Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 27 September 1929 — Page 2

FRIDAY, SEPTEMER 27, 1929.

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THE POST-DEMOCRAT A Democratic weekly newspaper representing the Democrats of Munci* Delaware County and the 8th Congressional District. The only Democratic Newspaper in Delaware County. Entered as second class matter January 16, at the Postoffic* at Muncie, Indiana, under the Act of March 8, 1879. PRICE 6 CENTS—$2.00 A YEArT” 223 North Elm Street—Telephone 2540 CEORGE R. DALE, Owner and Publisher. ~Muncie, Indiana, Friday, September 27, 1928.

Democratic City Ticket

Mayor, George R. Dale. Clerk, Linton Ridgway. City Judge, J. Frank Mann. Coi!tocilman-at-Large, Earl Everett. Councilman-at-Large, Hubert (Bob) Parkinson. Councilman-at-Large, Robert Tumleson. Councilman-at-Large, Edward B. Winder. Councilman First Ward, Mrs. Pearl Myers. Councilman Second Ward, George W. Clark. Councilman Third Ward, Charles E. Weisse. Councilman Fourth Ward, John Proctor. Councilman Fifth Ward, Ora Thomas Shroyer. Councilman Sixth Ward, Harry Kleinfelder. Councilman Seventh Ward, Emmet Grady. Councilman Eighth Ward, Clarence R. Hole. Councilman Ninth Ward, Clifford V. Smith.

Candidate Broadcasts Elsewhere in this issue appears two radio talks given this week by George Dale, democratic candidate for mayor. The first address was given Monday evening at 6 o’clock, the other Wednesday night at 8:30. These speeches are being reproduced in order that there can he no misconstruction placed upon the words of the candidate, as they are broadcast through the air. Every radio speech made by him in the campaign will be published. Following the suggestion made by this newspaper there were many radio parties in Muncie Monday and Wednesday evening and the responses indicate that a tremendous audience heard each speech. Following the Wednesday night speech, in which the poison spreading methods of George Cromer were so carefully explained, the speaker had twenty or more telephone calls froni men and women in various parts of the city, before he left the studio. This shows that the people are interested and it is the desire of this newspaper that if Muncie radio audiences do not understand some particular point, or desires further information, concerning these talks that they at once telephone the studio, and the speaker will respond to the inquiries. “Heckling” a public speaker is deplored by some tremulous individuals, but it is the belief of this newspaper that a listener has the right at any time to challenge a speaker with questions. The ones who are talked to have a right to talk back. Free speech should not be limited to the one who has the floor, or the_“mike.” These questions, if properly put, and are sincere, will be answered either by radio, during the course of the speech, or afterward, if he has “signed off” before the inquiries come in. The radio should be the people’s forum. Mr. Dale’s next radio speech will be broadcast Tuesday night, at 8:30, from Statiorf WLBC. The local light and power plant has accommodatingly changed the current in the Heath block from direct to alternating, which enables democratic headquarters to broadcast through an electric set, installed through the courtesy of Harry Brammer, the well known dealer in radios and radio equipment. A loud speaker will extend through the window of headquarters reception room at the southwest corner of the public square, so that those who are uptown Tuesday night may hear the speech clearly, either in headquarters or outside if they prefer.

Another Work Sop Vern Miller, who got drunk so often while serving on the police force as an appointee of Johnny Hampton, graduated from the force to business. He became a business man of the city and prospered under the ‘Business Administration by a Business Man’ which was the campaign cry four years ago, even as now. Vern’s business is running a “soft” drink establishment, very similar to the ones run by “Hambone” Strohm who also graduated from the police force, into the world of business. Thursday night of this week, Vern did a very nice business at his work sop. Sheriff Harry McAuley, Patrolman Floyd Rowe, and one Walter Pete Barlow who recently returned from the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, were numbered among his patrons. This august assemblage was strong for Bobby Barnes for Mayor, and will doubtless use Vern’s Work Sop as an example when promoting the Business Man for a Business Administration during the present campaign.

