The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-25
VOLUNTARY
PROTEST
AGAINST
METHODS
FaIsity Of Vicious Assault Is
Shown
Many Instances Of Hanaa's
Coed Work
Attack Called Unjust, Unfair
and False
Only Hireling Would Stoop to
Such Methods

TO The Forum: We, the undersign-
ed. citizens and residents of Fargo, de-
sire, through the columns of your pa
per, to join in the protest which w.
A. Scott made in The Courier News
and your paper recently, against the
malicious and false attacks by Robert
M. Buck upon the character and serv-
Ices Of our fellow citizen and neigh
bor, L. B. Hanna.
In substance this imported profes-
sionai muckraker and character as
sassin charges that Mr.. Hanna has.
during his entire career been opposed
to the best interests of the state and
the community in which he has lived.
This is known to us to be utterly
false. Nothing could be farther from
the truth. During his entire life in
this state he has striven at all times
TO promote the good OF his community
and the state. The faIsfty Of his inn
putatfons must have been known to
this man Buck, and to the persons
who have assessed themselves to pay
this man for doing the job.
For instance: A. good many people
have thought that Fargo college was
q, benefit to the youth of this city and
and the state, and was worthy of
support. If President Creegan were
at liberty to speak out, he would be
compelled to say that that institution
has had no more generous supporter
than Mr.. Hanna: and further. that
the fine Carnegie library was obtained
largely, If not wholly, through the en-
ergetic and intelligent effort of Mr.
Hanna.
A large part of the community also
felt that the Y. M. G. A. was an in
stitutfon tor the accomplishment of
good in this community. When the
old building had to be abandoned, the
association was without funds, the
work Of getting a new building was
taken up, and the present beautiful
building was constructed to house that
most worthy work. If those who car
ried the burden of getting a new build
ing would speak out, they would have
to say that Mr.. Hanna was one OF the
most generous supporters OF that en-
terprise When 1T was at the point
of failure 1t was through the pledging
of his personal credit, and his efforts
alone, that the association was able to
complete 1t and open its doors.
When the old quarters Of the Sal
walton army was deemed insufficient.
ing, Mr.. Hanna was the man who did
most to aid them in securing their
present building. His generosity and
good works have not been confined to
the above.
He is one Of the original organizers
of the Associated Charities, ana one
of its most liberal supporters. No
appeal to him for assistance in any
good work in this city has ever been
made in vain.
1t is true that Mr.. Hanna has been
successful; but what we need is more
successful men in this city and this
state, more men like Mr.. Hanna, and
fewer muckrakers and knockers. If
we had no successful business men. no
such men as Mr.. Hanna in this COM
munity, there would be no Fargo col
lege, no Y. M. G. A., no Associated
Charities, no hospitals, no Florence
Crittenton home, and no Salvation
army barracks
We resent with all the emphasis at
put command these unjust, unfair and
false attacks upon Mr.. Hanna Only
one good thing can be said, and that
is that they are made and put out by a
nonresident, who is hired for that
specific purpose.
No reputable and decent citizen who
knows Mr.. Hanna, would countenance
them for a. minute, and we most ear
nestly resent them.
Mr. Hanna is so well known in this
city and throughout this state that
these attacks are harmless, but Justice
to him as a neighbor and fellow citi-
zen, and our own sense of decency
and Of fairness, compels us 70 make
this protest.
Max stern, j. Al. Chesley, w. j
Lane, Morton Page, MA. Baldwin, w.
q. Boyd, Maurice Kaufman, Alex
Stern, @. e. Nichols, "A. B. Taylor,
#. A. Irish, Thomas Baker, jr., M. G,
Young, Edward E'ngerud, M. f.
Holderman, John Wyman, w. HI. Ay-
mar, f. e. Ball, r. G. Moore, Jas Nc
Guigan, VIM. Rosen, G. e. Nugent
j. Lowery, A. B. GuptiII, r. X. Kellar
w. w. Doyle, r. b. Newton M. A.
2 Hagen, William Stern, J. "A. Ander-
son, j. Fl. Grady, G. C. Schuyler
George Fowler, w. w. Smith, J. f.
McKone, C. III. Reinecke, Al. G. Stan
ton, c. r. Holmes, J. J. Nelson, e. G.
Cooper, G. II. Alfred, Il. r. Buxton
G. III. Nesbit, w. H. Shure, e. T.
Morris, Peter Luger. James T.. Holmes
III. Il. Loomis, Sam Paper, w. ID. Gill
lespie, II. e. Cole.
Famous Painter Dead.
Wiegbaden. Germany, June 25.--SiI