The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-12
Is There One Man?

in the hands or the grand jury, WILL REVEAL
Not only Republican voters but every in
dependent citizen Of the State will be inter
ested in the answer which will be given or
should be given at the gathering of the State
committee and acknowledged leaders at Lake
Oliver on Saturday and Sunday.
For the entire citizenship is very much
interested in having every political organiza-
tion representative Of high principles and con-
frolled by those who have only an interest in
all the people.
That organization has a great RESPONSE
baIity. Under it's guidance it has placed men
"a office. It has assumed to direct policies to
very large extent. 1t is responsible for
those In Office.
II The attitude Of the party organization has
not been such as to create any great degree OF
public confidence.
When the first charges of corruption were
made from the cell Of Stephenson, no effort
was made to force complete investigation
or even to demand denials from those who
might be involved.
10 Is matter Of history that the Republican
chairman, Clyde Walb, and the Governor
elected by the grace and gifts Of Stephenson,
were silent until Col. Theodore Roosevelt, son.
Of the illustrious President and Republican,
demanded that they at least deny the charges.
It is matter Of history that every official
Influence was used to suppress and silence the
former dragon, who is now life term convict,
and to prevent the disclosure to the public of
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When denial was made, it was that any evil
dence Of any kind existed, any documents
which would be even embarrassing to those
who accepted his favors and were elected
through his most doubtful political methods.
1t remained for The Times to first prove
before grand jury that such documents did
at one time exist.
This newspaper followed the trail that led
from the Jail at Noblesville to photographers
studios and to the one person who finally
turned them over to the grand jury.
This newspaper charged that the docu.
ments did exist at a time when Stephenson, by
his later admission, was receiving such mes
sages as induced him to remain silent.
These party leaders scoffed then. They
asked why the documents were not produced.
They had tried to make the people of this
State believe that there had never been any
documents of any sort.
They no longer scof, for The Times re-
lentlessly and persistently following the trails,
finally forced the man who fed from the State
for weeks, to produce and turn them over to
the present grand jury, very different body
from the one which functioned when its men,
bers were reporting privately to high officials
H The Times produced the check paid to
Governor jackson by Stephenson for $4,000,
check whose existence was denied for months
and which is now explained as the price Of
q horse.
The Times then very definitely charged that
back in the days when the Republican party
was being kidnapped by Adventures, and that
means more than Stephenson or the hooded
order which had expelled him, Ed jackson,
then Secretary of State went to Warren T.
McCray with an offer of $4,000 for attorney
fees and a promise Of immunity if he would
name the selection of George v. Coffin as
prosecuting attorney.
It would seem that the Republican leader
ship owe something more to the voters whom
they represent than policy of silence They
can no longer ignore, as they forced the Re-
publican members of the Legislature to ignore
as o party policy, these charges which are
definite and damning.
There are thirteen members of the Re-
publican State committee. 1t is inconceivable
that all of these members have either
knowledge of the facts or sympathy with the
policy of Walb.
What would happen if just one man arose
in that committee and asked Governor Jack
son to say, definitely and with direct answer.
whether the charge of The Times is true or
falseg
Would there be any of the other twelve
members who would dare to oppose motion
that the Governor be asked to clear himself
and any reflected disrepute, of these charges?
Is there even one man on that committee
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