The Infant Class We suggest that the young fellows who are active in behalf of Bob Barnes, follow the example set by their elders, in naming the baby organization. George Cromer, Jim Fitch, Lon Thornburg, Billy Williams, et al, realize that they really are not Republicans, so they call their ornery organization The Unity League, hoping thereby to fool the public. Now the cubs certainly should not be outdone by these illustrious gentlemen. Paul Leffler, Paul Lennington, Kenneth Cring and the other young fellers, should call their new Barnes organization The Junior Unity League and see how many young suckers they can find who are willing to join the pack. We believe it would be a terrible honor to call the young dupes republicans, because they might get the idea that the whole republican party is m^de up of such black sheep and Lame Ducks as are to be found in the Unity League flock of rams. We have too much respect for real republicans to see them defamed and besmirched in such fashion.

Let’s Plead Guilty Within the past week poison liquor, sold in Muncie by protected bootleggers, has murdered three men and a fourth victims is lying at the point of death in the hospital with a

fractured skull.

Two of the men died violent deaths. The other died at his home of acute alcoholism, after he had been picked up and placed in jail for what the police call “safe keeping.” A woman and her three children were also injured, one of the children badly, by the drunken driver who was taken |

to the hospital with the fractured skull after his car had wrecked two others, killing one man instantly and injuring the jyoman and her children. One of the victims, drunk, cut his arm w^en He fell into a window and bted to death. And still the police, who turn blind every time they meet a bootlegger, and take off their hats in the presence of painted ladies and the lordly gambler, have the everlasting effrontery to dedicate themselves solely to the task of tagging automobiles parked on the wrong side of the

street!

Who, might we ask, is responsible for these murders? Is the young man who drank himself to death to be wholly blamed for his own tragic end? Is the man Evans who got drunk, smashed two cars and his own head, killed one man and maimed one woman and three children the blood-guilty one alone ? Name the murderer of the young man whose erratic, drunken steps caused him to stagger into a bath room window, severing an artery that caused him to bleed to death. The policeman who walks the beat is directly responsible for the state of lawlessness, or law enforcement, whichever happens to exist, in his district. The chief of police is responsible for the conduct of his subordinate officers. The board of public safety appoints the chief. The voters of Muncie elect the mayor. You and I, therefore, are the murderers. Let’s not shirk the blame. Let’s place it where it be-

longs.

Mister Minister of the Gospel: Are you going to try to preach yourself clear of this charge? Mister Church Member: Can you keep on voting liquor victims to death and pray yourself out of hell ? Mister Editor: Will your typewriter save you? Mister Factory Manager: Where do you get off? Mister Factory Worker: Are you guiltless? Mr. Merchant: Can you dodge it ? Mr. Banker: Is money your sole god? Women of Muncie: Will you share this heavy load of

guilt?

Every member of the police force is opposing my candidacy for mayor and is actively supporting my opponent. They are begging people to vote for him in order that they may continue to hold their jobs. Have they done so well, and are you so enamored of them that you.will give them a vote of confidence for permitting murderers to run wild in Muncie. Think! You may be the next victim of a drunken

driver.

Think! You mother, who gladly went down to tHe very edge of the dark river that a son might nestle at your breast; are you raising that son to be poisoned to death by a protected bootlegger ? Mr. Undertaker: Are you—oh, pardon, I forgot.

are at work. The response to my radio talk Monday night did not come in the form of a denial to the charges of graft and lawlessness that pervade the city of Muncie like the black

plague.

The Poison Squad Answered The vei’y next day a story was started as if by magic, reflecting on my personal integrity. It Is being peddled around and to show

ISSUES OF

(Continued from Page One) Eternal Vigilance As I approach the conclusion of this rambling talk, I wish to impress upon you the importance of this election. I talked to you during the primary campaign and the response at the polls touched my

heart.

You expressed a confidence in me that will be justified I believe, to the fullest extent if you name me captain of the municipal ship. But don’t go to sleep at the switch. The big day is election day, when the ballots are cast. Make your resolve now to vote and urge your neighbors to do so. We have now officially opened our campaign headquarters in a suite of rooms in the Heath block, over the Johnson hardware store at the southwest corner of the public square. . You will be welcome there. In speaking for myself I want to add a word for the worthy j candidates whose names appear on the ballot with me. They are square shooters and are wholly in accord with my program of redeeming Muncie from its orgy of crime and graft'. The Unity League, which is merely the Billie Williams lion dressed up in a sheep skin, is a utility controlled organization. It hopes to elect a council that will turn a deaf ear to labor and extend favors to its unseen masters. This is your fault, as well as mine. The handwriting is already on the wall. Do not allow political bias to swerve you from your course of duty. Act as your conscience dictates and I believe the victory will be great.

