The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-06-28
LEST WE FORGET.
Significant Invitations That Nobody
Accepted What do They Mean
Now?

Wnat 90 lheY Mean
Now?
Let we forget, let US be reminis-
cent. Let US recall recent happen
ings. lest our neighbors forget.
One OF these is that the columns
1 OF the TIMES have ever been wide
] open to any or all articles, for or
against the mountain water plan.
Not only this, the TINES has fire.
quently asked for contributions.
But, have any of the friends of
| the Willamette river water accepted
the invitation, and over their own
signatures proceeded to show rea--
sons why the pending proposition
t should be turned down? If it be
true that there has been such an
invitation, and if it also be true
that no champion of the William
cite river graveyard seepage has
publicly through the TIMES offered
to defend his position. what does it
mean?
And what does it mean when in
stead of accepting this free, frank,
open and fair challenge to a manly
discussion of the issues, the enem-
les of good water get their argu-
ments together and print them in
an anonymous, unsigned, unfath-
cred publication, and leave the
little thing On peoples doorsteps?
When they got their little doorstep
! paper printed, why did they re-
quire the printer to keep their
names forever a secret? The pa
per was printed at~the Gazette Of
fee. Let any man interested 50
ask the Gazette people who are the
/ editors and proprietors of this un-
fathered nondescript and see if it can
be ascertained there who is paying
for the printing and furnishing the
reading matter for this little paper
of which its promoters and daddies
are ashamed? Why are the friends
of the Willamette graveyard seep-
age ashamed to be known to the
public? Why do they pay money
| for having their arguments printed
when they could get them printed
free in the TIMES? Where do they
Eget so much money, and how do
they get it so easy that they are
& able to spend it so freely in the
printing and free distribution OF
their little newspaper brat, ali at a
large expense? Why do they re-
fuse to allow Gods searchlight OF
truth to stream in on their doings,
and on the question of who and
what they are? What is it about
s their work that makes them asham.
red to have their names known,
that causes them to require the
printers not to tell the public who
they are? Why all this, if their
cause is just, and their work for the
people?
In order that some things may
mot be forgotten. below are printed
certain invitations that recently ap-
. peared in the TINES:
Il From the TIMES, May 6, 1905:
"The columns of the TIMES are
wide, open to any or all who desire
). to discuss the water question. Pub
lie rather than private discussion
is the easiest way for the exacI
truth to become known, for in pri-
vate, it is possible that some ol
the statements made may not be
quite correct. For instance, the
privately given opinion of an un-
known attorney is quoted from per.
son to person now to the effect thai
no change could be made in the
method of electing the commission
after the bonds should be once
sold. Against the private opinion
is the public opinion Of Deputy
District Attorney Bryson published
in another column which illustrates
wherein and how public discussion
of water might yield beneficial re-
suits -
From the TIMES of May 13, eo5: