Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-05-22
THE CALLED JADE WlNCES.

Nj. William Irvine, who isiempora'ily
misguiding the destinies OF the Daily,
Bulletin, is entirely too thn-skinned
co1ei le~lng his own abnormal propensity
for jabbing people. Ii he possessed the
reasoning powers of japanese jay bird
he would not expect to swing such free
shielalah without receiving an occasional
swat in return. For months the people
OF Aberdeen have tolerated the knocks'
of this half-baked pencil pusher, unit
their patience is well nigh exhausted.
Ever since his failure to.foist.a Carnegie
library building. onIlAl getty, Mr.. Irvine
has had his hammer ont for every pro-
iect advanced for the good of the city
has sent out false impressions concern
ing the finances OF the city; attacked the
council and other officials without prov
ocation; ridiculed the attempts of the
chamber If commerce to aid in the
growth OF Aberdeen, and concluded last
week with a sensational yarn about the
schools in which he maligned nineteen
teachers and printed fake interviews
with two of the directors, YET, when the
HERALD mildly condems his course, its
al, 10 ,,Lr AS hnf
hide is altogether too thin Tor the bust.
ness he is ed in.
Like most shallow thinkers, Mr.. Ir.
vine believes abnse OF an opponent to
constitute argument, so he reasons that
the HERALD does not join his everlasting
scolding at councilmen, in its desire
for job printing patronage. This, to.
gether with the unfortunate fact that he
is not consulted as to our Office building
arrangements, is given as a silly proof
that his yarigated charges against the
city officials are true. Argument is
wasted on head framed upon such
lines, and the HERALD needs no defense
to such absurdities.
Regarding the malicious story about
the schools, this gentleman says:
''The board Of school directors have
not asked MIR. Carney to defend hem,
nor have they denied anything the Bull.
letin has said"
The first sentence OF the above is cor
rect. The directors dill not ask for de.
tense. That would he giving this ire.
sponsible entirely too much importance.
A defense was OF necessary, but both
the gentlemen purporting to have been
interviewed by Mr.. Irvine have distinct
" denied the Statements attributed to
them. AS to the injustice done the
teachers this unripe journalist says he
lis willing to admit it, and let it 60 at
that"
He accuses this paper of having found
fault With the insufficient prosecution of
the murder case last week bv reason of
it. politics being opposed to the county
attorney. Ii this was correct reason,
the HERALD would be as notorious q
COMMON scold on the county officials as
the Bulletin is at those of the city, At
every county officer is politically opposed
to the HERALD Tne attitude: of this
paper in local politics is too well known
to require any explanation OF the attacks
of this mice young man for small tea
party" 1t fights for its candidates un.
til the polls close. After that it believes
those elected are to serve the WHOLE
people, not Just those who voted for
them, and it pays its Itile mite toward
their salaries just rs cheerfully as if it's
editor had shouted himself hoarse fer
their election.