The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-04-09
AN ANSWER TO The TRIBUNE'S ATTACK ON The
ANTLSA0ON LEAGUE

On March 20 E. Davis sup ntcndent Chicago
Chicago Tribune calling
complaining crime while the failing
o influence the right side of moral questions
On March "a the Tribune having printed part OF Mr. Davis letter in
its Voice of the People column made him the subject OF attack its
editorial columns Under the heading e Davis Public Puris the
He charges because
question The Tribune OF Chicago
And having proved Tribune crime
Chicago he denies this the right attack crime
Perhaps Mr. Davis that The Tribune should not attack
We do because Mr. Davis doesn't
The Tribune called attention the Chambiss because Mr.
Davis didn't We hammer fake bonds and organized
snaton Mr. Davis doesn't We keep calling public attention
the mokery of paroles and padons because Mr. Davis doesn't
Mr.. Davis the individual.
Why Mr. Davis choose ignore crime and why does he
specialize liquor? the Anti
League items into print about
the of liquids 1t not to his advantage to see publication OF
depong crime The about liquids the pub
public and thus the salary for
Davis
On March Is F. Scott Mcbride Superintendent the
League reply with the
printed Not line Mr. MeBrde letter has been printed by
order that the public be
the Tribune attack Mr. McBides letter published
substantially in fult
answering to make personal defense OF Mr.
pav a Superintendent of the AntSoon League MI Davis
years Chicago well known and personal
attack upon By the editor nn the se no " DAVIS n
The editorial also Mr. Davis aaried employee OF
the Ansaoon League your Anti
which the asking Tor reply
"Thc editorial makes at least three attacks:
FIRST salary for his work Is
salary for work for the Tribune? Is it not
also true that the minister gets salary Tor his WORK. CITY or STATE
Tribune the less faithful and because he gets
little does the Anti
and attacked by editorial example
sacrifice that necessarily must be made to win against the big
by the Head
Committee The League and in determined by the
anou o publicity he other such factor
SECOND, sdep the real when He charges
both sides of the liquor question: The fault that
generally that editorials which
often the side
Witness will old editorials on the liquor
that church
What has the Tribune done aid in
editorial has always been for the vets
similar
Amendment the enforcement law If
editorials and then ask yourself the question
both sides OF the liquor question: you Will
speaking properly editorials Ono cannot be on
both sides of moral question
"THIRD You charge that MI Davis being League
against Luther and host others who have led
Fhe League has had its
Saloon Must Co. but with the OF the saloon number
crooks retired from the State Legislature and from places OF pubic
they lost the
liquor the League in its fight against liquor
do
fecty of the conditions mention
be the chief
crimes Saloon politics the
of in with bonds, paroles and padons
the the results of Prohibition 1t is shown
testimony understand crime conditions The warden of
the pnenary Monday this the that
Joliet there because OF the direct
There go and Al in
Two the number of
throughout
country of these things that OF the type attack
commndabe attacking
individual abuses while the time falling to lend the
good should be
this individual and
as with the of
he has several objects