The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-10
DEMOCRATS
HOLD BIC
LOVE FEAST.
Prompt kmalgamatiOn Is Pro-
missed By Standard
Bearer.

utilities rates, Improvement and ex-
tension OF street car service, plenty OF
pure water. good streets kept in per
feet condition, rigid enforcement OF
law and order. prompt amals aInation
and numerous other things Will bless
Hammond II the democrats are sue
cessful in the election next fall and
they Garry out the pledges made by
their platform and their mayoralty
candidate. Ed Simon.
All of this was explained at length
last night when close to 500 demo
Gratis. men and women. gathered at
Huehn's hall for . love feast. They
adopted q platform, ratified the nom
nations of the primary and applauded
loudly when Michigan Central trains
permitted them to hear the promises
Of their candidates.
Mr. simon started or by lending his
spproval to the platform which had
Just been adopted and promised TO
carry out It's pledges to the best of his
ability, adding that those who kno"
him realize that he never breaks
promise.
Because OF his previous experience
in defending the tax payers OF thel
county before the boards at Indian
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able to get more satisfactory results
than were obtained by the present ad-
rinistration The speaker called at
.ention to the fact that the platform
urges that the water question be taken
out Of politics and then proceeded to|
make It one Of the burning questions
Of the present campaign. He had with
him a copy Of the report of Aivord
Fsurdtck. sanitary and hydraulic en-
gineers. which was prepared for the
proceeding administration. but which
he said was ignored by present city
officials, who have hired another en-
wfneer at great expense 70 bring In q
report covering practically the came
materia % the hrst one. He compared
the two reports showing recommend
tions Of Engineer Ericsson. which
checked with those Of A1vord & Bur
dick
simon Is not so wild over new
streets. paid for by assessment on the
property owners as he Is for maintain
ing the old streets at the expense OF
the entire city. He pointed to South
Holman street, which two years ago
was in an almost tmpassable condition
and which the street department said
was beyond repair, but which was
later put In excellent shape by con
tractor. He also considers sewer clean
ing important and limited that the
present activities OF the street depart
1laent IN cleaning sewers and patching
gtTsets, were merely for political ef-
Sect-
7 pledge you my word that in case
Of arnaIganatfon. will be ready to
resign any day II that resignation will
assist IN bringing It about immediate
ily." was the way the candidate for
mayor wound up his discussion Of the
union of cities Of North township. He
<avors amalgamatiou with one re
servation and that IS that the city re-
tain It's municipal waterworks.
7 promise you that law and order
will be enforced and rigidly maintain
ed and that The Lake County Times
will not have occasion to call atten-
tion to the fact that plain clothes po-
aicemen have been solicited on the
streets by prostitutes was another
statement which brought loud ap
plause.
But the remark which brought forth |
the greatest demonstration and threat |
ened the demolition Of dishes and tx
S~es was his terse statement OF his
position on the blue laws"
I am personally opposed TO the so
called Sunday blue lave" was all he
said. but the crowd went wild.
Then ne touched upon Hessville and
track elevation and gave a brief his
tory of his career. closing with a
promise that, # elected. he would look |
after the welfare Of Greater Ham
rnond. Indiana. first"
Attorney r. r. Murray was in ex-
cellent voice when he arose to read
the platform, which the committee
had adopted subject TO the approval Of
4he meeting He explained that the
committee had borne IN mind the all
embracing platform which the Citizens
party had adopted and then neglected
The example caused them to refrain |
from making promises which could not |
be fulfilled. Here are the high spots: |
stop the unnecessary expendi- |
lures and exercise the most rigid
economy in the expenditure Of public |
funds.
3-vigorous defense IN every In
stance of the rights OF patrons Of pub |
lie utilities. Record Of present admin |
sstration characterized as most dis |
graceful spectacle OF laying down and |
permitting the peoples interests to go |
by default"
adequate transportation facilities |
for ali parts OF tho city. This includes |
gtreet car service on Calumet avenue, |
city loop service by connecting the Co
funnbIa avenue extension with State
street. local service over the South [
Shore from Indiana Harbor into Ham !
mond-
More water and pure water.
5-A street repair outfit in con- |
stant use No oiling OF streets after |
summer is past.
6-Amal gamation OF North township |
cities as early as possible. Submission /
sf question to voters at an early date.
Good government and respect of
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