The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1893-12-15
Hope Wheat Market.

NO. Northern.... ..46 cents
| Relected... .................. .....27 cents
Facts-Not Gush.
The following appeared in the PIONEER of
the 18th, ult.
1T seems that certain ones Of the ". c. T. u.
of this place are not satisfied with their erstwhile
organ the PIONEER. At a recent meeting a mo-
tlon was made before the society by one OF the
the Tribune hereafter. Well, why not? And why
not run such columa In both publicatlons-that
is.something that will make interesting reading
| facts and figures. not cant and rot. We have
always published the notices of the Union and
the coamn free of charge,not even Il "thank
you",and have been previously delayed upon
several occasions by not getting tie copy in time.
We have stood all that for the good of the cause
| but to be sat down upon In the manner in which
was done IN the last meeting makes us tired.
this world who think all we sinners have to do is
to do the work and they take unto themselves all
the credit. We have never refused to give space
to any worthy object but when lot of self-right-
eous individuals get together as an organization
and take unto themselves the credit and glory for
something they never did, then disgust takes the
place Of respect, and we feel like quoting to them
about the Pharisee who stood in the temple to
pray; Deputy Sheriff e. A. Warner Is entitled to
nearly all the credit for having routed the blind
!
Give credit to whom credit is due" The local
W. G. 7 u Is welcome to space for their temp.
erance column whenever we have the same to
spare, but we shall expect them to act as other
people and bring In their contributions In good
season. Then all will be WE'LL In saving what
| we have regarding the matter We do not wish 1t
understood that we mean all the members of the
| HOpe Union-sOm Of them have treated lis in q
business'like and lady-like manner. We just
simply say what we have because we teel that
way, and If the shoe fits any one or ones Of the
members, let them putt on and wear 1t. Enough
| said.
And then the folio wing MISREPRESENTATION.
the writer Of which does not know or else
avoids the common laws of courteey-appears
in the w.. Z. T. U. column OF last weeks
Tribune:
| In regard to the article published in the Hope
| warranted and ungentlemanly attack on the W.
| G. T: o., OF Hope, we as Union simply say that
the statement as to facts" is entirely false from
| In which he refers to the work of the Union as
| cant and rot"''a body of sef-rlghteous indivld-
uals," &C.: &C.. simply gives voice to the opinion
| express his real views when he otherwise would
not for the sake Of policy. We as Union would
have explained this article 10 the public before,
after committee had called upon him and ex-
plaired his missundering. AS he has seen fit not
to do SO we as committee In Justice to ourselves
that proper information will be sought for before
publishing ANYTHING that would or could throw
damper on work that is doing the good that the
w. e. T. U. is doing.
In the first place, much doubt exists our
mind as to whether the 1--WE as a union" had
anything to do with the writing Of the above,
or whether they will, ''as unioD," endorse
its sentiments. 1t is an entire misrepresenta
ton OF facts. as the reader of the two items
may plainly see. In the first place. our au-
thority for making the statement as to the
motion put at the meeting OF which we spoke
was member Of the organization. and was
present at the meeting, 80 we at least thought
the information correct, coming as it did.
What better authority does tho editor of the
column want? Then, again, this writer Of
the paragraph in the column infers that We
alluded to ''the work Of the Union as cant
and rop," which she knows, as we'll as all
| who read the item in the PIONEER to be en-
tirely false. What we did suggest, and we
meant it, too, was that the Union should run
their temperance column 10 both papers, and
that they should publish interesting reading
facts and figures. not cant and rot" Is
| this any reference to the work of the Union
being ''capt and rot?' We leave it to any
fair minded reader il it is. When tho ''com-
| mittee of the whole of the w. C. T. U.," as
! the pusillanimous editor of the Tribune is
pleased to call it, but which, by the way, was
composed Of four members, waited upon us,
we frankly told them that we could not con-
scientiously rstract what we had said, and one
| of them was fair-minded enough to give US
| credit for being honest in what we said and
stated that it we could not conscientiousIy do
| 80 that she, for one, would not want us to.
Then, later, the writer Of the base lnisrepre-
sentation Of facts in the Tribune was ssen by
the editor, who told her that he had concluded
| to say nothing about the matter-that the one
| from whom We got our information regarding
the proceedings Of the meeting was the one
to blanc for that part ct our article. AS to
our publishing anything that "wouId or could
throw damper on work that Is doing the
good that the W. G. T. u. Is doing" far ba 1t
from us to do 30. The PIONEER has done ia
share towards the t0nperancs work done In
toWn-lhat all fair>minded readers will ac
knowledge. The organization known as the
| W. c. i. u. IL doing good work, generally
speaking, but Ws fail 10 ses wlsreln the Hope
| W. G, y, u. has accomplished anylhIng-thQ
whole Of the work has been done by parties
outside Of tho organization, MIsrepressnlav
ton Of facts viii not aid tho society ~ tho
least, but VIII tend to wrasen Nv Influence
with tho majority Of tho people, Tho writer
" tho Tribune article Islolts facts and makes
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