Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1870-08-13
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side rail road franchise to some strange ;.
Ear the benefit of Ben Holaday, and lis
effect on the people Of the west side
Now it appears to US that if what we
have related in relation to The matter
had not been correct those journalists
would not have been so wonderfully
exercised over it. Truth when told
in regard to transactions fraudulent
per Sc, generally hurt, but fal>ity in
relation to matters of this chgacter
never injures, and consequently sensible
people pay but little or no attention to
ii, So We conclude from the answer oil
the paI eFs referred to, that we have
given the true history Of the affair, We
have already answered the OregcAian
and now, last of all, comes James
Q'Meara, in very bad spirits, and under>
takes, also, to deny what We have said
in regard to the affair, aud says:
8. The Dallas Republican devoics the
biggest portion of its editorial columns
each week to sort OF combined warfare
on Senator Williams and Mr. noliaday.
in connection with the west side railroad
Just what it aims at no reader is com-
leteut to divine, beyond the fact that
ihe paper is down on both Of these gem
tlemen. The girl in the verse gave as
Ter reason fer not liking DIR. Fell, that
she did not like DR.. Foil, and no better
reason is apparent in the columns Of the
Republican for its ATTACKS upon Senator
Williams and Mr. Holiday"
We have devoted no more Of our
columns to Williams and HoIladay
than We thought absolutely necessary to
put tho apsople Of the west side on their
guard against what We claim to be con-
spiracy against their best interests, and
ii the editor Of the Bulletin cannot see
st what we aim, it is in consequence Of
bis stupidity; no one else is at any loss
to know. And it is true, Mr.. @ .3leara.
as you suspect, We do not ike the course
parsued by Holiday apd Williams.
We have no acquaintance, personally,
with either of those gentlemen, except
that we have seen Senator Williams on
his flying trips in the State during his
eenatorial career We have 40 personal
feeling against either, but with their
course as pubic men re have right to
deal in eonmon with I'll Others, aud It
Is that which VIC oppose. Docs tie
editor now undcrstaL Now, Nf
O'Mcary, we demurr to your answer
because it is not specific. Your char
ges of vulgarism arc irrelevant, and
your complaint that we We 90 not charge
the right parties has nothing 20 do with
the controversy. We were no; speaking
of what transpircd two or three years
back, but simply giving the history OF
certain transactions. We were not
talking Of failures heretofore made by
any one; We were simply showing the
people how they were to be cheated out
of railroad on the west side for at least
six years to come by the operations Of
Ben Holiday, and those who wolk with
and for him. So, MT. O'Meara, you
are out of court on that part Of your
answer; nor did we complain as you
intimate, that Holiday had not built
the road in few weeks or since he has
HAD possession. |. is the act Of getting
posscssian OF which we complain, and
We plaiply stated our opinion of the
nhject, giving the facts and leaving The
people to judge. The article finally
sums up by saying:
''Of its misrepresentation in detailed
series we have no occasion TO speak"
And that is true, it does not deny a
single statement we made in relation to
the matter. let the people notice :
We said that the agent Of the Phila-
dclphia company offered to build the
first twenty miles this year, and that in
consequence of the sale to Ben Holiday
we are only promised it within tic time
prescribed by act Of Congress - two
years for the first twenty miles, and the
balance in tour years, making six IN all,
when We could have had the first twenty
miles io six months, and the BulieAn
docs not desy it; and We said that these
actiags aud doiags show upon their face
that the object is to delay still longer
our railroad on the west side instead OF