Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-10-31
4 JOURNALISTIC ..COOLIE."'

We know that tie general public
takes no interest in the quarrels
which are so common among news
papers. hence we apologize in adj
vance 10 our readers for taking no.
tice at all Of an article which appear.
Cd in the Elkn ArgonaUt Of last Mon
day. in which the pedagogue who
edits that sheet muse himself by
referring To the clitor OF the Silver
State us -tiu headed and applying
10 Us 4 number Of other choice
cpithets. When mi snaps at II
heels we generally give him a de-
served kick. even when his insignii-
denotes harmlessness. This
is the only cxcusa we have for honor
ing the journalistic fraud OF the
.Argcnaut by paying attention to his
yaporinEs.
TO begin at the beginning. what is
the cause Of the ArgOnaut editors
az sslAl4 pay btNHbHt VIC lllAlill1AtA
that he is a Chinaman. Why did We
do so: because he showed himself
possessed Of the chief characteristics
Of the Chinese naturc-tO lie, and the
cndcayor To secure tile employment
Of another by Offering to per form the
same labor for less compensation. lie
proved his Chinese proclivitics by
printing untruthful figures i'll regard
OF the cot Of printing the election
that 90 per month WIS ample pay.
mcut for doing NIL Of the county
printing Of Eiko county, presumably
wishing to take the work away from
The other ElKO papers and do it at
the price named. \ Chinaman would
hardly st0op 50 far, but for lack Of II
more apt comparison we submit to
the newspaper fraternity that the
imported school teacher editor Of the
Argonaut places himself on a level
with the lowest type Of -coolies.7
As 10 the mission Of the Argnnaut a
Few words may as we'll he said. II
WIS started two months ago Ia kill
of The other papers Of ElkO. the
-COOlic' above referred To having a
personal spite against the editor Of
the INDErESDESr. This fact being
well understood, several papers Of the
the state rendered the Argonaut a
very chilly reception into the mr.
E%alistic field. The Silver State wns
rat Of this number, knowing that,
ven il his rcasoD4 arc disreputablc,
any individual has a perfect right to
start in the newspaper or any other
business anywhere. But the ArgOn-
aut at once put itself outsidc the pale
OF Legitimate journalism and its edit.
or showed in ms true coiors by de-
hnlincing every paper in tho
state belonging 10 the Nevada Press
Association in the vilost manner, call.
ing the members bpodlcrs and apply.
ny TO them all The dclcctable phrases
which occurred to his distcmpcrch
Imagination. or cOurRc he know he
! lied. but the source WIS considered
and no attention pail To his charges.
But when the Argonaut "cOulic7 be-
gan his Chinese taGtiUs this paper in.
icrposcI objection. calling attention to
them, nnd hence incurred his espcc-
ial displcn5Trc. We chccrfully accent
the gage Of battle, being proud Of
having earned the cnmity Of such n
being. and shall take grcat pleasure
in referring to my further attempt
on the part 81 the aforesaid ~coOlic"
to brinR tho newspaper business in
this etotc down 10 the level OF an
opium smoking joint.
And now a few words in relation 10
the article which appeared in the Ar
Gonaut Monday. Mr.. coolic euys:
"11Io Nevada Press Association is a
pack Of cownrlly. howling jaokals
which always hunt in bands. When
they stepped outsi lc Of their lcpiti.
mate field Of lnbOr. ma they did during
the session Of the legislature Inst
winter, they put themselves outside
the pale Of civilized recognition
This snake In the grass dOcs not tell
10 what way tho "howling pack Of
jhcknls stepped outside Of their lcri,.
imntc field OF labor" Maybe tbis III
The circumstance II refers to. Mr..
C"plic spent eOinc time in Carson
Ia I winter trying 10 get through n
hill removing Mr.. BOOher Of tho
l~HpErrapENr from the board having
control 81 tho Elko county high
school. Having mono but personal
REASONS therefor, Tho Legislature very
properly fcpudintcd the pcrnicioue
and wholly unjusiiHnblo effort Ia
have it cast discredit upon Mr..
Boohor Gimply because he was no, ON
friendly terms with tho man tYl who
wanted him Oustcd. We do unt
know for sure, got IL il very Iikclv.
That members Of tho Prom Ae.,,t,,L,.