South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-05
GRAFTINGS OF BOSS" GRAHAM AND
THE PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE" (?)

- EADERS Of the Main 81. paper for the peo-
X pIe' C?D may have noticed it. the
hypocritca pausty Of news In its columns. the
past with reference TO the big local question
OF the hour-the illegal hlchings Of attorneys fees
from the county treasury. by Archibald G. Graham.
boss" OF the Graham Oliver-Miler republican
chine OF which said Miller editor Of pa
per for the people" CD is the great ntelgencer.
The reason Is that chickens come home roost."
and those whsoa EDITOR Miller hilariousy picked
few years ago. when It County Atty. Houhan who
was collecting extra fees for alleged extraordinary
vice with reference Lincoln highway matters,
now lingering in his political backyard
Graham has since been collecting these extraordinary
fees. more direct quite shadily IL not
fees which Houlihan stated collected for
by Graham in the first place but apparently
without Editor Mi!lers knowledge. It stopped to
that process when Houhan began to smart under the
republican LASH Graham leaning up against the
Post saloon bar the story goes assured him that
Freddy Miller couldn't anything against him. and
he would take the collection Of those fees him
self"
Well the republican "boss'' seemed to know
he was talking about He took collection Of the
the Of s4,224. and wanted $13s5 plus
additional which he hasn't got and addition
al word OF complaint from Main st.
Paper for the people," Yes. it a paper for the
people" about the same as it public utility
free Juice. favoritisms of political boss
isms.
on mol It wouldn't print a word exposing the hlch-
ngs money from the county. by its political load
star"-"Boss' Graham!
In the days of Boss Tweed, It would have stood
by Boss Tweed with its silence but that Sunday
readers OF The NewsTmes who negligent in their
quest news regardless OF partisanshp, and do not
read us daily, may get the gst Of the here is
a nutshell:
Demand has been made upon the board Of
comfy commissioners that they institute suit
to recover SASS illegally paid A. C. Ora
ham & Crane, the law firm Of which he is
senior member with reference to alleged pro
fessionaI services rendered connection with
the financing. locating and constructing Lin
coin highway w.
said SASS is a part of $1,000 paid him
Lincoln way w, plus 1915 on Lincoln way
z. and s1ss5 additional wanted, but stopped
by the county auditor.
All OF said fees with the possible exception
OF $500 for work, alleged work that
should have been done by County Atty. Houl-
han but for a bipartisan combination that
carried two of three OF the county commits
INDUCED them in the making OF
illegal contracts for such service.
OF the s1ss5 wanted but not collected. an
attempt was made have it tackled the
real estate appraisement. and paid Louis
Proudht OsceoIa. for alleged legal work
done IN connection with Lincoln way E. but
Proudht protested, and refused to be a party
TO the scheme. Proudht then to pay era
ham,
Tas is ts story that the paper the people" CD
Is suppressing II is all right for pack OF grafters
carry your money. People, provided that
papers pack: its clque-of its party. Credit at
least screening the democrats for their part
IT, though they be the dupes rather than the
benefciazies. The paper the people" CD always
manages 10 be lined with the benehciaries.
presume that the Graham Olver-A Miller
oination. their next move will try TO 10 IT, II
the county commissioners should comply with the
mand and institute suit against Graham. that they
institute before his judicial Man Friday Mott, IN
the superior court; IVY suttnly!"
and from that there lies change OF venue,
save II is IN in which his political bene
particularly interested that the present
Judge" appears particularly determined to sit
EApMEpC To THE EpONT