The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-04-27
HARLAN QUESTIONS THE SENATOR.

HARLAN QUESTIONS THE SENATOR.
When your. challenge was printed.
Mr.. Harper. did You not then know
that the time was too short? Were
you not protected in your -four flush
ing" by the fact that an election could
not be held in the limited time?
In the testimony given before the
Federal court at Alexandria, before
whom you were tried for ''disloyalty
and sedition." were you not rated to
be worth ''about thirty thousand dol
lars!" And did you not have the idea
in mind when you sent out your chaI-
lenge. that the big expense Of holding
an election would prevent most any
man, especially poor man, from ac-
cepting your challenge on the condi-
lions you imposed! Or did you want
some man of wealth like yourself to
accept your challenge. so that you could
shammer" him before the dear peo-
pie" for being associated with some
cooperation" or money power!"
Did you not testify. on oath. before
the Federal court that you had only
one thousand copies of your now fa-
nous Il should say infamous) booklets.
1.-The Issues of the Day." Financial
Slavery" and Free Speech" Is it
not fact that you shipped to the U. s.
Marshal 1t Shreveport FIVE thousand
seven hundred and seventy-five copies,
six hundred and ninety pounds. on
which the freight was -. = Did you
not make . false statement on your
oath in this instance? You swore that
you had thousand, you shipped five
thousand.
Who printed this goods box full Of
Congressional Literature" for you.
Senator? And how much freight did
you have to pay on it from Chicago!
Will you not tell Us?
You are now calling patriotic meet
ings'' for the purpose Of selling Liberty
Bonds, Why did you not line up with
your country twelve months ago?
Where would the cause of Liberty, the
cause of our allies, be to-day If the
manhood and womanhood of America
had all been a. late a. you have beso-
|l|lTl
you were preaching until recently were
the cause Of the downfall Of Russian
Democracy! Of Russia 's-ruin?
How many Liberty Bonds had you
bought up to the time you were indict-
ed for disloyaIty and sedition? You
told the people of the town Of Atlanta.
on Monday night, April is. that you
owned about sou in bonds. How many
of these bonds did you buy between
April and April Is?
Why did you not help the first and
second bond issue, and invest some Of
your $50, 900 in these? Il not your
eleventh hour display Of patriotism due
to the fact tina you now understand
better the sentiments of the great
majority of the voters7 Or is it due to
the glorious conversion you had, under
the ministry Of Judge Jack!
Is it not fact that until within the
past six weeks, while other VIM par.
ish homes were giving their boys to the
cause of freedom and humanity, while
other VIM parish citizens were ans
wering the call of their country fol
food and more food. while others wept
spending their hard earned dollars fol
Thrift Stamps and Liberty Bonds Il
help their Government in this its great
est hour of peril. that YOU WERE
DOING NOTHING BUT CRITICIZE
ING OUR PRESIDENT. OUR CON
GRESS, THE BOND ISSUES, AMI
CIRCULATING IT H E DISLOYAI
BOOKLETS THAT CAUSED YOUI
INDICTMENT!
i Did you not make the following state
ment in your little booklet, which yo'
sent out to the people two month
ago, which reads a. follows: "W
| are told. that we are in This war b
preserve Democracy. Now let's see
we aref" You made this statement
and then did you not attempt to prov
that we were not, and to try to lea
your readers to believe that it wa
. commercial war;" . ''rich man
war and . poor mans nght?"
What caused you to change your mind
Senatori Was it your conversion,
or the fact that you saw the ''hand
writing on the wall' and desired to &c
with the biggest crowd! Too late
Senator, TOO late.
.Ths Aede IL on your throne. the Persian
II at your gate"
Your wonderful present day patriot
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