The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-24
'BRUMDAUCH NOT
DRUNK '---STOUCH
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city, you are under my care. At which
DR.. Brumbaugh turned and left the
room with him.
added: Il judge from this that
when the doctor Is in Pittsburgh he is
in charge of Jim Mulvihill and while
in Philadelphia in charge of Neil Bon
ner. ~
Brumbaugh Not Included
"There was no coupling up of DR..
Brumbaueh's name with the gang he
was travelling with to insinuate that
he was under the influence of LIQUOR
or that he even drank. Ny information
was that Dr. Brumbaugh is an exem
plarv man in his private character.
There were two separate remarks
based on two separate facts.
The word drunk is a verv elastic
word, and so | will modify il ITO 'un.
der the influence of liqucr The excuse
tof some of the accured will be that
as long as a man can walk or stand up
he is not drunk. | made no reference TO
their tour through Clearfield county nor
to any other part OF the rrip except
what took place in the city of Dubois.
My fight here and everywhere is
not one of partisan politics, bat a
fight out and out against booze.
Hewing on this line | am not par.
ticuiar whether the chips hit Republi
cans, Democrats, Progressives, Social.
lists or even Prohibitiouists.
"(Signed) Henry w. Slough -
Statement by Editor
MIR. Bixler, the editor of the Clear
held Progress, which published the
statement as coming from Slough
charging BrumHugh with being drunk.
sent telegram to DR.. Brumbaueh in
Uniontown last night saying that he
regretted the publication Of the Slough
statement and he had everv reason TO
believe it was unwarranted. In an edi.
torial statement in his paper Editor
Bixler says that his paper reported DR..
slough s speech ''iust as it has re.
ported the speeches of other poll.
tieians. Furthermore. he declared
that the article reported in his paper
was correctly stated and attributed
nothing to the evangelist that he did
not say. reporter of Bixler's paper.
a young woman, wrote the story of the
Slough sermon, and The manager of the
paper sat on the platform and verified
her report, said Mr.. BixIer
Thomas H. Murray, a Clearfeld at
torney, was retained by DR.. Brumbaugh
as counsel to compel explanation and
apology or to institute proceedings
against DR.. Slough. DR.. Brumbaugh as
yet has received no report from his
counsel, but his instructions are direct
and positive that there must be salts
factory explanation and retraction
made to his lawyers by Slough and
Bixler or count proceedings would be
begun at once
Whether DIR. Slough s explanation,
as printed above, is satisfactory to Dir.
Brumbaugh had not been learned here
late this afternoon.
Billy Sunday Heard From
X. NJ Pray press representative of
the Democratic State Committee. to
gave out the following telegram pur.
porting to core from Billy" Sunday.
the evangelist:
Denver, Col, Oct. 23.-I am in
formed that personal letter OF mine.
written last spring before the lines of
the booze fight were drawn, is being
used to promote the cause of a candi-
date of the Personal Liberty party tick
ct" L am not endorsing any candidate
or party and have never done so, ex-
eept that | am against every man and
party the saloons are for. This is not
a matter of politics, but one of religion
and decency.
''Make no mistake about this. I
would oppose my own brother if he
were to line up with the booze crowd.
And my name must not be used to
boost any rum scheme -