The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-09-11
FOR REVENUE ONLY.

issue, deyotcs a column and hall 10 an
Of representative Crippen,
with nn occasional side punch at Tue
DIAMOND DmLL. The article clearly
that the tax-list was the
Star Of Bethlehem that guided the Re-
porter in it's political pilgrimage and
lead il 10 make offerings at the shrine
of the man from Stambaugh. AS to
any personal dealings the Reporter
may have hnd with Mr. Crippen, TnE
DIAMOND DRIL is foreign party and
proposes 10 remain 80, but there are
some inIcrences that might be drawn
from that "Ingraiitude" article that
TnE DIAMOND Dull can't let 90 10y un.
noticed In order that the public may
know Just where the Representative
stoul in relation TO THE lIAMoND
DuLL, we publish in Iull copy Of n let
ter, written Mr. Crippon at the time the
wrihr purchased an interest in this
paper:
CRYSTAL FALLS, MICH. JAN 9. 1897
Hos GEo u CHPPEN,
LANSING, MIcIl.
DEAR sm You already know, perhaps, that
TnE DiAMONp DRiI. has chaneed hands, but IL
viii uo doubt, De news for you 20 learn that
nr Darling and myself are the purchasers Of
Mr. Watson's interest aud not Mr.. Morarty as
Is commonly understood sincerely hope that
the relations that have existed between us
may be- heightened thereby aud that TgE
DIAMOND DRILL. may be Of service TO you ia any
way ia which you may see ft.
Ofcourse, Sc have purchased TnE DIAMOND
DauI asa business investment aud II will beour
eudeayor To add Co liz earning power as much
rs possible The printing OF the delinquent tax
list Will be awarded ia June understand aud
We are going TO try for al least a share Of IL.
You no doubt feel under considerable obligation
TO o'Brieu, OF the Reporter who has stood by
You IA his paper aud, while am aware that no
great amount of material benefit arcrued 10
You from q Brieus support yet l feel that u
would hc unjust of me 20 ask you to urge my
cgtnse la preference 60 Mr. O'Bren's. think,
however. that I am not asking anything unres
sonnble TO you or unjust TO Mr. O'Brien, il ask
YOU during the rest of the contest 60 remain
neutral and give both papers an equal show as
lar as you are concerned.
Wishing you success, am,
Yours truly,
Tnos CoNI.IN.
We received a letter from Mr.. Crippen,
shortly aiterward, telling Of the action
that he had already taken In the matter
and giving us no answer az to his future
policy.
We have DESTROYED the letter and SO
can't publish it eibatlm but the points
covered were these That O'Brien had
spoken To him about three weeks before
election asking for assistance II any, was
needed in securing the printing, bat
added that he (O'Brien) thought that
none would be necessary as ho and Wat
son, OF The DIAMOND DRILL, wercarang
ing matters for division; that h'
lCrirpcu) did feel under certain oblga
tions 20 O'Bricn; that he understood
thoroughly the strength Of tho Report
er's assistance; that lac had sgnct
+O'grien's petition and that he woulC
adyise us To make division OF the lis
and so keep "pcacc Ia the family"
This was the only time that the tax
list was ever mentioned to Mr.. Cripper
by The publishers Of TBN DIAMOND DRILI
OF any of lis friends aud it will be ob
served thut Mr. Crippen never promised
Tux brAMoNO lmuL anything, never did
iuiything for THE DIAMOND DRILL anC
never was asked to do anything Tor II
Had Tnr DIAMOND DRILL been defeated
IL would not have vented it, spite OF
anyone aud Mr. Crippen would have
received the same treatment at ou
hands ns lie has always received.
Soon after the receipt OF thnt letter
the Reporter editor met Mr.. Mori
nrty, who then had the management q
this paper, aud proposed thnt division
of the printing bc made that TnE DA
MoNp nRIIL take twenty-five per cent
this ycnr aud scvcnty-iive per cent. mex
yenr. MIR. Morinrly informed him tina
hr wonLl consider division but IL mus
be au e,nal division all around-il
Other words that each paper shoul'
take hall. MIR DlBricn couldn't see il II
i lint LIGHT but asked Mnriauy 30 cal
ON him ut Iron River and he would Civ
! him M answer. MIR. Moriarty called n
thc Reporter office a short time utter
4 ward. but il seems that az the meautim
O'Brien had a tip and wouldn't tall
taxi at all. and uf course the suhjec
was not forced upon him. Lntera a irlen,
of the Reporter called upon Mr.. Nor
nrty. and. lcnrning that he was willing &
divide, called upon Mr.. O'Brien, 80 W
understand, aud advised division bu
/ uas net with Hat refusal
TIE atntomcnt that the management
AZ TnE MAkIoKp DRlLL II the same nov
~ az the time when Nessrs. Crippen unt
Quiit were running foT tho office q
superyisors w their respective town
ships. Is n gross Misrepresentation AM
no one knows IL better than Nj
o. 'Rrcn. for II IL was 40, the deal tha
was liked up previous To election bt
tween the editor ~ the Reporter and on
member of the firm which then owne'
THE DIAMOND DRILL, and oi which III
Other mcmjcr was never advised, woul
have gone through and divy on th
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