The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-22
a Cause Conquers


The two years crusade for public ownership OF
city government has
The people of this city have decided that they
will no longer be held in slavery to the political
manipulators and the bosses.
They have decided to take charge of their own
affairs and longer permit themselves TO be divided
into hostile camps by strewd schemers who put labels
on tickets and candidates to disguise their real
character
They have decided to operate under a sane,
sensible and busness-like system instead OF under
a rule by hate, greed and superstition.
The adoption of the city manager plan by so
emphatic and decisive vote means that Indianapolis
has at last awakened to the true condition of its
government.
The people who want nothing from government
but service and square deal have won. The poll
ticians and the self-seekers have lost
The Times feels unusually happy over the outcome
of this election because it takes most pardonable
pride in the fact that it alone of public agencies
and institutions, has steadfasty and persStently
championed this system of government.
The first suggestion that Indianapolis try the
method which worked so we'll in other cities came
from The Times.
s@3EEE& than two years ago it urged the citizens to
2s system and escape the political plunderers.
Times believed that it was inevitable that
81 government would grow worse instead of better.
10 nominations having been made, it did not know
who would be mayor but it believed that whoever
he was under the old system, he would be worse
than Shank, and that would be sufficient reason to
avoid such a catastrophe.
The fears of The Times in that respect were more
than realized. Instead of Shank, who would have
been sufficient reason to change system which pro-
duced him, there was a DuyalL
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city manager system. The people responded They
fortunately leadership was lacking and no election
was held at that time.
For two years The Times has urged again and
again that this city manager furnish solution for
the problems of this city and its bad government
1t was the only newspaper which champoned this
But the people understood and finally the
feArs and timdity of those who believed in it
overcome and the campaign was launched.
At the start this movement was opposed editorial
ly by both the Star and the News. Both of these
newspapers advised against it, Both fought,
But the seed planted by The Times had grown
and Powered The sentiment of the, people
nlistakable. The committee in charge had but to
announce it's program to bring universal support from
ali parts of the city and all classes of citizens 1t
only when the battle had been won that the other
became supporters for the which had been
basic battle with The Times for two years
The Times points with pride to the fact
that when the Legislature took away the power of
the people to obtain immediate benefits of this
change, it alone sounded the warning. "a vigorous
protest at that time by the citizens who voted
for the system Tuesday would have, perhaps, have
saved that right to the people.
More important than even the change in system
is the fact that the people Of this city have demon
strated that they their own government
The election the most orderly held There
was of the old frauds and trckery and coercion
The machine knew when it beaten. 1t did not
dare to attempt the usual steals and frauds
n For the decent elements of this city stood
together. They not divided by tricks and party
labels. They had decided that the city is i'm
portant than party and scorned the idea that
their parties need improper and illegal of public
Office to sustain their power. ~
cause conquered. 1t good cause 1t was
the cause of self government. 1t the cause of
honesty In public Office. 1t the cause of equality
I'm rights and duties and privileges.
"A And for the part it has been permitted to play
flor the opportunity to aid this city, The Times is
more than grateful.