Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-17

any independent movement impossible if
it were desirable. But an independent
movement is neither essential nor de-
sirable The most important places on
the ticket which voters viii find under.
the Republican emblem can evoke no
pride in good Republican citizens nor
command their allegiance. The ticket is
not representative OF the party. The
issue Is the welfare Of the industry, OF
the business, of the homes, of all Of the
decent concerns OF the people Of the city.
Mr.. Shank was once, at a time easily
within the memory OF its people. elected
mayor Of the city. He was failure in
all Of the essentials Of the office. AL
OF the particulars Of that failure cannot
be reviewed in this appeal They viii
become fresh in the minds Of the people
before election day. But primary duty
OF the city government and OF the mayor
charged with executing il Is the duty OF
checking and supreSsing vice and crime,
maintaining order. preserving peace and
protecting persons and property as the
laws have provided. Under Mr.. Shank S
administration, encouraged either by his
sympathy or weakness, vice and crime
We're prevalent, gambling was protected
and fiOurfshed and finally public order
was overthroWn by riot mob rule ana
violence which menaced the lives OF the
people Of the city and their property Al
such q crisis Mr.. Shank himself, BY MS
orders prevented the police force from
to preserve order and protect persons
and property. So menacing did con
dftions become and so out Of control old
they grow that Mr. shank resigned from
his office with an acknowledgement that
he was not competent to deal with the
situation which his weakness had largely
created With him again mayor can IN
dustries and business now with Us looA
with hone upon the future in their effort
10 survive and revive from the present
difficult conditionsE With him again
mayor can We hope that new industries,
now looking 10 our city as a GaVOTaDIe
location, will Gomez Can wage earners
hone for work and wages with confidence
from timfd and unprotected employeTs
without the protection OF the laWf VIII
gambling and vice promoters, ana VIII
end contributors TO his campaign fund
can the people hope from him moral
and orderly government. BY his oIIlcla1
acts and personal conduct ne Drought 10
the city a certain noterlety thaI no sOOu
citizen took pride In
SHANK FUTURE GOVERNED
BY PAST THEY SAY.
ssTbe. people Of Indianapolis cannot ex-
meet better from Mr.. Shank in the future
than in the past-but worse-for he Is
now in alliance with, and supported by,
the cOnscienceless, tax extortiOnate and
utterly wasteful crew now N charge OF
the government Of Marion County II Is
not Dossfble now 70 detail the misgov-
eminent Of the Shank Tutewiler board
Of county commissioners. Its NAL
administration in many particulars is
fresh in the minds of the people. But 1t
is fair TO point to the latest lawless ex-
ploit OF the Shank Tutewiler -Fesler com
bination in wantOnly, and utterly with
out authority Of law, destroying gov
ornamental unit of the cOunty-Pike
TOwnship-that they might bring the
schools OF the county within the malign
power Of their organization. This action
is In perfect harmony with Candidate
shank's action. when he was mayor. of
making the law secondary and sub
servient to riot and mob rule. Are the
PEOPLE of the city ready to turn their
citV government over to such authority Z
while the real and vital issues pre-
sented in the coming election are as above
stated it is a matter Of deep concern that
during the past four years the cost OF
government in Indianapolis has grown at
an appalling rate and the burdens OF
taxation and of special assessments upon
the owners OF property have increased to
the limit in the matter OF the power Of
taxpayers to pay the cost of the govern
ment- And with this tremendous increase
Of cost and consequent increase in the
volume of taxes imposed and collected
there has been no better government, but
worse And while we realize that
rapidly growing city increasingly en-
larges governmental burdens, yet we as
sert that taxes are too high There is
now and has been much waste-far too
much waste. Particularly, in view of the
unsettled financial, business and indus
trial conditions now existing. we believe
that a determined halt should be called
and enforced in the matter Of extrava-
gance and waste in taxation and expendi-
turs and new Indebtedness not essential
10 the welfare Of the city.
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