Wednesday’s Talk Ladies and gentlemen: I made a short radio talk Monday evening and many of you have called me up by phone to express your approba-

tion.

Considering the fact that most of you have radio sets and others have access to public radios and those of your neighbors, my public utterances throughout this campaign will be confined almost exclusively to the broadcasting method. This insures larger audiences and saves you the inconvenience of spending an entire evening attending a political meeting. My radio talks during the -primary were largely responsible, I believe, for my nomination, and I hope that they will be similarly effective in the finals. I told you Monday evening that the political parasites who hope to retain their strangle hold on your throats never resort to decent and honarable debate in defending themselves against charges that would, if untrue, lash honest men into vigorous denials and righteous indignation. The Unity League Most all of you have heard, no doubt, of the Unity League. If you don’t know about this delectable organization it is time that, you are being wised up to it. The overwhelming defeat of the Billie Williams machine in the general election of 1926, which resulted in the election of many democrats in a county normally six or

(forms of lawlessness, had found them out.. The independent republicans of Muncie and Delaware county, shocked and dismayed at the duplicity of the men who had controlled the party machinery, kicked out the Billie Williams machine and took over the county and city organization. With the approach of the city primaries, it was agreed by the discredited gang leaders that some thing desperate had to be done to bring ablaut the nomination of some man who would take orders. The Secret Meeting George Cromer presided at a secret meeting held in Room 208, in the Roberts hotel. At this meeting the Unity League sprang into being. It was at once announced that this so-called Unity League would immediately proceed to pacify all republicans by relegating all bosses to the rear, make Muncie a holy city and lift the party out of the mud, into which it had been plunged by recreant public officials. And who were these men, who met, and planned? I will name a few of them. George Cromer, the arch disciple of machine politics. A man without political morals, who will resort to anything to win. J. Monroe Fitch, the enemy of labor, who was defeated for senator in the 1928 spring primaries but hung around the legislature just the same last winter, a paid utility lobbyist. The man who feared to vote in the impeachment

trial.

City Judge Harry Redkey, who turned his bench over to Wilbur Sims, who made a ruling that slot machines are not gambling devices, thereby filling Muncie with sure thing penny grabbing contraptions, where your children may deposit their small change, instead of in their little tin banks. Lon Thornburg, the ex-member of the Hampton board of works, who helped organize the paving trust and bought the truck. Lon also wanted to reedeem his party. Charles VanMatre, long a handy man of the Billie Williams crowd, was also numbered among the saints who sought to jack his party out of the mud, where it had been dumped by the political machine to which he himself belonged. The Poison Spreaders There were others, but these few will suffice for the present. It is sufficient to know that these choice spirits met and dedicated themselves to the task of redeeming Muncie. Without exception they belonged to the group that had been kicked out for their sins. They succeeded in getting their man over in theh primary, using the usual Cromer methods. A bunch of blabbing old scarecrows were hired for five dollars a day to sneak around town and tell scandalous stories about the candidate they feared the worst. These foul harpies did not even spare the good name of women. George Cromer’s Unity League mixed the poison and sent out its brood of female battle axes to spread it. After the primary was over the Unity League, having redeemed Muncie by smearing slime, held a high lonesome party and presented George Cromer with a gold watch and the female poison squad were assured that their wages for lying about Dale would be double in the

I am elected mayor I will break up!crooked politicians.

their happy home. They Get Protection

Is is a fact well known to all students of civic questions that organized gambling, harlotry ana liquor selling can exist only in citnes where protection money is paid and where the law breakers wont in political harness with otticials who beti ays their oath ot office by permitting these enemies

how fast these industrious liars of society to prey upon the peo-

work every other man I met on the street today -asked me about it, some of them telling me that they had got it direct from George Cromer himself. When George Cromer tells this story he knows it is false. He may have won the primary by the circulation of his filthy slime but he can’t lick me with that kind of ammunition. Smarter _ men than George Cromer have tried that and have been blown up by their own

fireworks.

