Show AS S S TO tJ SIG UNSIGNED ED CONTRIBUTIONS CO s Scarcely a a. cia day clay passes but an nn unsigned letter comes to the editorial office of The Republican Very often tho the contents of or the letter arc aro valuable In suggestion or helpful In argument Sometimes tho they thoy aro are not in in the best of ot temper and direct critIcism criticism crit crit- at omo somo person or mc measure ule Once in a a. while tho the rule Is suspended and an unsigned contribution contribution tion Ion is printer printed or at least Its contents are disclosed dis clo closed cd and comments comment are arc ma made upon it Tho rule should never ne bo ho Ignored Ignore An 11 especially espe clatl striking ca case e Is that of or a paper signed An Observer cr and received at t The rhe Republican nn on n e ne da We WO e would like hike to have tho the writer write r II call or 01 at least send in her name name for for It Jl seems cems to toI I have hao been written h by n. n woman The rhe name namo wilbe willbe will wil willbe l be withheld from publication If the author de dc- sires But nut the writer r of that letter speaks of or a practice which if Ir correctly r dc deserves er cs se re severe revere e- e vere cre reprobation She Sho knows whether she saw sa the things she sho says say s she saw aw Wo O dont don't know She a asks ks The Tho Republican can to make mako publication of or a statement tho the truth of or which we tb do not nol know and which tho the author autho r does doe I know flOW If It the tue story is true there should 1 be he beno heno 0 no disinclination on Oil the part of anyone to speak o oit of or f It open openly But Dut wh why should this paper stand sponsor sponsor spon spon- sor 50 for fol a statement which the author Ieri lr f evades e We c will not print that contribution without t ln ha having the name of or tho the author We 0 will not print prin printhe t the name of or the author unless s permitted Bu Buthe But t tho the persons accused d have a right to l know no on what wha t authority their actions are aro criticised Isn't that fair fah Will VilI the writer who signed sIgne d An Ob Observer send her name to the of or Th The e Republican |