The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-10-31

calmly without bias or prejudice. Con-
slider your own interests and the public
welfare. Act with justice to yourself
and the rest of tho county and you will
necessarily vote for Caldwell.
AMlABLE EXPLANATION.
Our little neighbor over on the upper
Payette Is wroth and when q newspa-
per is wroth 1t is unreasonable and
measureably irresponsible, 80 THE
TRIBUNE is not justified TN feeling az
grieved at anything the I,ader may
say. Respecting one statement, little
amiable explanation might not be out
Of the way. The Indes says:
TIE TRIBUNE acknowledges having encount
cred the Identical spirit In Mr. COwden that the
IndcS complained Of meekly submitted without
eherishing The slightest ! II feeling Mr.: Cowden
We hardly know which one TO believe. He says
THE TRIBUNE not only got mad but went % far
- to go to Namps 20 purchase the material for
ds as that nd With
Admitting the foregoing to be true
and that the publisher OF The TRIB-
UNE did retaliate. The publisher Ger
tainly acted within the purview Of his
inalienable rights and privileges. 1t
was purely business proposition. 1t
was the exercise of a personal preroga-
tive which no man has right to curtail
or even question. If for reasons suffi-
Gent to themselves tho lumber com.
pany withdrew their patronage from
THE TRIBUNE, the business manage
ment of THE TRIBUNE had right to
have reasons sufficient for itself
to refuse patronizing the lumber
company, if so disposed. But
would it not have been childish
and contemplate in the editor of TIE
TRIBUNE to make a public outcry and
use the columns of his paper to dispar-
age members of the firm in their indi-
vidual capacity and undertake to levy
system of blackmailp That is the
point. THE TRIBUNE believes that
every newspaper ought to draw dis
tinct line between its editorial and bus
mess departments. A newspaper
should treat of men in respect to their
relations with the public and not per-
NIT its private business interests to
control its public policy. Perhaps, the
truth of that office business may as
we'll be told. 1t may relieve somebody.
In the first place, the publisher of The
TRIBUNE had not one word to say
with respect to the purchase of single
item of building material that went in
to the construction of his office. A
contract was entered into with Mr..
MARLATT for lump sum, he to do all
the excavation, rock and brick work
and furnish eoerythiag. Next. q con-
tract was made with Mr.. L. ToMPKINs,
he to do all the carpenter work from
floor to roof and furnish eOerything.
The publisher of The TRIBUNE never
bought even nail or door jam. In
the third place, the publisher Of The
TRIBUNE was not within three hun
dred miles of Caldwell when the con.
tract was let to Mr.. TOMPKINs. He
simply asked for bids on the lines indi-
Gated and left it with friend to award
the job to the lowest bidder. The pub
Usher OF The TRIBUNE does not know
to this day where the lumber came
from and, a. q matter fact doesn't
care. It was none Of his business. We
believe that upon one occasion the pub
Usher did express q wish that all the
material might be obtainable in Cald-
well, and with the exception Of few
bushels of lime, we are now informed
hat that wish was substantially full
sled. The rock for the foundation
anne from Canyon hill, the brick from
Mr.: MARLATT's yards, the hardware
md paint from Caldwell merchants,
he tin roof was put on by . Caldwell
inner, the lumber came from Caldwell
lumber yards and the cash was put up |
y Caldwell man. Thus endsth the |
radegy Of the house The TRIBUNE
,uilt.