The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-28
'BeIIyaCher' Is Brand
Placed on WeStbrook's
Work by One Critic;
Others Protest.
By Another Times Patron.

By Another Times Patron.
On the editorial page Of the Jan.
"a Times, we have read with inter-
est and enlightenment letter un-
der title of Farmers Views" and
signed by Times Patron" His we'll
aimed shafts are at Mr.. Westbrook
Pegler, and we think his argument
is a jim dandy. In fact, We think
he is so good that we suggest The
Times put him on the editorial staff
to sort of ginger things up.
BY Constant Reader.
1 think it would be a mistake to
discontinue the column by West
brook Pegler as has been suggested
by several. Even though we do not
agree at times with his point of
view, he is an entertaining and
often an instructive writer.
Those who are so anxious to sup
press the writings Of those who are
critical toward the administration
are seeking to destroy the very de-
mocracy which our great President
is seeking 10 save from destruction.
The Times always has impressed
me as liberal paper and should
continue as such by printing the
views and opinions of all types of
writer's.
BY Sherman Long.
I wish to thank the defamers of
Pegler, as they are responsible for
my getting more out of The Times.
Before the fault finders started
hooting at Pegler's writing I never
had read one of his articles, as
dear old Broun and the editorial
page took up most of my time.
Since becoming interested in
Broun I've always been afraid to
read anything else for fear of de-
railing some of the valuable i'm
presSions which his articles leave.
After reading Pegler's article con-
corning the dignif1ed judges, I hard
~ know which to read first, Broun
or Pegler.
So you see, old faultf1nders, you've
only one another admirer for Peg
Ter. Is it possible that I'm losing
my taste for Broun? Or, perhaps,
Pegler just wrote something that
blended with my opinion.
BY Mrs. S. G.
To Edward j. Barker:
I want to answer your message
that was in The Times recently. If
you like Haywood Broun's ut Seems
to Me-" why don't you praise him
in a sensible way, instead of knock
ing Westbrook Pegler's Fair
Enough?
The Times prints many interest
ing articles, enough to satisfy every
one. Why be so narrow minded and
send in foolish messages?
BY Ovid Doan.
Your circulation manager GER
tainly is an optimist! He hopes to
increase the subscription list from
rural districts by sending them sam
pie copies that contain such articles
as the inclosed clipping.
Any farmer who, after receiv-
ing this copy and reads the clip
ping, even would consider subscrib-
ing, would be disloyal and traitor
to others of his profession.
After having read the article and
considered it, I am inclined to be-
lieve the author would, in an in
ternational contest, be crowned
World by unanimous vote.
The indianapolis Times certainly
has under rated the temper of the
farmer if they believe he will re-
Spond to such unfair verbal flay-
ing by forwarding his check to the
medium of distribution that it may
go on disseminating such inimical
propaganda.
Editors Note: Believing that
freedom of the press begins at
home, we do not censor Column
list Pegler even when we do not
agree with him. Sorry Subscriber
Doans feelings we're hurt
Glory to "Pegler."
Those readers who recently have
criticised WeStbrook Pegler's predic-
lions in respect to our President
should not be so definite in their
conclusions, as none of us can fore
tell the effect of the many drastic
changes which have been and are
yet being made in Washington.
We must all hope" for the best,
but be prone in stating definitely
that a Roosevelt criticiser is COO
COO.
I realize, of course, that everybody
should be loyal to our President, but
can't see that they were to our
last one, so I'm going to say it seems
to me something like it does to
Pegler-that we're in a terrible
mess, the outcome of which is I'M
determined.
INC AMNEI EC nnEMC