Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1893-09-22
FAIR PLAY AGAIN.

malicious and unfair as he shows him
self to be.
True, he may be gentleman. But
as ga tree issknown by its fruit" so
may we know man by his utterances
as well as by his actions; for ''out of the
abuncance of the heart, the mouth
speaketh."
Measuring Anti-Clique's manhood
by the low blllingsgate, that claims
its vile origin from so foul parentage,
we are compelled to place him on the
same level with the miserable dregs"
of society that he seems so familiar
with. Well we know ''that he who
handleth pitch may be dealed,r yet
we cannot refrain from calling the at
tention of the intelligent reader to
Anti-CliQues vain attempt TO draw
them from the main issue set forth in
our former communication, without
Offering even scintilla of evidence
to rebut orrefute our statement.
We positively assert-Anti-Cllque's
scurrilous diatribe to the contrary not
withstandlng-that our former article
was not an attack on any citizen of
Lordsburg, unless he was guilty Of
some offence as charged therein. Our
accusations were not against private
citizens, but against the officers whom
they had elected to public trusts, that
were guilty of wrong doing When
their actions are open to criticism,
they may expect it. They are our SER
wants, and ia servant is never above
his MASTER
The statement in our formora article,
that "Lordsburg society had been torn
assunder by factional strife for the
last decade, was made as a general
proposition, to show that this was the
lcause Of the present embodiment in
Tour schoolnatters, and no honorable
citizen viii deny, or can deny the
ftvuihfuinc agour statement.
No one uGthfully, 10 the face Of
Chat stattpaent can declare That we
charge this sad state Of affairs to any
citizen individually or collectively.
And no one buta fool ora knave would
allcgc that we had therein made any
attack on Lordsburg society, either
inside or outside of the Clique That
we may not be charged with unfair
ness or fayoritism, we will state that
we supported both tickets and frater-
nize with both parties.
We have known our people for "lol
these many years" and have always
been treated with the utmost courtisy
and consideration by them.
We are on friendly relations with
all, regardless of clique, set, party OF
religion. Then what motive could we
have for writing a word that would
wound the feelings ofptiYate citizens.
In former article we stated that ii
was not or intention to deal in per,
sonalities, and il any one was agrleyed
at what was charged, it was theil
fault, and not ours.
Our statement Of facts, for some
reason seems to have disturbed Anti
Clique's equilibrium and brought down
upon our head his wrathful ire. He i;
evidently 'hard hit, " and undoubtedly
is more interested in having the facts
covered up than appears on the surface
The brilliant manner in which he
adjudicates the law points involved in
the "Trustee muddle," " is remarkable
Notice what wonderful legal lore he
displays, what sage conclusions are
reached; verify, ''a Daniel come Ia
Judgment" His contempt for the
law governing the case is only equalled
by his utter disregard for the truth ii
his malicious attack on respected cit
izens. How polluted and degraded
= must be the nature that will strive tC
tarnish the character Of respected cit
izens, Of both sex, with base innuendo
= and tramp slang, as this foul Anti
Clique has labored to do. One ma.
naturally infer, from the "maidenly'
TejOinders to his interrOgetorles, tina
il is grave offence for citizens to ex
ercse their social privileges and fra
ternlze with whom they please il
their social gatherings. We can read
lily see that his sensibilities have beel
seVerly lacerated by the moral obi
Quity (hat has relegated him to th
shades Of oblivion, and consigned hin
to the companionship Of the "genu
vulpis and the genus felis," until hi
nature has so assimilated the charac
terlstics of these species, that tn
howlngs of the coyote and the wal
ings of the feline race are the mos
dlstinguishable features Of his man
hood, as shown in the low ribaldry q
his communication.
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