The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-09-10
.M'CRAY D0DGEs
TAX LAW ISSUE
Failure , Mention Goodrich Measure
In ksynets Address convlness
People He 10 Satisfied with
Present Law.
STARTS "OussY- FOOT" CAMPAIGN

nominee At Charlottesville, last Thurs
day. feel that he lodged the supreme
issue in Indiana-the Goodrich tax
law-and occupied his time instead
with plAtitudes relative to Republican
national administrations OF q quarter
and half century ago. The fact that
McCray did not mention taxation
came rs . distinct surprise to many
OF his friends. who had expected him
to accept the challenge made by
Carlton b. McCulloch, the Democratic
candidate for governor. that the
present law be repealed.
Satisfied with Tax Law.
It Is now taken for granted accord
ing to opinions expressed here. that
McCray is satisfied with the law a.
patched up by the recent special ses-
sion of the legislature and will con.
tinus to avoid. II possible, any discus
sion OF this issue throughout the cam
paign The fact that the nominee
overlooked an opportunity to explain
or elaborate on the reasons that
prompted the Republican legislature
to fail to redeem their platform pledge
to promptly restore the control OF
bond issles and tar levies to local
units. Is taken to mean here that he is
working In perfect harmony with the
state administration crowd that has
been accused Of seeking to perpetuate
arbitrary powers in the hands of the
state board OF tax commissioners.
Aside from his dodge on the tax
question McCray's address was re-
markable for other notable omissions.
among them being:
l. Failure to mention the admins
tration OF Governor Goodrich.
2. Failure to mention any of the
measures. except the teachers salary
bill. passed by the recent special sss-
sion Of the legislature.
MoCray made another startling
statement, however. that Jared some
OF his we'll wishing friends. when he
pledged himself to carry out the
nolicy OF the state highway commits.
sion. In view OF the fact that this
Goodrich board has been In power for
several years and has not yet sue
ceeded In doing any noticeable con.
structive work aside from the ex.
penditurc of huge sums of money, his
fat declaration on good roads failed
to cause any enthusiasm.
1t was gathered from the tenure Of
his remarks that he proposed to TO
tain the board as now constituted. al.
though II has been one of the chief
avenues used by the Goodrich admin
istration to work politics.
Starts Pussy.Foot Campaign.
It 10 believed here that McCray
really has inaugurated a pussy foot"
campaign in the hope that he may
publicly dodge the onus attached to
Goodrich. although It is a well-known
fact that he has been working In close
connection with the governor and
Senator Watson ever since the Re-
publican state convention.
Persons who have watched the
trend OF g. o. p. Affairs declare that
II will be impossible for McCray to
repudiate Goodrich. for every voter In
the state Is cogniIant OF the fact that
he allowed the governor TO name his
hand-picked state chairman, f. M.
state campaign. and that the Repub-
lican platform indorses Goodrich's
administration.
1t is pointed out that wasmuth.
now debating the Republican cam.
paign policies. Is the same man who
issued statements last winter prais-
ing the tar law and who worked with
the legislature to prevent emascula-
ton OF the measure 10 such an extent
that the power OF the state board
would be jeopardifed.
Mcculioeh Takss the Lead.
Republicans who are not warming
up to their party leadership advanced
the opHAon following McCray's key
note address that DR.. McCulloch. by
launching his campaign earlier. has
placed the @. o. p. state ticket on the
defensive. McCulloch already has
taken q stand for broadened depart.
ment OF agriculture showing an init
mate knowledge OF farmers prob
lens: he advocates the retention of
automobile license fees In the county
In which they originate and he Is urg.
ing the total divorce Of politics from
the state highway commission to
gether with IN advanced system OF
good roads McCulloch's stand for
The Advancement OF educational insti.
tutions has also struck q responsive
chord. a question on which McCray
failed TO offer any constructive argu