The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1886-09-23
A Fine Young Man

good turn OUT,
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A Fine Young Man.
The second of this month we pub
lished the following item, charging
W. M. House with having laid him
self open to the charge of a liar:
sword has come to town from various sourc.
es that this man House, who pretends to be SUI
perintendent of schools, was about the north
end of the county recently telling that DR..
Swaine had withdrawn from the contest for
county treasurer. House is q pretty subject to
pose as leader of the school teachers of the
country, and ut the same time lay himself open
70 tne chafse OF Il deliberate liar. House is
dahuy on general principles, to be sure!"
And then instead of ans wering
this charge in the columns of this
paper, where such answer belonged,
provided he had any, House goes in:
to the Gazette last week with this
sloppy screed:
FINE YOUNG MAN,
"Thc young man Of the Wahpeton TIMES had
an article last week with the above title. The
article is fair sample of the way the TIMES
has Of conducting DR.. Swaine's campaign. 1t
publishes anything and everything that comes
from the brain Of that classic writer. Yet. Gar.
reu IS not to blame, the poor boy dosen't know
any better. He is built on the weather-cock
principle, and continually turns by the Doctors
delightful breath.
NOW, as to DR.. Swane: l heard him say that
ne consulted with CARED as to the printing of
the article. and heard the Doctor repeating its
sentiment before the TIMES was issued.
Before the publication of that item had never
said anything to any person to injurc the Doc.
tor or his chances for election, and his indecent,
rowdy-like, cowardly attack was absolutely
groundless and without reason | shall not al
low myself on this occasion, ! hope on no occa-
sion, to be betrayed into any loss of temper:
put when the distinguished Doctor assumes in
his lnsolent, low, insulting manner thatI am
responsible for his many grievances, can tell
nm, III the words OF Daniel Webster, that sthcre
are blows to take as well as blows to give" AT.
ter advertising for two months that il is report
ed that he will "Withdraw" he suddenly con-
clud les that he has found one man that has made
such report. never believed that he had
withdrawn from the contest and certainly
never said hs had. \. w. M. HOUSE,"
Thus it is seen that instead of
House answering the item in a
straightforward and honorable way
as a newspaper matter, he leaves
the subject and in his naturally
sncaky disposition, not satisfied
with having lied about him attemps
to drag DR.. Swaine into the publi-
cation, and throw mud at him.
House knows that DR.. Swaine had
nothing to do with the publication,
but he (House) being built on the
slippery principle, has not only
been smoked out of his Shiny and
odious position but here publically
shows that he is utterly unable to
deal honestly-or tell the truth, to-
wit: He lies about what he said in
the north part of the county and
he knowingly lies when he says the
doctor is responsible for the original
item. The doctors "consulting'
with US on the subject prior to the
items appearance consisted SIM
ply in the fact of his showing us
with surprise-a portion of Il letter
telling what House was doing at
the north part of the county, and
on our proposing to show up the
"thing," the doctor said not until he
had further advice on the subject,
as House had pretended all along to
be his friend. In the mean time
evidence came to us from other
sources, and the doctor knew moth
ing of the item until it was in print.
That's the way he consulted with
us; this House knows but he sneak
ingly puts it in another light. And
now we will leave it to the public,
after its having read the following
affidavit, to judge vino has made an
'indecent, roudy-likc, cowardly at
tack absolutely groundless without
reason:"
STATEMENT.
About the 10Th day OF August last, W. NJ.
House, called at the residence of r. L Porter. in
the town OF Helcntlale and up on the invitation
OF Mr.. Porter remained for dinner. There were
present at dinner on that occasion X. L. Porter,
J. l.. Smith and Mr.. House, during the dinucr
hour the conversation turned upon the different
aspirants for Office in Rich land county, and
among Others the rame of Dr.. Swai:e was men
toned and his probable chances asa successful
for the Office of county treasurer.
Mr.. House remarked that lie had no chance of
being elected, and that he would very likely
withdraw, that in fact if he had not lready done
so, he [House. expected that by the time he re-
turned home he [Swaine.] would have with
drawn, leaving us with the impression that
Swaine would not figure as Il candidate for the
office of treasurer
Signed j. l.. SMITH,
Il. l.. PORTER.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 18th day
OF September, 1886. ANDREW JOHNSON,
C hartman protein of board of supervisors of
Hellendale township, Richland county D. I.
The affidavit bears, the imprint of
thruthfulness, and'it shows up pre-
cisely Houses contemplate nature.
The doctor did advertise that some
one was misrepresenting him and
the chances are he at last finds out
who has been doing it all along.
And not only this, but the forego-
ing should give most anybody some
thing of an idea Of the low-bred