The daily sentinel., 1909-04-01
WHY REV. FORSYTH AND
OTHERSEATT TACK PLANK

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Rev. D. ID. Forsyth. Rev. G.
A. Munro, Rev. W. r. Davis.
Rev. ID. l.. Edwards, Rev. j. IL.
Becker are not fighting Mr.. j.
&. Plank for reelection as alder
man from the third ward because
they believe that he is not II
straight. fair, honest. capable
and conscientious man. Nearly
every one OF these gentlemen
has admitted at one time or the
other since the beginning of the
campaign that MIR. Plank is
good man. a clean man. lie has
Tor several years been IA MEM
ber of the official board of the
Methodist church. Why? Let
Rev. Forsyth answer. Rev.
Forsyth has declared that he
had MIR. Plank ON his official
board because he Nns one of the
most capable men in directing
business affairs and looking af-
ter financial matters that he had
ever had in any pastoratc or
church over which he had pre-
sided ms pastor.
Not one word has been truthfully
said against the character, the ability
or the integrity of j. c. Plank. What
has been said untruthfully has been
said in nasty underhand and be-
hind-the- back manner
Then why are Rev. Forsyth and
these other reverend gentlemen so
anxious to defeat Mr.. Plank?
The main reasons are as follows:
Will A. House. general secretary of
the Y. NJ. c. A., who is getting $50
from the Y. NJ. C. A. while devoting
nearly all of his time to the political
campaign. wants to get even" with
j. C. Plank because J. C. Plank was
outspoken about certain actions of
viii a. House.
r. l.. Magill. candidate for alder
man against J. C. Plank wants to
get even" with j. c. Plank because
the latter protested when this sancta-
monious gentleman wilfully violated
the city ordinances.
J. II. Rankin also wants to get
even" Mr.. Rankin is one of the men
who think that plenty of good men
could be secured TO devote their time
to the work of a charter convention
without pay while at the same time
he has drawn from the fund sub
scribed by the people for the V NJ. c.
A. building over $500 for services
dS hiSDtOlOl o'i NlNC NhhA az"
cording to Mr. Rankin's ideas about
the charter convention should have
been for the good of the cause
Mr.. Plank as Y. NJ. c. A. official
protested against Rankin's "inspec-
tor" work.
Little Royie" McClintock. a mem
Der of the Y. NJ. C. A. board, also
wants to defeat Mr. Plank as a vim
dication for the actions of the Yellow.
Now il happens that Messrs. House.
Magill. Rankin and McClintock are
very prominent churchmen and they
are powers that be" in the Good
Citizenship League. They wanted
Mr.. Plank defeated, not because he
is not square" and honest but be-
cause he is too square and honest to
suit them. These gentlemen issued
their mandates and Rev. Forsyth and
the other reverend gentlemen de-
termined to stand by these lieuten-
ants of theirs and these noble
Romans of the Good Citizenship
League and therefore have taken up
this fight Ito get even" TO seek re-
venge for Messrs. House, Magill.
Rankin and McClintock 1t is n
noble spirit glorious cause, isn't it?
Messrs. House. Rankin, McClin-
took and Magill are denouncing Mr..
Plank on every hand and some very
dirty back work is being
done in the name of the glorious
cause
Rev. Forsyth and one or two of
the other ministers have been heard
to say, I'VE are not fighting Plank
but he is not on our ticket and that
settles it Don't be fooled. Rev.
Forsyth and his associates are doing
everything in their power to defeat
j. C. Plank and they will get more
bitter and aggressive in these last
days of the campaign.
In spite of the fact that ]. C. Plank
has made a splendid alderman, that
he has been square and fair. that he
and j. B. Matthews, the other alder
man from the third ward. have done
more for that ward and secured more
Improvements for that ward than
any aldermen the ward ever had on
the council, he is marked for defeat
by Magill. House, Rankin. BY Heck
McClintock. Forsyth. Munro. ct al,
in the name of the glorious cause of
revenge" and get even"