The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-14

Lieutenant Governor Bush and Mrs.
Bush; Miss Brown, M. Bert Thur
man. Republican national commit
teeman; Miss Dorothy Cunningham
national committeewoman; State
Chairman Rogers, Miss Mary
Sleeth, state vice chairman; Dean
Coulter, Justice Martin and Gov
ernor and Mrs. Jackson.
Pledges to Serve People
Governor Leslie's thanks for the
honor accorded him we're followed
by the words:
81 desire to give you the positive
assurance that I shall not regard
indifferently the sacredness of the
oath that just has been admins
tered.
II here and now pledge all In this
presence and all the people of In
diana that shall exert to the very
limit of my power my greatest ef-
forts in an earnest attempt 10 re-
feet credit upon our beloved state,
upon you as citizens of Indiana,
and upon the administration OF
which, through your grace, shall
have the honor of being executive
head.
"As your Governor, am sssun-
ing the responsibility of an Ii viii
be my purpose to serve all the peo-
pie of our state without regard to
party afiliation."
Pleading for public Cooperation
in an earnest and honest effort to
re-estaklish and perpetuate the fair
name of Indiana Leslie declared:
"''The measure of my success will
depend largely upon the support
received from you as citizens of this
great commonwealth. You can not
raise the level of governmental
standards to a point higher than
the source from whence 1t comes,
which is the people composing our
citizenry."
The public is within its rights
when 1t demands that government
shall reflect credit upon the
citizenry, Leslie said, adding: at Is
equally true that you are within
your rights when you demand law
enforcement.
But citizens must share the re-
sponSibility of citizenship In up
holding and properly supporting
public servants in their efforts to
raise the standards of government
to their proper level, the new chief
executive asserted.
Challenge to Parents
Declaring that standards of citi-
zenship will be reflected in the home
and the homes standards, Governor
Leslie said:
Il desire to impress the mothers
and fathers of this state that you
can not escape your responsibility
of parenthood and depend wholly
upon the church and the school to
instill the fundamentals Of good
citizenship in the minds and hearts
Of your progeny.
These agencies are making a
gallant fight and are entitled to re-
ceive proper cooperation and sup
port at your hands.
in many instances coming under
my observation, I an persuaded
that our boys and girls are not be-
ing given a square deal in some Of
our So-called most modern and rep
resentative homes, where fathers
and mothers are absolutely falling
to instill In their minds and hearts
proper regard and subserviency to
constituted authority.
I'm far too many instances ia
theirs and mothers are setting eX-
ainples OF disregard and utter con-
tempt for our constitution, the basic
law of our land, and nerciIessly
tranlpling this sacred instrument
under foot without any apparent
compunction Of conscience"
The statement was in line with
Leslie's campaign promises for
strict enforcement of federal and
state prohibition laws and was in
terpreted as q reference to promis-
cuous liquor law violations in pri-
vate homes.
Scores Inscriptions Lawyers
I'm my opinion. one of the great
est among the many contributing
causes to the alarming and con-
slant increase in crime probably is
chargeahle to the unScrupulous law
yers who are prompted by merce-
nary motives wholly, and are fire.
quently aided in their designs TO
obstruct justice through the incom-
petence. inefhciency and weak
mindedneSs Of some Of our courts"
Leslie declared.
Expressing commendation for the
legal profession generally. the Coy
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