The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-18
Progressive Candidate Re-
sents Assaults on His Char
acter by the Boss Con-
trolled Journal.
SAYS NEWS CAUSED
"REIGN OF TERROR|
And Is an Enemy of Good
Government and Men.W
Fight for Reforms ArtiI
Gle Scathing One.
palladium Specially


INDIANAPOLIS. Sept 1s.-The at
tack made upon the Indianapolis News
by Albert ]. Beveridge. Progressive
candidate for governor. which appear
ed in the form OF a communication
on the editorial page of the News
Tuesday afternoon. is the political SEN
sation of the hour. The communication
is the first letter ever addressed to q
newspaper by Mr.. Beveridge and In IL
he reads the pedigree OF the Fairbanks
journal from A to 2. IL is a complete
and scathing arraignment of the policy
of the News in attacking the motives
and acts of men who stand for reforms
in government. Mr.. Beveridge frankly.
calls the News the enemy of good gov
ernment, accusing il OF preaching
vague righteousness" and when an
election is on you usually stand
against the very men who have fought
real battles for that righteousness
Mr.. Beveridge also states in his let
ter that the real cause for the News
opposition to Col Roosevelt was his
action in instituting libel proceedings
against that paper. Mr.. Beveridge ac-
cuses the News of having conducted
! reign of terror" ever since IL passed
| into the hands OF Mr.. Fairbanks and
his associates and OF having driven
'one of the most respected citizens OF
indianapolis" Col. Eli Lilly. to his
grave by false and slanderous at
tacks"
| Since the opening of the present
campaign the News has been making
repeated attacks on the Progressive
candidate for governor. The EDITORIAL
against Mr. Beveridge. appearing in
the News last Friday, was particularly
offensive to him and prompted him to
make his reply. published last night.
Mr.. Beveridge's statement, in part, fol-
lows:
| Policy Of The News.
You say that I took from the late
Jesse Overstreet the appointment OF
surveyor of port in the interests of
my own political representative. Mr.
Rothschild." The surveyor Of port al
ways has been and now Is a senatorial
appointment in every state in the Un-
ion. BY a private agreement between.
Mr.. Fairbanks and Mr.. Overstreet, in
which was entirely ignored. Mr. Fair
banks took the appointment of post
master. Mr.. Overstreet the appoint
ment of surveyor of port.
Notwithstanding this offensive treat
nent / held my peace. But when Mr..
Fairbanks became Vice-Presfdent and
the Offices of surveyor of port and post
master at Indianapolis became vacant,
l demanded the right which every sem
ator in every state in the Union has
to name the surveyor of port and that
Mr.. Overstreet should appoint the
postmaster. which is a congressional
appointment in every state In the Un-
ion. Mr.. overstreet appointed the
present postmaster. Mr.. Bryson. who
is now serving as postmaster OF this
city. 1t might be added that the posi-
ltion of postmaster OF indianapolis pays
the highest salary Of any federal once
in Indiana
So far from your being the enemy OF
political bosses, not only has The Indi-
annapolis News been the organ of the
boss-ridden Republican machine in In
diana but The News itself has tried TO
be the boss of this city and ate.
A "Reisn Of Terror"
From the day that The News was
bought from John III. Holiday and w
J. Richards by Charles Fairbanks "and
associates" II personally saw the con-
tract which was signed by Mr.. Fair
banks). The Indianapolis News began
a reign of terror which IL has contin-
ued until this day. Your first victim
was one OF the most respected citizens
of Indianapolis. Colonel Ell Lilly.
whom the false and slanderous attacks
of The News drove to his grave. Ever
since then The News has continued
this terrorism Young men who have
wanted to take part in making our pol
itics decent have been prevented by
a knowledge that The News would be
down on them IL they did so. Even
the business men of Indianapolis have
been kept in terror of you.
But when you hbeled Theodore
Roosevelt he denounced you: and