Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-09-11
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It is considered legitimate Journalism
to publish correspondence over anonymous
signatures which merely discuss questions
Of principles and facts Of general nature
which everyone has the opportunity Of
knowing and reasoning from those facts
without being called upon to give the
authors, but when such correspondence
involves the personal character of indirid-
uals or questions the motives of men who
act, then the journalist becomes response
be to the extent Of the injury done un-
len he gives the author of the article that
the injured may have his remedy if he
choose upon the author himself. Our
peighbor Of the Nens, judging from the
last few numbers of his paper, does not
fully comprehend the duties. the obli2a-
tions and the responsibilities Of a pub
Usher. Several correspondents have found
space in his paper and occupy it to villify
md defame individuals over an anony-
uous signature. Mr.. Singiser calls the
attention Of the Neics man to the fact
Of the attacks of sNorth Idahoian" in
the News without revealing his name.
The last weeks issue still makes another
attack upon L. P. Brown over an anony-
NOUS signature. Whether Mr. Brown
win consider it worth his while to reply
we cannot tell. 1t is evident that the
Neacs man desires to enter into the poiit-
cal strife of the present and coming canvas
mot caring who wins or who is right 50
long as the Ners can get its fins in the
mess. If any man can gather from the
articles in the Ners Of last week what
it, true policy may be in the coming can
vas he will be beyond our ken. The
apparent object Of its leading article Of
last week was an attempt to burlesque
both Singiser and Senator Dolph 10 which
attempts the writer makes no point that
has force to hurt anyone. 1t would seem
that the writer was mad at something OF
somebody and could only founder in his
rage and disappointment by calling narnes
ike the boy who had his toes trodden
upon by accident and dealt out to the
innocent cause Of the accident such cpl
thcts Of defamation a. his mastery Of the
language could invent. II is plainly APP
parent, a much 30 as anything from the
Necs that its management is wholly iu
different on the question Of annexation.
The article entitled the "Norh Idahoian"
was written by man Who Is known to
be an anti-annexationist and TO have voted
against Singiser at the last election aud
to hare brought himself into notoriety as
> Republican candidate for nomination as
Delegate in Congress at the hands Of
tho Republicans this year. He made
canvass in the county for delegates IN
county convention who would suppor
him, and 10 making that canvass he rep
resented that he was Is strong an annex
ationist = any man, but he was not
friend If Singiser and this he did when
his record At Boise two years ago made
By the proxies sent by him to Boise was
that be was opposed 10 annexation and
bad no faith 10 it. 1t is generally under.
stood that he has written and dictated
several articles inl.he Neps against Sing
iser and others when he was unwilling
that his name should be attached to tn.
ARTICLES. We do not see how the people
are % BE- Informed correctly upon the is
sucs made either upon mtn or measures
while > clandestinc correspondence is per-
united IN the newspaper involving the
public or private and personal character
Of the candidates u INDUCED in.