Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1896-05-01
oUR CONTEMPORARY.

The STAR must admit it's great sur
prise at the personal spleen vented in
the Herald of last week concerning the
STAR editor. We shall not deign to at
tempt to reply to the SANDER therein
full of falsehood, Misrepresentation
and personal abuse. TheSrAR will not
devote it's columns to the personal
abuse of any man-not ever toward an
attempt to cope with our contempor-
AIRY for the satisfaction of .getting
even" Concerning Il few points men
toned by the Herald we desire to refer
briefly. The STAR editors not ashamed
of his record, either personal or as
editor, and cheerfully leaves that for
judgment of the public, so far as his
conduct and work here are concerned.
AS II of the poor mortals OF earth we
know We have often erred, and prob
ably have as often received criticism
from a critical people, but there is with
us the satisfaction of being consistent
and of lending our humble assistance
toward what we have considered for
the best interests of Hot Springs. III
the Herald desires to do so and can
convince the people of this place that
the STAR is weak -minded:'' that it's
editors are ''Darwinians" and hypo-
critics; that the STAR does not .seek to
labor for the interests of the town.
II that numerous other charges of
more or less Importance arc true. it is
ut liberty to make the attempt, only we
shall insist that the Herald shall stick
closer to the truth than III it's last. 1t
must not willfully and maliciously lie
about us: it must not accuse us of
forming moral partnership" or any
other kind of a partnership. with Mr..
Evans or any other man: can the Her.
aid say the same? The STAR has had
no flight" with MIR. Evans or any other
man: a the Herald say the same /?
The STAR editor never FLASHED news
over the wires aboutth First National
bank affairs Though it was news that
was legitimate) OF any other affair that
affected the personal standing of resi-
dents of Hot Springs: can the Herald
say the same? The STAR has never
been taken to task" by Mr.. Evans for
''daring to comment on the trial going
on at the court house," for we publish
whatever we choose and besides we
only briefly outlined the complaint in
that case that our readers might know
what the case was-not to try it in the
newspaper; can the Herald say the
same? The STAR is not trying per-
sonal lawsuits, and when it may choose
to say anything about such cases the
expressions are written by the editors
instead of by II of the attorneys in
the case; can the Herald say the same?
The STAR is perfectly free and indie
pendant of any IL o clique who may
seek to dictate to it; can the Herald
say the same? The STAR editors do
their w writing. express their w
sentiments, own their own newspaper
plant. free from all incumbrance: can
VIC say lAS Sutllc llcSe STATE
ments are true to the very letter. AS
to the questions propounded we should
be glad, and the people probably en-
tertained and amused, il our contem-
porary should correctly answer them.
Conccrningthe Herald's boosted efforts
in the interest of the people "on mat
tiers of vital interest," will that paper
please specify some particular instances
wherein it has done so much for which
to be praised? When has it made any
bold outcry against wrong? Any
specific declarations of maladministra- !
ton of public affairs, of which it makes
such loud hints in it's effort to blame |
for not crying out against what it
zines is woefully going wrong?
yer made any charges that
INT the city council or any
n@mencing proceedings?
md in the face Of the
"a ocio and POM
it would have
Nd wrought
crest, and