The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-18
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT
TO VOTERS

power this state and nation for the past four years
and
That the Governor and two other state officials
had been convicted in the courts two Of them for
embezzlement and sent to prison. and the other for
violating the liquor law
That the county clerk of the biggest county in
the state had been imprisoned for embezzling
$140000
That expenses had been increased more than Is
million dollars, or over double what they were four
years ago,
That the chief executive had defrauded over two
hundred banks out of million dollars,
That deposits of state money had been awarded
to banks that would loan the Governor money,
That the Secretary of State had publicly Endorsed
a swindling concern and then tried to run for
Governor,
That the Highway Commission had been in
vestigated by the board of and favored
firm had voluntarily refunded $4,000 which the COM
mission had over-paid it.
That candidate for Superintendent of Public
instruction had been nominated against whom serious
charges had been made by the State Board of Educa
ton,
That millions of dollars had been spent building
palace for abe-bodied criminals while hundreds of
insane men and women langushed in jais and poor
asylums
That law had been passed permitting boards
and commissions to hire employees and raise salaries
at will and that average of new empoye each day
for the last four years had been added to the state
payroll, thereby increasing it million dollars
year.
That the Democratic organization had been de-
vered over body and soul to a secret organization
with secret membership, and couple of nonresdents
of the state permitted dictate the nominees on the
state ticket and write the platform,
And then suppose that in our national admin
stration United States senator had been convicted
of bribery and forced from the Senate
That three cabinet members had retired in dis
grace, of them openly charged with bribery,
And that the President had declined to make
toward dsmissng these cabinet officers until
forced by public opinic =,
That this President had sat by and without
word of protest had seen government officials give
away TEAPOT Dome and the California oil reserve
and
That this same President later rewarded with
promotion the naval officer that recommended the
sale OF lheSe naval reserves TO Sinclair and Doheny
That the head of the soldiers rehabilitation had
caused $300000000 to be stolen, wasted and graft
ed proved by congressional investigation,
That the Secretary of the Treasury had been
proved to immense distileries and liquor in
terests,
That the cabinet member had been shown
to profit many millions of dollars by the increased
tariff on aluminium.
That senator who had interests in a sugar
refinery be permitted to increase the duty so that
it cost the people of the United States 100000
year in order to enrich himself and associates in
the Mormon church.
That the President had named as his private
secretary congressman who had been convicted of
selling postofce appointments in direct violation of
the law
That the Department of Justice had been found
honeycombed with graft and grafters.
That the home of a United States senator had
been found to be the place where the swag was
divided that had been derived from selling LIQUOR
permits and
Suppose that all these and dozens of other
offenses against honesty and common
decency had been committed by the Democrats in
stead of by the Republicans in the state and national
government, do you suppose the people would stand
for it? Would not outraged people drive them
from public offceY
Has the public sense of morality been
dulled and become so hardened to crime