The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-24
HOFFMAN GIVES HIS VIEWS.
CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE)
that the streets were never sc poorly swept
in it's history

that the streets were never sc poorly swept
in it's history
THE OTHER SIDE.
"The mayor might have told you In ad-
dition to the things mentioned in his speech
as to what he had done for indianapolis
and its citizens. that he had given to In
dianapolis Metzler and Griswold, and
in consideration of $1,500 paid TO the cam
paign fund oy Gus Rahke he had made
him a rich man; that he had brought 10
our city large number OF gamblers ana
lawless negroes; that ne hao kePt Huln- i..
Der of dive keepers in business when tneir
license could and should have been revoked;
that he had giveni gamblers ana dlve Keep
ers a freedom never before witheSseo III, III
the CITY of Indianapolis; that he had made
Indiana avenue the mecca for the laWless,
immoral elements of society; that ne had
given us Board of Public WORKS wmcn
has turned a deaf ear to the wishes OF the
neople and ignored petitions filed with 1t
as 10 the kline of street paving desired and
has rewarded political favorites at the ex-
pense of honest and economical goVerhineiht II |
and has held secret sessions IN oruer 10
keep property owners from obtaining their
rights by petition. and by Iaisi1ylng the
records as TO the time OF ming peutiohs
in order to invalidate them and compelling
property owners to go into court and oD-
tain injunctions in order that their rights
might be protected
MIR Holtzman here cited a specinc IN
stance i'm the case of the paving of Nine
teenth street. He continued:
1T is a notorious fact, and this is neither
persecution nor sander that the policy
of this administration has been to run a
wide open town; to exchange political
favors with law breakers; TO give vice
official recognition for money contributed
tn sanction conditions which have brought
many lawless negroes to our city; to per-
NIT saloons with winerooms TO run, where
young men and women have been despoiled
and debauched, without interruption and
without license. while the license Inspector
was out collecting campaign funds from
saloon keepers; to reward political faVorltes
rovernment and to prevent and punish in
yestigation and criticism by the extraordi-
nary use of the grand jury.
You may think this strong language, but
let me cali your attention 10 the interces-
sion of Mr. Logsdon, a member of the
Board of Public Works, and chairman of
the Bookwalter campaign committee. with
Judge Stubbs in behalf of Gus Rahke.
when the notorious gambler was by some
mischance arrested. He told Judge Stubbs,
Cass Connoway and James Collins, deputy
shame to arrest Rahke because Rahke had
contributed $500 to the Republican cam
paign fund
MATTER MADE PUBLIC.
This matter was made public some
months ago by Judge Stubbs Mr.. Como
way and Mr.. Collins Notwithstanding this
shameless and brazen interference with the
court in behalf of a notorious gambler,
Mr. Logsdon still holds his position on the
Board of Public Works. The mayor dared
not remove him.
Permit me TO call your attention to the
fact that Griswold and MetZler were not
arrested and prosecuted at the instance of
our mayor his chief of police, but at
the instance of Judge Stubbs, although the
police knew the kind of dives these men
were running, was shown by their testi-
mouy at the trials. 1t but fair to the
mayor TO say that he has given good ex-
cuse for not revoking the license of Girls
void because Griswold never had any
license. He had been permitted TO run his
saloon and dive without license and run
ming the place within stones throw OF
where the mayor passed every day, and
running the place wide open while the
mailing saloon keepers (who had paid their
licenses) for campaign funds.
Let me call your attention to the dis
reputable negro dives on Indiana avenue
in one of which white woman was
brutally assaulted and murdered some few
Mr.. Holtzman then quoted i'm full an edi.
torial headed. "A Crime That Calls for Re-
FORM" which appeared in the Indiana polls
Journal OF Aug. p. and continued:
Does the mayor consider this slander oi
the city of Indianapolis and persecution OF
himself2 Had the mayor revoked tn,
license of the keeper OF this disreputable re.
sort At the time of the murder OF Chick
Stout this last cruel and revolving murde,
would and could not have occurred.
Now that we have considered the mora
| quality of this administration let us consid.
| er what t is costing the taxpayer
''Mayor Bookwalter has had the benefit
| of the two highest tax lcvies since the char
| ter went into effect. The first year he, oper
| ated under u levy OF IS cents on the Slt0 ll.s
] the second under levy OF SS cents. while