The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-10-26
HIS GRIEVANCE.
Mr.. Ingle Tells About it-Aso an Ex-
p,anation of his Attitude.

Mr.. Ingle Tells About it-Aso an Ex-
p!anation of his Attitude.
Editor TINES the issue of
the Gazette of October 18th ap-
peared an article from me regarding
the manner in which a church in
Eugene mulcted j. Q. Rodgers and
myself of 81 .237 in cash, in answer
to which an editorial appeared in
the same paper in the next number.
The editorial criticized what had
said, and generally misrepresented
ME. prepared reply and offer
ed it to the editor of the Gazette,
requesting its publication: As /
had been misquoted and the pur-
port of my former article misstated
it would only have been an act of
simple Justice for me to have been
given opportunity to reply. The
editor of the paper, however, in
formed me that the editorial had
been written by Mr.. Phillips, and
that before my article could be ac-
cepted, I would have to have the
consent of Mr.. Phillips. 1t is
perhaps the first time on record in
which newspaper refuses a man
misrepresenled and criticized op-
portunity to be heard in. his own
defense. 1t is perhaps the first
time on record in which a man has
been asked to see "Mr. Phillips"
about admission of an article to a
newspaper with which the public
does not know ''Mr Phillips" to be
connected. My only recourse is to
request the Times to print the ar
ticle which I have not yet had
time to show ''Mr. Phillips"
Here is the article, as it was offer.
ed to the Gazette: Gi;
editor Gazette: your issue
of the 18th inst, you say thai
whatever personal grievance Mr.
Ingle may have against certain
church members at Eugene or else
where is a matter of no public in
terest.' This seems strange! If
had been met on the highway
knocked down and robbed, would
it not be matter of public inter
est? Surely you will not deny
that myself and my co-sufferer are
part of the public and surely
you will not deny that the public
is interested in its own welfare
And if ON one of US two there ha
been committed a robbery, ethical
ly and morally, so just as much a
if we had been knocked down il
the dark on the highway, it seem
to me that statement of the fact
is of public interest, not only as {
warning to othe's and as a partia
punishment of the offender, but ev
en- as matter of public news.
LAS to the Portland woman, my
knowledge of the case has been OBJ
tanned from reading the Portland
papers. and / believe my statemen
of the facts was substantially cor
rect. y s.=-t ss
"I have not stated that all mer
and women are dishonest and by
pocritical, or even many of th'
church members; and in intimatins
as much you are simply knockin,
at a man of straw. My particula
grievance is against a church a
Eugene, Oregon, which as a vol
in sleeps clothing has morally ane
materially injured innocent men
Just put yourself in my place for ;
moment. If those whom you hae
all your life aided and implicitly
trusted as your religious brethre,
should deliberately weave a ne
around you and after finding yo,
helpless, put their hands in you
pockets and rob you of what they
knew did not belong to them
would you feel like coucealing ths
facts entirely from the public i,
order that the same robbery nigh
the mere easily be committed o,
others?
Yours. for the searchlight of truth
J. w. INGLE