South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-22
SEEBIRT CHARGES
CITY HALL CROWD
GIVES OUT BOOZE
MayOralty Candidate in Bitter
Attack Upon Present
Administration.
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! city hall interests 80 fool the good
women OF South Bend" and thus at
tempt 20 split their votes that the
I present administration might put st
self over.
Tie said that he did not and could
not comprehend how a candidate for
/ the mayOralty nomination could
afford TO spend sums OF money equiv
alent to two or three years salary
from that office in billboard adver-
Using and by repeatedly using full
pages in newspapers. and then give
South Bend an efficient and legal ad-
ministration.
He charged that liquor siezed from
boOtleggers who were not under the
protection OF the city hall had been
turned over 10 other boOtleggers who
were under that protection. which
he added significantly. was much
cheaper than getting It from Canada.
In substantiation OF his charges
that the republican candidate FOR
mayor who is now a member OF park
board had been brought out by the
II
the present city attorney had urged
that candidate 10 make the race, and
that the paymaster OF the city hall
had promised that same candidate
that il he did make the race that he
would contribute TO his primary cam
pa!gn fund.
Pleads for Support
lie charged that the present city
attorney who made the statement
/ that there was more wet Interests in
7 the Keller administration than the
present one. sought TO be misleading
and aid not speak Of the fact that
south Bend had $50 saloons operat-
ing under statutory regulation dur
+ ing the four years preceding Carson.
+ lie also said that the Keller admin
istration of which he was member
as city attorney, did not have the
laws 10 operate under such as the
! Injunction law which permits city
officials 10 act against liquor law vio-
lators by compelling property owners
10 put up bonds TO guarantee that
future violations would not ensue.
lie further told his audiences that
If they wanted the present condl-
I lions TO continue both as TO the NOR
al and financial welfare, they should
endorse the present administration.
I do not bother about other candi-
dates. the one who pledges TO make
prostitution legalized, for he can't
be nominated. nor those who have
been led to believe that they should
enter the race by the present ad-
ministration as a blind. but vote TO
continue the same crowd in power.
on the other hand If you believe l
am the man who will at least make
an honest effort 10 reduce prostitu-
/ ton. gambling and bOotlegging to a
minimum, 1 should be gratihed 10
/ have your support
! Relative 10 his opponent, who IS
a member of the park board, Mr..
Seebirt said: THAT man does not
know he was put there to fool you
good people. He Is honest and sin
}. cere. a very good friend Of mine. an
honorable and reputable gentle
man."
Saws Man Responsible.
The candidate quoted from an ad
vertisement in the morning edition
of The South Bend News-Times,
anonymous in character, which
called upon the women to purge pol
itics Imagine that crowd asking
the women OF South Bend TO purge
politics. This advertisement, the
writer of which did not have the eff
frontery to sign a name, cited that
women were TO be led to the polls
by a leader who resides outside or
South Bend That is done simply
TO attempt to divide the wOmen's
vote. The people behind that adj
vertisement are not interested IN
purifying your city Of viciousness.
They naturally are interested in at
tenn ting TO divide the consolidated
vote which is against such evils"
Speaking about the commission
manager form OF government, Mr..
Seebirt said: II regard this agita-
ton and formidable petition for a
city manager form as a feeling
against present existing immoral
conditions But I do feel this. You
cannot change the form of your gov
eminent and expect that form n
correct existing evils. You must
have a man at it's head who will
seek 10 bring about law enforce
ment Of a real nature. The troubie
lies not in the form Of government.
but the man at its head"
Mr.. Seebirt discussed track sep
aration and the rebuilding of the
water system Of South Bend, charac-
terizing the latter as one of the
most vital problems confronting the
city. The present administration
asks that il be given another fOul
years OF office so that he may cor
rect the damage done in the past
three years" Mr.. Seebirt added.
Aim of Officers.
Concerning his constructive
pledges Mr.. Seebirt said in part:
THE great public improvements
needed by the city. such as an inn
proved water system and track sep
aration. must be undertaken just a
soon as the finances of the city viii
permit The first is imperative.
These Improvements should bC
handled by a board of public works
that - competent in every way &c
handle them. They must have nc
interest which conflicts with the In
terests Of the city IL any such in
terest should arise the officer should
resign at once.
we may grow in physical and
material wealth. and Yet we will bt
far from a fine city. Any truly great
city mus give just as careful atten-
tion to the development OF a propcl
moral sense among its citizens as II
does 70 the material growth. De