The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-04-25
HITS SOCIALISTS HEAVY BLOW
Declares Comrades Intentionally
Sent Out False Statements in Regard
to Meeting Held in Kenosha With
View Of Misleading People,

The following item reached Keno
sha, and is printed as far as we learn
cd iii all the Socialist papers Of the
country of April 10, 1912:
"Goldstein Frightened from Kenosha
by Mr.. Ries,
Kenosha, Wis.-W. f. Ries, of Toe
ledo, Ohio, frightened David Goldstein,
the Catholic Jew, so that he never
came to this town after he had been
engaged j speak by eight Catholic
churches.
Ries delivered several lectures here
and upon hearing that GoIdstein was
coming offered $4,000 to him if lie
would debate Ries and $4,000 more
il the audience should decide that
Goldstein had won. Ries advertised
his challenge well throughout the town
The news reached Goldstein when he
arrived in Milwaukee and he decided
not to come to Kenosha, which is only
few miles distant. The theatre in
which he was to speak was filed to
The doors, but no David appeared.
One Of the Catholic priests spoke, tell
ing his audience chat any Catholic
who voted the Socialist ticket was
sure to go to hell.
Ries spoke to big crowd Of about
700 people in the street until almost
midnight- aud still David dia not
cone.
These lies are nailed by the commit
tee Of the ST. Michael's Young Mems
Society. All readers Of the Kenosha
Evening News will readily acknowledge
that the comrades take refuge to lies
in order to make Socialist pro ,aganda.
Lie No 1t Goldstein was invited by
eight Catholic churches of Kenosha. "
Heuosha has but six Catholic churches
and Mr.. Goldstein was not invited by
any church, but by the St. Michael IS
Young Men s Society of st. George s
congregation.
Lie No. 2-eM Mr. Goldstein was
frightened from Kenosha ~ Mr.. Ries
30 that he never came to this town. 4
sicq
An immense audience which was
limited only by the capacity Of the
Rhode Opera House cries out and
says, Mr.. Goldstein did speak in
Kenosha against Socialism on April s,
1912, beginning at 8 p. m. and he pour
ID SO much cold water over the COM
rades of Marx and Bebel that they
still have the chills and be sure the
bowling Of the dog proves that he got
he licking. Mr.. Goldstein went to
Toledo, the home of Mr.. Ries, year
ago and proved to the author of the
pamphlet Of A-on&cy and Monkeyetts
hat his pamphlet was not based on
we'll founded statistics, but on lies,
md that it was written not with a
oen, but with pair Of shears. For
eference read the "Toledo Record of
lam 22nd, 19l1."
Lie No.8-s'The Catholic Jew. 2
sic9
D. Goldstein is baptized according
% the Rite Of the Catholic church,
consequently he is not Jew but a
Catholic
Lie No. 1.-THE news Of the chal-
enge reached Goldstein when he ar
lived in Milwaukee and he decided not
q come to Kenosha. !" Sic?
Neither Ries, not the Socialists Of
Senosha and not even the St.
Nticnael' 5 Young Men S Society knew
where Mr.. Goldstein was at the time.
The wires were consequently not con
aeeted, how could message be trans
terred? Why Mr.. Goldstein failed 10
coach Kenosha on April LIST, was made
lear to the public in the Kenosha
Evening News of April 3, 1912.
Lie No. 5-''D Mr.. Ries offered 500
to Goldstein if he would not defear
him in debate on the slated subject
Mr.. Goldstein was not present, how
could Ries Offer $4,000 to him? The
st. Michael's Young Mems Society
could not arrange debate for Mr..
Goldstein, since they do not belong
to the arrangement committee Of the
GoldsteiA lecture trip. The hundred
dollars were not seen nor deposited by
anybody for that purpose The chal-
lenge was made at random by way Of
r bluff, and we tried at first to make
the challenge a legal one and propose