“Yet you present here, what is, in effect, a damning indictment of the Sippiac Mills.”
“The facts do that; not I.”
“But you have selected your facts, cleverly—oh, very cleverly—to produce that effect, while ignoring facts on the other side.”
“Such as?”
“Such as the presence and influence of agitators. The evening editions have the names, and some of the speeches.”
“That is merely clouding the main issue. Conditions are such there that no outside agitation is necessary to make trouble.”
“But the agitators are there. They’re an element and you have ignored it. Mr. Banneker, do you consider that you are dealing fairly with this paper, in attempting to commit it to an inflammatory, pro-strike course?”
“Certainly, if the facts constitute that kind of an argument.”
“What of that picture of Horace Vanney? Is that news?”
“Why not? It goes to the root of the whole trouble.”