South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-30

ed insult 70 me.
Real Issue of Campaign.
The real issue in this campaign
Is not what some other administra-
tion did or failed 10 do. but what the
present administration has done or
failed 20 do, and what the coming
democratic administration intends 70
do. / am assuming nobody else's
slns-if they had any. / went into
the county clerks Office when il was
the worst junk pile OF disorganiZa-
ton in the state Of Indiana. Mayor
GaylOr complains that there was no
order or system at the city hall
when he went into Office. BY fire.
quent requests made to the state
board OF accounts they have evolved
system now But the dsorgani-
zation Mr.. Gaylor says he found 1
dare say was a model Of order and
system in comparison with the hor-
rible conditions l had 10 deal with
when / took office. And my prede-
Ccssors in the county clerks office
had been republicans. for Is years.
When 1 left that office 7 had in
stalled a system that was the peer
OF any I'm the state and I have let
ters from the state board OF ac-
counts TO prove IL. Why I handled
more money. at times, in the county
clerks office in a single week than
is handled in the whole management
OF city affairs in a whole year. And
when / came 20 settle up my books
balanced TO cent.
while clerk ] collected moro fees
and court costs in four years than
my predecessors had dore in IS
years I collected thousands OF dol
lars and turned the money into the
county treasury. l did not advertise
this fact nor put IL into MY plat
form. I just simply collected those
fees because il was my duty 10 col
lect them. the same as il has been
GayIor's duty TO collect the fees he
collected and has advertised so
widely and prominently"
Mr.. ChriStOph continued at length
indicating reforms he intended 10 in
troduCe during the next four years.
lie promised 10 enlarge the police
court 20 care for civil business; to
reorganize the police department
and 10 see that houses of prostitu-
ton (Which the speaker declared
existed in three or four instances
now were driven from the city and
promised a new hose house for the
district south Of the Lake Shore
tracks If the people there wanted
one and there seemed to exist a
real need for one
GaylOr and Consumption Board.
Answering Mayor Gaylor's explain
alton of his failure TO serve on the
CONSUMPTION board, Mr.. COlpaert
said:
MIR. GaylOr says he was dismiss
ed by operation Of law on May 10.
The records of the conscriptiOn
board show that he was appointed
along with the county clerk and DIR.
FeaGler on June 21. SO days after he
claims 10 have been released from
his duties. This appointment a.
rived in the mail June 80. These
papers carried the positive injunc-
tion 20 the officer receiving same to
organize his board within AS hours
from the date of the receipt of ap-
pOintments. The time would expire
on Monday for such organization.
Repeated efforts made by the county
official receiving the appointment 10
reach Mr. GayIor. both at his house
and the mayors office, were without
avail. DR.. Feagl was reached and
summoned 10 the courthouse for
such organization. Upon conference
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reach the mayor il was concluded
10 telephone 10 Eschbach TO ascer-
tain if two members could organize
the board. Accordingly Conscrip-
ton Agent Eschbach was called
over the long distance telephone by
the county clerk and asked if or
ganization by two members would
be sufficient compliance with the
law Mr. Eschbach was informed
in that telephone message that the
other members of the board were
unable 10 locate Gaylor Where
pom the CONSUMPTION agent inform
ed the party speaking that Mayor
Gaylor declined TO serve as he was a
candidate for reelection"
Mr. Colpaert insists that upon a
matter SO serious as this one in dis
cussion that Mr.. Gaylor should
have produced the original commu-
nicatiOn. and should have produced
all of the facts. as they were with
in his knowledge and under his
power and control.
Il am candidate fer the ofice OF
judge Of the city court. have. I
believe. an intimate knowledge of
the needs Of men. that large. and
fear growing group. that pass in and
through the police court. In the
conduct OF this Office each case will
be given that careful and personal
consideration that is commendable
ir a just officer administering the
office The city court. if am elect
ed. shall be conducted upon the
most approved plan that is work
able under the guidance of the best
authorities on penclogyr
W. Il. O'Ncill Talks.
Former Lieut.-Gov William p
O'Neiu was then introduced by
Chairman Duncan Campbell. NJ.
O'Neiu declared that he would not
be taking an active interest in To-
cal politics except for the misrep-
a.