Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-27

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have gone the taxes" Mr. Bookwalter
continued. Il walked over to the
treasurer's office the other day and the
blow almost killed father Then l
thought of the $4,000 garbage plant
and I knew why.
The indianapolis News discovered
Professor Howe, because they were look
ing for a man who would let them be
what they were during the last three
years, and during the three years and
nine months Of the Shank administration
and most especially during the two years
of the Hoffman administration.
Like Ajax defying the lightning, May
or Jewett defes any one to show he ap-
proved the steal of four years ago. He
denies also that five men selected Howe
as 4 candidate for mayor, and says thirty
five did it.
HOW SOLEMN FIVE
PICKED PROFESSOR HOWE.
The truth is that the FIVE men were
called in by one man and that one man
was Dick Smith, editor Of the Indianap-
oils News. who told them Mr.. Howe was
the man They decided the people Of
Indianapolis were not capable OF select
ing a man. Then the FIVE went to thirty
men composed Of one from each ward,
and the mayor and Bob and Ralph and
others and they received their instruc-
tons from an editorial room.
The FIVE wily-not wise-men made a
pilgrimage to the News office and said
they were for Howe and they defy you
to oppose them They thought no one
would oppose them for they would use
the lash and draw blood. Terrorism is
their policy.
AS soon as I stood out for this man
Robson the lash was applied. They
know that either Robson or shank will
be nominated and they started a cam
paign Of deception saying It IS either
shank or Howe. You must take up this
intellectual and financial raggedy man
from Butler College or Shank will get
you II you don't watch out
ANEST THOSE
STRAW VOTES
They are taking straw votes. Figures
don't lie but liars study arithmetic
These straw votes are never taken but
exist only in the minds Of the people told
to manufacture them. They are spead-
ing stories in the street that Robson
has Withdrawn. They know where the
strength lies. You never see any clubs
under a sour apple tree. They are like
a boy walking in a graveyard late at
night, whistling to keep up courage"
Mr.. Robson in his talk covered much
of the same ground he had covered in
previous speeches, telling Of his plans for
the letting Of city work by contract. He
told his audience that II he Is elected he
will see TO 1t that the city hospital is
enlarged and improved and that a city
market is established on The south side.
In discussing the gas question he de
clared that IL he is elected he will see
that the gas company carries out its
franchise to the letter. He declared that
the clause requiring 600 British thermal
units to each subic foot of gas has not
been carried out for six years and that
as a consequence consumers are paying
for 10 per cent more gas than they are
receiving.
You can have a man arrested for sell
ing watered milk, and the gas company
is perpeetrating just as great a fraud
with impunity." he said.
He recalled the close friendship and
association between Professor Howe and
p. Dorsey Forrest, manager Of the gas
company and a former professor at But
Ter, and remarked that 1t is not strange
that their minds run together.
In closing his speech Mr.. Robson
asked his audience to register their pro-
test against the dlctation of few men
and declared the prime need of the city
is to purge 1t from boss rule.
MEETING TONIGHT
AT GLOVE FACTORY.
Seventh Ward workers and supporters
OF Mr.. Robson viii stage a rally to-
night at the indianapolis Glove Com
pany, Liberty and Michigan streets.
with Mr. Robson a. the headliner speaker,
James Morgan will preside and will in
troduce the speakers who in addition to
Mr.. Robson, are ex-Mayor Bookwalter,
DR.. Amelia r. Keller, Tom Greenlee,
an ex-city employe, and others. The
meeting will begin at D. m.
Mr.. Robson also will speak at meet
ings at Fortieth street and Senate
avenue; Nineteenth street and College
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