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Show iiiiiiiiiMtiiimiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiioiiiiMoiiiiimiiiiiHjiiiiHJiiiiuiiiimimiimmiiimnitiJimiiHiomiiooH Mereditji Sues Brookhart for 30 Cents i-'m A- - 3VV & . . ;:;;C ?;A': Charges by Senator Smith W. Brookhart of Iowa that E. T. Meredith, while occupying the office of secretary of agriculture, "sat in the Wall street game and helped produce the greatest panic In farm prices in the history of agriculture," prompted Mr. Meredith (portrait herewith) to Instruct his attorneys at-torneys to file suit against the senator sen-ator for libel and damages of 30 cents. "Senator Brookhart's charges, made in an address at Radcliffe, la.," Mr. Meredith said, "involved my Integrity Integ-rity and honor and were without basis In fact. But few people give any credence cre-dence to Brookhart's statements, and while the damages of his statements might be more, I estimate his effectiveness effective-ness at about 30 cents, so I have instructed in-structed my attorneys to sue Mr. Brookhart Brook-hart for libel and damages in tills amount the real condensation being in getting Mr. Brookhart on record under un-der oath. The public will now have a opportunity to see how nearly he can come to proving even one of his many Kiutbings. "The Issue between Brookhart and myself was whether the American farm-is' farm-is' financial condition is worse this year than last, as Brookhart claims. I unted out in a recent statement that the grain farmer would receive $500,-10,000 $500,-10,000 more for his grain this year than last year, in spite of the slump In ie price of wheat. I note that he admits this in his last outburst." "Let him sue!" So spake Senator Smith Wildman Brookhart. "I can pay ') cents. I am not afraid of Mr. Meredith's charges." |