The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-04-07

AN APOLOGY.
EDITOR TRIBUNE-We would like
an explanation of the paragraph thai
appeared in your last issue in regard
to what was done by any OF Tx
young ladies on Friday evening
which shocked one of your Staft tt
such degree that he thought II
necessary that it should go into your
paper and in such a way that would
lead the public to believe that the
Young ladies acted otherwise than
ladies. We do not suspect that it is
yourself, and hope it is not, In fact
we think it is some sort Of an en-
! Iarged Uranium that you have lurking
in the sanctum, WAC thinks it funny
to injure someone's good character
Now. Mr.. Editor, we regret very much
that such remark should have been
made, and would like you to point
out how anything was done which
called for remarks of any nature, and
we think you should not allow such
personalities to be published. If it
was not yourself that penned it, we
would suggest that you yourself look
over such manuscript that persons in
your employ center their preponder-
Gus intellect upon, and see that moth
ing uncalled for is published. We
are not DESTROYS that this be published,
but leave it to you as to an apology
in your next issue.
We are delighted to receive a COM
municatiOn like the above. 1t is so
charmingly naiyete and pungent and
forcrbly Indicates the estimation peO-
pie have Of newspaper men in gen
eraI. We haven't the remOtest SUSPECT
on who the author Or authors may
be, and can't clearly determine what
ails he, she, it Or they. For purposes
of convenience, we may regard our
correspondent as piquant young
lady with a very keen appreciation
of her own accomplishments and q
rather Indifferent opinion Of the
merit of others-just arrived at that
age when a disposition to instruct
and admonish the whole world takes
possession of the soul and runs rife
through all its hopes and meditations.
Now, you, dear, having taken the
liberty to address the editor person
ally, permit him to reply with equal
directness and all the courtesy and
chivalry at his command.
Like many others who ought to be
more circumspect, you have commit
ted serious blunder In Caldwell,
there are, perhaps, hundred young
ladies. On a certain Friday evening
it is vaguely charged that some young
ladies did something which was not
altogether creditable. If you are in
nocent of conduct deserving to be in
Guided in that category, why do you
make a gratuitous application? One
whose character is above structure
will not consider himself abused
every time rascality is assailed. You
must perceive that you stand in the
light of elf-confessed culprit. When
the TRIBUNE charged that some
young ladies misbehaved themselves,
what lead you to identify your
self with those illbred creatures p?
Was your conduct such that mention
of the escapade implicated you? If so,
pray how have you been wronged ?
If not so, what possible grievance
can you have? Clearly, dear, you
have yourself alone to blame for
being placed in an awkward predica-
ment. Please bear in mind that your
mishap is common occurrence, has
a wide application and the lesson it
inculcates is readily deduced. Hun
dreds of people who would have
themselves regarded above reproach
fall into the same error that you have.
They admit completely by insisting on
being acquitted of an offense which
was never charged against them and
which none but themselves suspected
them guilty of.
You are entitled to the sincere
thanks of the editor for your valu-
able and opportune suggestions with
respect to the censorship of the
TRIBUNE. Those things rarely occur
to an editor, and he falls into the
habit of feeding manuscript into his
paper about as you would chuck ref
use into sewer. In our whole career
the matter has been called to our at
tention on only $4,000 occasions and