YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1932-04-01
MY FRIENDS:

The worthy publishers Of The Youngstown Slovak
News have, at my request glacousIy granted me the
privilege Of the columns Of their estinmbe paper in
order to afford opportunity to publicly pay debt
of gratitude the host Of loyal friends who stood By
me, firmly and so stanchly, during the dark hours
of the short lived but furious persecuti2 which
Gently visited upon by handful of efficiently or
ganized bitter enemies.
These character assassins attempted to blast the
good and reputation, which years and years of
hard honest conscientious and courageous work III yon
midst and i'll your behalf had earned for but truth
and justice foiled them in their dastaldy attempt.
My heart goesup in thanksgiving to the Most High
for the many loyal friends with which He surrounded
ME during this trying ordeal friends whose attach
ent to Was Strengthened the hours OF persecution
grew darker and whose fidelity constant and un-
flnching to the end 'a,ia. ..<
For more than seventeen years, it has been my lot
and privilege to the humble the poorer the
under-privileged people, as lawyer. S+
For than seventeen years, my chief passion has
been unselfish service to my clients.
Naturally during this long span Of years, lawsuits
nave occurred and of action have Wherein
as lawyer for the plaintiff the complainant have
had occasion to tramp upon the toes OF either rich de
fendant or an influential defendant defendant both
rich and influential
Some Of these defendants and their associates have
taken kindly to the vigorous and relentless
of my humble clients, and thereby, have incurred
their ennity
Recently, of these rich and influential defend
and coterie of racketeers whom l. behalf of
vicmized plaintiffs had just legally taken to task for
their criminal practices banded themselves together for
the purpose of reeking their vengeance upon me.
willing tool found in the person OF the
egotisca blaterng faatical fire chief Of the city of
Youngstown.
My groundless arrest and my groundless prosecu
ton followed.
1t is now past history that there was mot a
scina of evidence" upon which to base charge OF any
character against he, Hon. Harry G. Hoffman, the
trial judge, aptly worded it.
It is now past history that nothing but revenge spite
and venom prompted and actuated my groundess arrest
and my grondess prosecution, every fair-nlnded,
thinking man, woman and child Of this great cosmo-
politan valley promptly knew.
But, ''let the dead Past bury it's dead - tomorrow
is another day.
As in the past, so i'll the future, shall never be
afraid to stand against the rich, against the influential
to advocate the just cause Of client, matter how
humble the origin how low the station III fe Of that
client may be - because fright makes might.
As in the past in the future, shall ever deal with
my felow-lnan + under like circumstances, would
have my fellow-nlan deal with me-
TO you. my loyal friends again voice my thanks
with my whole heart and soul, and pledge myself to
honestly, conscientiousy and courageouspy serve your
interests III future years. have in the past - as
lawyer, as citizen, as a friend.
AS III the past, in the future, may your joys and
sorrows always be my joys and sorrows, and may my
joys and always be your joys and and
may your interests and welfare always be dear to my
heart and may my interests and welfare always be dear
to your hearts for after all blood is thicker than
water
III the words Of our ancestors, !. sv0J Nj svoJ-
lIU.,' u
John a Willo.-