The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-22
THE WALB DEBACLE

One certainty stands out from the Reed hearing
at Chicago.
That is the fact that Chairman Clyde Walb at
tempted to put out wholesale Islander in order to
meet the rising tide of indignation which is sweeping
over the State against the machine which he led two
years ago fgurehead and which he heads today.
In an effort to stem the tide Of protest against
stephensonism which still has its fangs in the body
polite of the State which still has power, Walb did
the stupid and unforgivable thing
Only most desperate man would have dared to
insult the intelligence of the voters of this State,
or the intelligence Of the United States Senate by
writing the letter hch he sent to Senator Borah and
which resulted in the probe by Senator Reed. In
that letter Walb made the direct charge that there
was "evidence everywhere" that the international
bankers had sent money into every precinct.
He located in his letter. that money in the pockets
of those he called ''fakirs."
He further charged that these same "fakirs' with
this corrupt money in their pockets, were behind the
demand for a probe of the charges hurled from his
cell by the who once ran his party in this State
and through it high Offices and the legislature
There was nothing eyasve about the charges.
The one fault was that they were untrue and when
called to the stand Wab did not even pretend to de-
fend prove them.
Instead he hit upon few religious leaders who
are intent upon ending all wars through the mild
process of education and assailed them for distrib
uting literature.
He denounced a most noted public speaker and
accused 10000 teachers of the state aiding
this Conspiracy" Of corruption
He insulted one of the most outstanding educators
and authors of the State by the inference that he is
paid propaganda, a whose work will be
monument, remembered long after those Walb hopes
to see elected are forgotten.
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to any precinct for any corrupt purpose
He did not even attempt to name one man in any
precinct who could be listed as "fakr"
He did not even attempt to link the educators and
religious leaders with the exposure of Stephensonism
as he had assured Senator Borah could be easily
done.
If one were inclined to harsh language, there
could be found very short and ugly word to describe
the letter which Walb wrote to Borah.
What pitiful spectacle presented by this
head of political party which boasts Lincoln and
a Roosevelt In its lineage.
Into what low levels it has sunk when it depends
upon such frauds upon the people for appeal for
support.
What claim Senator James Watson or Senator
Arthur Robinson make for support when their spokes-
man and manager is convicted out of his own lips
Of such bold and unparalleled attempts to hoodwnk
the voters?
viii not the conclusion be driven home that those
two senators, seeking reelection must be hard
driven for for themselves when they permit
such tactics?
y For Walb speaks for these candidates He is the
who represents them. He is the head of the or
ganization, which has stolen the livery and
Of a glorious institution and prostuted it to its own
purposes.
That letter to Borah is the perfect picture of the
Wab campagn-baseless and without foundation.
When exposed to the test of investigation it is found
to be without substance, mirage rising from muddy
marshes fraud and deceit.