Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-10-17
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untruth or Misrepresentation. Shrewd
echemers, ln every walk of life. have for
ages, fabricated eior;es through which
tnes Calculated TO achieve some object,
usually an unworthy ooe, which could
not be attain ed by an adnere nee to the
truth. Ages ago. we are told OF pair,
Annsnias aud Sapphire By name, who
attempted 10 establish a record with
faisenooo az bssis. The sad termins-
t'on or the aft air should have been q
warning tn AL who have followed them
on earth; but the fate of these ancient
- 1913 b.n' Cd have created
Strife among the descendants OF Adam.
TEere have been many who have sought
notorlety and distinction, times innu-
merable, in efforts to break the record
made by Annsniao and his unworthy
spouse. 1t often appears as if the liar
Was winner, but before the final OUT
come, bis hope is dashed to earth, and
truth walks under the wire, al honored
victor. Truth is mighty and will
prevail"
The history of the world. however;
teaches co1cusiveiy that humanity,
as rule, prefers tn tell the truth. 1t
| is the exception rather than the rule,
when men, in their everyday trausac-
tloDs resort to false staten pts and
| deceit. The certainty that the end
will reveal the truth, destroys what.
ever charm there may be 10 fslstics-
ton.
There are many men who, in the
everyday effeirs of life would scorn to
lie or misrepresent facts, yet do not
hesitate to 90 upon the platform in
political battle sad smite the face Of
truth until she is SO disigured that her
most intimate friend would fail to Ie-
cogDize her. Many politicsl speakers
take the stump influenced by no other
motive tbeu q burning, crsving, insati-
able desire to VIII. So loug as the
battle is going their way they can afford
to display the generosity of victors and
tell the truth; but when the tide of con-
hict turns then do they foolishly begin
the abandonment of their strongest
weapon aud, hoping against hope, re-
sort to the forked tongue, which will
always bring defeat and humiliation.
10 the present political struggle for
supremacy between two great national
parties. it is the came old story. Mr..
Bryan's paper, for a long time, carried
at the head of its editorial columns, az
article purported to have been publish
ed in the London Financial news. II
was used as a weapon il favor of the
party Mr.. Bryan represents. 1t vas
copied throughout the nation, and sent
to every city, village. and hamlet with
10 the borders of the union. TIE aim
OK Its creators WAS TO foment a spirit of
auimosity against England. and, upon
that hatred, to build political victory.
But it fell by its own weight. Its
auth, Mt t. was questioned. Investigs-
ton was begun, and the result proved
that the article in question was an in
iquitous forgery. The New York World
one of the ablest OF democratic journals
ever pa blishei in these United States,
aud by the way, ore OF the fairest, sift-
ed the matter to the very bottom, sscer-
talred its falsity, and candidly stated
the truth. At the same time the World
branded the article forgery, it con-
demned in vigorous terms, not alone the
perpetrators OF the lie, but those who
hGd been instrumental in circulating it
sitter It's fraudulent character ha dbeeu
exposed. MIR. Bryan had tbs manhood
TO remove the article from bis paper,
and has refrained from any mention of
il in his numerous speeches. It remain
ed for au Arizona dem ocraiic stump
speaker to foist 1t upon a Tucson au-
dience as truth; to announce that it's
genuIneness had been established be
yond peradventure. Attorney Genera
democrats on Saturday afternoon, was
handed copy of the article, clipped |
from some newspaper, By some one 10 |
his sudience, ard requested to read it, |
He did go; and he accompanied the read
ing with numerous comments and sDeere.
and many times vouched for the truth |
of the statement that the article had sp
peared in the London paper. Probably
the Attorney General imagined that
truth, proverbially slow, had not yet
reached Tucson. Possibly he supposed
that no one else in the city, save him
who requested the reading of the srtI-
Gle, had ever seen it or knew It's purpqrt
Be that as it may, whatever. may have
been the distinguished gentleman;s ideas
upon the subject, be offered an lnRult |
when he conceived the thought that the
ignorance of our people was so dense ss
to give credit to his statement in this
connection.
Men who attempt to deceive once are,
not trusted afterwards. In the heat of
debate; in the excitement consequent
upon animated discussion, men some.
times lose their mental equilibrium for
& moment, and in the indulgence OF
passing fancy, exaggerate. But be who
deliberately prepares a misstatement,
and gives it voice, con never expect his
after sayings to be received with any
gratifying degree of satisfaction or con-
hdence.
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