The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-21
The Impossible Duvall

John DuvaL, who, says jury after listen
ing to evidence, was ineligible to hold any Of
fee from Nov. 2, 1925, still persists in the idea
that he is mayor and appeals to those who viii
listen to protect him in the office he has
usurpeu.
He takes to such public gatherings as
pleaders those whom he placed upon public pay
rolls.
He is in the Office of mayor because he
took the office before the criminal courts
knew of his corrupt bargains; he was elected
because he made those corrupt bargains for
which he is now under sentence to jail.
The business interests of this city know
that the city suffers because he refuses to re-
inquish the office which jury says he was
never qualified to hold because of his corrupt
acts.
These business interests are trying to dis
cover some legal way to get rid of him at once
The best lawyers are trying to find meth
cd to remove him at once. That is the object
Of the search. They know 49, it is costing
Indianapolis in money al43 prestige and good
name each day he remains in office.
The mayor is fighting to hold that place
until his appeal from his conviction is decided
in the Supreme Court and imagines that coun-
ter charges against citizens and other officials
may remove from him the spotlight of his own
impossible position.
What difference does it make whether it
be true or false that the policy of another
indianapolis paper changed toward the men
thA FroV1,t ioAT1 hIn,
lifted Duvall to his eminence and his present
bad fame because it's owner was peeved when
not named to the United States Senate?
Duvall was not convicted by that news
paper. He was convicted by jury on evil
dence largely gathered by The Times, whose
owners and editors have no political aspirations
and no political alliances, no political friend
ships, but only desire that there be gov
eminent based on honest ballots and honest
elections.
What difference does it make whether it
be true, and it is not true, that the prosecutor
promised some one that he would not be pun
ished if he voted right?
The place to take such charge is to the
Criminal Court, the grand jury, the Legisla-
ture.
If Duvall had any regard for the interests
Of the city or of it's citizens he would recognize
the demands Of the civic organizations and
the business associations and leave the Office
he now holds by so slight tenure and GER
tainly under a tainted title.
One Of the great offenses of Duvall and the
machine which created him was the forcing
through the Legislature of an amendment to
the city manager law, under which the people
Of this city were robbed of their right to adopt
this measure and have it effective Immediately.
That was the crime against this city which
should be rectifed and would be rectifed were
not Governor jackson so determined that the
Legislature shall not be summoned into spe-
cial session.
Of course, the reasons, the real reasons, Of
the Governor for refusing are most apparent.
Such session might be inquisitive enough
to look into the ''Black Boxes and then take
other action in behalf Of the new spirit of In
diana that would be embarrassing to the Gov
ernor.
Just how long any people of this city will
consent to listen to Duvall is highly specula-
tive
A joint committee, composed Of officials
Of all the clubs and organizations which have
demanded the resignation of Duvall should
call upon him and impress him with the grav-
ty of the situation and the seriousness Of its
citizenship in it's determination to rid itself of
his menace to it's stability of government and
it's prosperity
Duyall has ceased to be merely ridiculous
He has become impossible.
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