The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-11-16
Time for Action
Indianapolis Must Shake Off the Political System That
Has Made Possible the DuvaI FiaSco.

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Has Made Possible the Duva| FiaSco.
E IF there ever was when the people of Indianapolis
should do straight thinking about their city govern
ment it is
Less than two weeks ago John L. Duval elected mayor
indianapolis by plurality of about 5000 He have had
the confidence of majority Of the people who took the trouble
o he would not have been elected
Today that L. Duvall has completely lost the
confidence of the people of indianapolis If election
would be almost the last In
danapolis who could succeed in being chosen mayor
Everyone with the exception of few politicians will agree
with that statement
The reason for the failure of John Duva retain the
confidence the people, the why his administration al
ready obviously going be unsuccessful be summed
up in one word:
POLITICS.
D EFORE all the counted election night
John L. Duval fed from Indianapolis taking every pos
sible precaution to keep his destination secret.
Why should secretly depart in the night from city
that had just accorded him the highest honor could gve
POLITICS.
From his hiding place in another State, John L. Duval
made public the of the who will comprise his Of
fetal family.
The appointments startled the voters of Indianapolis
it takes great deal stare the of this city, because
they have quietly taken much punishment from politicians
that they hardened.
Ohm L. DUvALL made his appointments In few cases
J he appointed well qualified for their jobs In many
he appointed with qualifications In he
made appointments fill that do exist In others
he made appointments that legally be made by the
mayor
Then he began shifting.
He appointed Grin Davis head of horse thief detective
association member of the board of safety Then he
moved Davis and appointed another
He appointed Charles Orbison the eminent Democratic
Klansman who prohibition administrator for Indiana dis
rbuted liquor his friends with lavish hand corporation
counsel Then he removed Orbson and appointed Avah j.
Rucker whose principal qualifications include deep base
voice and friendship for George V. Coffin
EOBvIOUSLY John L. Duvall in desperate situation He
III is certain who will comprise his official family He
make appointments basis of qualifications and
efficiency He make appointments and then change them
Why?
POLITICS.
John L. Duva wanted to be mayor of Indianapolis In
order to become necessary for him put himself
under obligations to many people.
He trying fulfill those obligations human
ly impossible task.
John L. Duvall put himself obligations to the Ku
Klux Klan He put himself under obligations George "
Coffin He put himself under obligations William
itage who swung the negro precincts.
These people demanding that those obligations met
They have whetted their knives cutting pound
of flesh
Members of the Klan are denouncng Duvall because he
did not give the Kan all of his appointments
Friends of Coffin and Armitage denouncng him be-
cause he did not give them appointments
And the people OF indianapolis have lost confidence him
because he SO obviously is not his own master
John L. DUVALL is pited than censured He
ll is victim of system He is the victim system that
is political system that robbng people In
danapos of the right Themselves served
men they employ public servants.
The present state of affairs entirely situation
simply is little pronounced
Some such condition undoubtedly would have existed if an
other man had been elected mayor.
There only way to do away with such tragicay
ridiculous state OF affairs as prevails in Indianapolis today
The out to follow the lead of of American
Cities big and little which have done away with political gov
ernment
The way out lies in the adoption of the busneske city
manager form of government
The time ripe for the people of Indianapolis up
overthrow the system that doing ncaculabe damage to
their city
1t will do good to sit by and complain about our mis-
erable state Of affairs. WE MUST ACT.
MURDERER is HANGED FIREMAN is SUSPENDED