Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-10-29
A JoUHN ALYsrIC "CooLtE."

vance 10 our TcducTbN LOI tdE!nK no.
tice at all Of an article which appear.
ed in the Elko Argonaut OF last Mon
day, i'll which the pedagogue who
edits that sheet amuses himself by
referring to the editor of the Silver
State as %tin headed" and applying
to US a number of other choice
epithets. When cur snaps at our
heels we generally give him a de-
served kick, even when his insignifi-
canoe denotes harmlessuess. This
is the only excuse we have for honor
ing the journalistic fraud of the
Argonaut by paying attention to his
vaporings. - ne T., 1,..., ........
To begin at the beginning. what is
the cause Of the Argonaut editors
wrathP Simply because we intimated
that he is a Chipaman. Why did we
do 80? Because he showed himself
possessed Of the chief characteristics
of the Chinese nature-to lie, and the
endeavor to secure the employment
of another by offering to perform the
same labor for less compensation. He
proved his Chinese proclivities by
printing untruthful figures in regard
of the cost of printing the election
tickets of Elko county and stating
that S25 per month was ample pay,
ment for doing all of the county
printing Of Elko county, presumably
wishing to take the work away from
the other Elko papers and do it at
the prlce named. A Chinaman would
hardly stoop 80 far, but for lack of
more apt comparison we submit to
the newspaper fraternity that the
imported school teacher editor of the
Argonaut places himself OH level
with the lowest type of Goodies"
AS 20 the mission of the Argonaut a
few words may us well be SAID. 1t
was started two months ago to skill
off" the other papers of Elko, the
"coolie" above referred to having a
personal spite against the editor of
the INDEPENDENT. This fact being
well understood, several papers Of the
the state rendered the Argonaut a
very chilly reception into the jour-
nalistic field. The Silver State aUas
not of this number, knowing that,
even il his reasons are disreputable,
any individual has perfect right to
start in the newspaper or any other
business anywhere. But the Argon-
aut at once put itself outside the pale
of legitimate journalism and it's edit
or showed in his true colors by de-
nouncing every paper in the
state belonging to the Nevada Press
Association in the vilest manner, call.
ing the members boodlers and apply.
ing to them all the delectable phrases
which occurred to his distempered
imagination. OF course he knew he
lied, but the source was considered
and no attention paid to his charges.
But when the Argonaut "coole" be.
gan LILO NIuluOSS LuCOlG5 paper III"
terposed objection, calling attention to
them, and hence incurred his espec.
ial displeasure. We cheerfuny accept
the gage Of battle, being proud OF
having earned the enmity of such a
being, and shall take great pleasure
in referring to any further attempt
ON the part OF the aforesaid "coolie'
to bring the newspaper business in
this state down to the level of IN
opium smoking Joint. z'....
And now few words in relation tc
the article which appeared in the Ar
gonaut Monday. Mr.. Coolie says:
"The Nevada Press Association is I
pack OF cowardly, bowling jackalt
which always hunt in bands. Wher
they stepped outside Of their legiti
mate field OF labor, as they did during
the session of the Legislature last
winter, they put themselves outside
the paleiof civilized recognition" ..,i
This snake in the grass does not tel