The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-09-28

si9DrlgnC, you would not renect dls-
credit on honorable men by copy.
/ ing untrue statements that the
blackmailer publishes.
Eyes, the City of Bismarck has
reformed; the gambler who stood
lon the sstreet corners decoying
#young men, to take part in the
games, has taken up his game and
4 walked. He is no longer judge of
elections, nor the biggest man in
town. Our sporting mayor, who
helped criminals out Of town, and
handled the beer for the retailers,
]has been turned down, and uni
|sversal reform inaugurated.
t'Yet we have an institution
wrapped in the cloak of reform,
which is slandering and misrepre-
senting the best citizens of our
town AMI the high officials of our
Estate. The writer for this black
mailing enterprise. / think is an
tanarchist-that is, he is against
good government. Bismarck has
1.-The qest administration it has ever
lhad.. The owner of the sheet in
question is tie sore ex-mayor who
made little money by defying the
laws of. decency, and accepting a
rake-off from crook games and
since the law demanded that his
wheel be burned at the stake-in
{ the court house square-he at
l;tempts to vent his spleen by
Eabusing citizens, who ask that we
live according to. law.
acknowledging, as every one
l,loes, that the Forum is read by
1.-The majority Of the people III tho
Estate, permit the to recount a few
facts about. the future city Of the
Estate. There is in this city, a
black mailing paper whose sole
|spurrose Of existence seems to be
|the yiIiiication Of the characters,
I,af our leading citizens. The own.
/, .sl, tbs b sazss. azssa1 ars oxeheaels,
bent upon destrog ginR the land
able enterprises of the city, in
.orderto create others not 80 good.
.'The writer Of this paper is un-
known to us but we know what
kind Of a man he is, Judging from
the untrue criticisms he heaps up
on. our old and trusted citizens.
There seems to be nothing too low
for him to do. He blackguards
men who have spent the best years
of their lives to earn an honorable
competence, and who now enjoy
the confidence and respect of all
abiding citizens. It is rank in
justice to attempt to disparage the
character and reputation Of our
attorney general, who has attained.
his high Office only by laudable
methods and honorable conduct
Both in private life and during his
incumbency. And then think Of
d good for nothing rascal, accus-
sipg Ing him OF something Of which he
was va never guilty!
Il Il ask every editor and citizen
of our state, to remember that a
;debased newspaper writer, is as|
mean and disgusting as 9 skunk
whose stencil and presence, is feltI
On all sides in the community.
i Is to bs feme embered that he |
who tries Is ascend in the world
''by tearing others down rarely suc-
:tcseeds and seldom gains recogni-
ton from honorable men
!. as good citizens, rejoice il
Bismarck q fefp and are indi-.lI
IA duaA proud of the tact that
eoos m oYernm 4 and 4 justice III
this city have lsen atought abodt|
.bysold eutts II iheiIs is have bnilt
III. |unSt n further slisayovI
INV l6I, II Ion 90 tie part lli of the
black ssheet, siin iy casting u aspersionsl
Rpen tne good name 'pf Old fesii-
dsnt and ehafac cterizs i iits conduct
/ Ial u ul,nWo q of 4 resp bIe iouis
5s,,al sl ma consequ qusntl ", unwort pf]
Ethe supp ci ths
linl ial lossn The Forum
|rsade hs tisl III nnte eon,s yot' 'tlsl
ussds is n no II wish
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