The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-04-26

Since there is no properly interested
party in the State of Illinois, or citizen in
Zion City, who is legally calling for defense
against any action of General Overseer
Voliva, or for an investigation of his books
or activities, the general public is at a loss
to know just why the tax payers are to be
taxed with the expense of a costly investi-
CATION of both, apparently to appease the
personal spite of an offended politician,
whose seat is in danger through Mr.. Vol
twas spreading popularity among his con-
stituency.
Anyone acquainted with the granite
character of this man Voliva, knows that
though there be nothing in his life or bust
ness which he needs to be ashamed of, or
that he would not gladly reveal to anyone
honestly DESTROYS of information yet, from
the standpoint of principle, he will legally
resist this Legislative Committee to the
last ditch, and likely to the political oblivion
of its advocates, on the grounds of uncon-
stitutional class legislation. He will doubt
less defy the Committee as really powerless
to force him to permit an investigation.
Of course they will resort to the courts.
He does not fear the courts, for he knows
he is perfectly inside his rights, and has
violated no law
In the successful management and ex-
pansion for fourteen years, Of a multitude
of diversified business interests, some of
giant proportions, and in the financial re-
juvenation of bankrupt estate, whose in
debtedness was over million dollars, Mr..
Voliva has proven that he is at least no
fool, nor are his attorneys.
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his popularity, and fans the fire these fools
would quench, His attorneys will doubt
less be on hand with bail, and he is of the
stuff that will fight this case through all the
lower courts, and sooner Or later his rights
will be respected, and his eventual triumph
will but advance his cause.
But it is costly business for the tax
payers, sending this expensive Committee
around, summoning witnesses, taking testl-
mony, etc. to pilot this useless case through
the courts to please either a grieved or
hired politician, and handful of bellieose
irresponsib1es, who might desire to use his
influence to further their personal ends.
We understand that Mr. Voliva gener-
ally retains a corps of competent attorneys
whom he leaves to legally cast out the dew
lis that he stirs up. The fact that he has
had hundred of similar suits, and won them
all, should prove to intelligence that what
his enemies say about him is largely false
The soundness of his position and his safe
business activities form his sure Defense
and the opposition he receives is his great
est advertising equity.
There are powerful business interests in
direct competition with Mr.. Voliva and
Zion City, who evidently would not balk at
hiring just such tools of opposition as are
displayed in this call for general State
Investigation when no individual is in any
particular asking the courts for redress.
What are Our county and state courts
for? Why is this legislative expense made,
when the Legislature has really no judicial
authority?
These facts alone should inspire the tax
payers to call for an investigation of the
callers for this INVESTIGATION. They surely
will in time, and it will react on the heads
Of those constituencies, political juggers
of the peoples money credulity and pa
tence, and they will be left "ShwtleSS."
Yours truly,
THE VOTERS VOLUNTEER INVESTIGATOR.