Tire story, which was carefully worked out in the Unity League headquarters and which is being

pie.

1 am not in office now, so 1 can’t be held responsiule tor the homes of lawbreakers that are permitted to run wild In Muncie. John Hampton is mayor, and is the responsible head ofme city administration. And who was it that stood sponsor for tiampton and promiseu law enforcement and a

uusiness administration?

Unless my memory fails me, It was identically the same crowd tnat is now spreading the miserable falsehood that I am collecting campaign funds from the myriad ot gamblers who settled down in

I have made a secret deal with the gamblers’ trust and that the sum of $1,500, collected by Ghauncey Stillson of the gamblers was paid to me, after I had promised to make Stillson chief of police! The names of a dozen or more local gamblers were mentioned as those who contributed to this fabled jackpot. It must be remembered that the gamblers whose names were mentioned by the poison squad did not start the story themselves. It remained for George Cromer and his filthy bunch of liars to descend to depths of perjury that no gambler of Muncie would even care to approach.

The Gamblers

whispered to the voters is that Muncie. within a week after Hamp-

ton became mayor to enjoy four years ot prosperity ahd immunity from arrest under the administration of the man that George Cromer and his crowd elected mayor, ft’s their bunch of gamblers and

bootleggers, not mine.

Does it stand to reason that they would contribute $1,500 to the candidacy of the man they seek to de-

feat? .|^

According to the sworn statement of the treasurer of the Barnes-for-Mayor club, $1,500 Is the exact amount contributed by Jim Fitch and Lon Thornburg to the jackpot that was used' to pay the j whispering liars’ union in the prim-

ary.

And right here I want to talk a I if it were put up to me to decide little bit about the gamblers. I whether the gamblers or Fitch and think a million times more of them! Thornburg were to give me $1,500 than I do of the gang of office hold- for campaign purposes, my choice ers here who are protecting them. I WO uld rest on the gamblers. What utter contempt these gamb-| Barnes 0ut Qf Control

Of course you know that this ab-

lers must feel for the police who pass them by, hat in hand, and for Uie city administration that solicits their favor for the protection

they are getting.

surd story made of tne whole cloth, is untrue, but 1 am stressing it this evening not as defense against a

are being used to injure me in the

sight of my neighbors.

1 had a talk with Bob Barnes a few days ago and he told me that he would not permit those assuming to speak in his behalf to peddle palpable iles about me. I know Bob

hasn’t a Chinaman’s chance to win. If the victim complains at police headquarters he gets the horse laugh. When the prosecutor tries to catch them with a raid the police stall until the word reaches the crap shooters that the law is coming. When the law gets there, the dice and the money have disappeared and the whole outfit, police and all, join in singing that good old hymn, “God Be With You Till

We Meet Again.”

And why should they pick on me when they talk about the gamblers? Who is responsible for their presence here in droves and herds? I made the promise in the primary and I repeat it now that when

jt'ls lor appointing Chauncy Stillson chief oi ponce, i nave no intenuon ui uoing so, and 1 have been assured by Mr. stillson himseu, since niis libei came out, mat ne uoes not "cnoose to run' tor that position. nut even at that, if Stillson should become ciiiet ot police wouiu it oe pussime to crowu any more gamblers aim bootleggers in Muncie man we have imw, unuer tne present chief, Arthur jones, nameu oy Hampton anu enuoised oy ^eorge mumer anu the rest ot 'em ? The “Sticker” Question I read in the Press tonight that torty sticKers were piaceu on autouiomies touay. why uon i tney put sticaers on me toiiy or more gammers anu Dootieggers mat can be tounu Witinu a uiock anu a nail ot pence neauquarters ine situation in Muncie reminds me of a vauuevme sku ot Lari Carroii,' ot bamtuo fame. me scene was a new York speakeasy. mn men stood at me bar umiKing. Tnree bar tenners were ousy nixing 'em. Two rival gangsters came in and snot eacn otner ueau. iMooouy paid any attention, me bouies lay sprawieu on me uoor. in came a policeman. He stepped over me stlus wunout looking at mem and ordereu a drink. He uowTied it ana took anomer anu then pounded nls club on me bar and uemanued in loud tones: “Say, whicli one of youse guys parked your car on the wrong sme of the street?” , Many ot our traffic problems and numerous deams at me hands ot drunken drivers might be avoided if liquor dens Here did not outnumber gasoline nilmg stations ten to one. Do not let these men, who are primarily responsible lor the lawless condition existing in Muncie today, draw your attention away from the X’eai issues, and beguile you into voting tnem back in pow-

