The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-31
BAR LAWYERS
IN HIGH OFFICE,
PLEA OF RABBI
Stephen Wise LasheS Trend
of Politics in Fiery
KirShbaum Address.
AUDITORIUM IS PACKED
AL Smith Lauded; Tammany
Hall of G. 0. P. Is Held
Up to SCOrn.


ernors and mayors and we will have
taken a long step toward purging
politics" Rabbi Stephen S. Wise
famed liberal leader, advocated
opening the Indianapolis Open Fo-
rum season Sunday night at Kirsh-
baum Center before packed audi
forum of $500 persons.
Scores were turned away from the
Kirshbaum doors, and forum Off
Gals announced it was the largest
crowd ever to turn out for an adj
dress in the seven years of the
forums history.
Politics." cried DR.. Wise, needs
men of courage, of vision, of ideal
ism, and of honesty. 1, for one,
would make an amendment to the
Constitution providing that in the
next 100 years no lawyer could serve
as President, Governor of any state,
or mayor of any city.
Gentlemen Are Neeced
Politics ought not to be the by
product of the law and of lawyers
offices. But politics will not be q
gentlemans business until enough
gentlemen enter the field.
Alfred E. Smith," said Dr. Wise
stands head and shoulders above
either of the two major party can
didates. He has courage, insight
and an amazing grasp of the affairs
of state. AL Smith is leader Of
men, and he would be an ever
greater leader we're he a Methodist
or a Presbyterian, instead of Ro-
man Catholic.
only five men in my generation,
asserted the famous rabbi, "Stanc
out as worthy of the name of po-
litical leaders. They are William
Jennings Bryan, Grover Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson, Robert La Toilette
Sr. and Theodore Roosevelt.
Praises Hughes, Brandies
"Only two others approach that
category, and both today sit on
the supreme court bench of the
United States-Chief Justice Charles
Evans Hughes, and Associate JUS
tics Louis D. Brandeis.
THE real corruption of politics, y
he asserted, lies in municipal gov
sernment. All the rotten, filthy deal
ings which have invaded our state
and national politics come from the
roots of municipal machinism."
Lashing out viciously at Tam
many Hall and former Mayor
James j. Walker, DR. Wise told hi'
listeners not to label Tammany
Hall a product of the Democrats.
There are two Tammany Halls
in New York" he said, "one-the
real one-the Democratic Tammany
Hall, which has the courage of its
depravity-and the other the Re-
publican Tammany, which has .e
expediency of its cowardice. OF the
two, the Republican machine is the
more contemplate
HOfstadter Is Lashed
Samuel HofStadter," he said, "haS
done to New York vile and shame
full thing. Named as the chairman
of the New York state senatorial
committee to investigate municipal
corruption in New York, he has
made a deal with Tammany ever
before the final report of his work
has been published
His is a foul and filthy act anc
should he serve for a score of year.
as a great justice, he shall never
wipe out that ignoble and terrible
deed"
There are anywhere from 10000
to 100000 Speakeasies in the cit!
of New York" he said. THAT be-
speaks an alliance of politicians, pc
lice and criminals. And that al.
ways is the alliance of corruption.
Never mentioning Senator james
E. Watson of Indiana by name
Rabbi Wise tainted his Hoosier au,
dience with fieeting references tt
political scandals surrounding In,
diana politics.
Cites Indiana Corruption
You may ask me-" he said, 'hov
I, citizen of New York, may darl
to come into Indiana-the home o
political purity-to tell you my idea
of political leadership. OF course
you never have had any experience
with vote returns coming in thirty
six and forty hours late"
The auditorium rang with laugh
J, ter as listeners recalled the Wat
son landslide from Lake county il
the last election.
DR.. Wise intimated that he vii
vote for Norman Thomas. Socialis
nominee for President, although HI
did not say SO bluntly. He said h,
is not in sympathy with the Social.
list program, but he asserted that tn,
Socialists are the only group with 6
definite policy.
ARREST SUSPECTS IN