The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-17
HEARST DEF|ES
THOSE ATTACKED
Journalist Courts Any Suit His
Opponents Wish to
File.
WANTS A HEARING SOON.
TAGGART, FORAKER. ARcH5oLD,
BAILEY AND BRYAN WOULD BE
REPUoIATEo IF HEARING CAME
NOW HE SAYS.

Chicago, Ill. Oct. 12.-wflliam Ran
dolph Hearst likes libel suits-he likes
them served at almost any time or
place. He also welcomes process serv-
ers- If properly introduced and pre-
scented during ordinary business hours.
But he Goes object to appear in a
Venus at the Bath" role, and he said
as much. and more. in Chicago Thurs
day night, after appearing in a serio-
comic sketch, arranged by Governor
Charles n. Haskell. of Oklahoma,
aboard a Union Pacific train at Omaha.
In Chicago, Hearst said OF the cpl
sode: Il am glad, indeed, TO receive
the summons. | was in the bathroom
at the time-not avoiding any one. not
suspecting any one, but employing the
bathroom for the purposes for which IL
was made. These may be more or less
unfamiliar to Mr. Haskell. but gener-
ally are understood by the cleaner ele
ment of the public. Some one knocked
at the door and Mrs. Hearst responded.
The man at the door did not state
he was an officer or that he had
paper to serve. Mrs. Hearst thought he
was a drunken ruffian. and l imagine
the mistake was natural and excusable.
She declined to let him in and he broke
in the door.
Il stepped out and asked what the
trouble was. and he said he had a sum-
mons to serve. OF course his action
was high handed and contrary to law,
but the Standard Oil people and their
In ~ ah ,xf ty.x
the law. / accept the summons not
withstanding. and invited Mr.. Has
kelrs suit Immediately before election.
III he canno secure immediate ac-
ton in the ciyl. suit, l invite him TO
bring a criminal suit
Coincidence in Amount Sued For.
There is one singular thing about
this civil suit, and that Is that the
amount sued for is $780, 900. Just ex-
actly the sum that Mr.. Mack claims
the Standard Oil company contributed
to the democratic party.
ct would seem almost as II the
Standard Oil were trying to recoup
itself for its political generosity.
Il am going to New York VIII
pass through Indiana. If Mr.. TagEnrt
of gambling house fame has any suit
his service.
81 am then going through Ohio and
if Mr.. Foraker has anything in the
way of suit l will be on the platform
waiting to accept his service.
Il will be in New York and IL Mr..
Archbold has any suit to make will
gladly accept the service.
II make these statements and give
out my itinerary in order that IL any
suits are to be brought they may be
brought without any unnecessary an
noyance to my family.
Willing to Give all Chance.
After leaving New York j am will
ling to go down TO Texas. although
have been there once. in order to give
Mr.. Bailey a chance to sue; and then
am willing to go back to Nebraska
in order to give Mr.. Bryan. II he
wishes, chance TO sue me for refer.
ring to the fact that he tried to get
the rightful inheritance from the
widow of a dead friend by secret
will.
"All these men will have ample OPP
portunity to show that what l said of
them is true.
Il only ask them to establish the
facts before election, In order that all
honest people may repudiate them
more thoroughly.
Gov. Haskells action is based on a
speech made by Mr.. Hearst in Mem
phis. Tenn, in which, 1t is alleged, Mr..
Haskell was charged with being an
agent of the Standard Oil company
Gov. Haskell asks actual damages OF
100000 and exemplary and punitive
damages of another $500. 900 for aIleg-
ed libel upon his character