The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-16
WHY THE FEAR?

II.
by Clyde Walb chairman of the Republican party
that the Senate committee of Senator Reed of Mis-
souri, has no authority to conduct probe in this
State
The Senator is quoted whether by authority or
not questionable telling the leader of his cam
fpaign that the resolution under which Reed dis
closed gigantic frauds in Pennsylvania and Illinois
limits him to the primaries and that he has no power
to dig into the present election.
1t is reported that Walb is giving this assurance
to men on his ticket who seem to have some mis-
giving about visit from the Reed committee.
They should unless Wab is willing to admit that
he is an irresponsible ibeer, be the first to seek
the Intervention of Reed into the State
Three days ago Clyde Walb made the most serious
charge yet made in this campaign.
1t was more grave than those of Stephenson in
regard to corruption bribery and graft during the
days when he ruled the State.
For Walb charged, in open letter to Senator
Borah that there is evidence everywhere" that the
money barons of Wall Street have gone into every
precinct in the State with money which they put
Into the pockets of fakirs for the purpose Oh IN
surfing ISLANDERS and libels.
There was no qualification of the charge. He gave
as the reason for this Wholesale debauchery which
The said was in evidence everywhere and whose &C
tivities he had seen, was punishment for the two
Republican Senators and Congressman for their
s.stand the League of Nations.
He told Borah that he had just been in conference
with a member of the Coolidge cabinet and gave the
plain inference that his letter went with that indorse
sment
g The only attitude which Senators Watson and
Robinson took on that question in opposition
ito that of President Coolidge.
The charge of corruption by venal interests be-
cause of that vote is charge against Coolidge for
if those interests willing to debauch State to
get revenge upon Watson and Robinson, what grip
did they hold upon Coolidge whose policies he fought?
= 1t is more than strange, then, that Wab should
now be concerned in preventing an inquiry into his
own charge of wholesale corruption Of the coming
election.
= II he has any evidence at all, such protest might
be expected from the "fakrs" Who says Walb, have
this corrupt money in their pockets.
The men who might be reasonably expected to
fight against the coming of the Reed committee
would be the people he says are corrupting the
State not those who, says Walb, targets for
purchased campaign of SANDER
~ This newspaper believes that this charge by Walb
cannot be passed over and 1t appeals to Walb who
made his charge, to disregard any senatorial advice
he may have, and waive any objections
r His own self respect should demand that he ask
1.-The aid of the organized machine for nvestiga-
.tion in broadcasting that evidence which he says
is everywhere.
To endeavor to stop such probe is to cast sus-
spicion upon himself and his charges.
Why should he be anxious to the candi-
dates on the ticket he is trying to elect that the
Reed committee has legal right to investigate his
own charge?
Would you not expect him to call them together,
marshal his State committee, and ask them to join
in a demand upon Reed in and what
authority he has to discover the debauchers of
the coming election.
Would you not expect him take this OF
saving his congressional candidates from defeat by
any such methods?
1t is hardly complimentary to read that Walb
committed political blunder"
Men do not blunder when they tell the truth. He
made a bunder only if he sent that serious charge
to Borah with real or fancied approval Of cabinet
member and had no basis for his charge. would
have been blunder
There is yet time to redeem himself from the
rapidly growing suspicion of the truth of his charges.
He do it by responding to the open letter of
The Times and asking Senator Reed to hurry his
committee to Indiana and conduct a search for the
money of those international bankers who he said,
have put their money int he pockets of 'fakirs' in
every precinct in the Stale
He need have fear that Senator Reed would
under any circumstance fail to conduct real in
quiry Perhaps he had this in mind when he said
that the money from the international bankers.
Senator Reed has often in the past sounded a
ing against just these influences. He might be
reasonably expected to welcome just the proof that
Walb says is be had every hand and every
where.
Mr. Walb, you a political bunderer are you
courageous man intent upon protecting the State
from debauchery?
Your attitude and activity in the matter of
curing the coming of the Reed committee will write
the verdict for the people,
THE ASTOUNDING ASPECT