Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1901-03-21
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The Weakly Times has certainly
earned title. That latest expir-
ing vail under the lying caption
"The Truth" is sufficient TO cause
its name to be handed down to
posterity as the weakest Weakly
ever published. 0urconjecturelast
week has proved correct viz, It
has dropped its latest lie aud at
tempted to coutrive new one; but
We godsl what a contrive,
The Weakly, two weeks ago, ac-
eused the GLoBE of publishing
''libelousl slmatter" bout''respousible
citizens" and then charging them
"exorbitant sums" for space in
which to reply to the same, and of
fered to refresh" our memory by
naming a few Of our victims" We
challenged this journalistic Ananias
to name them or to produce one
iota of evidence to back up or es-
tablish the charge. He, it or they,
as the case may be, 1--WE don't know
who is responsible for such drivel)
utterly fails to carry out the bluff
or to even attempt to do so, and in
poor, weak, sniveling fashion at
tempts to back out Of the hole il
has got itself into, by saying that
the GLOBE Acknowledges to what
we already said-that he charged
for the insertion of articles from
parties, if such were for campaign
purposes" OF course we charge
for campaign matter. So does ev-
cry other newspaper whose pub
fisher is not an idiot; but when the
Weakly says that we plead guilty
to what it already said" which
was in fact that we have slandered
responsible citizens" and then
charged them "exorbitant sums"
for space in which to reply, it SIM
ply places another very weak,
miserable lie to its credit. Yes, it
has hatched out another one, but
the brain from which it was evolv-
ed is surely added, for the chick is
such puny weakling. The GLOBE
wishes to thank the Weakly for
having brought out these lies in
such q manner as to give US an OPP
portunity of refuting them. For
months the GLOBE has been the
victim of falsehoods and misrepre-
sentations which have been circu-
lated privately in such a manner
that it has been impossible for US
to defend ourself and it has afford
ed US much satisfaction to see the
Weakly do just as it has done dur
ing the last few weeks, i. e., brand
itself as the most bungling liar this
far west.
Our files are open to the inspec-
tion of any one who may desire to
inform themselves as to this mat
ter, and if there is any person in
the county who believes there is a
grain of truth in any of the mali
cious falsehoods and misrepresenta-
tions which have been published
or circulated in regard to this pa
per, we invite them to come in and
point out wherein we have know
ingly or wilfully wronged any man.
The GLOBE is not given to boast
ing, but on this occasion it may be
pardoned for saying that hardly a
day passes but we receive assur-
ances from responsible citizens"
many of whom are prominent re-
publicans, that our course
is approved and that the course of
our traducers and of those who
have SO unsuccessfully attempted
to ruin us and our business is con-
demned.
The day of reckoning will come,
Weakly, and, while it is coming, if
you have any good first-class, hard
finished lie to spring, trot it out; if
you have none any stronger than
your former ones, for Gods sake,
shut up.