The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-06
A CONGRATULATIONS.

The people Of this State who have faith in
Indiana, despite the many unfortunate recent in
cidents, will need to draw again upon their store of
hope and confidence when they read the answer of
Governor Ed Jackson to Thomas Adams, Of the
Republican Editorial Association
Adams charges that he has obtained from d. G.
Stephenson letters in which the former head of the
hooded order once the most powerful political
figure In the State, the pal and confdant of
high officials; once the maker of governors and the
writer's of laws, said he is ready to give in detail
the full history of the corruption which he headed
and of which he a part
The confession so it was stated would be backed
by documentary evidence of convincing nature,
showing what officials obtained graft and how much
where huge sums of money were collected to corrupt
the election Of 1924, and how it was spent for
fraudulent votes and the stuffing Of ballot boxes.
1t stated by Adams that he ready TO
prove, if Stephenson allowed to talk, where
brides were given for the passage of laws in this
State and for the defeat of proposed measures
1t charged by Adams that he would prove
how juries had been juggled in this State; how high
officials obtained great Of the taxpayers
money how the administration of government had
been put upon the auction block and sold.
The charges were specific in detail and recited
what has been common gossip and suspicion
Adams told this story to six State Senators who
that the charges could be and that the result
would show that constitutional government had been
overthrown by super government" Of grafters.
That charge made Saturday On Sunday,
The Times asked the Governor as he stepped from
the pulpit of a church where he had been talking of
character and loftier things, for permission to send
a reporter to Stephenson in his cell
The Governor refused. He refused again
Monday And again on Tuesday.
And in the meantime at Michigan City, Warden
DAILY, placed there the successor of Ed Fogarty,
refusing armies Of newspaper sent from
every large newspaper and every association,
all eager to get from this convict the substantiaton
denial of the Adams charges
Days excuse that he carrying out
prison rules which were in force when Fogarty was
warden. In that at least he seems to have been
mistaken, for The Times has talked to Fogarty who
says that in his many years of service was any
such rule in force concerning the interviewing of
prisoners; that never prisoner refused per-
mission to see the press never reporter refused
permission to see prisoner if the prisoner was
willing.
So upon that palpable misstatement Of fact by
DAILY, the Governor hid for three days behind the
excuse that he would not interfere with the head
Of any department
Today when the flames of indignation are beating
about his office at the State Capitol he tells Adams
to take his request to the board Of trustees
That much had been gained
What has been lost in this Indiana has had no
Governor who grew indignant the charges of graft
and corruption Indiana had no governor who boldly
and loudly proclaimed to the world that all that
Stephenson might say of graft and corruption and
debauchery of elections lies and would be
proven to be the rawlings of criminal who sought
to escape from just punishment
1t is unfortunate because in HIS campaign
Jackson was known to have received the support
of this who then held the obedient reverence
OF nearly half million betrayed and msled
citizens Of the State.
Other voices have been missing In these days.
but perhaps they may be heard, belatedy, that
the suberfuge of referring the request Of Adams to
a little known board has appeared.
In these days no one heard from one Senator
Arthur Robinson, the private attorney for
Stephenson. That much has been lost He did