/ created and maintained by the
/ brain of Rudolph Ackermann.
Why SIanderOus Reports.
! why these slanderous reports o
/ You and 1 would not. do that we
would not take that much interest
/ I'm any campaign. But If you sat
/ in a Chinese restaurant at 1880
a. m and picked your teeth, you
( might want Rudy beaten.
! From the woman who washes
| over the tub, 10 the man who Is
/ cpulent and has great fortune in
/ or community. something is ask
/ ed for the taxes paid and expend-
/ ed Men Will De appointed 10 the