The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-03-05
A New Leaf.

Recently, for perhaps the hundredth
time in our newspaper experience, we were
d. coyed into style of newspaper contro-
versy of which we were thoroughly
ashamed and yet one we bad not the moral
courage to decline. Ii having subsidized, We
humbly apologize To our readers, to our
ad sarsary and to our better self, with the
qualifying remark that VIC think editors
who indulge In these dirty escapades are a
disgrace to both sexes. To show how
senseless these things are we win state that
We have never met the editor of the Miner;
that when the chatter began we did not
know his name, and FOR that matter do not
yet that we had never, and have not yet,
heard anything derogatory OF him, and we
trust he has not of us, aud YET wiz banded
vituperation and epthets unworthy 10 be
spoken of chicken thieves. At the same
time VIC bad lying on our table over proper
signatures, assaults upon three other peo-
pie, which we declined 10 publish and IL.
Cured enmity thereby. Perhaps the Miner
had also. The question presents itself:
Why should editors, while zealously guard
ing from others even the knowledge that
evil was said OF them, I've begnled into
chickering's aud blackguardism with each
other! The "spat" may amase some
coarse natures, just as any fight does. But
it offends Others. These others include
those who are nearest to us, and IL ofrends
the better class OF readers whose approval
it were better to seek and he worthy Of.
So Tar as we are concerned we have no per-
sonal eumity against any OF the editorial
fraternity in Montana. We have given
and taken hard personal blows that we're as
burtful 10 bestow as to receive. We have
never known any gosd TO come OF IL, al
though il may crafty vulgar tastes. Jour
nalistic vitupsration il disgrace to the
noblest profession IN the world. We let the
Dehlan of rivalry shear US OF
orr strength that the Phiiistines
may deride our weakness. The
press has q better mission. We therefore
take this occasion to proclaim ''good will "
TO all who are good willing, to withdraw
from the arena 81 personal controversy,
aud to hereby decline 10 advance any invi-
tations Co that kind Of soirees. We have
skianed our share OF skanks. HencefoFth,
while In charge Of a newspaper, we will en-
deavur to merit the approval of our better
patrons ~ avoiding the Oregon style"
-si ee the above placed In TYP the Miner edi-
tor responds TO last week mention. To show how
easy IL IL TO write that kind Of stuI, we might say
that corpsc thar tnrns over and emits Its efnuyia
ays succeeding that OF its proper intern emit ~
lady or gentleman that tho Animated Syringe who
idiots the Miner having sncAed up tor week MI the
virus OF the Park street suns, elects them through
it, columna that we tcel like Lazarus when he Was
licked by dog; In the other vein that we dislike TO
decline courteous inyitaGionohe In which there
IL So much inspired originality, snch Respondent abi
ty, such refined gcntility-one 80 noble, manly ano
cha, te-one 30 blainy, elegant and rehned--Jne In
which morality. mud and mosquito bites are 20 mag
ndcently Blended. etc, ETC., etc." Bat having made
PRIOR engagement. IL win be kept.