The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-11-06
FRANKLIN UNMASKED.


night. Was Never in Daylight.
His Letter to Clubmen Speaks fol-
Itself.
From Original Copy.
Law Office of
VIM. H. H. FRANKLIN
1910 Metropolitan Life Building
Minneapolis, Mimi, Oct. 9TH, 1914.
Messrs. Ewing, Stewart, Thompson
King, ct. ais,
City.
Gentlemen:
This is to advise you that have
placed before the Morals Commission
he proposition suggested by you and
hey have declined to have anything
o do Herewith; the gauntlet is down
AS to the other proposition, of be-
ng retained by your organization, as
counsel. | must and do, on Principle
most respectfully decline to be so re-
aimed.
Trusting that we thoroughly un-
1erstand each other, | beg to remain,
Yours respectfully,
VIM. H. H. Franklin,
Attorney for Negro Morals Com
mission.
The foregoing is copy of the let
'er of Franklin to the Clubmen's Or
ranization. Notice the date. Do you
'hink the Clubmen would attempt to
buy this Morals Commission? Did
hey buy the original organization
Can they say that Mr.. James Eddings,
he first president and Mr.. Solomon
Saunders, the former treasurer sold
OUT? Why should the moral Franklin
approach his colleagues with any COM
promise? Why should he consider
my proposition of being retained by
YOUR organization as counsel if
what he says about them is true
IN connection with the County At
'orney, Mayor and Chief of Police !?
Yes, his gauntlet is down and The
Star made him throw down one that
lie can't pick up.
FRANkLIN-THE coNSPIRAToR.
Atty. w. H. H. Franklin, who was not
"onsnicious by his absence from the
meeting on Thursday night has con-
1emned the officers Of the meeting and
'ttacked the character Of the members
column will give the character Of citizen
ship renresented and the speakers pres
ont. But Atty. Franklin is bowling with
his "Voi"e" about the underworld
element. Does he call Atty's Smith and
F~ancis. Rev's Beaslev and Edwards
' eague was ORGANIZED with Chas. Hamil-
TON as president and w. M. Scott as
Se"'y. men Of the lower class. We pity
"n"h p GROWER az Franklin. He was in
.he Roosevelt Progressive Club and the
civic Club. and nv his ignorance and I'M
ponularitv caused their Disgrace ErankySh
hos nerse"nted and shaken down the
rIuhs under the RIise Of "Attornev and
cuidon" of the Negro Morals Commission.
md attemnted to secure protection for
the Clubs later through Detective Har-
din. Mr.. Shull's club was allowed to run
again nv this dictator after
he got S117. and Mr.. Lewis Ewing. was
wade manager. He ARRANGED to meet
TIE Club men at Mr.. Kings Club.
Messrs. Ewing. Thomson. Stewart and
King We're nre"ent. Mr.. Oliver did not
attend. Franklin was there to get his re-
tainer az counsel for the clubs. He
GUAR" rteed to "hold up'' all suits and
that Hardin would give notice protection
Fr"nk''n was rresent at Mr.. KINGS club
and took on the necessary spirits (good
whiskev) for business and he told what
a scoundrel Attv. Morris. his partner
and henefa "tor was. and OF his ability
would nut un his "big stick. Leave
1t to me. brother. I can handle the
Morals Commission" But Editor Smith
had flushed his game. He got no cash.
and the commission got the story Frank
lin then wrote a letter Of re-considera-
ton. remaining with the commission
from Principle" Atty. Morris met the
club men later at Stewards and was re-
tanned as counsel. We now show un
this white winged guidon. who did not
Yet he has the effrontery to say that
"Smith is now with the Clubs' We
have personal friends among the club
men and DID not opnose clubs. and know
we accent any money to protect them
Never has cent been paid to the Star
for the protection Of Club owners or the
campaign Of Mayor Nye. We do not pet
their advertisement. and hold no stick
over their heads. Franklin IL generally
too full Of whIskev to know the value 81
his words or actions. He has a griev-
ance against humanity. He Is a present
day Richard III. Any lawyer, who will
stretch conditions through white news
papers to force warrants and convictions
against persons, in order that he may be
recognized as the majesty Of the law: Is
worse than Javert and may Franklin
either ask forgiveness from his maker
and apply his talents to better use: or
end his miserable existence. We can go
so far in his record as to expose his
respect and better judgment Can you
imagine the immunity Of such a Negro
to attempt to vilify Chas. Sumner Smith?
We have felt the serpents tooth often,
md Is now immune, but we deplore the
fact that any Negro. who Is such a moral
and physical coward, should become so
financially desperate that he plans to f.
nance his existence on Islander and per-
secution, by association with a question
able Negro preacher and some degenerate
white so-called reformers, in the publica-
ton of a paper; which is circulated free
In white churches, for the expressed pur-
pose Of attacking the County Attorney,
the Mayor, the Negro clubmen and
voters, and The Twin City Star, not OH
facts but on fabrications to suit the pol
itical situation. Neither Of these gentle
men or the Star can be insulted BY this
political pgmy, the unfortunate w. Fl.
II. Franklin, but the nagging Is audac-
ious and the impertinence Is becoming in
Commission have caught Franklin with
the goods in one case and in the act of
receiving in another, some have resolved
that the Star Is right others are so