Show NOT IN THE RING A i I 1 couple of weeks ago this pipe tool up a matter wherein tho dixie v advocate claimed eliat st george hid hog with alie county tas money I 1 expending it on roads around st george etc we j treated the advocate court publishing its ch arges in full and re ab ing to them m detail this did not suit alie genius who feilds the pen on the advocate f he trumped up a lot of false charges and when confronted with figures S which proved linn a monumental liar lie flew from alie question at issue and accuses us of being con strolled trolled b a ang and other balderdash of a like nature we had not have to personalities but since alie advocate editor lias forced us to it we are ready for the fray it v hav e been a pleasure plea suro to us to continue refuting his silly charged about alio wa st has fleeced alie eastern part of alie county had lie stuck to that line of argument but instead ho has started mud slinging and filth aleco probably he feels at homo in it I 1 he lat of alie advocate contains between two and columns of silly abuse and sillier charges among bilings it sas referring to ua consider ins past cn iron ment n well that is easily con wo have been publishing AY in tins state and in ida ho for very many ears have been constantly before and in touch with the people of places in these two states vho aho know us well and we arc proud to deiy eliat tho people of places will vouch for our integrity wc hav told ou this much about wo invite you to be as frank and open tell us something about yourself eliere you came from and aliat papers you published before coming to virgin so eliat we may consider our past environment we akad you mr editor hero aliat had published and where you took an unusual course for a by evading alie question it iq a usual tiling for a gentleman about to engage in business in a place to show some a to his standing in the community where ho has lived you did not show any when asked to do fco city tho advocate accuses tho anns man of taking bisue with alie people what rot docs alie advocate imagine for one moment it is the people it must surely be playing to alie it accuses us of being the tool of a gang of conspirators which is proof tivo that alio idiotic editor of alie advocate neither allows us nor tho people of tins county either A really amusing arc ik is made I 1 y s alic editor of tho advocate when he i refers to hia dignity great vr scott 1 whatever docs lie iii ugine dignity 14 we arc accused 1 alic advocate of intentional effort to knock alie oil fields tim 1 a jab the belt eliat might be looked for from such an antagonist from the firby of alic arwa we leavo exerted to do alie oil field all ho good we could and had editor graham a park of manhood in him we would have cheer W 1 fully helped linn too but he his wilfully fact to work to create dis sention bodely for in own ind chows clearly that ho 13 capable of aay peth meanness to accomplish his ends we feel tint wo owe our readers an apology for demoting so much space to tins reptile alio for indulging in personalities we can only in extenuation that alic fight was not of our seeking diio strong feeling in faor of pro 1 lubi tion displayed at the mass meeting monday evening shows what a tight hold that movement his on the people diio meeting w as almost unanimously in favor of prohibition and the speeches made showed that alic people had seriously considered the matter it is a very good sign could the manufacture of intoci cants be completely shut down go that not ono drop could be obtained much camo and that is directly traceable to it would be obliterated from alic world it is really a sid sight to a oung man who has splendid opportunities in the world dmd parents and loving friends give way to tins curse and start on alic downward road to ruin even the physically strong oung man who can withstand iab intoxicating effects to some extent for a time shows by an utter lack of ambition that the deadly enemy is at work and once ambition in adouth is killed what does lio amount to not much that prohibits is a good tiling and wo liopo our city officers will be zealous in making it effective in tins autv they should hao the earnest sup and operation of every citizen having the welfare of their family and friends at alic man who owns his home is in a position that alic renter can neica tiie renter usually finds that his rent is too high or lie is for como reason and is restless and discontentment stalks before him he wants to move lie docs not take the same in municipal affairs nor is he as solicitous of his neighbors as alie man who owns his homo try and make a live enterprising place out of our home town and when working for its institutions or speaking well of the town and country remember you arc all the more for yourself dont be foolish enough to idle aw ay valuable time failures and thereby decrease the value of your property if there is a chance to boom business boom it dont put on a long face and look as though ou had a stomachache stoma chache hold up our head smile and look for better bilings hide our little hammer and try to speak well of others no matter how beall ou may know yourself to be the editor of this paper cinq warm spot in ins heart for alic bring or send in news ithma it 13 the dc uc of tins paper to give all alio news all the time and those alio lend w their assistance to that end have our anti tuda many boic towns die tor want of confidence on the put of alio men and lack of public spirit than from opposition and adu u surrounding you bay of our lioma merchant ou are helping alio town and thereby channg in alic profits of your own dont forget ali it meeting tomor low night to decide we are to hao a club or not |