The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-02-27
A Personal Statement.

TO matters Of public interest. II
| is natural that this policy should
work upon the bowels of few of
the selfish and the mercenary who last
week sought relief from their condition
by an abusive and violent personal at
TACK upon myself through their organ.
the Weiser World. | can exclaim. with
tne Merchant OF Venice Il hold the
World but as the World. Gratlano." and
as TAR as 1T is concerned, the World had
70 40 II or lose standing with its masters.
Oheerlul obedience is virtue in SER
VanI. WIN us characteristic pusillani-
NIFTY the World Utilities that weapon of
tne craven. the anonymous communica-
tioh' 10 cover statements intended TO re-
nect upon myself personally in way thai
might be OF doubtful safety for itself. A
lloel suit would be the most effective re-
tallatlon upon the instigators if they
were out from under cover, as it is well
known that PECUNIARY consideration
is the Vulnerable spot with them-touch
Inelr pocket and you touch their who
soul. But to contend with the agent
might be like searching beggar and
catching louise. While none of that
portlon OF the personal attack assumed
by tne World requires replying to, the
worth of all of it may be assumed from
the statement made That / demanded
S25, 900 for lease The fact is that in
the lease submitted to me by Mr.. Blood
| inserted $25, 1000 (Sl72 an acre. as the
maximum price he would be asked to
pay for the land at the expiration of the
lease no matter how great the quantity of
oil he might discover do not mention
this through any wish TO explain nv
own private business to The public but
simply to show that lie is no obstacle
10 those who grasp, like drowning man
at straw, TO the first incident they i'm
agine can be turned into club against
any one hated because he is not n in
strument in their service and Jealous in
their selfish interests The World sug-
gests that the Weiser Signal could have
privately obtained any information de-
sired in city affairs, to which the whole
public is entitled 1t could have fol-
lowed that plan and ascertained the facts
in this much of my private affairs, in
which the public has no concern.
cannot discuss the private affairs of the
World publisher, even IT | knew why he
left Nebraska.
AS to the insinuations made in the
anonymous communication, | will not
dignity any abuse against m self as an
individual coming in that manner The
soul Of sneak always trembles at the
idea of responsibility for his own vile
ness, and in this case the writer knows
that his own name attached would suffi-
GENTLY condemn the utterance, or he is
too cowardly to assume responsibility
for falsehood before the people. He can
take either horn Of the dilemma. Nc
person of standing Can be found to make
the assertions; if there could, would
: make a defense--otherwise | need none
In the whole matter there is but one
person standing from under cover tc
: whom anything tangible can be attached.
and this is Mr.. Blood. | hore that in his
case appearances are wrong and that he
whl prove to be gentleman, and one
able to carry out enterprises from which
: the country should derive great benefit
: | have treated him with every gentle
manly courtesy since he has been in
Welser and have done all that seemed
consistent to advance his plan, even to
preventing at his request, any mention
of his oil plans IN the Weser Signal.
\ have not been consulted by anyone in re-
] la!ion to his proposition and have not OPP
posed it to any parties with whom ht
/ SOlpuU W bTduSdCU OuSlutSS. ~ ID bTQt
| did not agree TO the terms he desired in
negotiations with myself and would only
: consent TO such length of lease as woult
give him ample time to demonstrate the
existence or non-existence of oil, stipulat
ing, in the place provided in his owr
printed form, the MAXIMUM price tina
would be asked for transfer of thu
property, on the discovery of oil, to any
ha ioh altnnn RI
} he never exhibited to me credentials al
= to his responsibility and worthiness, nor tt
anyone else so far as know. 1t looks tt
me that Mr.. Blood has peddled out in
v very unbusiness-like way, with such va
riations as suited his fancy his negotia
lions with myself. In no other wa.
could the excuse be furnished for tn
rabid personal assault mentioned.
u this is not true ] will be pleased to know
it, and if il is true there is certainly n
recommendation for Mr.. Blood in tn
fact. With appearances as they are
Z feel at perfect liberty (Which would no
otherwise do) to state that Mr.. Blood pre-
posed to me that if l would give him
25-year lease temporarily so that h
- could SHOW 1T, he would return tn
W document to me as soon as he had a.
tanned his object with others. This col
WINGED me that his proposition was ne
desirable, at least as far as | was COZ
cerned, and declined to permit my sit
e nature to be used to induce anyone to Ell
ter into an arrangement that | would nj
enter into myself. | do not presum
that my signature or action cut an
figure with other property holders
one consulted me and spoke to non
leaving every man to decide for himse
as far asI was commemorative infiuent
was all assumed on Mr.. Blood's part.
cannot say whether any influential pro-
erty holder has consented to the use
his name as bait, with the understand
n ing that the lease is to be returned or no
Were as extensive holder as SON
might lease him A PART of tt
U. ground, as | understand is the case
one instance. l did not consider n
: plan sufficiently luminous to tie up all
nv holdings for % years. II there is Q
under it l propose to get some bench
n but do not ask anyone else to bank
nv Judgment. / believe that
is not essential that the who
country be tied up to one outfit In IL
A. wyoming oil fields there are now opera
d ing the following companies: Inc Co