New-York tribune., 1919-04-10
Senator Walker Defies
Hearst to ruin Him.:
Calls Editor a "Crafter''

been printing nasty lies about me and
I'm gong 10 fraR somebody out into
the daylight and make u public liar out
OF him
"If Hearst can prove what hc has
been printing, we'll and good and III
take plea. But If he can't, I'm
going ~ place the responsibility whore
it belongs'
Senator Walker rehd letters from the
New York state Bar Association, the
New York City Bar Association and
the Now York County Bar Association
lndorsing the three bills in question.
He showed that the bills gave to
litigants and their counsel the right
to designate the newspapers in which
TO publish legnl notices. This Is now
done by the judges
Senator Walker. after showing that
on seventeen such advertisements the
Hearst papers obtained $l,66bb0. when
the legal charge should have been
$466.20. cried
Now where's tho graft and who's the
CRATER, Mr.. Hearst? Mr.. lIchrst-thc
man who threatens to ruin public men
VINO refuse to do bis bidding~I eny
that he's the CRATER. He was not only
a CRATER but he was engaged in steal
ing money in clear violation of the
law.
"Robbing Poor Litigants"
"No wonder Hearst Ia hcartsickcned.
He seess that | am trying to stop him
from putting his hands in the pockets
of widows and orphans and stealing
their money. And you can see why
Hearst attacks me. 1t Is because my
legislation would prevent him from
robbing poor litigants.
IF the time has come when a man
behind an editorial desk can serve no.
that he will ruin him unless he drops
certain legislation, it is time we found
1T out. am going to find out if a court
and jury will permit the acts to go un-
which have followed this
threat"
Senator Walker then cited an in
stance whore in small estate of but
81 200 left to a widow the Hearst pa
pers charged from three to four hun
dred dollars for the advertising.
There is little left for the widow
and poor orphans after Hearst gets
through, said Senator Walker "The
legal rate, as said before, is IL cents
a line. Reputable newspapers in New
ork CITY accept this advertising at the
rate prescribed by law, and that is all
~-'e" 20 Nhoi SSU ny L uc NEW OK ] flD-
une, "The Evening Post" and other
newspapers which observe the law
Thinks Judges Inundated
Il suppose that the Hearst paper,
send men to the judges of the courts
who have power to designate the papers
to do the legal advertising, and proba-
me: If you don't give it to us we will
ruin you
These attacks made by Hearst on me
are Shiny, snaky and insnuating. 1t
is the stealing from widows and or
phans on the inside pages of The New
ork Americana and Evening Journal
which enables Hearst to indulge in
high class mud singing on the back
editorial page.
"The reason Hearst and his news
papers are vilifying and attacking me
Is because | am pushing these bills to
prevent Hearst and his dirty stealing
newspapers from sticking their hands
INTO the pockets of widows, orphans
and children.
"On the editorial page the Hearst
papers pretend to be for the poor and
the unfortunate, while tucked away on
the columns of the inside pages are
legal notices for which they charge
thirty and seventy-five cents q line in
direct violation of law.
Answers Hearst Attacks
The American says the committee
should inquire Of Mr. Walker whether
he knew that, were his attempts to dis
credit the slush fund charges success
full, the increased trolley fare steal
would have been pushed through both
Houses.
Now isn't that something new, my
effort to discredit the 'slush' fund?
Do you discredit 'slush' fund when
you offer a resolution to Investigate
it? Is that the way to hit something,
to ask to open the doors? 1t was my
original motion that we ask the Ju-
dietary Committee to inquire into this
"The American also says the com
mittee should plainly ask Mr.. Walker
further who the two Democrats are
who were said to have been pledged
to support this bill, and whether he
was one Of them.
HAS anybody around this chamber
heard anything about two Democrats
pledged to it? From the time the bill
was mentioned--an this is not an
apology or explanation-from the time
the increased fare bills were first
spoken of around these corridors. I