The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-21
Short Campaign Decided
Upon at Conference of
Party Leaders.

BH Times SDecidI
BEDFORD, Ind, June 21s-Plans
for a short. intensive Democratic
campaign this fall to last no longer
than a month, were discussed at q
conference of state and congress
sional candidates with members OF
tho state committee here this morn
ing.
The conference was held while
members of the Indiana Democratic
Editorial Association visited the new
Spring Mil state park near
Mitchell.
Democratic champaigns of the
past have been too long drawn, de-
clared r. Earl Peters, TT. Wayne,
state chairman, and have lost their
punch two or three weeks before the
election.
District chairmen were asked to
call together their county chair
men and plan for intensive organi-
zation meetings.
Financial details Of the campaign
also was discussed.
The editors and friends were
luncheon guests Of Thomas D. Tag
CART, at the French Lick Springs
hotel.
Two Issues Defined
Two issues will be paramount in
the 1880 campaign, honesty and tax
relief" declared Walter Myers, In
dianapolis, candidate for representa-
tive from Marion county, who made
the principal address at banquet
Friday night given in honor Of the
editors by the Indiana Limestone
Company.
1.-THE Democratic party stands
four square on both issues. The
character nominees for state office
and for congress meets the first
issue, while the platform adopted
at the state convention takes care
of the second"
Myers pointed out that for two
years more there will be a Repub-
lican Governor and senate; there
fore there must be Democratic
house of representatives which will
have to go slowly and be sure that
it is right"
"When a measure is proposed 1T
must be SO sound that its very sub
stance will put behind 1t such a
powerful force of public opinion
that the Republican Governor and
senate dare not oppose. The party
must forget politics and everything
else except the best interests of the
people of Indiana. The way to con-
quer is to be so everlaStingly right
that even death can not change 1t.
There is something unconn1only
wholesome in the people Of Indiana.
They may be duped and deceived
by political scoundrels, but they
send them to serve terms in prison
as well as in Office. The tendency
to trust too far springs from innate
honesty" :.
Myers delivered Parthian shots at
President Hoover, "the miracle
man." and discussed the present
economic situation, placing en-
phasis on what he declared to be
the failure of agricultural relief
promised by the national admins
tration."
Praises Party Editors
Praise of Democratic newspapers
was voiced by Peters, who declared
that the Democratic party Of the
state acknowledges a debt Of graft
tude to the editors who unselfshly,
energetically and intelligently have
waged the fight for its success"
He discussed the platform pledge
of returning the government to the
people as against "the Republican
contention that by divine right a
favored few shall rule the destiny
Of mankind" and declared that to
be the single issue.
Aspects of the state political sit
uation were also discussed by Claude
E. Gree, former mayor of Vincennes,
and Dale J. Crittenberger, veteran
Anderson publisher.
Eugene B. Grove, Bedford, Third
district nomine for representative
in congress, was POSTMASTER.