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Show Make a statement, let five people repent it and just imagine what good or harm it will do. Suppose Sup-pose some misguided individual unjustly criticises criti-cises Price nnd he repents the statement to five persons. The latter repeat it to others, usually without investigating nnd not knowing the truth or falsity of tho originnl statement. In such u case an evil slur has been given colnnge that may go far and wide nnd militate against the good name and repute of this city. It's just in this way that Philadelphia got the reputation of being be-ing sleepy, Boston of being puritanical, Milwaukee Milwau-kee of being tho champion beer guzzling town nnd Snn Frnncisco of being n byword for graft. If, instead of slurring the community, five people stand together in a bond of friendship and encouragement en-couragement they will soon find thnt others are joining their ranks, nnd instead of spreading slanders they will be shoulder to shoulder in cultivating cul-tivating good feeling and esteem. Tho pntriotic, loyal town spirit) is worthy of cultivntion by every true resident here. Kill off unjust criticism criti-cism with stronger arguments for tho defense wherever found. |