The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-06-22
CONVICTED OF FALsEHOOD.


malicious falsehoods concerning the WORLD,
its editor and proprietors. In an article pub
lished in the issue referred to, we find the
following y. Had the Wor1 been given
large order for job printing it would have
come out with flaming puff in place OF Its
drunken denunciation." of the two troupes
which recently visited the Basin, and states
that we charge enormous prices; that we
charged McCarty $40 for precisely the same
work done at the Statesman Office for $5, and
that we demanded $33 of the DeHayen troupe
for work which the Statesman charged $40 for
We did do some printing for McCarty just be-
fore his last socalled performance here, for
which we neither charged nor received the
sum stated by our neighbor, and in the next
place the DeHaven troupe never preached the
subject of printing to us in any manner con-
seuuently we never told them what we would
charge for work These being facts, the ed-
tor of the Statesman stands convicted of pub
fishing two willful and deliberate lies, first in
regard to our printing for McCarty, and sec
| Ond in regard to the De-Eaven troupe; but 1T
| has become such common thing for the
Statesman to falsify and misrepresent the
WORLD that we certainly should be very much
surprised if the truth ever appeared in the
columns of the carpet-bag organ when pub
fishing anything in reference to its Democratic
cotemporaries. Our neighbor evidently be-
lieves in the maxim that lie, when well stuck
to, is as good as the truth, and we have no
doubt but that he would in this instance, rs he
has done in others, make an affidavit If neces-
sary. Perjury may be regarded as virtue
under the peculiar code of ethics which APP
pear to govern our Radical neighbor, but the
people of Idaho have not yet been educated
up to bis high standard of morality, and he
will find that his efforts in that direction meet
with but Indifferent success.
The Statesman has assumed the role of or
gan" of an itinerant set of beggary theatrical
"bilks" who have humbugged the people. 1t
has neither the decency nor the hoaesty TO pub
lish to the people the true character OF these
Stroing mendicants and when the WORLD, in
the discharge of duty incumbent on every
respectable journal, tells the people the truth,
that these companies are bilks and unworthy
of their patronage, the bilking organ rushes
to their defense and denounces the WORLD for
making what it terms ''an unwarrantabe at
tack upon two different but worthy showmen."
The ''Organ" receives a quasi support in the
nature of card signed by Mr.. S Ridge and
few others at Centerville, who, doubtless
signed the card in question at the instigation
of Ridge, not so much out of any great ad-
miration for the performances of the DeHayen
troupe as to crafty little petty spite against
the WORLD and its editor; and if We can
judge of the future by the past they will never
let al opportunity slip wherein TO cyincc their
hatred of both, simply because the editor, as a
private citizen, exercised right and privilege
as such in opposing the removal of the county
seat of Boise county from Idaho City to Cen
terrille, in which latter place the signers of
the card, or q majority of them, own property
such removal. The WORLD took no part in
the controversy, although n removal would
have imposed heavy expense upon the pro-
prIetors, but, because the editor, outside of the
paper, opposed the removal, the whole WORLD
institution is cursed and damned by n few in
diYiduals at Centervllle. While it Is disagree
able TO have enemies at any time, we, however,
think we can stand it if they can
The DcHaven troupe, as it is called may
have fully satisfied the gentlemen who signed
the card. and have fully come up to their
measure of Il first class acrobatc perform
ance, chaste and elegant in all its features"
We are glad to hear that they were satisfied !
The people OF Idaho City, SO far as we have /
heard any expression from those who attended. |
pronounce both troupes unmitigated bilks, and
notwithstanding both of them gave out another
performance in Idaho City, the people refused |
to attend. Our country cousins at Ceuteryille |
who signed the card may probably be delighted
with any kind of q monkey show or perform |
ance, which the cultivated tastes and discriul- |
mating Judgment of the people of Idaho pre- |
vents them from approaching If such is the |
case, it is our misfortune that we are not so
easily pleased or amused.
The editor of the NctCs, who, ms gentleman, |
speaks his sentiments in regard to these travel |
ing performers, concurs with the WORLD and |
den0unces them even more strongly than we |
have done. The Statesman takes the opposite |
course and probably led thereto by little Job |
work endaavors To deceive the Duhlic and in. |