Show I II ILLOGICAL IJ BUTCHERS AND sNI GROCERS GJOCI nS It Is Interesting to lo note nole the Iho defense put up UI by tho Retail Merchant Journalistic or organ n of or tho Butchers Butchers' and Grocers' Grocers association In Its Us current issue that presentable presenta ble Ne magazine retorts to a n number of or accusers Being charged with extortion In tho matter mailer of prices the Merchant Merchant Merchant Mer Mer- chant addresses itself to ono one after aCter another of the tho local newspapers Here e is Its Us shot at Tho The Republican Mr fl Editor of or The Republican Republican Give us your experIence experience ence once with the Associated Press during the he first fow few months of your Infancy Which is not vcr very clear since this paper never at atan an any time had anything to do with the Associated Presse Press We e 0 never took a line of service from flom that or organization and certainly are arc not now when now when eyer every word that comes over the tho Associated Press wires Is la handled by breakers union non-union men Tho Tribune Is taking that service but The Republican Is not now and never nevor has has' taken it To 0 the Tribune tho the Retail Merchant says You Vou might also explain why the tho owners of ot your paPer paper pa pa- per raid paid half a million dollars for certain ore are when it was found they ther had stolen the ore That seems to imply that If the owners of or tho the Tribune lad had been caught stealing then the retail grocers and butchers should bo ho permitted to violate the law The Tho logic ogle Is that if tho the owners of or th the Tribune have been dishonest then other people have a right to be The facts seems to be all 11 right ht but hut the tho deduction is faulty That conclusion can not fairly be bo arg argued from such a precedent V Of or course COUlSO Iho tho lb Tribune Is dishonest But nut that does docs not warrant the rest of or the town In being dishonest On the contrary It II is tim the best reason why the tho rest of oC the Iho town should carefully abstain from Crom dishonesty The Retail Merchant Is not nor logical nor sate safe |