The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-26
THE ORGAN OF THE 'RUMP." !"

A few days ago the CHRONICLE was
Obliged to rebuke the WascO Sun for
officious meddling with little matter
that in no way concerned it. The
CHRONICLE thought that even if the Sun
were an apologist of the Union Pacific it
ought to have sense enough not to inter-
fere with a journal that was fighting
honestly and sincerely for the interests
of the people from whom both papers
largsly draw their support. The Sun
has seen fit to reply in language SO ut
terly low and degrading that probably
the annals of American journalism has
never seen its parallel. The editor of
the CHRONICLE thoroughly understands
the animus of the attack. The Sun is
owned and controlled by little clique
of politicians, the trump of ring that
has controlled the affairs of this county
fora score of years and whose power was
never so much as shaken till the CHRoN-
ICLE routed them, horse foot and dra-
goons, at the last city election. Another
election is approaching, and the trump"
well knows that so long as the CHRONICLE
is under its present management the
ring has no favors to expect or receive.
The editor of the Sun is the mouthpiece
of the ring. 1t is we'll known that the
paper has passed from under the con-
troll of it's original purchasers. 1t is no
secret that when the CHRONICLE was in
the thick of the late contest with the
Union Pacific the editor of the Sun was
entreated by leading citizens, stock
holders and directors of the paper, to
fall in line and work for the peoples
interests The request was refused, and
during all the critical weeks when the
success of the peoples boats was trem-
bling in the balance that journal never
opened its mouth except to apologize for
the railroad company. To deny this
charge is to fly in the teeth of facts and
history. The Sun was tied hand and
foot and dare not lift a finger against the
enemies ofthe people. The trump" con-
trolled it and hired the present editor to
do their work. 1t is no secret that Mr..
George p. Morgan was forced to give up
the editorial charge of the paper be-
cause the management refused to pub
lish articles he had written in defense of
the peoples rights as opposed to Union
Pacific oppression. 1t is 10 answer to
these statements of fact to abuse the ed
itor of the CHRONICLE, or say he is can
didate for county Office or that he was
discharged from the management of the
CHRONICLE or that he is low-born cur
and pitiful liar. All this abuse may
pass. The facts as to the Sun remain if
the editor of the CHRONICLE were seek
ing to be president of the United States,
was fired from the employ of the CHRoN-
IcLE Publishing company and was the
meanest man on earth. But the editor
never was discharged from this or any
other employment. The charge, how
ever. is not new. We have heard it be-
fore and allowed it to go uncontradicted
because we were unwilling to drag mat
tiers before the public with which they
were in no way concerned. When the
Sun would hold up the editor of CHRoS-
ICLE to public contempt as one who was
ANONYMOUSLY kicked out OF the service
of the CHRONICLE and then begged TO be
taken back, it is perhaps time to speak
The statement is false in every detail
From the first hour we took charge o
this journal ill the present momen'
there has never been misunderstood
ing between the editor and board of di
rectors. He was never discharged, anC
never requested to resign. The condi
tions of the office at one time were suci
'.that he refused to conduct the paper un
less they were removed The desired
change was made and the editor was re
quested TO return 10 his work Their
was nothing in the resignation or tn
return that was not honorable both t,
the editor and the board of directors
The SIM will have to look somewher
else for capital for contempt. In seek
ing to iniure the CHRONICLE the elfor
will recoil npon itself. A paper tina
does not command the respect of tn
men who sunk their money in it is no
likely to get much respect from the out
side world. A paper which is 10y
enough to become the organ OF tn
trump or that would become the ope
apologist of the Union Pacific, for tn
sake o. little advertising or a fe'
cheap passes is not worthy OF reapet
and won't get any.