Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-13
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which he says.
- voted for Roosevelt in 1912 and
against Goodrich in 1916, and am proud
of beth votes.
II am asking the nomination for state
representative from Marion county on
the republican ticket because l have
oftenest supported that party in the past,
and not because it Is a whit better than
the democratic party.
"As a candidate l refused to sign an
Endorsement of James Teslcr for GOV
ernor, because I know Fesler as a cor
poration lawyer. whose candidacy is be-
ing promoted by the Columbia club. the
Merchants association, the light, wa 'er
heat street railway and utilities COM
panies of the state.
The plain people of this county are
about fed up on eleetlng governors, who.
under our law, appoint the public serv-
ice commissioners, who in turn permit
the rate payers to be robbed In the In
terest of the governors water, heat, light,
power, gas, garbage, coal mining and
cement mill properties.
Mr.. Fesler is the crown prince can
didate of Mr.. Goodrich, the one man
picked by Goodrich TO maintain the
public utility rates Of the governors
present commission.
"Our public service commission-any
state public service commission 50 APP
pointed (and not elected will give the
great unorganized public the worst Of It
on rates.
"They always have.
They always VIII.
"The commission Is deaf on that side
Of its head
WANTS HOME RULE
FOR FIRsT-CLAss CITIES.
IF elected I win present bill for
passage giving cities Of the first -class
home rule.
THAT the great city Of indianapolis
should be reduced 70 the necessity Of
asking 1SS members outside Of Marion
/ county-and whose only interest In Ma
rlon county and indianapolis IS to re
tard its growth aud enterprise-in what
manner we shall conduct our civic house
/ keeping, is absurd.
! I'VE are actually the wards Of these
/ t3S members as completely as the feebiest
mnd In our Institutions.
! AS completely as the penal servitors
| OF this state when they dug So coal for
the Globe mining company,
Imagine the enthusiasm Of the mem
/ bers from Yigo, Nanderburg and Lake
counties for the welfare Of Indianapolis
citizens.
/ IF elected / win present a blll for
! passage compelling the election Of a
/ public service commission by q pieblsritc
of the ten lurgest municipalities Of the
1 state-eaCh member SO elected TO have
| one half vote on All public service rates
Of the state. population Of cities to be
ascertained by census Of 1920 and salaries
Of present members cut IA half
tVHs 49,
REGULATING RENTALS.
Il viii present bin for passage fixing
rental income Of dwellings, at Is per cent
on the assessed value Of the rental, real
estate included, as ascertained by the
assessors record.
Tho state fixes legal rate ON money
used, and can fix a legal rate on dwell
ings used. Anything over u per cent
VIII be .usury-with a penalty"
Evidence Of the use OF money and job;
In the lining up OF the voters OF Marion
county may be found on all sides.
Ia order to maintain the orgauiza
tion for the benefit Of Mr.. Fesler and
others on the organization slate, tn,
| combination Of city and county office
holders turned men loose for the pur
pose OF forcing out Of the race candi-
dates for precinct committeeman whom
I
Edward McGuh, city sealer under
| Mayor Jewett, and W. II. Jackson, who
has been employed In a county Office
| together with a negro named Lancaster
were active Ia inducing men who had
become candidates for precinct commit
I teemeu 90 withdraw, and they actually
( forced number to quit the race.
There were promises OF Jobs In the
city aud the county administration Of
fered, and in one case at least, an en-
/ ploye Of a county office was threatened
with the loss Of his job If be did moi
get out OF the race.
REVOLVING FUND"
INCREASED $4,000.
At about the same time that thl.
'twrecking" was begun In Marion county
the revolving fund" under direction. oil
L. II. Wright, director Of tho highway
commission, was increased from $5,OO(
Ito $4,000.
This fund Is given to Wright for the
purpose Of employing men to work or
the roads Of the state.
He hires whom he pleases and pays
What he pleases.
The men may be employed for rond
| work, but the condition of the roads
Of the state. does not indicate that they
are putting $4,000 worth Of labor on
the roads every two weeks as the high
way commission would have the public
| think
The republican organization IS deter
mined to have Fesler as its candidate
at any cost.
1t Is leaving no steps untaken that
might contribute to that end
Whether it succeeds or not depends
| on the Independent voters of Marion
! county.
These voters will defeat Fesler at the
| primary II their votes are counted.
| If their votes are not counted in the
| primary they will take steps to see that
! they are counted against the republican