The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-01-14
The Pioneer Express.
THE PINK PAPERS BONE.

That Pink Paper man keeps right on
stopping over. 1t is really getting so that
it looks as if he had no friends at all, or
else they would put check rein on him.
Last week he said, cit is safe to figure
that the craftsmanship of Myrick, has
cost the county thousands of dollars ex-
ira during the past year, to say nothing
of that which may be sub rosa."
In the issue of Dec. 22nd, the Pink
Paper said.
THE board throughout is a capable
body of men, and we have nothing to Of
fer at present against auy of them"
Between the dates of the publication
of the above cited paragraphs, the Pink
Paper had failed to be selected by the
board as one of the official papers.
If Mr.. Myrick was Capable" man as
chairman of the board on Dec. 22nd, why
wasn't he also capable" man as chair
man of the board on Jan. 9Th?
The Pink Paper in its only specifca-
ton of Mr.. Myrick's ''incapability" which
has "cost the county thousands of dol
ars during the pastye says the Chair
man was absent by far the largest part
of the time;;" the ridiculous falsity of
which is apparent to everybody who
reads the official proceedings. AS mat
ter of fact, Mr.. Myrick by reason of his
residence in the city, is more regular in
his attendance than any other member.
In making this criticism on the Pink
Paper, we are not in anyway standing as
Mr.. Myrick's defender. He is amply
able to take care of himself. We have
only pointed out where the Pink Paper
disagrees with itself editorially, and also
where it disagrees with facts which are a
matter of public record, and legally print
ed in its own columns during the past
year as proceedings of the county COM
missioners. In another editorial the
Pink Paper returns to the charge on the
county officers in general as follows:
'There are officers in that city to-day
whose record are being covered up by the
PIONEER EXPRESS that could not stand
the light of an investigation and their
manner of running their Office has been
rotten for years"
And then charges us of hiding the ras-
cality in this language.
That the management at Pembina
has been rotten nearly all the time no
one knows better than the PIONEER Ex-
PRESS and no paper labors so zealously
to cover it'up. something leaks out
that is detrimental to one of those who
stand in, the PIONEER EXPRESS goes
about like hen whose chickens have
been disturbed and bluffs boldly at every
one"
Now it seems to us that if we interpret
correctly, the above paragraphs contain
four propositions.
First. that some of the present officials
are scoundrels and robbers.
Second, that the PIONEER EXPRESS
knows it.
Third, that the Pink Paper knows it.
Fourth, that it is the duty of the Prom
EER EXPRESS and not Of the Pink Paper
to expose it. To our minds no self-evi-
dent absurdity ever climbed to greater
heights than the last proposition, even on
the supposition that the three former
propositions were true.
The Pink Paper also states in the same
editorial, that one:of the county Treasure
ers it referred to, was in Office before we
took charge of this paper, and threatens
to go into the graveyard and dig up
skeletons to use as weapons. We sug.
sgest with all due humility, that in oul
opinion Mr.. Wilson has no need of add:
ing any more bones" to his armory.
What Mr.. Wilson needs is more hair
If heMwill only wait and let his hair grow
long enough. he can. with the weapon he
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