Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-07-21
An IOWA EDITOR SPEAKS RIGHT
OUT.

Out OF some 20 Iowa newspapers
which have reached this office, the In
dianola Advocate Tribune contains
the best and fairest account of the
trip Of the Iowa Editorial Association
to this slope ana coast. The editor of
the Advocate. Tribune is evidently
man who believes in speaking fright
out" in meeting, and reports things
as he finds them. He does net think
much of our swine (which, he horri-
fiedly notes, we call "hogs'o, and
concludes that "if the devil could only
be induced to enter into these swine
and send them pell nell into the sea,
he would certainly become for once
real bcnefactor to man."
Much as we may differ from him on
that proposition, we cannot help ap.
proving his structures upon the course
of Mr.. Swain, President of the Assc-
citation. The people of HALEY will
remember how, after straining every
nerve to get to the courthouse by
half past 7 o'clock-the time fixed for
the opening-they were kept waiting
there for over one hour in conse-
quence Of the non arrival of President
Swain. They will also remember
how this lnexcusahle delay ruined the
program and rendered it impossible
for us to have the Iowa editors ad.
dressed upon the silver questionable
topic upon which, of all others, it was
most important that we should have
been heard on that occasion. Well,
they RETAINED from justifably adverse
comments, at that time and since, for
reasons that should always actuate
polite people in all their acts. The
Iowans, being our guests, it was our
duty and privilege to overlook such
unmannerly conduct. But with the
Iowa editors the case is different, as
Mr.. Swalm's actions on the trip re-
aected upon them. 1t is, therefore,
their province to resent them. And
the Advocate. Tribune does so. Read
an extract or two:
Some evil genius must have pre-.
sided over A. w. Swain, the Presi-
dent of the Association. or he never
could have collected together such
homogeneous elements as made up the
200 participants in this excursion, nor
could he have betrayed such woeful
un6tness for the position. About half
the party were ineligible under the
rules of the Association, having no in
terest whatever in the press, and nom.
inally representing some paper for
the purpose of participating in the
excursion. These were soon appro-
priately styled dcad-beats, and a feel
ing sprang up between them and the
members Of the press which was not
conducive to harmony. They had
none of the sympathies and feelings
peculiar to newspaper men. They
cared nothing about the reputation OF
the Iowa press. They were out as
professional dead. beats, and their aim
seemed to be to get the most they
could for the least return, regardless
Of modesty or common decency.
Where the numerous free rides we're
offered, they would burst from the
cars and rush pell-mcll to the best
carriages for choice seats. At the
dinners rendered they would dash up
to the tables like stampcded cattle, or
a lot of hungry swine. Some even
went so far in their madness as to
climb in at the window of hotel to
get to the table before those who
crowded through the doors. Their
conduct was simply outrageous.
Strange as it may seen:: this element
found especial favor with Mr.. Swain.
If speeches or responses were to be
made, they were called forward to
msrepresent the Association. In our
car such men as II. J. B. Cummings,
Of the Winterset Madisonian, who
ranked any in the company in mill
tary title, as we'll as in civil or politi.
cal honors, being colonel in ouI
, civil war and an ex-congressman, as
well as one of the oldest newspape,
men in the Association, an expert
enced stumper, and at least fair
talker, was crowded back to give place
to all old jackass from Fort Dodge
credited to a Cedar Rapids paper
who was repeatedly called forward
only to insult the fraternity by brag.
cling that he was no editor, and tc
mantle their cheeks with shame fol
the ludicrous nonsense that he belched
out as he mangled his mother tongue
1t seemed that the worse he "sloppet
| over" the oftener he was called Out
by our President, and the oftener he
was called out the worse he "slopped
over" to the infinite disgust OF the
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