The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-10-11
A BRILLIANT MT. VERNON EDITOR.
He Makes an ASS OF Himself in an
Attempt 10 be smart.

He Makes an ASS OF Himself in an
Attempt 20 be smart.
One of the most undeserved of TRADES
is that with which the Mt. Vernon Posi-
fAvors North Yakima and her people, in
an article relative to the manner in which
the delegates to the democratic state con-
vention were entertained by this city and
its residents. Following is the full text
of the excoriation:
The mayor of North Yakima In his
speech welcoming the delegates of the
democratic convention to the city ex-
pressed the most generous hospitality.
Take anything you see" he said, "and
don't ask the price or bother about the
pay" That was real nice of the mayor !;
but il the citizens had been band Of
robbers they could scarcely have treated
the visitors worse The hotels were full,
Of course. and there was a corner or
rooms. The hotels promptly raised the
prices. Hacks and buses cost double
price and the restaurants added from Az
to 100 per cent. on their regular prices.
Even 5 to 20 cent cigars went up to 10
and % cents, ana everything else that
the delegates had to buy was correspond
ingly dear. For hospitality the business
men of North Yakima are failures; hut
| for knowing how to take advantage OF
good thing they beat anything in the
state.
The above is simply one long string OF
falsehoods, actuated by spirit Of wan
ton perversity or a desire to knife some
man who may or may not have injured
its author. The charges at the Hotel
Yakima, where the list OF names secured
by The HERALD was kept, were 81 per
day in every instance, or SOC less than
the regular sum. No travelling man is
ever permitted to stop at this strictly
first class house for any less sum than
81. per day; yet because of the fact that
the delegates had to 'double up on ac-
count OF the dearth Of rooms, Mr.. Belle.
generously put his price down TO SIN
stead of Cup" as charged by the Post. At
the Hotel Anterior the rates were kept
| at $3.50 straight, save in one instance.
Hon. James Hamilton Lewis paid more,
but he had suite OF rooms and several
delegates slept in the suite.
The editor OF the Post Stopped al the
Atherton. stsid there "a days and paid
bill of $3.50 for that time. Is that ex-
orbitant? He smoked only two kinds OF
cigars, because la Estrella" and the
"Chanceilor" were the only varieties on
the Atherton counters during the week OF
the fair and convention. II the newspa'
per man knows anything OF cigars he
must know that these are on sale all over
the west coast at two for 25c. Is that ex-
orbitant? Every restaurant in Yakima
charged 25c for its regular meals. All,
however, serve SOC and 75c meals if de-
desired. Does the editor of the Post find
those figures exorbitant? The bus which
carried the editor from the train to the
hotel cost him as fare the remarkable
sum OF not one cent. Did he think that
exorbitant?
The facts OF the case are that Yakima
did all things she should have done dur
ing the democratic convention to make
the delegates feel at home, to send them
away with kindly feeling for the city.
The population OF this municipality is
rather small for it to attempt affairs Of
that kind, especially when the city was
crowded with state fair visitors; but We
did the very best we could. Many homes
were thrown open and rooms furnished
these delegates, no charge whatever be-
ing made. Viewed in that light it does
not seem just that some hair-brained up.
start who is accidentally and undoubtedly
temporarily in the newspaper business
should bias the minds OF gentlemen who
may believe what he says is true because
they have no means of disproving it.
This victim of band of robbers"
must be youth hardly out of his last
and most lingering attack of swell-head
edness. TIE HERALD extends its sympa-
thy to the poor people of Mt. Vernon,
who may for time be compelled to
swallow such twaddle as he, perforce,
gives them. But let them be hopeful.
Abilities OF that order always find their
proper resting place. The young boy
will not long cumber the newspaper field
of Mt. Vernon.