The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-05
The Slate
A Statement.

MOST newspapers have an old custom Of
Iva publishing their states Of candidates just
before election. Today The Times lists the
men running for public office in whom it be-
lieves the public may place its faith.
We are an independent newspaper. We
make no deals nor do we attempt to dictate to
any party. If party gives us principles and
candidates We feel we can support conscien-
tiously We back them; if not. We attack them.
We care nothing for labels. What interests US
is the thing that is back Of the label.
IN general. We believe the voters will best
serve themselves and their nation by support
ing the Democratic ticket. Do not be deceived
BY the straw men which a leaderless and
foundering Republicanism has set up in the
campaign which has ust closed.
Look at the record. Compare the situation
Of the country. state and city today with their
plight at the end of the do-nothing era of
Hooverism- The Democrats have made errors,
some of them absurd. They stin have long
distance to go to recovery, but things ARE
better
SHERMAN MINTON should be elected. He
has saved the people millions Of dollars in
utility rates. He is pledged to support the pro-
gressive and humanitarian policies of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. His opponent, Arthur Robin
son. is opposed to the New Deal has made no
record at all in the senate and has not the
confidence Of his own party leaders Not a
single member of the senate came to Indiana
to assist in his campaign. If his own national
leaders don't trust him why should the voters
of Indiana?
Senator Robinson, desperate for issues,
dragged Governor McNutt into the campaign
although the Governor is not standing for
office. His move was a boomerang. Governor
McNutt stood up publicly and answered every
question. no matter how personal, about him
self Senator Robinson failed to do the same
thing, although we publicly have asked him
three times what were his relations with D. c.
Stephenson, former khan leader and convicted
murderer The voters will draw their own con-
illusions from his silence.
JOHN KERN should be elected mayor of
Indianapolis He will continue the policies of
Mayor Sullivan, who has pulled the city
through the depression with surplus, with
lower taxes and with the soundest credit of
any large community in the country Judge
Kern will have the cooperation of Washing
ton in obtaining public funds for such neces-
sary Improvements as track elevation and
other public works for the relief of unemploy-
ment
Predetermined Republicans should, we
think, vote for Judge Kern as the only way of
purging their party of Coffinism. Local Re-
publicaniSm never is going to be worth con-
tinental so long as it is boss controlled. The
only way to get rid of boss is to lick him at
the polls. There should be new deal for the
Republican party in Indianapolis Coffinism
MUST go.
Next in Importance is the legislative ticket
Governor McNutts liberal and progressive
policies should be supported by giving the
Democrats a working majority in both houses
Yet, as an independent newspaper, we believe
the legislature should contain an intelligent
fighting minority of f1rst-class young Repub-
ncans.
Too much power is a bad thing for any
party and legislatures should be deliberative
bodies in which matters of public policy will
be thoroughly debated. So we are backing
four Republicans from Marion county for the
lower house.
A LBERT j. BEVERIDGE JR. should by
all means be supported by members of
both parties. His tremendous knowledge of
state police systems throughout this country
and Canada is of the utmost Importance at
this time. He is fearless independent and
shrewd.
LAURENS HENDERSON will be invaluable
in the legislature He has made a careful and
detailed study of liquor control both in Indi-
ana and elsewhere. The present liquor law is
experimental Both Democrats and Repub-
licans arree that il must be nverhauled at the