, 1906-01-13
Sinking RESPONSIBILITY.

In this world of sin and trouble II
depends a great deal on whose OK is
gored whether people are willing or
not to accept the full share of respon-
sibility honestly their due. The man
who directs and controls the destinies
Of the Boomerang is no exception. He
believes he is privileged to make any
kind of an assault upon public men in
this community, without presenting one
scintilla OF evidence, and at the same
time remain entirely immune from per
sonal criticism. He does not give a
continental what happens so long as 1t
does not happen to him.
The Republican has a case directly
in point. The editor has received the
following humorous and unique com
m%unication from a man who subscribes
himself city editor of the Boomerang:
Laramie, Wyoming, Jan. II. Mr.. w.
Il. Chaplin, Editor Republican: | note
in your issue of The Republican last
evening an editorial written by you,
entitled THE Boomerang Axe" which
is supposed to be an answer to my ar
ticle IN bossism published on Tuesday
night. As usual you make a personal
attack upon N. Il. Corthell whom 1t Is
your policy to make n ~scapegoat for
everything published in the Boone
rang. While retracting nothing and
adhering strongly to every sentiment
expressed or statement therein set
down, | desire to say that Mr.. Corthell
is not the author of the Boomerang ar
ticle nor the inspiration for 1t, hence
#l.V, attaalH ,.,An It-, to To- AtAhA
n erroneous.
Without being prompted by Mr.. Cor
thell to make this statement. but in
justice to him who a no knowledge
IF the article until shown him the fol
lowing day. | desire to state for your
private information that !, Frederic
Il. Wfnsor. city editor. am PERSONALLY
and solely responsible for the article,
and know whereof | speak when |
launch my inyective against that dam
nable bossism which you so candidly
uphold.
1t is getting to be customary with
your editorial writer to lay at the door
of N. Il. Corthell every shortcoming OF
political expression published in this
paper. Mr.. Corthell did not and has
never written one solitary line for this
paper since | have known any thing of
II. which extends over a period of six
months. This statement is a fact n
may De UOTne out Dy anyone ldllllidE
with tha inside of the Boomerang office.
therefore trust that you will investi-
gate the origin of these attacks before
you show up to public ridicule a man
who because he represents the opposi'
ton party, is not responsible for one
syllable OF the anne
This merely as a reminder on future
occasions. Yours truly,
FREDERIC Il. WINSOR,
City Editor.
Did a more ridiculous letter w
originate in the brain of a man claim
ing to be a city editor. 81, Frederic
E. Winsor, city editor, am personally
and solely responsible for the article
Isn't 1t nice to nave a man about a
newspaper Office to TAXI the RESPONSE
bility from the shoulders of the head
of the concern? And the city editor
a he has been doing this sort of
thing for all of a period of six months.
1t is nj telling though, whether he will
be doing it six months longer or not,
and then who will be responsible, the
new hired man or the man who man
ages and controls the paper? Hired
men on the Boomerang have been
changed so rapidly that at times it
would be difficult to get service in ease
of libel.
Mr.. Corthell must take the RESPONSE
bility for the actions of the men he
hires. H eknows that, both as a legal
and a moral proposition. Is it right
for him to permit some irresponsible
employe to charge good citizens of this
community with graft and corruption
and then say, Il am not responsible.
You must look to my employe for re-
dress?"
The position taken by the city edi
tor is u~ntenable. The manager of the
paper and the responsible head of the
concern must take the responsibility
for its ut%terances.
The Republican is glad to know that
Mr.. Corthell did not and has never
written n solitary line for this paper
tthe Boomerang) since l have known
anything of it, which extends over a
period of six months" We ~congratu-
late Mr.. Corthell.
AS a reminder on future occasions,
the Boomerang is advised that the man
who controls its d~estinies and no I'M
derstrapper viii be held responsible
Tor Its utterances. Mr.. Corthell can
not appear as a DR.. Jekyll in his life
among the people and a Mr.. Hyde in
his newspaper business.
SENATOR AMI sTI1r pEC