The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-03-28
THE BEADING BATLnO ID


Cciye the spirit, though possible to imagine
the purpose, Of the uuccasing attacks upon
the Reading Railroad and jts management, as
typiGed by the extraordinary assaults Of
almost the entire p~res5of New York city and
by some Journals of lesser consequence. Its
not more easy to understand the apparent
determination 30 make the destruction Of
that property complete and to drive Mr.. Nc
Leod personally to the wal, az exemnlifcd in
the legal proceedings instituted on behalf Of
certain clients 10y Attorney -at-Law John r.
Dos Passos, Of Now York, and his associate
counsel in Philadelphia, Mr.. Charles B. Nc
Michael, and also by tine operations and
opinions openly ascribed to such rich and
powerful bankers as Pierpont Morgan, Of
New York, and the Drexels. The ethics Of
the profession Of the law, which sanction and
make possible the assumption by members of
the Bar of the conduct Of any legal proceed
ing not in itself dishonorablo without iden-
tification Of the individual and his cause,
may reasonably shield the action oflawyers.
IT. would be subversive Of all their doctrines
and habits to assume otherwise. But we
know of no such encircling armament to
defend the clients, or the classes not privi-
legged by the halo which deifes counsel.
That much Of Readings present misfortune
is duo to the persistent effort Of unfriendly
newspapers, and newspapers as unfair as they
have been uufrieudly, is patent to all men.
Whether any OF them have been influenced
by considerations of p purely personal
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there is no rule Of ethics which makes the re-
tanning fee i'm the .asa ola journalist am alb,
solution of responsibility to be parnissibly
advertised or ayowel. I'm the main part,
however. it may be assumed that the sharp
criticisms Of newspapers adverse to the sue
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@eIoihB company nave oaeh li. liteu "N lhe
urgings ola geographical ieaIoGsv-a ieal-
euzy which mako. New York bplfttIa all mn.
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OF some pecl0a'IF JfIenulN relations Win
corporations no. 3D. harmony with Mr.. Ne.
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"neluet similar hi'Jl'e7 nave mpelied MT
Pierpont Morgan, VIII, unless common report
has efr,nrafy belirl him With ma orfstretob
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hundred thousand dollar gift to endow a
cathedral. and with the other. emulating and
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choke to death a corporation that will not
call him master. we do not know. The
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prac1lce ana preaching ana uhe greed OF
gold does not help to keep men upon the
highest places. The report lust made by a
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known bankers gave the use oil thelr names
for value received to the corrupt schemes of
the Panama Canal Companv shows that if
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Mr.. Plerpont Morgan and his plutocratic
associates would need no other warrant for
+boir c,p,ss
III would nave peen psVter LOT inc many
thousands Of people who had invested some
of their savings in Reading Railroad securi-
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Reading securities q few years ago since had
now tried to help the Reading, and better also
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