The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-10-30
To The Editor:

10 The Editor:
! The Republican City Committee. of
which Mr.. Edgar Hin is chairman. has
seen fit TO cause the reproduction of
an article written by Mr. lin which
appeared in local paper Oct. 16.
! which charges me with falsehood, in
mat | have charged against the city
government county taxes
MI. Him, as a paragon of virtue,
| feels licensed to brand me a three fold
liar, and is careful to cause a free dis
| trloutlon of the sheet containing the
charge, in the hope of misleading the
people of Richmond as TO the true
conditions existing resultant of Mayor
! Zlmmerman's laxities in the handling
OF the city business
Monday, Oct. goth. the Palladium
/ contains a communication from me,
oherlng to deposit $500 in the Sec
ono National bank, TO be given TO any
charitable institution of the city if
Mr. lliff could prove his charge.
The correctness of my statements to
be determined by committee of five
business men.
Could l make a fairer offer?
l have waited, hoping Mr., Iliff would
avail himself of the opportunity to so
prove, or at least prove himself suffi-
GENTLY honorable to retract.
1t would seem that character is
nothing to Mr.. Tiff compared to the
perpetuation of Zimmermanism at the
city building.
1t is hardly conceivable that a man
would StOOp so low.
L wish now to state, nOtwith stand
ing Mr.. lifts declaration that | have
a IStf Cd
entire data and find have no changes
to make, or at least if any changes
are necessary, it is to add to the de-
plorable conditions further evidences
of incompetency.
The writing of the series of articles
which was so offensive to Mr. Tiff,
was not pleasant duty by any means,
but duty nevertheless.
1t must be self evident to the people
Of Richmond that Mr. Tiff is unable to
show where l have juggled with coun-
ty and city taxes and served them out
as city sponsibilities
No one knows better than Mr.. Tiff
that every statement is true
Mr.. Tiff further says: AS soon as
Mr.. Bavis came from England and set
tied in Richmond he began to ask if
we had a ely government and when
being told we had said then I'm agin
it,"
Such puerile twaddle is unworthy of
being noticed
| will say however, if Mr.. Tiff had
exercised care in collecting his data.
and had cared to be truthful in it's use,
he would have found that my citizen
ship preceded my coming to Richmond
by II years.
| will also say for Mr. lifts delec-
tation that he is slightly mistaken re-
garding the first question being, have
we city government?
My first question was: What are
my rights as an American citizen? |
found the answer in the 14th amend
ment to the constitution which SAYS:
All persons born or naturalized in the
United States, and subject to the jur-
isdiction thereof, are citizens of the
United States and of teh state wherein
they reside. No state shall make or
enforce any law which shall abridge
the privileges or immunities of citizens
of the United States nor
deny to any person within it's iuris-
diction the equal protection of the
law"
What I desire most alphabetically
to say is, that if the state cannot cur
tail my enjoying the full benefits of
citizenship, | am sure no man, espec-
tally Of Mr.. lifts calibre, shall inter-
fere.
The writing of those articles can
be charged to an honest effort on my
part to live up to all that the term
Citizen" implies.
What does it matter to the people
of Richmond where l was born?
l am not seeking political prefer
ment, elective or appointive. What |
am most anxious to see is a city gov
eminent in keeping with the import
ance of the city am proud to ascribe
as home"
What the people of Richmond are