The Washington times., 1904-03-20
Who A7e They?
When the EStsr7 De1ounces as Con
sPirators" aid ''Assassius7


sPirators" and "AssqssiHs?"
A week AGO yesterday our esteemed
Contemporary. the Evening Star.
solemnlv delivered itself Of one of its
characteristic illusions. we say
characteristic, because It was Billions
i'm temper and most decidedly consu-
pa,ed in style. Judging from tee
headline it was intended to be a plea
in behalf of fair play for the teach
ers." As a matter of fact. IN wadiug
through nearly a column, we were
struck by its being more Of a diatribe
against some persou-name not men
toned who had presumed, actually
presumed, to view certain things i'm Q
light different from that which the
Star had eraciously condeseended
10 shed upon them, rather than a plea
designed TO be effective. In lis wrath
over such presumption the Star
bankruPted It's vocabulary of vitupeg-
alton. 1t fairly foamed at the mouth,
so to speak: 1t threw sundry rhetorical
handsprings. and, in a final and SUI
preme effort 10 deal damnation all
around, demanded that the guilty
wretch, or wretehes, be driven from
their hiding places" -scomged pitt
/ lessly," -and handed over, we presume,
to the public executioner At random
we pick phrases like the following
from the Stars" article;
.Enyicus end malignant slaale-sr.''
'.Direct f-lsehood or lying in1uendo-"
Malicious and lying assaults"
'-BlckhiGnr and slaude-.
-.Spitcful scandal mouger."
''Aclye and mdiscrim nate scandal mouEor-
.'A vile source OF moral contamination in the
community
Murderer 81 good repu-c.'
"Pcsis;ent scandal mongeriac-7
..Fcuomous and malignant sIander.'-
'Deletcrious, concentrating, demoralizine ;5c-
loz"
--C0uspirltors who treacherously and MALI
eioEsiy assai individual reputation.
"slandesous asssssins of the oitys
good name" efc.
But we must stop. The extracts in
dicate sufficiently the highly inaamed
state Of our contemporary "in-
nards7 We confess that 1t was with
fear and trembling we took up on
each succeeding day the task of per-
using its contents. Another such ex-
pIosion, and we felt we should be
compelled to call on the fire depart
ment to pat out the condagration.
But we have been disappointed
agreeably disappointed. Nothing has
happened. The old familiar gloom
has settled once more over the "out-
put of our neighbor's establishment,
and everything Is quiet on the Po-
tomac" Nothing doing"
And YET we are not satisfied. We
confess that for once we are con-
stunned by an empowering curiosity.
Who are these .'slanderers' and "cou-
-pirators" and "assasSins," referred
70 IN so mysterious a manner The
Star loudly declares that "the only
inst and effective way to check The
inevitably resulting decentralization Eli
the schools would be TO drive from
their hiding places and suitably pun
ish couspirators who treacherousiv
and maIiciously assail individual
reputation and the fair fame Of the
schools With such noble sentiments
The Times is In full accord. We
have, in season and ont, been In favor
of turning on the light. Oar readers.
we feel sure, viii bear us out I'm that.
And though we can remember the
time when the Star seemed in favor
of keeping certain things dark, and
fell 10 calling MS names because VIC
refused to enter into amy such .disin-
terested and phiiauthropic" dark-lan-
tern schemes, we bear it no in will.
but, on the contrary, extend to il the
hand of cordial fellowship. Wen
hunt together There is mere joy IN
heaven over one sinner that repeute!a
than over ninety and nine just per
sons who need no repentance"
Yes. By all means. Jet las @tum ths
rascals OUT and drive thom from
their hiding places" And, as All cy:-