The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-03

Attorney General Arthur L. Gill
liom today sent R. Earl Peters
Democratic State chairman, a de-
tailed "oill of particulars" tending
to show that both the Ku-KluX ano
the Anti-Saloon League had beer
active in Democratic circles.
In his letter, the attorney general
again invites Peters to join him in
a denunciation of these forces OF
super government in the coming
campaign.
Gilliom's letter follows:
"Oct. 3, 1927.
''R. Earl Peters,
chairman Democratic State
Central Committee,
eft. Wayne, Ind.
Dear sir: 1 am advised that in
your speech at Brookville, Sept. 80
you demanded that I furnish the bill
of particulars which I said, in my
Terre Haute speech of Sept. 81
could be furnished to show contact
between the forces of super-govern-
ment with the Democratic party. I
shall comply.
"You are under the erroneous i'm
preston that I sought to saddle
super government by the leaders OF
the Anti-Saloon League and the
Ku-Klux Khan on the Democratic
party. That was wholly unnecessary
on my part, for these forces saddled
themselves on both parties long be-
| fore made the Terre Haute speech.
In that speech said:
In fairness to both parties in
Indiana, let it be said that neither
invited the organization of these
groups, they came in spite of poll
Jical parties
ct also said:
Government in Indiana and
the people of Indiana, mast be
released from the grip of super
government that has been fasten-
ing on them. The task is plainly
one for the Republican party. The
silence of all prominent Democrats
on this subject and every other in
dication points to an avoidance OF
this issue by our Democratic
| friends
Charges Evasion
Frankly, after you became audi
BILE, I tried to get you to name the
Anti-Saloon League and the Ku-
Klux Khan and urge your party to
declare against dominating and Sc
cret control of politics and govern
ment by them in the hope that both
parties might enter the next cam
paign united on the necessity OF
destroying these controlling inf1u-
ences, so as to restore genuine rep
resentative government and thereby
re-establish Indiana in the good
graces of the whole country.
$50 far you have evaded the ques-
ton of whether you would do that.
I'm the hope that you will become
aware of the need of your party to
take such position if it>would be a
free political agency in the next
campaign and that you will urge it
to take that position, I now furnish
partial bill of particulars. Sup
plements will be furnished If you
need them.
Dominated by League
81. Democratic candidates, both
local and State, also congressional,
during many elections, including the
last, have been presented with bind
ing questionnaires by the head of the
Anti-Saloon League and have been
subjected consistently to fear of de-
feat by him and under that fear
have been demanded by him to give
the kind of answers required by him
if they would have his support or
avoid his active opposition.
MANY of your candidates, as
shown by the files of the American
Issue, while cringing under this in
tolerant influence of Super-govern-
ment made written promises to the
leader of this organization which
were incompatible with the essence
of representative government.
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