Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-09-12 | Page 7 | Cleaning up Indiana

1 F Cleaning Up Indiana T J t HE governor of Indi Indiana na the mayor of I S 1 Indi Indianapolis and a few of the powers S in Ho HoOsier sier politics face charges of political corruption today sini ly because two editors c S and a few officials 1 had the nerve and courage to cry out against roti rot rot- i tenness In Indiana its it's not a popular thing to find fault with the powers that be Condemnation Cont Con Con- t was heaped upon two newspaper newspaper editors who dared to expose reputed conditions conditions condi Conservative hidebound political fob fol- rJ lowers acted the part of docile sheep sheep-re- to believe revelations of wrongdoings s. s t fI Court trials may prove some of the indicted in- in J. J officials in Indiana guiltless But the S point is that when the air becomes foul with rumors of graft and intrigue it i is a b betrayal betrayalS t S of the public for the press or law enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment officials to sit idly by and discount j the rumors without real facts The smoke If y ought to be investigated in order to rIf r- r ft t tam tam h how ow muc much I 1 f. f fire Ire th there ere is IS tf- tf Its It's ridiculous that intelligent citizens willS wilt will V S take their party leaders in such bit big doses tS and wit without out examining K the lab labels 15 Theres There's not a bit of sense in m broadminded people i refusing to believe anything bad of officials ls r S just because they belong to a certain party Yet that's the universal rule Let a man of S conviction and bravery condemn corruption and the critic is is' the one that gets gels most o of I the condemnation Nearly everyone hint that the complaining citizen is e king nc Its It's time that credit is is given give pre testers and Indiana owes a vote of thank to the few who dared delve into ri ties despite all the stor storm ll of pr test ani an official opposition S