Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-08-05
PASTOR HAS RIGHT
TO Be HONEST
THOUGH HOLDING A HIGH POSI-.
TON BY REASON OF THEIR
CALLING SOME FAIL

]. H. Freedline of Abel, came out
in a signed article in the Advocate
last week which contained series
of misstatements but came about as
near the truth as other statements
Freedline has made.
In the first place he says, 'The ed
itor of that paper( meaning the Au-
dubon Republican, wants to wreak
vengeance ON the pastor because
said pastor had a hand in the defeat
of Hoogenakker for Senator" This
is a falsehood to begin with. The
editor of this paper is not seeking to
wreak vengeance. II Freedline de-
sired to oppose Hoogenakker for Of
fee that was his right as voter and
as citizen. The only thing
Hoogenakker holds against Freed
line is the fact that he told lies over
the district concerning him, and
throughout the campaign played the
role of a character assassin.
The editor of this paper was in
Abel last April and while there a
number of men came to him and
said "Freedline is saying so and so
about you Hoogenakker." At first
mistake about the matter but later a
personal friend came to Hoogenak-
ker and repeated what others said
Freedline had said. We asked the
party to meet Freedline and to hear
what we had to say. In that con-
versation it became necessary for
Hoogenakker to call Freedline a
bare faced liar, in the presence OF
this personal friend. We said so
then and say so now II Freedline
continues to say what he said at
that time.
In the above mentioned converse
ton Hoogenakker reminded Freed
line that he had left Audubon with
bills unpaid. Among those men,
toned was the account of the John
son Grain Co. Freedline owed the
account for a considerable length Of
time after leaving Audubon, but at
the time of the conversation 1t had
been paid. We did not charge that
Freedline was owing the account at
the time. According to his own
statement in last weeks Advocate
Freedline admits that he got behind
while in Audubon. In fact when he
got behind he stayed behind for
quite a while for he admits that he
owed ]. H. Baker a note Of $33. 81 on
which he paid $10.39 interest. Now
&c takes quite good many years for
that much interest to accrue on
note Of 1881. And furthermore
he was owing part of this amount
ct the time we had the converse
ton in Abel Furthermore Freed
line was still owing parties in Au-
dubon as late as last week.
In his statement in the Advocate
last week Freedline said "Any debt
that isn't cleared up am willing to
, DO so as speedily as possible" This
came as refreshing news to his
creditors for It was the first promise
they had received for some time.
In the second place Freedline said
in his article last week 1.-THE man
who gave out the information that
hell would have lo,s Of room for
men like J. H. Freedline, is J. H.
Baker" Now 1t occurs to US that
Freedline was presuming great
deal. So far as we know ]. H.
Baker never made such a statement,
and 1t Is unfair to him for Freedline
to make that charge.
In a recent issue OF the Republic
can the editor said: zone merchant
here said he thought there would be
a. much room in hell for preacher
who failed to pay his Just obliga-
lions as for any otner man who has
done as Freedline has DONE" In
justice to Mr.. Baker we wish to
state that he had nothing to do
about that statement appearing in
the Republican. Freedline simply
jumped at conclusions.
In the third place Freedline
makes another misstatement. He
said, quoting from his article Of
last week: "The starting of this
whole matter was when the editor Of
the Republican ran his booze articles
In his paper. This is a falsehood
pure and simple. The editor of the
Republican never wrote any booze
articles nor ever published any
liquor advertising. In fact we have
always been so careful about print
ing advertisements that we have re-
fused to accept Peruna advertising
on account Of its containing such q
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