The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-11-05

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Stimulated all the SIGNAL had said.
You did not take up one single, soil
tary point of your first speech which
had been attacked by the SIGNAL and
attempt to show what you had adj
vanced was correct. SO that disposes
entirely OF that part Of the trouble
All you did in your second speech
was TO enter general denial of hay
ing made any miscellaneous. (or hav.
ing 'lied'' as you persisted in put
tug it, to make an attempt to roast
the SIGNAL by word Of mouth, after
which you branched of into wordy
talk which did not bore very deeply
into the financial question. Now
what is the difference between mis-
statement, what the SIGNAL said hap
pened in your speech, and lie, what
you persisted in having it. To lie is
to deliberately tell something which
one knows to be untrue. TO make a
MEASUREMENT Is to state something
which one believes 10 be true but
which is really incorrect. 1t is no
insult to anyone to say they have
made misstatement. You admitted
yourself, in your second speech that
you had gotten your matter from the
circular of the Business Mems Sound
Money League, of Boston, or from
the speech which constituted that cir
cular. We have tue circular and it
reads like stenographic report of
your first speech. We say Of that
circular what we said Of your speech.
Are you sure to-day that it does not
make Measurements or that it does
not reason from false premises2 Do
you know Of anyone besides yourself
who maintains the SIGNAL said any
one lied, or that it has slandered
you? 1t is foolish to use the word
Islander in connection with what was
said
Now, let us see about the letter of
yours which proceeds this. State if
you can, when the SIGNAL ever
whispered n word against the pastor
of the Congregational church? When
did 1t ever say a word against the
Wciser Academy or teacher con
nected with it, 1t never did. On the
other hand we praise you for the
great amount Of work you have ac-
complished in that direction. All
our wishes are for your continued
success in that line. We wish the
people here were able to support it
without depending on outside people
for aid, but we are not. We have
never limited or believed that you (or
other Instructor connected with that
institution are not perfectly qualified
to teach any branch of learning
proper to be taught there. We never
said q single member of the faculty
OF that Academy was dishonest or
ignorant, and you know we have not
said so. We do not believe any
thing of the kind. The SIGNAL has
never shown that it did not think
that the school was an unmixed
blessing to this community. Never.
The paper has always done every
thing in its power to aid that insti-
tuition, as you well know, and it will
continue to do so rs long rs it is I'M
der the present management, whether
we get the patronage of the Academy
or not. Perhaps we aid you now.
Perhaps the report of your speech
Will aid you in getting funds while
east. Your attempt, sir, to cover
behind a seat in the Acad- !
envy board or your church is a shame.
less aud pitiful piece of duplicity
We never struck you through the
college or the church, but we at
lacked you only as you stood on the
political platform in Weiser deliver.
ing gold speech. We did it as we
have done Others in the past and may
To others in the future. Do YOU
neal to say (as your letter indicatesl
hat you stood there talking gold as
member Of the college board2 If
20. we say you had no business there
a that capacity Do YOU mean to