Graham guardian., 1905-08-11
Thn Guardian.
OUR APOLOGY

editor and at the people, gener-
ally. This because the GUARDIAN
and the people have not recog-
nized the Journals magnificent
superiority over all other papers
in the county and patronized it ac-
cordingly. We are heartily
ashamed of our oversight and
know the people must be, also.
We, therefore, tender itan apology,
both on the part of the GUARDIAN
and the people and promise in
future its greatness shall be recog
nized. 1t must be superior to all
other papers in the county for It
says so itself, which, Of necessity,
makes it true. In order that the
people may know that they are
guilty. of not recognizing it as the
greatest paper in the county and
that an apology is due from them
to the Journal, we reproduce whist
it says:
ave are here to publish the best
newspaper in Graham county; and
that is what we are doing today,
as a comparison of the Journal with
all other papers Of this county
will prove TO the satisfaction of
anyone who cares TO investigate.
If any Of our readers eau point
out one particular in which any
paper in this valley excels the
Journal, we will make the one so
doing a free GIFT of copy OF this
paper for so long a time as he may
wish TO take it,"
Now, then, who dares to dispute
thatl
Then the article goes after the
assessor and after Mr.. Casteel and
winds up by saying that whenever
anyone tackles the journal he must
have sand. OF course, VIC recog-
nize the fact that the JowacI editor
is bad, very bad, dangerous when
aroused. His fierce aspect and
general man eating appearance is
sure index TO that fact. We
don't know how many notches he
has on bis gun, but to look at him
from q distance, and we certainly
win not approach very near him
hereafter, we should imagine they
are almost countless. That he is
great editor and thinker we also
recognize. That graceful carriage
of his, those magnificent proper
tions, that massive head, that in
tellectual countenance, all show
that he is q great man, and we feel
keenly and deeply our insignifi-
canoe and inferiority when we con-
template him. And again we
apologize for not having recog-
nized these great talents in him
before and promise not to so Of
fend again.
SO far as the GUARDIAN and its
editor is concerned, we think the
above should allow us to again
enter the graceful favor of the
Journal and its editor, and at least
preserve us from personal violence.
The Journals attack on the as
SCISSOR is not worth noticing, for it
hao simply begun the career that
it was intended to follow when
Mr.. O'Bryan established it. The
only reason this has not been done
before is because the proprietor of
that paper could not find an editor
who was willing to attack a public
officer because he was performing
his sworn duty. That the Oasis
article was not far wrong in its
guess that the Journal was sup
ported by the tax-dodgers is PLATA
ly proven IN its editorial whore it
defends the mining companies
against the assessment levied
against them, when all familiar
with the conditions know that the
assessment was very low. There
also may be some significance at
tached to the two recent visits Of
the manager Of the Journal to the
mining camps. with no apparent
motive, spending about two weeks
there on each occasion.
OF course, we do not blame the
Journal for defending the ta1
dodgers, for in dining so it is sim
ply carrying out the policy an
nounced by its owner before the
paper had been established. But
we do not imagine this course will
have any effect upon the aetioni
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