The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-12

ening World is South-hating
paper and that it exposed nearly
all the Mississippi Congressman.
This fact would not excuse Mr..
GUMS wrong-doing, Of course.
We repeat that this paper did
NOT TURN UP Mr.. QUIN
ALONE, but turned up ONE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY Con-
gressmen and Senators out of
FIVE HUNDRED AND THIR-
TY-ONE, some from practically
every state in the Union. There
were several from New York,
Maine. California, Illinois, In
diana, and all the rest of the
States. Mr.. Quin and his
shrewd lawyer would try to
make the people believe that this
paper only turned up the Con-
gressmen from Mississippi;
whereas, as a matter of fact,
there were some Congressman
from every State in the Union,
thus disproving the charge that
this paper only turned up the
Congressman and Senators from,
the South However, we repeat
that we hold no brief to defend
this paper. The question the
people are interested in is, NOT
what the paper stands for, but
WHAT is THE TRUTH ABOUT
THIS CHARGE! And how are
you going to know the truth
when Mr.. Quin makes two state
ments which are contradictory
one says that his wife worked as
a clerk IN HIS OFFICE in the
House Office Building at Wash
ington and, when that was prov
en- beyond doubt to be untrue, he
comes back now and says that
she worked IN HIS HOME!
This charge made by this pa
per is either the truth, or, under
the law, it is libel and the paper
is liable in damages to these Con-
gressmen and, insofar as we
know, none of them have sued
this paper, which is worth per-
laps a MILLION DOLLARS or
more, is absolutely solvent and
we submit to any right-thinking
person that this paper would not
dare attack $50 Congressman
with the charge of fraud, if it
had not had the conclusive proof
because if it had made a false
charge against them, it would
have been bankrupted by dam
age suits.
Mr.. Quin jumps on Boren,
Belts and Chisholm and tries to
make the public believe they are
unworthy of belief, but at the
same time he ADMITS THEY
WERE TELLING THE TRUTH
by shifting his position and say
ing his wife worked IN HIS
HOME, thus establishing that
these witnesses told the truth a.
bout it when they said she did
not work in that office building.
We submit a very significant
fact for the peoples considera-
~. mr. Quin has demonstrated
that he CAN NOT THINK fUA
HIMSELF by employing very
shrewd lawyer, whose father is
an appointee OF Mr.. Quin's to do
his thinking and writing for
him. We believe the time has
come when the people should
have representative in Con-
gress who is able to THINK
FOR HIMSELF, WRITE FOR
HIMSELF AND ACT FOR HIM
SELF in the interest of all the
people.
We repeat that HUGH WALL
DID NOT BRING MRS. QUIN
INTO THIS CAMPAIGN and we
submit that every time Mrs.
Quin's name has been mention
ed in the campaign it was FIRST
BROUGHT IN BY PERCY E.
IQJIN, HIMSELF. The first time
he brought his wife into the
campaign was when he publish
ed the silly little old charge a.
bout his wife's religion, and the
SECOND time he brought her
into the campaign was when he
placed her name wrongfully on
the payroll in Washington and
was exposed by 'The Evening
World" as above set out.
We submit that before Mr..
Wall presented this paper to MIR.
Quin and asked him to explain
it, he discussed the matter with
some of the leading men in all