The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-22
TIMES DESIGNATES HIS STRUCTURE
"A PECULIARLY ODIOUS OFFENSE-

itor really SO simple minded as not 10
know that even If such lists were gem
orally known TO the public, which they
are not. aud even il the amount ot
stock held by each stockholder were
stated (which is not even rrQuiredl it
would still furnish no sufficient infor-
mationas 10 who is actually In Control'
Has IL never entered into the editors
mind to conceive that stock may he
assigned. endorsed in blank. hypothe-
Gated or otherwise controlled by those
whose names do not appear in the
stock book and may even be unknown
10 the man who signs the returns, TO
say nothing OF the public. and that IN
spite of the disclosures required by
tn law? Moreover does the mere name
OF the stockholders furnish any infor-
nation as 10 the other interests with
which he is connected?
But even when a law as Ineffective
as this was passed. many OF the news
papers resisted il and fought the mat
ter in the courts Why did they do soc
In days when predatory interests
are invading enterprises where their
presence is little suspected. no impair
tial man can deny that the public does
not know who is really in control OF
many of our newspapers. My state
ment was exactly and literally true.
and was a very moderate statement OF
the fact"
Criticize Times.
Have you heard any comment on
the Times EDITORIAL"
Il am receiving letters partly from
strangers. sending me the editorial
and wanting me TO answer il. Here.
| for instances is one" said Mrs. Foulke.
showing the letter to the Palladium ;
representative, from a professor in
one of the universities. who says. The
tone of the editorial and its devilish
! twisting of the truth justifies rather
that refutes your criticism of the
press Another correspondent with an
appropriate sence of the ludicrous.
hopes the execution suggested may
be made public that he may be pres
ent when Senator Bournes speech is
/ consumed
I How do you expect to retaliate."
81 don't know any better way TO
retort upon an editor who upon such
basis considers me a'reckless falsi-
fer that TO apply 10 him the crushing
! epithet once bestowed by DIR. Samuel
Johnson upon the fishwoman, and call
him parallelogTam. Or was II par
allelopipedon? can't remember.
am sure that either epithet would be
quite as appropriate as his. IL ought
to be be equally eficacious in reliev-
ing the mind. and / venture TO apply
1t in spite of his hint OF libel suit
But the editor says that such re-
marks as yours can no longer be tol-
Grated What do you say to that?"
Il fear they will have to be. for
they are likely to be renewed here
after The Times has not yet per
suaded our people to establish any
Holy Office by which that portion of
the press to which my words apply can
exempt itself from criticism"
so you are not much disturbed By
the attack"
"On the contrary. / rejoice to see
that however indifferent a markxman
III may be, at least one bird dropped
from the covey when sre shot was
fired hope there will be more OF
them. Confession OF this kind. even
though II be unconscious and involun'
tary. is of benefit to the public. though
1t may not be of any special advantage
to the soul OF him who makes Il"