The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-30

away from that prison cell any honest men who
might have learned the facts
This newspaper then appealed to Watson to join
in appeal Cor a Federal investigation of the facts
and Watson silent
1t appealed to Robinson, the attorney for Stephen
son in his milder matters and there response
That should have appalled, such friends as Ralph
Kane for whom The Times has great sympathy
when he finds his great dislusion.
Those days of silence will not be forgotten.
But let's go back farther.
INTO THE PAST
Watson denies Indignantly that he is member
of that order through which a convict
to rule State. Let's accept his word.
But back in 1923 and in 1924 hideous. cancer was
eating at the heart of Indiana.
It's doctrine of hate was everywhere It's results
exactly and certainly to be predicted. The
Times predicted what would happen.
What did Watson do? Where then was the
craftsmanship which Indiana deserves and needs?
Did he ever, in those days, protest that his party
was being raped by Stephenson and seduced by
doctrine of hate, did he try to estimate its power
he did when he sent Lew Shank on his futile eff
fort to apprase its power?
Watson then silent. That he traded with
Stephenson IS beyond dispute. That he sent men to
office through the sole recommendation of the man
who is under life sentence can be proved beyond
dispute
Where the statesman then, in those days
when Indiana needed a clarion voice to 1t from
its gnominy and its nfamy
Watson was silent then. He is silent now Even
in his denials he says alphabetically that he wants
the votes Of this hooded order and the invisible en-
pire, much as he wants the votes of those who
believe that the State deserves much better than
rule by hate.
Did James Eli Watson then convict himself of
being time server political trickster seeker for
expediency did he prove himself a statesman
and leader?
Too bad that the heart of the Ralph Kanes many,
of them, must break when they know the truth
THE OTHER FACTS
Against the denial of Watson has been presented
many facts which may lead many to suppose that
perhaps this who has always served the time
and the hour did really lend himself to Stephen
sonism.
There is the pitiful letter of the woman leader of
the Khan in this State who appeals to her lieutenants
to carry until the Watson campaign opens and
then she will be able supply the money salaries
and expenses.
There is the testimony of men who say
that Watson had in his possession card that made
him citizen of the empire which gave to Stephen
his power.
ana tnere is the general and universal knowledge,
so general and universal that any court would take
judicial notice of it, that there was bargain under
which Watson to deliver the Khan organization
in return for support of the Coffin machine Arthur
Robinson
We find him playing politics with the remnants of
Stephensonism and the egatees that grand dragon
Whatever else may be true, 1t is certainly true
that Watson, the idol of such men Ralph Kane,
finds himself reduced after thirty of power into
making bargains with city bosses, who are intent
upon perpetuating the Arthur Robinsons of Indiana
in power.
We find him employing poison squads" We fnd
him flooding the State with appeals for the support
of the corrupt and the corruptible We find him
neglectng the Ralph Kanes of RepubcanIsm in IA
vor of the George CofiDg.
And that is Watson. The great tragedy of 1t is
that such men as Kane still following false idols,
still believe in the man who betrayed them
Rather heartbreaking, isn't it2