The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-08-09
TRUTH HURTS THE -TlMEs !"

TRUTH HURTS THE times"
We hope The Jacksonville TSmes editor Is
satisfied since be has called us ..hireling',
We don't blame him for sping the Great
Horace Greely; We blame him for in copy.
ing he haa borrowed the old hero's blasphe-
my and used but little if any Of his style Of
argument
The reasnn for the enlargement of Nicke l
for HaDna'sl splAen Is we published two
weeks ago an outline of ths plan laid by
Democratic politicians to contro the nomi-
TONS for. Supreme and Judicial judgesiips
IN the State and the first and second
disiricts.
Il is useless for us to indulge in the Ian
gusge of the London OF New York fisher-
woman, or of the graduate OF Five Points in
answer TO the billingngate of one who must
kave stndied much of the jargon of Fagin,
the Jews, pupils.
We have mot stated that the Times has
been ''bought BY British gold. aud That's
what's the matter with Hanna"
The truth is, the 1smes has its axe TO
grind. and though We have never uttered
anything to this effect beiOre, we wouldn't
b slrprissd to learn some day and no,
''veFy late in the far distant future that
two Judges are now turning the grindstone.
Considering the faois in the case up for
argument fairly, il seems to ms that it would
be difficult for the 7inaes or any one else TO
prove that this is Bill Willis or Sol. Abra-
hams organ. There exists not scratch u
theeppn TO show this 70 BE- true, and as to
the Times and Prim, we would like to
know something on this point. No attempt
to inquire into yonr private business, Char.
ley, but just TO show your interest and what
you may realize on Prim's election (possibly)
70 The position be now occupies.
II il is true that Prim is trying TO balldoze
his party into not only giving him the nom-
ination bat slso in providing for his friends,
Thoml sun and hanna, we cannot see where,
as an Independents journalist, We could do
wrong BY announcing the fact. This is what
tequirs VI TINS newspaper.
ana suppo&ng' friend Nickell, that it
sn'ulo NOS % srue' after the conventions
have made the nomin ations, that Prim,
hanna ana Thompson had not secured nom
.naslons' "oaio any remark we have made
hurt them? Answer this question, Charley.
n no tnea ies Us play the Yankee little fur
fNer with won. II Prim. Hanna and Tham,,-
son are not seeking the nominations in
Question: are not laying plans to force
sncn nominasions' why Is It the Times,
Suege 1l'n aokno"leoged organ 10 30
ready ana SHOWS iisef 50 apt TO deny any
%" esesy ana ALl' reports. statements and
she sru.n concerning lne popularity OF thesi
niens 0otn yoa ana tne oar DO not forget,
noWeseE' 70 ctut"s gTe0s P0QnedT1ty TCr mt
S1d9e, ana even when denying that he Is q
can'ilo Se' IN tne ea--e ofealh you LAX ol
n'm - tne most popular gentleman IN
oousnern oregoh' we might say that Mrs.
Dunha"ay oiuels ~itn the Times aud Std'
Dus sOod PeOpie 90 not agree with either,
SINCE on one sioe tneFe Was Intermeddling
ana on tne otner DAD eggs and rowdyism.
We 40 nos oeiohg 70 ms. Dunniway side
ol sns quesslon. we speak only OF Judge
Frim . ana tue times public acts and with
GUY lnse' 'leuoiing- without siander-with'
O0s uolng more 'hah Oelongs 10 the province
" m Anu ou''po.en l0urnAi' We enter
ouf Pto''ss asalilH' sne nom'natloh oy ANY
80 feH b. y. = n AZ
convention ot AMI man tor q Judicial oft'ce
VINO Wlu oirsy ms hands pulling wires T.
set up political primaries and stock county
conventions II this Is what the Times OBJ
Jecfs to let US here write it we care not
whether our ideas Of honor and right suit
the 1''''es' the Star or the Lsade, but We
persist IN the statement that the wire-workea
y not ut Tor the Judgeship or any other Of.
flee, and it matters not il sueh have succeeded
heretofore, do sueceed next time and then
win the time after, their success will moi
prove that right has triuniphed or that tbs
worth OF q principle has been vindicated