Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-05-17
Article Filled With Deliberate
Misrepresentation and
FalsehoOds.
Should Designate Louis Seelbach
As Keeper of Corner
Saloon.
DR.. MECHLINGS SPLENDID RACE

venom and with its habitual disre-
gard for truth, the Evening Post
published a bitter and dastardly at
tack on the present members of the
General Council on Monday of this
week, principally because they had
just voted to award the city printing
to the Posts rival as an afternoon
paper, the meanness and vile in
situations contained in the article
being ample justification of the
statement of Congressman A. o.
Stanley and Campbell Cantrill, the
first stating that the Post was a
mongrel organ, while the latter
stated that the issuing of publica-
tion of the Posts caliber was a dis
grace to the fair name of the State.
One of our great writer's states that
if the devil ever laughs 1t is at
hypocrites, they being his greatest
dupes, and il this holds good Satan
must enjoy one long continuous
chuckle at the antics of the Post
and its editor. Here are some of
the glaring errors which were con-
tanned in the article, and the Post
knew IL was deliberately misrepre-
senting the facts:
Councilman Jerry King, Of the
Fourth ward, It stated had brother
in the detective department, this
being false, as there is no Detective
King in the department.
Alvin Rosenberg. the prospective
Councilman from the Fourth ward,
It was stated, conducted a chile par
lor on Preston street. Another de-
liberate lie, as Mr.. Rosenberg has
been with the Louisville Lighting
Company over ten years.
Fl. B. Benson, candidate for Coun-
Gilman from the Fifth ward, it was
also stated, has a brother member
of the police force. Another utter
'fslsehood. as NJ. Benson has mo
brother.
Councilman Thomas J. Dolan,
from the Twelfth ward. was reported
as city salesman for the Utica Lime
and Cement Company, while every
one knows that Mr.. Dolau is with
the New York Life Insurance Com
pany.
One glaring and attempted mis-
representation was in the case of
Councilman d. B. Coleman, pro-
prietor of the Broadway Hotel, at
Ninth and Broadway, the Post stat
ing that he conducted a saloon, and
did not even mention the ho5el was
an adjunct. Working on this theory
the Post failed TO be consistent when
It did not speak CT Louis Seelbach,
candidate for Park Commissioner, as
saloonkeeper, Fourth and Walnut.
Deliberate sneers were contained
In the article for men who had ever
been employed as bartenders, men
tioning Fred Schwenker, the pres
ent Alderman and labor leader. and
William H. Karst. at present in the
painting business, the writer pos
sibly overlooking Me fact that all
men were not born in a position to
belong to the Pendennis Club or for
tunate enough to marry into wealthy
families. thereby avoiding manual
labor or even tending bar for a
livelihood. Always pursuing
hypocritical policy. while masquerad-
ing under sham reform methods,
the Evening Post has never spared
either the living or dead from vile
attacks or insinuatlons, and even
when exposed, as in the present in
stance. will not make amends un-
less compelled to do so.
Strong candidates are in the field
for the Democratic nominations and
many new faces will soon he seen
in public life. One of the strong
aspirants now in the field is DR.. Fl.
f. Mechling, who has opened the
eyes OF some OF the oldest politicians
by his aggressive campign for Cor
oner. the Doctors large following
behind him in Democratic circles
leaving no stone unturned In the
effort TO give him the nomination.