South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-14
NOW ITS JOHN G. YEAGLEY AND LADIES.

NOW ITS JOHN c. YEAGLEY AND LADIES'
Now the Honorable John G. Yeagley, address
ing the ladies at the organization Of the local Hughes
alliance yesterday locked arms with Claudine E.
Nicely in defense of the Hughes special as financed
by the wives of New York mnHonaries. hither
prepare the minds of womankind to raise their boys
to be soldiers, to ready into Mexico if
Hughes is elected and there shed their blood to pro-
tect their husbands loot Again we say that is what 1t
amounts 20 in reality though not in pretense
But the Honorable G. is long on protecting
loot He used chronic lobbyist about the state
house at indianapolis behalf Of the public utilities
largely financed by Wall ST. interests. which he repre-
counsel that before Indiana passed its
anlobby law requiring lobbyists to register and dis
close the source their employment-and since then
he has kept away. Evidently doesn't like to work
SO much in the open We can Yeagley
being deeply concerned in the Of Mr. Hughes
and the special investment of the wives Of his
indirect though the less long distance clients
For the system interocking directorates has not
been wholly eliminated. The strings the local
and electric COMP anies clients Yeagley's, that
extend into Wall ST. there interock with invest
ments here, there and everywhere including Mexico
readily proclaims the source OF his inspiration
And speaking of the local gas company just word
to the ladies of the Hughes alliance. thing.
which perhaps if they not too gold-pated, will
serve to alleviate their "scorn." In addressing you
Yesterday and referring to News-Times COM
ment on the 'Hughes special" Yeagley used these
words
urge you to scOrn-ssOrn is about as FAR
he tramp who viii stooP to take advantage Of pO
to do her duty country"
Very well John but there is one South Bend,
'be he editor be he tramp" who doesn't always
take advantage position" anyhow. He didn't do
it when he declined to negotiate for profered bride
-he News Times 10
take position with you in behalf of the gas company
in the recent municipal gas tight.
You remember the day. how you entered ye editors
sanctum your side of the wanted to know
if we rep you mould public opinion to your
way of thinking perhaps help influence the city
administration thereby. accept your terms. You
also remember though you deny it, how repeated
" in the course of the conversation ye editor.
tramp" was repeatedly reminded you would be
willing to pay" him, make it right with him. that
you would like have him state his price and that
you would be glad he compensated"
You may also remember though you will no doubt
deny it, how it seemingly his head, how
through shame that he shorJ be approached,-he
pretended o hear you. but finally under extreme
pressure you we're answered that you would get a
square DEAL keeping with the justice of posi-
ton but for you please accept it on that basis
And you were semi-supported in your position too,
possibly influencing public opinion to that extent and
maybe encouraging the city administration to TO
the settlement that finally reached. We do not
say that this was attempt to bride that amounts
TO any crime doesn't legitimate public
utility methods we suppose but attempt to
thw art the editorial opinion of this paper and mis-
appropriate services OF the publishers
OF this paper, after manner which, had it been
cepted would newspaper ethics least, have de-
served the "scorn" not only of women of all
kind.
of this paper about what amy man. be ne editor
vantage of his position besmirch anything Scorn
is thing effectively be applied to lawyers
we'll as editors and tramps they take advantage
Of their position to besmirch' or even insult As u
respecting womanhood that particular editor yields
nothing you and will farther than you dare,
and say that he has enough confidence in woman. to
believe she should have the ballot-just
as she can get honestly and knows how in
diligently, by wa OF the head. Different, however.
while she still permits herself to be misguided by way
OF her husbands pOcketbook, own selhshness
into thinking that her enrichment the expense
by blood OF others, is any particular duty to
her country"
The editor OF this paper be wage slave"
rather than a purloiner Of large fees from and dis
seminator boughten influence" for. large financial
interests mould his patriotism and partisan
ship and he may have tramp instead of riding in
Cadillac wise deserving the scorn" Of the silk
pettcOats but never mind. He'll try worry along
Maximien Haraen's paper has been suppressed