The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-05-30
Lake View
May 2ist, 1914.

Lake View
May 2ist, 1914.
Dear Mr. Conlin;-
IL certainly gives me pleasure to
note the reference made in your per-
sonals in last week paper, in regard
to Mrs NJ J. Warren of Marquette
a. being swindled by L. q. Lewis,
etc. Pleasure, in being able to retute
the article, ana place the public right
in regard TO Hon. +. q. Lewis, in
which you have so long neglected TO
correct the libelous articles, about
him, you printed some years ago. and
which other papers have been willing
TO do after he had been vindicated of
any attempt at dishonor, by eight con-
gressmen who spent ten months in
vestigation to the bottom, of all his
enterprises, giving over all the four
teen indictments, brought by the
Postal Dept through Goodwin for
revenge) because Mr. Lewis had ex-
posed by Free Speech in his
papers, the grating and Matchmaking,
done by this Department to innocent
victims
After this most searching trial,
brought on by Mr. Lewis demand,
that Congress investigate, the opening
up all his books, etc, to their search,
he was found not to have, "even the
smell of smoke in his garments, and
today, you have +. g. Lewis, TO thank
for your Parcel Post, tor this is just
what he exposed) that the Postal Dept.
was giving 50, 900, 600 to the Express
Go, 8 through Goodwin, Certelyin
etc. and a deficit in that Dept each
year was causing great concern. So
he had the Express Co.'S and the u.
S. Treasury controlled by the Secret
Service System, Goodwin to fight
against, and Right Conquered and
he won, loosing about $11, 90, 900 en-
terprises, by so doing Not one charge
of fraud being found against him
Today he is making good again every
cent of loss sustained by his patrons.
Can or would any other man do the
sameI Then we have T. q. Lewis to
thank for the discharge OF Goodwin
from the Head OF the Postal S. S
Dept for that trial, brought out his
dishopor, to people who he was sup
posed to serve with honor This con.
ressman Redheld who !is .now in the
cabinet will attest, for ne was one of
that jury. The s. s. Dept, has now
been placed under supervision, where
records are to be kept of all govern
ment monies, hereafter handled, and
every detective, is accounted for and
they cannot persecute you, al inno-
cent victim, flor enmity) through
your publishing Truths" about their
matchmaking schemes. You have the
privilege of Free Speech if. 1.-THE
Truth, without a tyrant at the Head
sending fifty or sixty detectives to
Crystal Falls to persecute you. Close
up your bank, our publishing bust.
ness, boycott you in general, by en-
ploying the head of the Associated
Press, as their chief detective ut 10000
per year to SANDER you In every paper
issued and you citizen paying taxes,
to that same Gov. TO ruin you. You
are now safe, Please thank +. q.
Lewis He has done much for you. AS
he always has, and always will, de-
vote his life and money TO doing good
10 his fellow men. Rather, condemn
your Govt for It's rottenness, that It
employed such men as Goodwi who
caused so many grand educational
institutions, bank etc, 70 close, by a
fraud order, and loss to 80, 900
poor students, who were getting an
education free, for nearly merely $52
worth of subscriptions to magazines.
Right here, | wish 10 contradict the
article, in the paper, given no doubt
to you, by one who was without sin.
hence he had the right to. cast the
first stone" that Mrs Warren paid her
s52 for membership and educational
advantages for herself and children,
and for no Home" Then the f52