The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-29

Of the country knows more Of the
good things in Indiana than they do
right here.
QUESTION: What about the In
dianapolis Star?
GOVERNOR: They talk about
this business Of prison administra-
ton. Why do you think the New
York Herald Tribune asked me to
come to New York to talk to them
about fitting the penalty to the
criminal. They worked a shenanigan
on me-sold the manuscript to the
Washington Post and the Minneap-
oils Journal, besides using it them
selves. Any other questions?
Now : then, my fellow citizens,
what FWant ayou to do is this. I
want you to compare your situation
now with what it was two years ago.
Now, they don't talk about what
they have in their platform
They are afraid to. have analysed
what it would mean. If the Repub-
lican party were to carry out its
state platform, it would mean one
or the other of two things, either a
5 per cent sales tax plus the ruin
of municipal functions, the deStruc-
ton Of credit, the doing away with
poor relief, the ruin of our institu-
tons of higher learning, the ruin of
our benevolent and penal institu-
tons, the violation of the contract
with every member of the teachers
retirement fund, the violation of the
contract for the World war men,
orial, or it would mean a II per
cent sales tax on the people Of this
state. Do you want that?
7 would just like to have our folks
visit some of our surrounding states
and take look at how the sales
tax operates.
Plans Tax Study
Now, let me tell you other things.
I have no pride in forms. am in
tereSted in two things: To reduce
the cost of government and make an
equitable distribution of the burden.
And I have said that as soon as this
election is over, I am going to form
committee consisting of a repre-
sentative from labor and a repre-
sentative from the farmers, a rep
resentative from the retail mer-
chants and representative from
the manufacturers and two or three
representatives from just the folks
and some from the senate and
some from the house; and I
want that committee to sit down
and take a look at what has
happened under our tax system;
want them to compare it with what
has happened elsewhere all the way
around us. Then if anybody has a
better system to offer, 1 will be the
first one to take it.
I don't know whether I have it
here or not. Here is a newspaper
article that was circulated all over
the state Of Iowa and here is the
heading on it-just to show you
they tell more Of the truth in Iowa
about Indiana than we can get our
newspapers to tell here. Indiana
points the way" That is this news
paper article published in practic-
ally every paper in that state.
Here is the way they start out:
In sharp contrast to the chaotic
tax system of Iowa, the state of In
diana comes forward with a definite
suggestion to bring about still fur
Their improvement in its method of
securing needed tax revenues"
Then he winds up with this para
graph: Contrast this forward look
ing plan of Indiana with the Iowa
situation" All right, contrast the
Indiana plan with any situation in
the United States of America today.
Speaks of Roosevelt
QUESTION: Is there any friction
between you and the President?
GOVERNOR: I have heard that
story. I don't parade the relations
that I have with the President Of
the United States. Newspaper boys
asked where I was two weeks ago
Sunday. I went, on his invitation,
to talk to him about the Indiana
situation. will bring you a message
if you want it. Franklin Delano
Roosevelt wants Sherman Minton
elected United States Senator.
If you want to know how the re-
lation is, I have talked to the White
House every day for the last three
weeks. If you want to know how the
personal relation is, come in and
look at his picture on my desk and
see what he says on it. I don't par
ade those things. 7 have known the
President of the United States for
long time. He is my personal
friend. I admire him. I will go
through Hades for him. I will be a
delegate to the national convention
in 1886 that renominates him for
President of the United States.