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

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1t is encouraging to note that Governor
jackson says that he is the Governor Of "all
the people,"
Starting from this point, he should have no
hesitation in calling special session of the
Legislature as requested by the committee in
charge of the City Manager movement.
For it is inconceivable that all the people
would refuse so reasonable a request as that the
State Of Indiana right the wrong done by its
Legislature at the last session.
When Mayor Duval was elected, the laws
provided that the people of this and other
cities could adopt the City Manager form Of
government at-any time and put it into effect at
once.
That condition was part of the contract
1t is quite possible that very many citizens, if
they had not felt that they had this means Of
protecting themselves, would have voted very
differently in both the primaries and the cleo
ton.
That very provision of the law may account
for the otherwise inexplicable actions of the
voters of the Republican party in permitting
their ticket to be named by the "night-
gowned" leaders and the voters generally in
later electing, or presumably electing, Mayor
Duvall and the present council.
One of the final acts of the Legislature was
to pass law under which Indianapolis cannot
get the new form of government until 1890.
The voters have already shown by a majority
of five to one that they want this change in gov
eminent and thus get rid of not only Mayor
Duvall, who is being taken care of in the
courts, but the whole system.
1t is quite as important to get rid of the
city council and it's shameful bargaining that
borders on blackmail and would be blackmail
if done in private business
1t is quite as important that Indianapolis be
given back its rights to rule itself and set up
a government that will function without the
guidance of any kind Of political boss. George
V. Coffin, now under indictment, is not the
only menace to decent government in this city.
1t is true that the Governor signed this law
which robbed Indianapolis and did 50 over
the protest Of many men and women who
pointed out the fact that it was an assault
upon the rights of the people of this city,
1t may be unfair to construe the reply of
the Governor as meaning that he will refuse a
special session, because the entire State would
have to pay the costs and the benefits would
come only to Indianapolis
This State can afford to pay any price to
be honest with its own citizens The whole
State was dishonest and tyrannical when it
passed the law which robbed Indianapolis.
Of course, the Governor would not wish to
have any other differences drawn from a re-
fusal. There might be those who would be I'M
kind enough to suggest that he wished no spe-
clal session because the members, once gath
cred, might reverse the policy of last winter
when it voted against any Investigations.
He, certainly, would not wish to have the
people of the State think that he would do
anything which would keep the secrets of the
Stephenson 'Black Boxes" locked in criminal
courts.
Certainly no one, except, perhaps, those
who have some reasonable fears of what those
boxes may contain, would hesitate to pay the
cost of special session if it did nothing else
than to give indianapolis justice and then
make public all the facts which are now under
the law hidden in grand jury deliberations.
The people would very gladly pay the price
Of admission.
IT, as the Governor says he is Governor of
all the people, he can prove it easily by calling
that session at once.
The Coliseum Project
Now that the board of managers has narrowed