The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-09-14

rested 2 great desire Tor reform. A
meeting was held. and a committee OF
forty-flve directors-many steel politi
cal officials. those getting contracts
and other business from them. and
several reforners with their hands
out-met and plans were made to re
deem the wicked" city But to tell
the truth, the morality Of some or the
redeemers was questioned. and as
Gary people have been dosed with so
many OF these hypocrttical reforms It
was not long until the Committee Of
Fifteen" began to stink. There was a
rush OF some of the honest men to get
eff Of Z. but as far as sincerity is
concerned, the committee" still stinks
and stinks badiy-almost as badly as
the odor OF blood profits made out Of
the war.
CASE OF DIR. SMITH.
How the steel machine sets out TO
crush a man is shown In the case OF /
Or. Frank W. Smith. But Smith hap /
pens to have a good deal OF moral /
courage and fine set 81 orains-he !
IS credited with being the best edu-
catdti man in all Gary. 50 Smith has |
come out on top.
In the 1913 election DR.. Smith man /
aged and directed the campaign that |
elected Johnson. He didn't keep q chair |
warm. but was in the midst Of the |
rioting. trying to urge law and order |
He got his skull fractured.
The election over. Dr. Smith was
applauded but Wall Streets feudists /
became jealous and thought smith |
might become too big a cog.
HIGH-HANDED TACTICS.
This is what actually happened:
Certain steel political officials. per |
haps from orders from elsewhere. sent |
Party workers were told to keep
all mention OF Smiths name out Of
print.
Party workers were tol dto keep
away from his office.
Stories were circulated by the secret
service of the political steel rings dis
crediting Smith.
When It came time to elect pre-
cinct committeeman, the forces were
arrayed. Smith lost out and steel
contractor got the place.
Then Smith was fought for county
chairman. but he has the faculty Of
5ohblng up. While the joIlihcation was
going on over his political death, the
doctor suddenly trimmed his opponents !
and got elected a member Of the state
EOlit4I44lltS ana Q45LflEL CU6lLA4dA.
TEACHES JUNKERs A LESSON.
Yet the fight was kept up unceas-
ingly on Smith and the ban Of silence
In the trusts sheets was lifted to
ridicuIe him. It was anything to kill
off Smith. and the word was circulated
in county politics that he had been
! buried" But Smith was not run out
of town by any means. He soon shut
up his detractors mighty quick Smith
turned newspaper editor. He began to !
publish a weekly called the Gary Re /
publican. and so fearfully were the
Trustees under God" burned that they |
were mighty glad to let Smith alone. |
Smith not only cleaned up on the local
gang, but he went after the big cogs
in the steel machine and told the
people few things about the menace
! OF industrial despotism. Nowadays the
steel political gangs may attack Smith.
but you can bet that they do not ridi-
Guile him and in the attacks they are
carefUl-Smith might start up that
lively little paper of his and tell some
more about war profits and political
insides OF things, and contracting
methods and insurance.
Gary politicians have never been
able to tell just which side Of the
steel fence the Gary Tribune is on. e,s-
eept that when you glance this way
it is the other way and vice versa.
Both sides seem to give a chance to
keep the other keyed up
BOOM GLEASON FOR MAYOR.
This is how the factions work In
their relations with Carr. Four years
ago the Tribune came out and endorsed
superintendent Gleason for mayor. |
Whether Mr. Gleason prompted the
article is not known. If he did 1t was
Iaudable ambition to want to be
mayor If he didn't. then his faithful
shadow. Mr.. Carr, was doing him a
high honor
But visions of Gleason coming out
as a candidate threw a rival steel
political faction almost into cat fits. /
They knew if Gleason came out he
might set there. These steel political
officials set out to kill Gleason's can |
didacy and they actually did most of
paper that boosted him.
HOW GLEASON WAS KNITTED.
Mr.. Gleason may never have heard
how it was done, but If he didn't he
can now attend to the actual sordid
details:
Editor Carr at that time had Just
acquired some choice building lots in
Jackson street from the steel trust.
He was going TO build some fine houses
on them-to sell on EASY payments
Carr was Notified by a subtle method
that maybe lodging house might be
erected near his dwellings This would
queer him. There was no Mills hoteIr
erected Incidentally the Tribune sud
denly shut up about boosting Mr..
Gleason. In other words his boom
was drowned by his dearly beloved pol
itical enemies who made his own social
companion help in the job
HANDED ANOTHER LFsMoEF
Now what all this has got to do with
Mr.. Gleason getting the axe on the
park board IS this:
Make It The Last War.