er.

Try To Hold 'Em

When one of these lying old catamarans tries to whisper some tale iff your ear, call me up right away and give me her name. If you can hold ner there long enougn 1 wnT make it a point to get there as soon as possible and we will try to smoke out of her where she got her dope and who told her to peddle ft. As for George Cromer, how the mighty have fallen! Once in con-

petucoat to uo Ins own house to O ^ 11V. ll. ... U ii C1 A Al o - Vv iiat j. v e cut lo oa.y »»ill be Spokcil to you, tctwe to iaoe, uy tauio or •n iu> iiew&jjaper. x>o mreu nuis ,vin tie sent out uy me to ueiaine .ny opponent, i win uu no wmsper.ng iiui win i countenance it troiil .*11/ one speaitius tor me. it inay ue yoobiuie tnat some of .ny neaieis Lom&iit tor&et tne piutA.uiin on which i was noiinnatea. it was goou enougn to elect me in tne pimittiy. t now staiiu oil tne same iJieugea. niurouay inglit, April j.6, i ueiivei'eu a rauio anuress, giving .ny piattorill ,wincil \vas puonsilea ..on same wees, in me jcust-oemo-crat. i will now lean it, giving you me assurance that i win stanu or ..chi on me enunciation ot mese principles and i win carry out tins *.o veiiu.iii to me oest oi my ability w iieii i oecome mayor ot tne city of

.uuncie:

Dale’s Platform Liqual protection ot the laws. nmu ot amity control ot municipal government. cmy meter inspection. iviuiiicipai waterw oiks, as proviueu oy statute. jjamsiimeiu of gamblers’ and liquor importers' synurcate, wlncn tinea tens uesti'uCtmn ot our political uie aim makes Muncie saie tor oaiiuiiry. weeding drones from ranks of city employes. Criticism, constructive or otherwise, invited. Rigidly inspected contracts let to lowest bidders. improvements where they are

needed.

Recognition of ex-service men. Representation ny labor on all

boaras.

Merit system on police and fire department. Reorganization of street cleaning

system.

Demerit mark for policeman who arrests drunk and misses the boot-

legger.

Board members to hold office during good behavior. Discharge and prosecution of any city employe who accepts graft. Homes protected from unwar-

ranted search.

Religion, color or nativity no bar to participation in municipal activ-

ities. Just

body.

meant that and I do not believe !* re88 > remaining there as long

that he wants these people to resort to that sort of argument, but the fact that they are doing it, notwithstanding his real desire to prevent it, again forces me to the sad con-

the. voters would stand for him and finally being bounced out by a democrai in a district that is ten thousand republican, he has sunken in his old age merely to the level of a

elusion that he has little or nothing common tattler and purveyor of

scandalous falsehoods.

And he calls himself a politician! Why bless his old heart, why don’t he take off his pants and put on a

to say about the conduct of his own campaign and that if he became mayor he would be as helpless as a newborn babe in the hands of these

a square deal for -every-

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seven thbdsand republican, threw a mighty chill’into the machine.

Th6 sins Of the conspirators wholfall campaign, went south'-with the free gravel j The poison is now being distilled road fund, organized a paving trust;in the secret meeting place of the and threw Muncie wide open to all 1 Unity ' League and the spreaders

GEORGE R. DALE Democratic Nominee For MAYOR Will Broadcast Over RADIO Tuesday Night October 2nd. 8:30 O’clock Invite Your Neighbors To A Radio Party And Tune In On W - L - B - C