The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-10-23
A MALICIOUS LIAR.

A malicious liar is the most contempt
lille thing ON earth. and the last issue of
the Silver Bale places the mark OF Ana
Mas upon is editor, with malice appar
entin every word Of the article attacking
School Superintendent McBes. The
Blade has an imaginary grievanre
against McBee for giving the PREss the
institute printing; the narrOw-minded,
pig-headed e,litor being 50 contracted in
his ideas that he thinks it was proper Tor
Judge Melder to give him the institute
printing when We had the contract, sn I
wrong for IcBee to give the printing to
this paper because he has the contract.
In this he shows his porcine nature, and
whinss about his being poor sufferer.
lie says he asked permission to look
"ver the bills filed by McBee against the
county, leaving n person under the i'm
preston that he asked this permission
Of the commissioners now in session.
But the facts are that he snsaked into
the Office during the absence OF Clerk
Bragaw and the the commissioners and
looked over the bills. Alter examining
them he says that in few minutes we
had glanced over the institute bills 0
Nd by McBee and found that they foot,
ed mp 1910" Here is where the malic-
ious misrepresentation comes in and
gives McBee good libel case against
the Blade. The facts are that the total
expenses OF the institute, joint meet
ing OF Shoshone and Kootenai counties,
were $3.50, which, when divided between
the two counties makes $40 for each.
In order to make it appear that the ex-
penses OF Kootenai were 1910 the Blade
took the total expenses, $40 and added
KOO;enai county's half, $40; which Just
makes $5lG. The editor is now in a
position where he must admit that he is
too ignorant to know the difference be
tween addition and subtraction, or ma
liciously lied about McBee. In either
case he makes fool OF himself. The
Blade further quotes the school law
which allows a superintendent $3.50 for
institute expenses. but its editor does
not know, or is again controlled by his
malice in not stating that the law also
allows the superintendent the fees re-
ceived from teachers examinations for
institute expenses. The amount receiv-
ed from this source is greater than the
difference between the bills presented
by McBee and the $3.50 appropriated by
statute. The truth Of the whole matter
is that McBee and his able assistant. the
superintendent Of Shoshone county
conducted an institute that was profit
able and instructive, employing three OF
the ablest instructors OF the northN est,
at an expense OF $40 to each county
while Judge Melier, according to the
Blade, conducted one for $l25. II Mel
der's institute was worth $l25, it is safe
to say that the other, at $40 was very
economically managed, and, We have no
doubt, the teachers of Kootenai county
who attended both institutes will say
that the last lie the only one worthy the
name.
AUG Dldue ucicIluS q TSuuCLlOn IN
the railroad assessment of $4,000 a.
honest and just to the farmer, and then
attempts to create a tempest in a teapot
at the expense Of McBee. Truly it's ed
itor strains at grant and swallows a
camel.
As is we'll known, the Press did not
support McBse during the last cam
paign, but when paper like the Blade
assails him and produces lying figures
regarding the institute expenses, for the
purpose OF Preiudic;ng the public, and
from personal motives, we are ready to
. defend him.
The schools in Kootenai county were
never in better condition than they are
ht the present time and the teachers
now employed hold certificates instead
OF permits.