The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-16
Were You Misquoted, Senator?

were You MlSQuOIcu, OeHdOoI!
If his own favorlte newspaper, and that is
not The Times, is not mistaken, Senator Arthur
Robinson delivered speech at Pendleton
Thursday evening in which he announced a
general proposition with which The Times
thoroughly agrees.
The Senator is quoted as saying "any in
dividual who deliberately defames another, and
Without cause attempts to ruin his reputation
among his fellows, deserves the same punish
nlent as that melted out to a thief
The Times is glad to find something on
which it can agree with Senator Robinson. We
disagree so often.
The law, as matter of fact, says the same
thing. Good morals dictates the theory. 1t is
nbt new
Shakespeare many years ago put into the
mouth Of one Of his characters the same
sentiment familiar to every school boy and girl
who repeats with JUNCTION:
lie who steals my purse steals trash
Twas something, nothing
Twas mine, It's his and shall be slave to many.
But he who flches my good name,
Robs me of that which naught enriches him
And makes me poor indeed.
Having agreed on the general principle,
surely, Senator, you will take steps at once to
have corrected any impression that you IN
cIuded this in what the Star said was an attack
Bv you upon the editor Of The Times and in
tended to charge that the editor of this paper
had deliberately and without cause DETAINED
you and attempted to ruin your reputation.
The Times as it's readers know and you
know, does not deliberately defame 1t does not
, even try to ruin the reputation of any among
his fellows, even with cause. 1t is compelled,
often, in the search of truth concerning pub
lie matters, to print facts which may make
regulations depend upon facts and truth in
stead upon false impressions and suppressions.
1t is committed to the theory Of government
that the people must have all the facts in order
to defend the principle Of representative gov
eminent.
III 1t is dedicated to the purpose of destroying
super governments and secret control OF
courts, especially of courts whose integrity is
the final bulwark of all liberty and whose free
dom from political influence is essential to
human freedom and justice.
Il If, as your friend the Star, prints, you at
tackled the editor of this paper and told an
audience that he'is deliberate defamer of
regulations, engaged in the malicious business
Of running his fellows, you know, best of all,
that you did very terrible thing.
Certainly you never intended to tell any
ole that the editor Of The Times had COM
niitted such crime.
You are probably the victim Of over
jealous friends. You were probably mis-
quoted. You surely will seek very early
opportunity to tell the people that you we're
merely announcing principle as old as the
Tan Commandments and never intended to re-
hect upon the reputation Of the editor of this
newspaper.
OF course, The Times does not care much
whether you rectify this situation. It's reputa-
tipr for telling the truth is too well established
Cd be ruined by one speech or many speeches.
And, furthermore, it does not care to be
distracted from its purpose to expose the super
a6vernment of this State, to tell the people
when and how and where their government
went from their hands to a super and secret
flower and how that power has been exercised.
For super government, Senator, whether you
suspect it or not will be destroyed in Indiana.
Mad those who from fear or ambition or greed
Have surrendered themselves and their serv-
les to its power, must leave their high places
add don the sackcloth and ashes.