Show j The Jackass Jack Reformer The Reservation News takes up most of its editorial column this week with a tirade of abuse against The Record This bungle of unfair dope hatched as it was in the head olan of ol an impractical dreamer might II be summarized as follows First This paper is the paid I organ of trusts Second We Ve advocate public ownership of railroads and then we are opposed to such policy policy- i inconsistent Third The editor of this paper is playing an unfair game in publishing a paper at Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt and md a paper at Myton 1 and md getting good business from Du Du- chesne Let us briefly scan these propositions propositions propositions prop prop- On the outset we must tell teIl the News man that he or any other man who says that thai this paper is the kept organ of any party or faction political or otherwise is crazy Looking over the second proposition proposition proposition This paper claims that the building of a road into the Grand Canyon section across a country rich in timber am and mi mineral would be a good thing whoever built it But such a road would be little tittle more than a forest road or avenue for getting logs to market marlet In securing government aid for a line from Denver to Salt Lake the opposition opposition opposition of great combinations would be met with and altho the same forces will oppose the governments government's entering the railroad rail rait- road business in the United Unite States in any manner their opposition could not be so strong against the Kaibab forest road road road- such a road would not be a competitor com corn of any road now operating operating operating ing It remains for the unfair anc and unprincipled News grafter to tomake tomake make an ideal fool of himself when he criticizes the publisher of this paper because we print a paper at Roosevelt and get business business business busi busi- ness from Duchesne and expect to start a paper there soon This Mr News is unfair because because because be be- cause You YOl started a paper ai at Roosevelt last winter trying to todo todo tolo do lo exactly what we are now do do- ing But you told hot air stories about that plant you had hac at Grand Junction and then later at Watson it Watson it would be unkind to say you lied tied It hurts you because you failed and anti we are succeeding Now you holler like Jike a baby It hurts hurls the News man to know kno that we get good business from other towns towns more more far more than he gets and because of this he wants us to explain to the dear public why we do it The public is answering that question by uy a majority vote each week Now The Record representing by uy its circulation and business a majority vote in the Basin asks ask the Socialist News to tell teIl us all al allu about u the he following Why d die did l you vou sea sen out oua your plant piani to t u. u j. j is B. Cook some years ago and then break the contract without even an apology Why did you accept accept accept ac ac- a fair price for the good will of the paper you ou sold Lott LoU and Smart and then come comeback comeback comeback back with another paper Were Vert vou you so ignorant that you did lid not know that in doing this you were violating one of the cardinal principles of your profession or were you just Jest a howling grafter graft graft- er Why did you start a paper panel at Roosevelt telling falsehoods acco according to a relia reliable le informer and then auit and send them your socialist News for the money noney while the dear people of Roosevelt paid for a paper to be printed and mailed at Roosevelt How did you get that Dry Gulch printing last spring Did you work fair Did you write a letter or two in recent months to irrigation companies and ind others in import about as follows Whatever price The Record makes you can cut in the middle as our bid hid Why did vou you print a standing nd ad in The Dawn the monthly light that tike like its publisher often forgets to rise or is under cover for long loner periods offering to do job work for or one half what any other paver pa pr would do the work for We Ve dont object to socialism Mr News man so much as we object to your reprehensible methods in fn preaching it Like the he foreigner who a hop phoe shop and does work for one half halfa i a living Jiving wn wage e you have the whole family amily in the print shun shop and cut pric prices s to that basis You try todo to todo todo do thins thines and then howl because some other fellow does them You try to make political capital capi enni- capital tal out of a railroad proposition so that get into the legislature Which dog are you working for It is write evident evident evident evi evi- dent that the under dog you yon mention each aeh week is yourself We Ve publish two papers because becam e ethere there here is a n le legitimate demand for them hem We Ve try to represent the desires of the majority It is not inconsistent to publish apers for as as' many towns owns as desire them letting such towns have what they want they nay pay it The Roosevelt people may direct the policy of The Standard that Standard that is II I their right We Ve are not trying to cram something d down their throats as it Explain to the people what in influence influence in- in fluence you used to get half of the business On what terms Why did you offer ofer to print water notices for one half the legal rate Is cutting prices fair Or dont dent you know kno any better Or will you do any any- t thing hing for CASH CASK |