The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-06
JOHN v. KEN THE
TOOL OF GAMBLING
TRUST S.YS HEARST
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milk and to the gambling establish
ment which churned it into butter, and
to the corrupt hos who spread the but
ter thick over Mr. Kern's slice of poll
teal bread.
There is nothing that | detest SO
much as the old form of political con-
troversy, in which reckless statements
and unsubstantiated accusations take
the place of facts.
Depends Merely on Facts"
Even at the risk of being dull
! have in this campaign abandoned all
rhetorical Indulgence, all personal as
| sertion, and have depended merely
upon facts-plain facts; unvarnished
court records, affidavits, documents and
evidence of that character.
"In urging Mr., Kern's indisputable
eligibility for the retired list, with or
without pension, rather than as a
leader of the Black Horse brigade of
the United States senate. l shall de-
pend upon entirely documentary evil
dence.
Il shall quote only from public rec
ords and published statements and
sworn affidavits.
Mr.. kern's Indebtedness to the
bosses having been acknowledged, his
Indebtedness to the corporations is
next in order.
This association has lately been ex-
| hn n q
of Mr.. Kern's railroad pas from the Big
Four railroad. And it as formerly ex-
posed by his connection with the great
street railway scandals of Indianapolis
during his term as city attorney.
THE finding of Mr.. Kern's Big Four
railroad pass is still fresh in your
minds, but l will repeat the account OF
it as published by e. w. Hatman:
| when Mr.. Kern was here at the
fair said Mr.. Tatman, he lost his
notebook and spoke of his loss to sew.
eral men. News of the loss came tC
our Office, as did later telephone mes
sage that it had been found. Anything
about a national candidate is interest
ing, and reporter was hurried to the
ing kerns name in gilt, was of little
interest, but in it was a pass issued by
the Big Four Railroad company, good
until December 81, 1908, bearing the
name of John w. Kern.
There Were Others.
There were two or three other Bis
Four passes, but the reporter examined
only one.
"a railroad official, when asked how
Mr.. Kern had pass when the fedora
law was so sweeping against the issue
of such passes, said Mr.. Kern was the
company's regularly employed attor
ney, and therefore could be given free
transportation
SMr. Kern explained that he pos
seses the Big Four railroad pass merely
as attorney for the railroad in damage
cases against the railroad. The rail
road officials declare that Mr.. Kerr
possesses the pass as the regularly EN-
ployed attorney for the corporation.
Il do not know from the data at hant
which declaration is technically cor
rect, but l do know that Mr.. Kern pos
sesses the pass and do know that h
represents the Big Four railroad and
do know that the Big Four railroad i
part of the Vanderbilt system.
You all know that the Vanderbilt
system has excellent reasons for want
ing one of it's employees in an impor
, tant position in the United States gov
, eminent, for you all remember that tn
Vanderbilt system, like the Standar
Oil company. was fined by the govern
ment because of violations of the law.
This Vanderbilt system was prose
cuted by the present national admins
tration under evidence which l mysel
gave to Attorney General Moody. Thi
1 Vanderbilt system was convicted c
3 giving illegal rebates to the Suga
S Trust and was fined some $4,000 an
= paid the fine
The Vanderbilt system has place
: Mr.. Chauncey Depew in the Unite
States senate as the representative {
the New York Central railroads. tn
<. New York branch of the system, and
8 would like to have Mr.. Kern electe
n vice president as the representative {
/, branch of the system.
n Mr.. Kern has not only been through
t. out his while career the agent of priv
lege-seeking corporations, but he ha
been the legal tool of Tom Taggart
that venal bosses most corrupt entel
= prises.
:. Mr.. Kern was appointed city alto
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