The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-17
You May Still Apologize, Senator

issue which Indiana, ana Jne NdIlon LOT CHdC
matter, must face.
1t is now question Of the people against
super government, the constitutional govern
ment against secret control of law, the in
tegrity of the courts against the persuasion Of
the political.
The Times becomes unlmportant. 1t was
{ the agency which brought the matter to the
public and forced the matter into the open.
The integrity of the courts and especially
the Supreme Court of this State must be de-
Tended at all hazards and at all risks
There must be no back door to the Temple
of Justice.
There must be no whispers or threats or
Secret pleas.
When it is exposed to temptations or to
threats, self-government and justice is gone
The highest and the mightiest must stand
on equal footing with the lowest and the hum
blest before that tribunal
No profane hand must desecrate it. No
politician must Turk behind its curtain.
The evidence on which the Attorney Gen
eral today has demanded hearing in the high
court and asked two Senators of the United
States, a former ambassador and the present
head of the Republican party to stand with
the editor Of this paper and give the truth has
been in the hands Of The Times for some time.
Only the deepest consideration for the
health Of Senator James E. Watson, now i'll
in a hospital caused it to postpone publication.
The Times knew of no immediate necessity
for the publication and as tactfully as possible
warned Senator Robinson The Supreme Court
was on vacation The United States Senate is
not in session. These two bodies are the only
ones that might be officially interested.
And The Times, interested only in the
destruction of super government, had no wish
to cause some perturbation on the part of Sem
ator Watson, already i'll. And who might from
that cause have lesser chance Of speediest re-
covery.
II Even though Senator Robinson may not
believe, and today he must believe The Times
has heart, as well as a SOUL 1t has only the
kindest feelings and the most humane consid-
Grafton for those with whom it disagrees
public matters.
But now the matter is out in the open The
two, letters, one from Senator WATSON in re-
ply to one Of the head Of the Anti-Saloon
League will be given legal Interpretation.
But the real Interpretation must come from
the people and they must judge whether they
wish their highest court made the subject of
political debate it's actions discussed by polfti-
cal candidates. Now the truth will be known.
In the light of developments, The Times
III H. IL
tunity to apologize for his oft-repeated charges
that the editor of The Times is an unscrupu-
lous liar despicable man, and other "digni-
fed" epithets.
For it so happens that the Senator may be
called upon to turn his ugly words to other
quarters
His public statement is not even with that
of DR.. E. E. Shumaker, and it is far different
from the written word Of Senator James E.
Watson.
He may, perhaps, choose to say that these
have lied about him and have DETAINED him.
He may wish to deny that, as wrote Senator
Watson, he went to the senior Senator in
Washington and asked him to do what he
could to keep DR.. Shumaker out Of Jail.
If that be not an attempt to influence
decision, it is difficult to imagine what
would be.
He may wish to deny that he called the
senior Senator at his summer home and inter-
coded for the preposterous and impossible de-
mand that the Shumaker case be made mat
ter of party politics and that pressure be put
on the Supreme Court to force decision in
advance of an election in which he was a can
didate.
Senator Robinson may, on the other hand,
wish to apologize to Watson and to Shu-
maker. He may, in fact, be so busy explaining,
not only to the Supreme Court but to the
United States Senate that he may forget the
courteous apology due to the editor of The
Times. And if he does overlook that act, the
editor will not be peeved He doesn't care
NMcAdoo's Decision