South Bend news-times., 1922-11-06

With the explanation apparent msatement
made three times above article explains itself The msstae
regarding the date of issue of the editorial The News
Times referred assumed that the editorial in question ap
Page of The News in the of Nov s.
asmuch there such article IN the issue of Oct s.
Mr. Hickey challenges The News Times reproduce the letter
referred TO- letter from the distorted brain of that convicted
feIon John W. Talbot letter the scrrious attack
has been circulated the voters of this district
We congratulate you, Mr. Hickey, your shrewd political
foresight You well knew that The News Times would not print
any letter mspeakably vile and false.
Is possible Mr. Hickey that you earnest in desire
by people of this district without word of comment
PLANTATION? that be the the citizens of this district must
to win votes by publication of this swrous attack Miss
OKeefe by publishing this letter without comment explanation
defense and having 1t stand a statement of facts
If that your motive Mr. Hickey the @ you the in
egence of the of this district despcabe the attack
of Talbot himself
No. The Nevys-Times will not print this letter
But The putting this letter your hands.
you by special delivery registered mall receipt de-
manded Sunday night and will be in your hands early Monday
morning
you John Tabots letter published have the
ortuny to publish yourself incidentally $780,
This which you received through the mail
by Miss herself with accompanying letter the
stationary Of the Order of Owls in John W. Tabot own hand
writing signed by him. stating that the letter written for the
November issue of the Owl MAGAZINE and that mailed to
members of the Order of Owls in ST. Joseph What
ever the full truth of TaboPs statement may be-
many besides members of the Owls have received these
letters any number Of which have attention. and
of which possession.
Your pay additional $500 if proof made of your
directly indirectly with the writing of this letter is
hardly worthy of attention. that such statement
has been made and such inference drawn from the editorial OF
Nov. 3.
The point this Mr. Hickey if plain you is
to others
Why is John Talbot SO vigorously supporting you?
He has been supporting you with intensity for long
time you certainly have been of this fact all the
time Yet only few days before election when finally smoked
do repudate this And this
do the eleventh hour Notwithstanding closeness to Talbot
personally in the past.
At no time have done than suggest as do now
the conclusion be drawn naturally from such under all
the circumstances
If were not for other exposes of political icery exposes
at least wholly false
the reputation by the American Farm Bureau of the
that that body had endorsed for the repuda
ton by the American Legion of claim that that organization
had also endorsed might be possible draw the conclusion
that you really did not know about these letters.
But with the proof of the naccmacy, falsites
that p1ng that have received
these letters yourself have
cloene John W. Talbot of record
organizations repudaed claims for from Them
fair conclusion that denials of knowledge of these let
ters Is camoufage?
perfectly jufable conclusion, Mr. Hickey these
eleventh hour dena take place with eleventh hour repuda
ton of of your most vigorous supporters?
The citizens of this district may draw their conclusions
to the reliability OF representations the light of the
of untruhfulness inaccmacies) of certain of them
proof needed to substanae the natural conclusion
that the many deniaIs truhfuness only the Incl
dent of denial Mr. Hickey, of $4,000 contribution
13th district campaign Is needed.
Saturday, Nov 4, the Laporte Herald Hckeys
signature printed story which he loud in his
of vhcation, dirty politics and SANDER We quote para
graph from the statement:
eff MIR. Clancy (edtor of the Laporte Argus)
that have received dollar, directly indirectly from
for campaign shall gladly give any charitable
organization in the city the sm of 81 ,0OO."
MIR Hickey the proof of the faly of this Page
of this OF The News Times Photographic reproduc-
ton of the check for So 600, made W. Morris Dist
Chairman which dropped accidentally Trust
building found and returned its writer by Miss Esther OKeee
And believe, Mr. Hickey, nobody viii dispute the