, 1879-10-02
WHY HE DOES 1T.

umns of the Press" has seen fit to criti-
else our spelling. 1t is really amusing, Tor
those who have noticed and remarked
about the frequent errors in grammar and
spelling in Myers paper, to think that HE
would set himself up as Il CRITIC in such
matters. A typographical error in the
word. ccstacies, occurring in the ARGUS,
is made the preteXt for u furious TRADE
upon Us. and sweeping iMtimation that
We have not ability to Use correct English
In society, it is only the shoddy. the
PRETENDERS, who are critical in regard to
etiquette; so, IN literature, only those who
have simply mere smattering of cdnca-
tion are ready OH moments warning to
point out errors in the productions Of an
other. No sensible person, who knows
anything about the hurry OF newspaper
work, expects news articles and items to
be entirely free from errors-even though
the editor were q college professor. 1t
would b. unreasonable to attribute every
minor error to the ignorance of the writer.
We do not claim perfection, by any means;
if we had been so disposed, however, doz-
ems OF errors could easily have been point
ed out in the Press" since its present
starveling editor began proving to the
world, through its columns, that he is a
conceited ignoramus. There are many er-
rors which he makes that people would
not lay to the charge of his stupidity. any
more than they do his frequent crooked
ness in grammar and orthography, if the
conclusion were not FORCED upon all that
''the boy has no better sense" as was re-
marked few days ago. For instance,
when he called us perjurer for doing that
which he had said he would do himself
were he in our place, everyone knew at
once that he was too stupid to realize how
awkward the. predicament was in which
he had placed fhimselt. Then again, when
he PRETENDED to be a democrat--after a
course Of public experience in advocating
the principles OF republicanism-it was
easy for people to see that he was a hypo-
critic ''of the first WATER" it was JUST to
say that he had no principle gnd would
pretend to be anything for the sake OF
getting hold OF a. newspaper. When he
came to Port Townsend a lew months
ago, with very few dollars in his pocket
(tiie remnant OF $40 donated by a chari;a-
be relative to get him away from Al
kneighboring town, he pretended to be a
good republican and came rhoneying
round" after permanent employment on
the ARGUS; failing IN this he sought and
obtained work IN the "Press" office, since
which time he has endeavored in every
way to do us injnry. But he always over
steps the bounds Of LOGICAL appearances,
and therefore reveals the animus which
prompts him-just as he did last week
when he triumphautly called attention to
our trip to Dungeness on Sunday after
condemning Sunday eXsursions. We had
urgent business down there and had to
either take passage on the Dispatch, Sun
day, or hire another and very expensive
conveyance. 1t is part of the peculiar
Eargument used by this fellow, to class nee
essary Sunday travelling ON the same foot
ling with Sunday pleasure trips. Rev. S.
A, Starr went to Dungeness on Sundays,
once a month, for year. why did not
this interesting .iault-tinder assail himp
Simply because lie had no OBJECT to gain
by so doing.
We might notice many Of the incon-
sistencies which prove this fellow to be a
man Of little honor and less brains, but
our readers care very little about the mat
ter; so we propose to let him indulge the
delnsion chat his positions are invincible.
He is actually idiot enough to feel his i'm
portance if accorded a passing notice OF
ANY kind, after provoking 1t by long Sc
ries OF low sluls and bitter personalities;
and, when cornercd, he evades answer by
alleging that some third party writes our
articles. even though he knows better.
The expectant Jail bird, of Clalam, who
attributes the maternity of the ''Press"
to our country's flag, will have to estab-
lish the line OF descentby little clearer
proof to counteract the unsavOry odor of
Myers course.
THE Colossal Bronze Statute of Victory
which stands in the park, at Lowell, be-