The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-15
The Great Objective

faction the closing portion OF the statement OF
Governor jackson to the effect that ID. Z.
Stephenson is in prison for the murder OF
young girl and will never be blackmalled
into giving him pardon"
AS far as The Times is informed no enc
swith any powers Of either observation or rea-
soning believes that there was ever any danger
of executive clemency for the man who created
the invisible government in this State and then
found himself in prison for life for murder.
No one with any knowledge Of political his
tory in this State ever believed that pardon
could be issued to him, no matter what he re-
vealed or did not reveal. There are limits to
everything.
OF course, the language of the Governor
suggests that Stephenson is trying blackmail, a
dirty, ugly word with many implications.
What the people of this State have been in
terested in since last fall has not been the lib
erty or incarceration of Stephenson on the
charge of murder. The courts had determined
his guilt The higher court was yet to review
that matter.
The people were interested in letter
which he struggled from his cell in which he
declared that he could prove, by documents,
vast political conspiracy in this State.
The people were interested in his offer to
reveal the secrets of that invisible government
which he had helped to create.
The people were interested in knowing
whether he spoke the truth when he said that
he still had the proof.
Importance was given to his declaration by
the actions Of public officials.
Had they, at that time, invited or assisted
or permitted showdown, this State would
have been saved many things.
Perhaps the State would have been saved
the 81 900 which was paid from the Cover
nor's contingent fund for special prosecutors
before the grand jury.
The fact that the Governor paid this money,
a most unusual proceeding because the State
law provides another way for the expense of
grand jury Investigations, gave credence to
the charge.
There s no denial Of the fact that this grand
jury was specially charged to investigate the
truth of Stephenson's letter.
It had that purpose almost exclusively.
When the Governor paid the bills for special
prosecutors there is at least the fair inference
that he believed that the jury might find some
supporting evidence of some kind, duplicating
some State officials.
How much cheaper, to say the least would
It have been had the Governor at that time,
% even when evidence of photographers as to
the existence of a Sc, 500 check drawn in his
favor was presented, frankly said that there
was such a check and that it was the price
Of horse which he had bought
But it was not until the original check,
finally after patient and persistent effort dis
covered by The Times and printed, came to
light that there is any explanation whatever.
The great objective in this State is clear
and plain revelation to the people of the man.
ner in which they have selected their officials.
Indiana has suffered too long and too
much, not from charges of political misrule,
but from the suppression and secrecy which
has given credence to them.
Every invisible government is bad. The
people of Indiana will redeem this State and
place it back on it's high pedestal only when
they cast aside those who created that super
government and misled the voters through ap-
peals to hates and prejudices and passions.
It makes little differenc ewhat be the
source of an invisible government All gov
ernments based on secrecy and delusion of
the voter are bad.
Whenever ambitious men stoop to un-
worthy things to obtain power, and succeed;
whenever an inner government is created
through the building of such machine as
now controls politics in this State, bad gov
eminent and bad reputation abroad must be
expected
The great objective is public ownership of
the government of Indiana.
The final drive must be the exposure of
those who form an inner circle Of power The
story of Stephenson will accomplish that. He
knew and knows.
To Hate Henry. or Not To Hate Him