Hammond Times, Volume 15, Number 118, Hammond, Lake County, 7 November 1921 — Page 12

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No honorable citizens

Frank' Callahan, Allen Twyman, and the other candidates on the Independent Ticket in the East Chicago city election . tomorrow emerge from the campaign of mud-slinging and vilification with a clean bill of health.

Their honor, integrity and Americanism are unblemished, despite the unscrupulous attacks by their opponents.

or iiast Chicago have ever been subjected to indignities to which Mr. Callahan and Mr. Twvman lwn cl,U

Their opponents have sought to take every unfair advantage that lay in their power. They stole the name and emblem of the Citizens party and Mr. Callahan and the other candidates were forced to accept the name and emblem of the Independent party. Tomorrow the voter goes to the polls to make amends by electing the Independent ticket. Mr. Callahan's election will be a protest against rascality in political campaigns, bad government and the kind of Americanism that J. K. Reppa represented at the notorious meeting in February, 1917, when he tried to put over a city ticket composed exclusively of foreign-born Americans.

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city judge will be the vindication of the name of a clean-cut, earnest, honest, patriotic citizen who is well qualified by character and ability to administer justice in the city court.

Next Mayor of East Chicago

Next City Judge of East Chicag?

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FRANK CALLAHAN When Callahan was mayor of East Chicago he gave the city the cleanest and most economical government it has ever had. He lays no claims to being a miracle worker, but he is an honest, efficient, successful business man and public official. The same conditions existed eight years ago when Callahan tock office as mayor as exist today. He kept every promise he made then and he will keep every promise he has made during this campaign.

The Independent party takes this occasion to thank the voters of East Chicago and Indiana Harbor for their confidence and faith and for their untiring efforts on behalf of good government in the campaign that closes today. Elect Frank Callahan and the Straight Independent Ticket and Give East Chicago a Sound, Economical Government

Frank Callahan will eliminate waste and extravagance ; Drive commercialized vice and gambling from the city; Lower the taxes; Buy the waterworks and lower the water rates ; Keep the streets and alleys in good repair and in a cleanly condition.

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ALLEN P. TWYMAN Attorney Twyman's Americanism has been attacked in this campaign. When the United States entered the European war, Mr. Twyman was a married man with two children, and could have claimed exemption. Instead he enlisted and after recruiting a company of volunteers in East Chicago went over-seas. His opponent, a single man within the draft age, claimed exemption on the grounds that his services were indispensable to the city.

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Mayor Oscar Martin Frank Callahan Councilman Second Ward Cij Judge Andrew Zdrojeski Allen P. Twyman Councilman Third Ward City Clerk Arthur Rundquist William H. Miller Councilman Fourth Ward City Treasurer Edward A. Muha Joseph Wleklinski Councilman Fifth Ward Ccancilmen-at-Large Herbert J. Treen William H. Donovan Councilman Sixth Ward Joseph J. McKenna Stanley Racikowski William W. Messex Councilman Seventh Ward Councilman First Ward John W. Galvin

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We. the regularly selected delegates of the Independent Party of the City of East Chicago, Indiana, in convention assembled, in order to place in the field a ticket composed of persons free from political entanglements and party dictation, do hereby appeal to our fellow citizens of every former political faith and connection, to undertake with us to elect such ticket at the election to be held November 8th, 1921, upon the following principals: NON-PARTISAN First: We realize that a large part of the evils of our city government in the past and present can be traced to partisan politics which is only perpetuated to build up corrupt political machines and further the ends of scheming politicans, and affirming that party politics has no excuse in our city government, we therefore pledge ourselves that such partisanship shall be eliminated. TAXES AND EXPENDITURES Second: We deplore the present high rate of taxation existing in this city and stand for a revision downward of such rate as is consistent with the

needs and welfare of the city. We also deplore the present lavish expenditure of money and promise strict economy. We hold the Republican Candidate for Mayor to be responsible for the present tax rate and guilty of negligence in approving reckless expenditures. MORALS Third: We believe that a municipal community has the right to bear a fair name and we deplore the present bad reputation now existing against this city. The existence of protected vice is a fact well known to all our citizens and an immediate elimination of such vice will be one of the first steps taken by the administration under the Citizens' Party. We condemn as being insufferable the existence of houses of prostitution, professional gambling and willful violators of the laws governing the liquor traffic. POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS Fourth: We favor the elimination of the police and fire departments from participation in party politics. To this end we pledge ourselves to the establishment of a Metropolitan System to control these departments. TREASURER'S OFFICE Fifth: It is the duty of all citizens to pay such taxes as are legally levied against them. On the other hand these taxpayers are entitled to common courtesy when coming in contact with public officials. We also pledge that all moneys collected by the City Treasurer shall be deposited in the proper funds and to the account of this City and that the City will receive all interest due it from such funds. STREETS AND ALLEYS Sixth: We believe that the streets and alleys of this City can and ought to be kept in a more sanitary and cleanly condition and in a better state of repair than it done at this time; also that there is a needless waste of money in the street department through the employment of inefficient and useless help. We promise to eliminate all useless employees and to reorganize this department to the end of gaining efficiency. CITY COURT Seventh: Justice should be free from purchase either by money or influence. It should also be speedy. We pledge the Judicial Branch of our

PARKS AND BOULEVARDS Eipbth: We commend the establishment of a comprehensive svstem of r"rlls' I'l-iJ-t-rcurxls and XJ.u.levards. We view with alarm, however the waste of money and inefTieicncy wliich was shown j:, the initial construction

me rresent system aUr.g lines of strict economy.

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APPOINTMENT AND EMPLOYEES Ninth: Ve pl'.K-e ourselves that nil njH.mtmvnt of employees ur.(W our a.lmmmration will be m.ule upon their qua! tie:, s as to ofuconcy and not

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AMALGAMATION AND COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT Tenth: ftlicvin.- that the icnjoniy o' the people should control in

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SCHOOL BOARD Eleventh: Reff.izinK- the ii.r : :. ... e. of educational questions, and believing that the women of this City ar earnestly interested in these quest;ons: we rledce that the City Coun-il under the administration of the Citizens" Party will Krant to the women of this City representation upon the

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rartmcrus of our Citv Government.

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PUBLIC UTILITIES Twelfth: We r-ledro ourselves to a reduction of the present high rates now existing in favor of the public utilities, as against their consumers and patrons. We are for city on ner:-r.i t of the ware,- w,,:;s. and rdVdpe that the administration elect. -d ,m thf C:ti7.-t:s- ti-ket will nc-omplish that end. CONTRACT with THE PEOPLE Thirteenth: P.elievius' in the prin .ifinl th;lt th;j pi:ltform is a contract. offered by us to the poo.j ; id- !',. City for t!e-ir aecei.tance; we pledse upon our honor tha t if it is a .ej i every prtviKion of the same and every proniise herein contained will be fi!(!!!el to the best ability of every candidate elected upon this ticket.

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