La Junta tribune., 1898-10-22

questions pending, this town can support
two papers But therc must be an animus
for the second sheet, tho esteemed con-
temporary. Now, 1t would be the most
natural thing In tho world for You and
to quarrel and separate on this pending
question, In which case you would draw
out of the partnership, make speech
against the movement and take the lead
In the opposition. And. again. 1t would
be the most natural thing in the world for
Che opposition to want an organ through
which II could communicate with tho peo-
pie. I want you to start and edit that pa
per-"
Dubbins gnzed In mute admiration at
his partner for an instant, then exclaimed.
Dan, YOU'RE born editorH'
And you 'rc u clam! OF course, f." con-
tinued the astute Daniel, 1--WE would each
have an equal interest in both papers, and
we'll. the people mustn't be consulted In
all questions of policy.
The announcement was printed In Tho
Banner the next day That evening Dub
bins addressed the opposition meeting got
up for the purpose The issue was forced
The town divided evenly on the question.
and the fight began.
At ab )ut 2 O'Clock n. m. Dubhins crawl
ed around by the back way to The Banner
office, and the partners consulted long and
ANCAt Way Dubbius
the idea of an opposition organ to the post
master and u few more paving opponents
As Dan had predicted, they bit, and .
week later the paper made Its appearance.
They named 1t the Roarersyille Clarion.
Dubbins controlled IL absolutely. but he
gathered around him an advisory commit
tee of antipaycrs to assist In managing the
sheet and to give it prestige
Oh, the beautiful journalistic war that
followed Ediforinlly The Banner dubbed
the editor OF The Clarion pullback, an
enemy Of progress. q moss covered, cffete
easterner and clam. Editorially the ed.
itor of The Clarion dubbed the editor Of
Tne Banner q tool OF the capitalists, .
plotter, n jobber and an enemy of true
western civilization. In tho hours before
the dawn Of day Dan and Dubbins met,
smoked, composed their hot broadsides and
laid plans for the future. Tho propayers
bought The Banner and tho Antipavera
bought The Clarion, and both sides bought
copies of the opposition sheet to learn
what the enemy was doing and saying.
That fight raised the two papers to the
top notch Of success The two editors met
on the street. Hot words passed Dub
bins struck Dan. Dan hit back, their re-
spective followers took sides. and n FREQ
fight followed. In the confusion the two
editors slipped out and escaped to their
offices.
..You hit mo pretty hard. Dan. said
Dubbins seven hours later ns they COM
muned In The Banner sanctum I've
agreed to tap easy
~ had strong provocation, responded
the other. Your first blow was a sting
err"
"what was tho rcsultG'
''Seven variopsly hurt, l3 arrested the
Iuti .x,ilI
and thers Is warrant out for your ar
rest
1.-THE dickens!" (Edited.)
"Don't be alarmed I'll sce you out OF
it."
Dubbins was arrested. But Dan scorn.
fully refused to prosecute him. The whole
community now knew what kind Of d man
the low down editor Of The Clarion wns,
he said Sending him to tho lookup could
not possibly do any good II would rather
have tendency to make martyr of the
scamp among his misguided followers
Dubbins was accordingly discharged
The propavers won. But the war didn't
end there. Now that wouldn't have been
journalistic Tho fight was wnpcd more
furiously than ever. After another con-
ference between the two editors, The Ban
ner proposed that Rourcrsyille erect new
scboolhouse Emboldened by Its success
in defeating the will Of the people once,
Tho Banner WAS evidently intent on doing
it again And ths second fight was on
Criminal profliRncy, said The Clarion.
Those two ably edited journals bcgnn
to circulate all over tho country. new
census gave Roarersvillc a total of 5000
inhabitants, and this Immense gain over
the previous figures was attributed direct
ly to the boom started by the two wide
awake newspapers. The Banner altered
its policy and published two editions
week. The Clarion went one edition bet
ter The Banner saw the raise Tho en-
thusinstic citizens bought both papers at 3
cents per copy.
Dan was an artist in his way, and The
Banner soon appeared with Its pages
frightened by cuts. Up went the price to
1 cents. and the citizens gladly paid for
their art gallery Another secret editorial
conference Then tho next Issue Of The
Clarion also contained cuts They looked
suspiciously like Dams handiwork, but all
doubt was dispelled by The Clarion's an
nouncement that they were secured at
great expense from Chicago firm, and
consequently The Banners price would
have to be raised, very reluctantly, to 4
cents OF course such enterprise won rec
ognition.
All the while the schoolhouse fight was
waged, and a goodly sum rolled into the
common treasury It was pity, the citi-
zens said, that such brilliant men as the
two editors couldn Z agree personally even
II their views on public questions differed
They were really credit to their city.
The schoolhouse was erected. Then
The Clarion became progressive and pro
posed that salaries be paid the members
Of the fire brigade and won after brisk
fight What one paper proposed the 9TH
or opposed, and between them the two ed
itors built up town Of no mean impor-
tancc. Everybody in the county read The
Banner and The Clarion, and a. the two
editors rose TO wealth and prominence they
themFclves began to think with the citi.
sens Of Roarcrsvillc that It was pity they
couldn't get together. Both had long been
tired Of the restraint under which they