Graham guardian., 1899-12-22
CIRCULH1IOn
OVEN 900,
HID INCREASING.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER %, 1899
'.oFrrcIALo RECORDS.

prother Brswn Of the Tucson Citizen
worthy aud most exemplary gentleman of a
forgiving disposition, begs the GUARDIAN not
=, ,,,liish the Missouri record" of George
Kely of the Bulletin Brother Brown Is no
,aore kind and indulgent than the Editor of the
tirARniAS in his kind treatment Of the Bulletin
and lis Ross editor, although he may know
something IN Kellys Missouri record which
has not come 10 the knowledge of the Editor OF
the GUARDIAN. II may be that we let our foot
slip, but five really used the words. Missouri
record ,"weare perfectly free TO ADMIT our rash
mess. and now saw that we viii amend by strik'
ing ont the word Missouri and insert the
word "o,fcisl. so that the subject matter may
be limited 10 Keily's official record, as the
matter Of "oflcial records" is the subject he is
discussing SO vigorously and yehemently this
time, and we editors always want the subject OF
records" limited TO very small compass,
However Brother Brown wrote his sympathe-
tic appeal before he knew anything about
Kelly's latest eonvulsion. surprising as II may
appear. Kelly really says in the Bulletin; who
ever differs with this paper, can have space IN
our columns and we invite decent, logical dis
eussion Of all public questions" He even IN
vites H. Holy smoke! Who'd thought it'
Irlets the GUARDIAN do generous act, save
little ia printers ink and composition but
gives the Bulletin the honor Of getting In a
SCOOP" and breaking the news to the public,
including the S7l readers of the Bulletin
Everybody listen: the editor of the GuARDIAs
+. now proposes to write careful, cautious ana
psinstaking communication over his own sig
nature for publication In the Bulletin He prom
Ises 20 conHne himself TO official records, :
and not take in the whole State OF Missouri
as II would not be fair to take In the whole
state OF Missouri" he promises, really TO take
an but q small portion Of that state, and VIII
weave In Kelys "otieisl record"so closely with
the "ofioia records" Of Day, WaddEl, Matthews
Jopes Clark Adams and Michelena, and the
whole caboodle in Graham county so that Kelly
viii really feel that he is in good company
KelIy's "oflicial record" II trustworthy and
commendable will prove his sincerity IN MS
little fnrore against officials, and viii strength
On the position from which he makes his at
.acks; but If II Is not decent" enough for the
bulletin, he can strike II out, without giving
any reason TO his readers They won't know
anything aboutit It. Really Brother Browns ap'
peal rather "discombobolates" us.
We don't want too risky contract on our
hands. but Kelly is so accustomed to going it
blind that he wont hesitate to publish his own
'oficial record" In communication properly
stsned. As 10 that whole Missouri record,
we are "ieetle sAeery." We don't know all
that Is iu it. Brown does; and We don't want
20 look into an empty gun If ii is loaded, We
bank en- Brown and the Citizen in this case,
We cherish his brotherly caution, as we've
heard before of the fellow who monkeyed with
~ al Eall M erat M
mad as he did last week We only intimated d
and did not expect him to get hurried" so bad
iy; but he must have thought we knew some
thing that We didn't.
when Kelly said he would publish anything
that was decent" we bet he done that q pur-
pose" Just to have a chance to cut his own
"oficial record out of our communication; he
Jumps IN onto other official records" but
then he thinks they are decent
Our communication to the Bulletin isa happy
thought. but then II would never have soaked
into our colossal Uranium If Kelly hadn't caus-
I'd the birth OF the ''idee," See? We promise
60 stick TO Official records" We won't hit un-
der the belt IT, we do, II don't go. We win stick
10 facts as shown by public documents and Of.
dclal files so that everything contained viii be
decent" as Kelly expresses 1t. That's the
doctrine. "squar game" is our motto.
Another thing; when our communication is
signed by US personally, editorially, and re
sponsibly" then Kelly and the Bulletin readers
wlllknow who is the Editor of the GUARD
IAN"
P.s. As sosn as Kelly says our proposi-
Hon is alright and that he really meant what he
said, we viii send in our communication "pron
lo.n