The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-20
THOMPSON HAS ENOUGH


Tulsa Times: Mayor Thompson of
Chicago is now trying TO beat back but
has taken a different route from that
pursued by Senators Stone, Gore and
others who want to recover the ground
they have lost. The mayor of Chicago
has sued one of the newspapers there
for S25O,OOO, the heavy damages asked
by him being intended to be impressive
II Is not known throughout the coun
try what this particular newspaper said
OF the mayor, but 1t would have been
impossible for it to say more than hun.
dreds of other newspapers have said
Contumely has been heaped upon Chi.
cago's mayor since first he became an
aide to the kaiser. 1t has been handed
TO him both by newspapers and by ind-
viduals.
II this German sympathizer is going
to get back at all those who have said
things about him he will be mainly
engaged in lawsuits during the remain.
der of his life and leave to his heirs a
heritage Of suits to be carried on after
MS death. As TO the damages he will
be able to recover, Of course that will
remain problematical, but at this stage
it is not likely that he will recover much
IN the way of balm for his injured feel
ings or injury to his character.
Other proGermans, especially those
IN the senate, have depended upon ex.
plantations, made by word of mouth or
through the newspapers. Eventually
they must see that it is impossible for
them to deceive the American people.
Declaring that they are loyal and al
the same time doing all in their power
Tor Germany does not deceive any one
Thompson's lawsuit will not help him
even though he should recover the full
amount named in the petition. His
status Is fixed in the minds Of the Am.
erican people. They have sized him I'M
as traitor and no doubt an effort will
be made to prove it if the lawsuit he has
instituted ever comes to trial.
Muskogee Times-Democrat: Perhaps
Mayor Thompson of Chicago is aspiring
to become president of the forthcoming
German republic.
Lawton News: Mayor Thompson of
chicago has been hanged in effigy in his
home city because Of his unpatriotie
actions and utterances. II all that has
been said Of him is true, he should be
subject to the supreme humiliation-im
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Sherman (Texas) Democrat: The may.
or Of Chicago should be interned until
after the war.
Dallas lTexas) News: Mayor Thomp.
son OF Chicago has now commenced sr-
ing the newspapers. His chance to re.
cover damages probably is contingent
upon his ability to obtain a pro-German
jury
McAlester News-Capital: Mavor
Thompson's attitude and the threat Of
the peace advocates to make that CITY
headquarters is enough to take the wind
out Of Chicago.
Drumwright News: They finally woke
up In Chicago and are to start custer
proceedings against Mayor Thompson.
lie has done everything but openly de.
clare allegiance to the kaiser. TO war.
rant such action being taken.
Kansas City NIol Journal: Mavor
another race. This time he was run.
Thompson Of Chicago has been making
ming for personal safety, not for official
/ position.
Guthrie Leader: With the pacifsts
and Mayor Thompson, Chicago seems
to have more to be sorry for than ever.
Guthrie Leader. Speaking Of inflated
valuations, where did Mayor "BH"
Thompson of Chicago get the idea that
his reputation could be damaged 81 500.
GOO worth?
Washington star: Chicago has about
made up her mind that Mayor Thomp-
Z son is neither "a good patriot nor good
politician