Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1910 — PETERSON REFUTES REPUBLICAN CHARGES. [ARTICLE]

PETERSON REFUTES REPUBLICAN CHARGES.

The following open letter published in the Lafayette Journal, (Rep..» on Friday last, explains in a clear, honest, forceful manner the attitude of Hen. John B. Peterson, candidate for congress from this district, in relation to his practice as an attorney. The Crumpacker press had alleged that he was a corporation attorney. Mr. Peterson's manly statement refutes this charge completely: Editor Journal: I notice in your issue of September 8 a criticism of my candidacy /or congress based upon the fact, as you charge, that I am a corporation lawyer and in the employ of the United State* Steel Corporation. Appreciating that newspapers usually desire to treat candidates fairly, I am disposed to ask you to publish a full and fair statement of my business relations with corporations, and especially the Steel company referred to. 1 have practiced law in Lake county for thirty-fire years last past. My business during all of that time has been exactly the same as any other country lawyer. I hare tried to represent all classes of litigants who saw fit to gfr® me their busi-

ness, honestly and fairly. During the latter part of the period mentioned corporations have frequently employed me to try their cases for them. I have taken their cases and tried them exactly as I have the business of private individuals. I have never been, and am not now, in the employ of any corporation upon a salary for any stated compensation. Corporations that I have represented have hired me to try their specific cases as other clients have hired me to try theirs. I have practiced law the same as other lawyers do—in fact, the same as my oppenent. Judge Crumpacker has always done and is now doing. Concerning my being an employe of the Steel company I will say that I have never tried but one case in which that company was jtnerested. I was hired to try that case and when the case was completed my employment for Hie Corporation ended. Very truly yours, JOHN B. PETERSON.