The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-28
This Candidacy of Stump

The announcement of Albert Stump that he is
willing to again be a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for the United States Senate should have
the fine effect of causing Democrats to look over the
eld and discover the best man to properly represent
that party in the next election.
ft is inconceivable that Senator Arthur Robinson
6il be returned to that body.
There is a chance, OF course, that he may obtain
the Republican nomination.
It is for that rather remote danger alone that
the INDEPENDENT voter is interested in the nominee
of the Democratic party. The people of this State
4~ant chance to vote for some one rather than
against one, in the next election and to avoid
that rather sad situation which existed in the
. for the long term in 1926.
The claim of Stump lies largely in the tradition of
politics that man who has made losing fight
in election has sort Of claim to again
If he sees fit.
No would make the mistake of believing that
the very slight margin by which Senator Watson
goes back to the Senate due to anything but an
opposition to Watson.
Had the people learned from Stump last year
that he was opposed to wisconsin, opposed to bar
gains with the Klan, opposed to all the practices
which kept Watson in power and turned the State
to the forces of fanacism and bgotry he would
have been an easy victor.
At time when the people were eager to listen to
denunciation of the treason Of corruption Mr. Stump
was denouncing tariffs on calico.
At time when the State resented Stephensonism
and all that it implies Mr.. Stump was talking in
generalities and platitudes
At time when the State eager for David
to challenge its Goliath it treated to bland smiles
and bander appeals to historic past
The people have not lost their interest or their
zeal They want to redeem this State. They want
a WIN hasc xunJ uI,o
hates fanaticism ard bigotry in his heart who will
take his place among the immortals who in other
years made the name of Indiana respected and hon
ored for it's patriotic zeal and its outstanding cour
age of convictions.
The people will demand, If they have chance,
some who is no late convert to the political ex-
pediency of denouncing corrupt influences but who
denounced them when they were powerful and mill
tant and tyrannical.
It takes little courage today to condemn these
wrongs and these influences.
The conviction Of the mayor of this city and
his CUSTER the indictment of the Governor the
Citations Of Of, the secrets Of the black boxes
have changed the hazards
Even a cautious can today denounce them
with impunity.
The hour requires something more. 1t demands
leaders and leadership 1t has place for the pussy
footer. It has no use for the tnid
Perhaps the voters of the Democratic party may
look their lists and decide that there others
who more completely fulfill their requirements and
their ideals. They may decide they want a who
did not wait until the battle was before he
went to the front lines.
OF course there Is the chance very great chance,
that the Democratic nomination may not be SO i'm
portant
1t is quite probable that the Republicans will so
completely throw off the influences which kidnapped
its and livery that it will produce candidate,
not Robinson who will be all that the people, Repub-
hcans Democrats will desire.
But as long the of Robinson exists, the
Democratic party owes duty to the citizenship
the nomination of candidate who will at least offer
a contrast.