Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-01-12
A.~uxr Truth DRUNK ON SOBER

shss I. .s- ent the intention Ut that tssiy IL
es-i any reflections nn ,hs oisscial conduct oi
William Ryan. or any other ~S-connfy ON
cial They could not understand Why ~
ruat d.sparagcnens In the amount of IL
rensr money accounted for could Issssibly Or
sur 1s they called the courts attention to II.
T:,... .i-ss called tbs rsarts attcnttnn u, this
fact that ccstaia money Lenders Ia this soua-
~ arr e~.npins tissiF just SHARE Ut taxation.
Nov In the Hight ~ sober truth. what ~ In
III. report that shouid Gauss, Mr.. Ryan vi
much coneera Ills rbast Of tn. grand jury
has made Isopiy suspicious. He mis-. have
been touched upon n Iender spot or he would
sst have HIh2licd ~
Tie above article from the local
fusion organ" IL Il most remarkable
stasamcnt. II starts out. by saying
that member Of the grand Jury states
that II was not the Intention Of that
Dody To east any reflections on ex-
Sheriff Ryan's ofiicia; conduct. In the
nsx; sentence the organ says the
grand jury could not understand why
NJ great u piSPARAGEMENT In the
amount ~ license money accounted for
could possibly occur. No they called the
svuri . attention 10 IL.
''Disparagcfncnt' In good, used In
the sense ntended--especially from an
ex.rsdagoaue. ''Disparagemcnt," ac-
rerdinps ~ standard photographer
ntans the act III undertaking; de-
traction; reproaeh; lndignity dlshonor.
And that n Just what the individual
who prepared nj least this part of the
grand Jurys report intended To heap
upon MI Ryan.
IN the first place, the grand jury
w"tiii never have Thought II figuring
.ssl these accounts ol the two sherlfls;
~ repeat. this part Of the report did
not originate with the grand jury, or
any mnb-r ~ 1t. This part Of the
report evidently cminated from the
fertile imagination Of the slclght of
band lightning calculator ~ the fus-
lou combine. whose distortlonof fig
.Ies In only cqualled by his Ignorance
of the English language when he uses
the word encouragement" where the
'sord disparity would alone make the
sentence intelliglhle. And they do
nay that some Of the combine who
nhye sense enough To see what n
boomerang this grand Jury report has
proven 10 bc, are uttering curses, not
loud, but deep, ON the ovcr.oificious-
ness VI this mcndacious lightning cal
onlatar- this erudite PROFESSOR Of langu-
ayes
Why call the courts attention To
his great plSPARAGEMENTY dis.
parity, on. eonyersant with the Eng
lish language would say.l Why, UNI
4s<~ the grand jury intended the court
Ia take action. hut II Mr.. Ryan was
not guilty Of oflieial misconduct why
should the cou't need 10 hear NJ this
great "pIsPARAGE MENT" In the
ahoont ~ hcens. money! II anything
was wrong the grand juryx duty was
plain, 10 act not issue proclamations
10 the effect that a democratic sheriff
hid collected more license money tun.
der prosperous republican admins.
tra,lon, than had republican sheriff
nisdur tn. panie-strick.n regime Of
~fhas The country oevoutiy pra,s may
IT, the hs, II democratic presidents.
'rhe organ" tnyokes .'thc light az
spesr truth" or u truth there is
suat necessity for ''sohcr truth
arsans hAtisirum courthouse. Iudr.
'ns from The now OF liquid spirits In
atAi around the temple Of justice.
The organ" says the grand Jury
aba called the es,urts attention to
''ihe fact" that certain none, lend.
rrs arr escaping their just share Of
.axat.on II 10 Is "a fact that none,
lenders slolat. the law and those
ncne, lesakrS ars "cvrsalnn Ia the
knsssossse 81 the grand Jury. Why did
mol tia grand jury itself acts Its dut,
Mas plain.
ral> Jar. of Its fepar, vas anot Their
eowssdls Hing. on Ia. part OF the
sf'saAing Individual who prepared al
iessi part ~ this rvIart NJ some ot
lbs *tanneh picneers VI this town and
ceaaises TAFT WIS anl M, tls grand
ldf, esii''the e.urt \ attention" ta
sae fae, that certain county nts,cial
stsst,ly deals In eounty warrants. when
a state. Lao nakrs 4, frlonss B..-
e@rsT. such report would indeed
have touched upnn tender spo,.
While the grand Jury was issiulgln,
10 NJ nsueh. 'it~parssvmsnt. ahuat
hfadhurys and Ryan's license cnlles,.
,inns. s"rvot all about the aesalea.
sssn of Mr., isradburys dcnu~,a,,,
prssisoesss'r; !, forgot all atout IN.
ssepenso.a swinsile ~ the democratic
tanker Ut cs-ur d'Al.ne. Verify. The
kanctam Of the organ" must hay.
hen dmrken.d by the absence az all
kinsS If tfnsh drunk or soler when
the aforcssid ar,cie Was evolved from
The vacuum whcre the brains ourh,
- be