| Show A QUEER I I Against our will we are compelled to refer again to the Logan Logal J Journal Not because that mendacious sheet if it would keep within the bounds of legitimate journalism could say anything worthy of ofa ofa a a reply but because no means is too low and nd de despicable to be used by it Since the Journal nearly two months ago devoted nearly half its space to answering an article written by an editor of f THE Tim CHRONICLE not in his eap capacity city as editor but over his signature nearly every issue of that paper has pas contained misquoted passages from our editorials and from our local columns Its latest and meanest trick is to quote fragments of our editorials as though they were complete thus giving to our expressions a meaning very different from that which they conveyed in their true trite connection But even the dullest person will see that the editor of the Journal r himself furnishes the best possible example of the truth of the last article of ours which he mutilates In that article we showed why wh it it was imp impossible for fOl the Y West st at this early day dayto Y to ito produce any distinctive literary talent as the men Ipen who build states have no time timeto to write books but at th the same time we expressed our belief elief t that at there is a great greata I J a literary future in store for us But the of this narrow-minded narrow editor are enough to discourage the most most most- san san- guine We Ve may well fear that a community community com com- which can produce so consummate a yap can never give birth to any talent or g genius of any kind The Journal accuses THE CHRONICLE editor of puffing himself because because- one of his his talks before a literary society was reported in our columns If the editor of the Journal were capable of delivering a lecture of any kind beyond a doubt he would think it perfectly right for his society editor or his local if he had any to report the same with all possible embellishments embellishments embellishments em em- but there seems to be no possibility of such an emergency hence the envy which prompts his scurrilous attacks However the Journal v has accomplished good where only evil was intended It demonstrates clearly to all minded fair-minded readers that there exists a narrow and selfish sectional prejudice against our University represented by the Journal and others whom it champions W We believe believe be be- e- e lieve that even our well-meaning well but soft soft- stepping and over-cautious over faculty must see it by this time It is impossible to suppose that all this venom has been aimed solely against a college paper the success success success' of which it is evident does not depend upon the good will of the Journal or its readers and a f freshman editor whom the the Journal professes all the while to despise The Journal man seems to be the queerest queer queer- est combination of spite and ignorance that ever inflicted a Tong suffering Tong g community community community com com- with his insipid buffoonery A wiser knave would have remained quietly where he was dropped several weeks ago when he so naively disclosed his true woolly covering under his assumed wolfs wolf's garb Oarb But this clown would make an ass ss of himself and we were willing to let let him We vVe wish only to expose his knavery the rest exposes itself r |
