South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-05
so THE PEOPLE MAY KNOW

On Friday John W. Talbot under federal prison
charge of white slavery mailed letters through the
district in a mad effort to defeat Esther O'Keefe.
With each letter in his personal handwriting he notified the
recipient that he printing the letter in magazine form and
would send before election to l. 04 citizens of this county
In the column you find from Congressman
Hickey repudang this last effort the of Talbot create
votes for him.
Read that statement carefully and then ask from MIR Hickey for
few missing paragraphs that should be i'm
poant do wish line with this convicted
felon and join forces with him at the polls.
You have every right ask these questions for other
men that have been made for Mr. Hickey have been withdrawn
when they exposed uiruhfu at least inaccurate
The farmers know that every newspaper of this district
appeared advertisement which declared that Mr. Hickey had
the endorsement of the American Farm Bureau Federation.
That denied by the national secretary of the organization
and obscure retacons the brazen advertisement modified
the extent of claiming that he had been thanked by it.
carng that Mr. Hickey had been endorsed by the American
Legion That intended influence the of soldiers and
by declaring that endorsed candidates. that
rewritten in effort to still the votes without repeating
the actual msstatement
fragrant gain trick and false preteises
of Mr. Hickey concerning the support of talbot the white
SLAYER needs close scrutiny.
You should him whether he does be that
Talbot October inserted least newspaper
advertisement urging Hickey's election
You should ask him he does know be that this
paid for by personal check given by Talbot
he pleads ignorance ask him whether he showed such
Gus lack of interest such lavish support that he did not inquire
from the publisher of the his close friend and supporter
the of this contribution to his campaign.
Ask him why he knew of this advertisement he did then
repudate this writer of scuous attacks why he silent when
he knew that the sole interest of the donate of the money
pardons by presidents and escape cell
that be not convincing to the matters of the mailing
from the city of New York of hundreds of fraudulent letters
signed cray criminal mind the preudices
of German descent and to impose them by plain lie
Ask him whether he did know that Talbot those
tiers, had them printed secretly after hours local establish
and them associate in New with Offices
522 Fifth to be mailed to the here give them the
Semblance of authority
him whether not been informed of the authorship
this s letter by his closest Republican legal advisers this
and whether they informed him that other letters would follow
Ask him whether these Republican legal advisers known
hrm in consultation with Talbot by telephone about
other and subsequent letters probably the which he
pudates.
Follow the letter close again the statement that
he has never made effort have Mr. Tabos present
troubles removed"
That has suggestion of the trick of
exposed advertisements OF farm and Legion endorsement
Talbots present trouble" sentence imposed
had listened to most revolving stories of degradation and found
him guilty
Up to that Taots troubles they are so considerably
termed, different He troubled
beating the law and escaping punishment
troubled then by the hope of having the stopped
bringing influence his command check
the prosecution. a
MIR Hickeys statement to be convincing should include the
troubles Of Talbot before he was sentenced
Hickey whether he does know be
Talbot able bring powerful pressure and
behalf whether be true that he, Congressman Hickey
did not evince strong personal interest IN the
needed the records of the when
II was tried in the federal court at indianapolis.
Mr. Hickey he does know that In that
the testimony of associate of Talbot who
that from Talbot South Congress
man Hickey in Washington.
These things which the voters of this district should
inquire about.
Take the Hickey stands and make INQUIRIES
you please and there still remains for this city
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