The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-10-20
BOUQUET
! Of ] I ROSES
FOR DAN:L

(BY THE POLITICAL REPORTER)
Mayor Brown was given a bouquet OF
ing in the Columbia school 1t was ar
expression OF the confidence Of the PEG
pie of that section Of the city in TIE
integrity and ability of their mayor
The crowd filled the largest room in the
school building.
The mayor spoke briefly. denying
that he had any knowledge of any agree.
nent to suppress the expose Of the city
judge. Regarding the police scandal
which the depocrats threaten to bring
INTO the campaign, Mayor Brown said
.hat If anything was wrong in the police
department he wanted to know about
It and under no circumstances did he
want It hushed up.
The other speakers were Charles
Dyer. N. D Metz and Henry Cleveland
~ity Chairman Clyde Cleveland presided
BOUQUETS FOR BROWN
Attorney Metz presented city records
and the report of the state examiners
20 substantiate his charge that the fin
lncial affairs of the city court became
involved and that 1t took the examiners
three months and cost the city $1.10o to
pry $4,000 loose from City Judge KIotz
AS for the charge that the city Judge
IS also attorney for labor unions and
non suits cases against their members
never heard of it before" said Metz.
Nor do I know anything about the
case against the Plummer avenue col
3red leader. But I have the evidence
here TO show that what have said about
the city judge IS true.
Judge Klotz may have meant all
right. don't know. But 1 do know
that the job IS too big for him and say
that man who handles city money so
carelessly that it takes two accountants
three months to check up on his work
for year and half has no right to
appeal to the voters to re-elect him on
his record"
Attorney Dyer in his speech. which
was the first he has made in the cam
paign. listed the achievements of the
Dan Brown administration. He also re-
Piled TO some OF the charges Of demo
crat speakers.
TAXES RAP AT FRANK
so far as have been able to learn. 3"
said Attorney Dyer. Mr.. Frank Martin.
as councilman. never brought up the
question Of appropriating any monies to
go TO Indianapolis 10 fight the gas
rates. or he never even discussed IT in
the council. As you know the gas. cleo
trio light. telephone and street car rates
are fixed by the public service commits
sion at indianapolis. Any ten persons
an file a petition TO have a hearing
before the public service commission.
There were more than ten persons on
the platform at the Orpheum theater
the night the democrats opened their
campaign. Why didn't they petition
the commission for a hearing get the
rates lowered and show Dan Brown up7
Why, because they know there is no
merit to their complaint and that Mayor
Grown has kept the rates as low as the
'ubllc service commission Is willing.
they know that the public utilities show
up with mountains Of evidence on cost
Of production and that they have the
advantage before the public service com
mission. If your rates are too high. and
believe they are. you can blame no one
hut the public service commission and
the present system of fixing rates which
takes II entirely out Of the hands Of the
city government. The mayor has no
more to say about the price of gas than
ne has about the railroad fare"
WHAT WILL SIMON Dor
Attorney Dyer demanded to know what
I'd. Simon proposed to do about arnalga-
nation How IS 1t they know what the
people want on every other proposition
but don't know about amalgamation?" ?"
asted Dyer.
Let me show you where the demo
crats are inconsistent" said Dyer. They
81 ythey are going TO give the city
more play grounds, parks. clean the
Elver and do a lot Of other expensive
things and at the same time lower tbs
taxes. Brothers, it can't be done If
they do what they are pledged to do your
taxes will go up They can't help but
go up IF you take your best girl to
and taxicab 70 the Terrace Gar
dens for supper. then take in big show
ana buy her a box OF candy you'll have
less money the next day than you would
have had II you'd taken her to q movie
and gone straight home.
Dan Brown is q good mayor and his
friends are going to stay with him until
this thing is over. Don't be swung by
any of their generaizations. They new
er come through with the proof"
Henry Cleveland. candidate for city