Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 237, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 December 1935 — Page 2

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M'NUTT CALM AS TRUSTEES BLAST AWAY, ‘Good Economy,’ His Reply to Attacks Made at Parley Here. (Continued From Page One) home rule in that county and township officials were direct representatives of the people who elect them, and the first to correct any evils of administration which might croop up. In contrast he pointed out that a state bureaucracy could only do this in a cumbersome, costly and long-time process. Speakers today besides Mr. Smith included Mrs. Logan Hughes, state president of the Indiana ParentTeachers Association ;A. H, Hines, president of the County Superintendents Association and Floyd I. McMurray, state superintendent of public instruction. Resolutions asking for laws making members of the State Tax Commission, Public Service Commission, State Highway Commission and industrial board elective officers are to be presented to association delegates at the Claypooi session this afternoon. Investigation to Be Asked Leon J. Granger, Hammond Taxpayers’ Association president, and Robert Brown, Hammond attorney, said they were preparing the resolutions. Another resolution, Mr. Granger and Mr. Brown said, will ask that a committee investigate the number of persons on the state pay roll and the source, by counties, of all excise taxes. Sheriff Ray, Marion County, president of the association, and James A. Slane, Lafayette, executive secretary, criticised a statement by Gov. McNutt that “any movement for retention of political jobs won’t find much favor with the public.” The association will oppose any attempt to centralize state government and break down home rule, Sheriff Ray and Mr. Slane said. The controversy finds the Governor accusing the association members of being guided by self-interest and political expediency and the offflcials charging the Governor with fostering a grab for more power. McNutt Defends Proposal Actually, the “home rule’’ plaint is a misnomer when applied to some of the recommendations, particularly those affecting township consolidations, friends of the Governor say. The committee’s findings on local governmental structure call for reduction in the state’s 1016 townships to not more than 460, or an average of five to a county. That means that many less township trustees, assessors, advisory board members and other county officers. The Governor defends this proposal on economic grounds, pointing out that the county today is more of an efficient unit of self-govern-ment than was the township of the past, because of the improvement in transportation and other factors making community life more compact. It is no violation of the principle of self-government, he holds, to change the local unit to conform to modern facts as to what constitutes a locality for governmental purposes. The Governor said a survey recently was made of what is regarded as a fairly prosperous county, now possessing 14 townships. There could be no reasons found, he said, why it could not be as efficiently governed with two townships. “The whole matter is one of education,’’ the Governor said. “I realize that these changes can not be made for some time. In fact, we have found through investigation that the people are not ready for them. However, I believe the thinking citizen and taxpayer will come in time to recognize at least most of them as desirable and that any movement for the retention of political jobs will not find favor.” “Why the Alarm?” He Asks The Governor said he saw no reason why there should be immediate alarm among the county and township officials because such legislation was not scheduled for consideration in any special session of the assembly that might be called soon. Any special session, he pointed out, would be for consideration of social security only. The Governor also pointed out that he appeared I personally before a Senate caucus! to support such a pledge. He pointed j out additionally that he will not be in office when the next regular session is held. Alarm has been expressed by the county and township officials that social security administration, particularly that of old-age pensions, might be monopolized by the state. "I'm in favor of giving the local units as much control as possible,” the Governor said, “but that control will be limited to that allowed by the Federal statute, which requires state supervision.” In addition to the township elimination. the governmental economy committee proposals include the abolition of that powerful political unit—the Board of County Commissioners. The present County Council would i be made the county legislative or- | ganization for civil government, thus i permitting a legislative bodv representative of all of the citizenship of the county. Provision would be made for the redistricting on a population and area basis or provide for equitable representation between urban and rural residents.

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