The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-10
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When few weeks ago. Clyde Walb pompously
announced that when he told the facts about State
finances the campaign would be ended, he spoke I'M
questionably with the full approval of Governor
Jackson and Senators Watson and Robinson
There is much reason to believe that Watson and
Robinson would very much like to distract attention
from Washington, where their votes and their
speeches have alienated them from the President.
There is every reason to believe that Watson
would desire that the people of this State for
get the men he has appointed to Office during his
regime, his record a lobbyist for privileged In
teress his divorce from the national Administration,
which is complete-and with ali1nony coming to
him as wronged and indignant wife.
Senator Watson, particularly, would like to for
get that he is now driven to the expedent of I'M
loading from his political organization and from his
official appoinees those who have caused such rebel
lion that he knows unless he be migrate and cal
loused he will lose the votes of those who the
name Of Lincoln Roosevelt and Coolidge
There is more reason to believe that Robinson
would like to have the people forget that while
he was taking least expenses and this is his own
confession, from the dry forces of the State for
making speeches in their behalf, his law firm Iwas
taking fees from bootleg suspects for appealing
their cases to the Supreme Court.
There is even more reason to believe that Rob-
nson would desire that people forget that he was
once the close intimate and beneficiary of that Old
Man who sojourns at Michigan City and once
boosted with the facts behind him, that he "the
law" in Indiana.
There is even greater to believe that
Robinson would prefer that people forget that when
seekers for certificates from the public service COM
mission had failed they went to him and that
conference in the Governors office obtained all
that they wished without even the fatigue of appear
inc hafo tho ission nd rpuino ia
justice Of their claims
Chairman Peters seems to have been very will
ing to meet these august gentlemen their own
battle-ground which will remove from discussion
or inquiry the actions of these Senators
He asks Governor Jackson about the sixteen
millions Of dollars which in the treasury when
the people paid the last of the debts incurred by the
organization which asks for more power.
Echo will answer that when the fiscal year ends
there will be no millions, and if the Supreme Court
decision in regard to horizontal raises in taxes is
carried to it's logical limit there will be another debt
for which other Governor may hold movie
party to celebrate it's payment.
The truth is that this administration which
Watson, skuking as always for shadow in which
to hide his defects, depends for reelection, has
cost the people than any other administration.
The people have paid to the State government
in the past year ftythree millions of dollars
They got no more, and perhaps less than
when they paid to the government under Tom Mar
shall eight millions Of dollars except in the matter
Of good roads.
The irony of the situation is that Watson and
Robinson, especially Robinson with his AntiSaloon
League backing and his bootleg clients believe that
the people of this State be fooled.
N That is their estimate of Hoosier intelligence.
But since the only organized opposition to that
Infamous thing called wisconsin comes from Chair
Peters, perhaps the Governor of the State will
answer him.
Let it be hoped that he can call attention to
single dollar which has been saved to the people OF
this State.
Where did he save 1t and when?
Has he cut expenses merely charged the peo-
pie more?
Has he reduced the cost of government or
merely through the trick mind of the former dragon
put heavier burdens upon the people?
Where is that sixteen millions of dollars?
The columns Of the Times are open.