The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-28
VAN NUYS AND
M'NUTT PLEDGE
BETTER DEAL
Democratic Candidates on
Air in Rousing Start of
Campaign.

Indiana Democrats today marched
toward the November election un-
der the banners OF progressive and
liberal government, presented to
them in the campaign opener Tues
day night by Frederick Van Nuys
and Paul v. TrcNutt, senatorial and
Governor nominees.
Addressing thousands Of radio
listeners over three station hook
up, Van Mugs declared:
II given opportunity I will make
this promise to the people of Indi-
ana-that my vote and voice will
be directed at all times against the
strange hold of the old guard upon
the rights and privileges and OPP
-portunities Of the masses Of Amer
lean citizenship
McNutts address outlined the
processes whereby Indiana govern
ment would be made to serve all
the people.
Others Make Short Talks
{ The Democratic candidates we're
introduced by r. Earl Peters, state
chairman, and short talks we're
made by Mrs A. P. Flynn, vice.
chairman, and Mrs. Samuel Raj
ston, national committeeman A
message was read from Thomas D.
Taggart, national committeeman.
Pointing to the record of the pres
ent administration, Van Mugs
charged it with being the tool of
special interests and privilege.
Practically all evils of our social,
economic, and industrial systems to-
day may be traced to the departure
of our government from it's original
purpose and design; namely, the We
-hicle and only the vehicle, for the
preservation of the lives, the liber-
ties, an the happiness of the Amer
lean people" Van Mugs asserted.
Pledges Farm Aid
Reviewing the platform pledges,
the senatorial nominee pledged his
vote and support and assured The
farm owners that my party will
keep the faith with them in this,
their hour of need"
He also declared for the shorter
week, but without reduction of in
come.
This must be permanent pol
icy and not temporary expedi-
ent," he averred.
Pledging new deal for Indiana,
McNutt declared
The dominant issue of the state
campaign is tax relief The pres
ent burden of taxes is intolerable
and unfair. Relief is imperative.
# can not come from temporary
expedients or from easy-going pre-
tense that conditions are better
than they actually are.
1T must come from the courage
Gus application of two sound prin-
ciples. First, strictest economy con-
sistent with proper transaction of
public business. This means reduc-
ton of the tax load in every di-
vision of government. Second, an
equitable distribution of the tax
burden.
Praises Tax Measure
Praising the tax limitation mea-
sure OF $3.50 maximum, McNutt de-
clared that some method must be
worked out to place taxation in &C
cordance with the ability to pay.
Second only in Importance to the
question of taxation is the problem
of public utilities" he declared.
The statute books contain laws
passed for the purpose of regulating
The utilities.
The Indiana public service COM
mission was established to admins
ter those laws, to protect the people
from unjust rates, and to award fair
returns to invested capital.
Laws Held Unsatisfactory
). Neither the laws nor their adj
ministration are satisfactory. We
propose to revise the laws for the
protection of the consuming public.
to remove all municipality owned
utilities from jurisdiction of the
commission, to provide more definite
and equitable methods of enabling
municipalities to acquire utility
plants, either by purchase of exist
ing privately owned utilities or con-
Struction Of new plants.
2. I'VE also propose to bring all
utility holding companies under full
supervision of the commission and
70 make a complete change in the
personnel of the commission so it
may become a public agency which
has as its chief purpose the COM
mon welfare of the people" McNutt
pledged
Other state ticket candidates
made short talks.