The Washington herald., 1913-11-20
HARPER'S WEEKLY CHALLENGED TO
PROVE ARTICLE DEFAMING BANKERS

the administration the Rapgood Hapes Weekly, that ad-
organ which has been quite properly subsidized by two of Mr.
Wilson's particularly wealthy itmas not to print such silly untrue ana
harmful paragraphs publishing have known Hapgood for
wentyseven years. sat the table him Memorial Hall at
Harvard belonged the Greek letter society," graduated in the same
class knew him reporter and editor admire his honesty purpose
and nquesOned sincerity but mind his mpaeeabe theories and
his frequently unve6d statements greatly impair what would otherwise be
la great and useful influence
Two weeks the weekly its wy-qute unnecessarily
0Goman who
the currency BILL have not thought difference
of opinion with the President necessarily constituted treason At the time
when Haps Weekly styled these three Senators practically rensgade
and thus rendering the great sser bssousht
the President to call of these ovezeaous friends
But fear that Hapers Weekly failed his request seriously
ntegent for here the of November 15 the weekly
still the business gives this silly utersnes
ment.d upon and criticised certain feature. Of the owsna
bD made word sent out at by Of the large
the utmost They give it merchants when they
deemed c 1i M aFR S sy Si5f Rs tune
(The are ours)
Did read such dyy and such wicked
that? Will such editors Hapgood emes honest and purended
learn the truth about bankers Of this counhy-name that
they of the clay farmers, merchants and
aeture that they better and that their responsibilities
frequently heay and that they trying discharge those responsibilities
for the benefit of their eOmmunie finally that they not engaged
and that OF them een wicked or
foolish the thing that Harpers Weekly deliberately them Of
Of friend Hapsood doesn't know what he talking about
and order that fact hereby ehesy offer Harps Weekly
produce ( publicly for private npdOn) single authentic
instance which financial institution large small has
bank such advice that which dbesnamey Ito
sngency the neghborhood remotely
resembling any such hateful and impossible policy
There We haven't ST. 900 throw away for circulation
and advertising steadily increasing 1--WE acknowledge this little puff for
Yet anxious spend this And cock
that Hapes Weekly had the slightest true basis for this absurd
keep
uou, those three Democratic Senato that
foundation and that actually jure the whole administration Mr. Wilson
readily believe busy notice such bad breaks
these his close friends Cleveland Dodge and Charles Crane fast asleep?
Both these gentlemen have intelligence and public spirit Both of them
stand pldgdOr the sake of Mr. Wilson's supply the deficit
Harpes Weekly That being the why they allow these
be printed? Mr. Dodge director of the great National City Bank
New York No knows better than he that this and the other BIG banks
speaking by and large engaged eonpatoa methods and
they entirely undservng Of the with which the
o regard them
u.s. depIore th, suspicion many our
admirable minds have fallen Shakespeare Suspicion always hauui
the guilt mind"
This quotation readily admit inapt here are convinced
that the Presidents mind guess when he suspects the
honest Senators working earnestly though deliberately for well
rounded banking We feel that Mr. McAdoo mind equally
from guilt when he the great banks conspiracy
because bonds fall price account of the best of economic
But firmly believe that of type ready to
hbor suspicion willing believe the motives of the other fellow
though he be that execated the successful of
just hghmnded e conference and ug
gesn from all highly respectable quarters the result would be
for legislation for national prosperity, and for character
people, This constant sowing of the seeds of suspicion degrading thing
This effort apart Glass; either bankers msnufaurers
other set of honest and depict them greedy
is aught with consequences that may be dire for all
For change then how refreshing would be for every leader
public life to confer freely and without suspicion subject with
who by their SKILL and ustwness have made themselves
before the community in that subject such conference leads
President Wilson to sit down with Wal Street banker" leads
break bread with the chiee muraker Of much
be the credit to each member of the QUARTET andwha
much intelligence and information for government
and business men!
Have suspicion then all hand And rally the Pre
dent establishing Of usfuess of good WILL and
every nghtminded causel CLINTON T. BRAINARD
of the peoples rights through and The Herald