Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-04-12
ANOTHER BIG HOUSE
HEARS G. v. B. WEEKS
IN CLOSING ADDRESS

Schaefers hall was filed last even
ing with persons who gathered 10
hear the closing campaign address
delivered by George V. b. Weeks,
candidate for the MAJORITY election,
which is to be held next Tuesday.
/ The audience was an enthusiastic one.
and was composed largely Of west
Ottawa people.
Al the beginning Of his talk, Mr.
Weeks explained that in making his
address he was not directing at any
individual, but was cTiticiZing the com
mission on general lines. His talk
was greatly the same as he had de
livered at the Gayety theatre on
Thursday evening and published in
last evenings Free Trader-J0urnal
He announced his platform and went
into each issue Of the day separately
Preceding the address very fine
musical program was given. Clarence
Wentz played medley of patriotic
airs, and as an encore played a selec-
ton from May Day" Miss Carroll
read Barbara Frietchie, Miss Cos
tell0 played a piano solo. William
Bradley sang My Gypsie Sweetheart
Come to the Land of Bohemia" My
Barney Lies Over the Ocean" and as
an encore sang They Were All Out
Of Step But Jim"
Mr. Weeks in his talk followed in
the main the address he gave the
night before at the Gayety Theater.
and applause from time to time indi-
Gated that his audience was with him.
Much OF his address was devoted to
a discussion Of law enforcement and
the invisible government and political
control of Ottawa.
Ia speaking Of law enforcement, Mr..
/ Weeks said: Il do not think that any
public official need apologize to any
body for enforcing the law as he finds
it. For eight years we have heard
too much about certain things belong
ing to the other fellows department
in the city commission. | believe as
'ong as a commissioner who is at the
head OF certain department does his
| duty he should be let alone, but as
mayor of the City of Ottawa ! would
not sit quietly by and see the head
+ any department Dermit law viola
ion, for / know if such was the case
Is odium would be cast upon me and
| would get the blame and that /
would not stand for But you cannot
top law violation by setting an eX-
ample of some snail law yiolator
The great criminal is after all the
source Of crime, and the one usually
protected if anyone gets away
In speaking OF political control, Mir.
| Weeks said:
Ottawa for eight years has been
| Dominated and controlled By p0liti.
! clans, and it has been the curse OF OF
| taWa, and that same machine is out
openly today in an effort to beat me
y don't care what corporations are
against me, or what politicians. or
how much money they use. You can't
change facts,
Political control and good govern
ment never go hand in hand
II don'a care who the man is. if he
is going to accept the fayora Of poll
icians and utility corporations and
let them assist him into Office then he
must return the favor, and the re.
ward, whatever the favor may be-
whether in appointments, franchises
II tinancia. return. must come out Of
he oniy medium that creates and sup
Jort5 city government, ana that ii the
people No handful Of mon has
right to say who shall be mayor Of
Ottawa without opposition. and until
this invisible hand that for eight
ears past has stood for the worst
ana destroyed The best in this city is
destroyed and dothroned Ottawa viii
be no better than she IS today.
IF ! 90 into Office | will go in alb
olutely free from obligations to any
nan or political ties, ana while will
welcome suggestions from all men, no
man will be able to tell me what
to do"
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