Evening journal., 1907-10-02
WHAT is THE VERDICT
GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY?

The License Committee states that
the public should give them the verdict
on the evidence which they have thus
far submitted. Let us see. In taking
evidence, it is customary, to summons
the Witnesses before the court in order
that the jury may judge as to the re-
liability or upreliability of the wit
Inesses, and therefore. balance them as
to truthfulness. But il seefns the liz
cense Committee are unable to have
at least one of their important wit
lnesses to appear in this case In COM
pany with them. This unknown"
witness must either be ashamed to be
seen in such company or afraid Of
his past record, or possibly fears a
charge of perjury being lodged against
him because OF the falsity of the evil
dence CD he proposes TO give. They
lclaim they are largely depending on
this unknown" whoever he may be,
who was so fearful lest Mr.. Hogan
would betray his name. that Mr.. Hogan
was forced in his article, to assure him
that he would not reveal his identity"
Who is this unknown" who is so fear
full of his identity being revealed?
| If the people are to believe his articles
then surely the man should make his
identity known in order that his re-
liability for truth may be known. But
what is this evidence on which they
ask a verdict from the people? Let us
examine it,
The License Committee has publish
ed a report from Maryland Several
of the men interviewed have written
letters stating, that the interviews are
untrue or incorrect, and that they have
been deliberately misquoted So great
lis, this protest, that an indignation
meeting was called at Salisbury. Md.
by the most influential and reliable
citizens, protesting against the misrep-
Presentations OF the writer of these
larticles, and the meeting was so large
lly attended, that standing room was al
la premium. They unanimously passed
resolutions branding these letters as
false and scurrilous" and also de-
lclared, that the business and prosper.
lity of their town had increased since
the departure Of the saloon.
The License Committee is hereb,
lcaught i'm several deliberate falsehoodi
lin this Maryland letter. It was an at
tempt to defraud and deceive the peo
lple and if they are not to be believed
lin this case in what respect can thel
lbe believed? Every voter should re
sent this attempt to gain his vote b.
deception and falsehood.
They give us also from Maine, clip
lpings purporting to be from news
lpapers. In the first place a newspape
can tell untruths as fast as any in
dividual, there is a vast difference
lin newspapers, and in the next plac
we are not sure that this unknown,
who is so fearful of his identity. reall.
found these articles in a newspaper
but many are inclined to think the.
lare the imagination of this 'un
lknown's" rum crazed brain. Will tn
License Committee please send us
copy of the papers from which thi
unknown" does his clipping?
This seems a fair request for tn
protection Of the public after thes
, Maryland falsifcations We are in
J formed that many Of these clipping
: coming from three different state
widely separated and sent few day
lago to one of our city newspapers 70
J publication, that copy for the clip
! pings from all three states were print
ed with exactly the same style of head
lings, set up in the same way, an
| with the same style of type, whic
leads to the conclusion that they ha
all come from the same press and wer
manufactured out of whole cloth b
the liquor propaganda for the purpose
! of this campaign. After the many mis-
Representations which have been mad
in regard to Maryland the people de
2 mand to know the real source of thes
/ lclippings before they can believe then
The truth of these clippings is also de
r MED by letters from many prominer
Z men from Maine. which we will Civ
} to the public later.
Again they have clipped from tn
I Atchison Globe, (Kansas). an aclnowl
! edged whislSey sheet, having the whis
key interests at heart In the frs
place this witness is prejudiced, an
e the people should know it. But whe
t they give conditions in Kansas Cit
= why do they find it necessary to quot
e from an Atchison paper far remove
! from Kansas City, rather than froi
! a Kansas City paper, in favor of the
business in Kansas? But Assistar
1 Attorney General Trickett. brilliar
> lawyer with a world wide reputation
y states on the contrary. that the saloo
j lis closed in Kansas City and that tn
D lefty has been greatly benefited by
! land that before. the saloon was close
lin Kansas City. they were devisin