Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-02-01

ohiecting sheet to dictation on earth.
The above Is n sample OF squibs
appearing daily in the Democrat. The
Herald, as rule, does not consider
discussion with the Democrat worth
the time or space for the reason the
editor vii not be decent or stick to
the truth of any proposition. 1t is his
nature and we defy any statement ne
has ever made TO hold water. Ana
the aforesaid editor is very pronounc-
cd regarding The Herald, which dares
10 be decent. The trouble seems to
be that the Democrat can not in any
way induce The Herald TO join issue
with it in backcapping. Because Ihe
Herald is true to Durango and this
Southwest .sectlon and thereby has
tAe confidence OF the people, the Dem
ocrat is sore and never loses an op-
nortunity to slnr or roast. The other
day the paper offered to wager the
Southern Pacific would not build into
Durango for at least three years. II
this is not backcappng we would like
to know what you call If.
And now the wrath of the Demo
crat is kindled because The Herald
will not join it in malicious crusade
against the county commissioners.
| And In this crusade the Democrat is
as far from the truth as day and
night. and this is proven by its effort
to show that the Democrat mad not
robbed the comfy or stood In with
1.-the commissioners in rebating of tax
| es. putting ON the same bold front
| that the editor did in writing up the
account OF the StanselThompson
shooting, by making II appear the ed
| itOr of the Democrat was tne only
brave and fearless pebble on the
l bcnch. Never an issue of the Demo.
crat thai Day does not force his al
! legged honesty on the people, that he
| Is Just and fair in everything and
that all the dishonesty and trickery
Is cornered by the common herd. With
| the Democrat editor it is big "I' and
little you" In every phase of life.
| In fact. TO read the Democrat one is
certainly impressed with the idea
that nnetenths OF the people are dis.
honest nnd general tricksters. But
outside of the paper. no one has ever
been accused of praising Democrat
honesty.
Now so far as the commissioners
are concerned. they are perfectly ca
Ipable Of taking care of themselves,
aud We are of the opinion they will
not shirk the duty. and when they do
start in they will not have to engage
estly due the county, which can not
he said of Mr.. Days pet, Bradley.
| The Herald does not like to dig mp
and wash dirty linen. but .ss ss,s.ts,nS
ort. in It's self-le l,fation a,i;.eS 80
of Bradley makes it necessary. The
I.pemocra; tried to justify the rebatine
| OF certain taxes owed by it because
the valuation was too high This is
not true. The rebating was to hell
| the Democrat The valuation, ac
cording 10 The Herald, was not toe
high. We have the Democrat on fils
wherein the boast was made day II
and day out that it owned machiner,
and other material worth two anc
| three times The Herald. The Demo
crat mad just installed a new line o
machinery and its intrinsic valu,
| compared with The Herald was nevel
| questioned, and the Democrat shoult
| have paid taxes on $4,000 compared t.
| S2,500 by The Herald. Instead tn,
commissioners. Bradley, raised Tn,
| Herald $1,000 and lowered the Demo
crat $500 finally taking off $500 OF
| The Herald, leaving valuation a
$4,000. The Herald paid its taxes IL
one lump on above valuation. The
| Democrat paid one-half and then wner
IL came to paying the last half. balk
| cd. and asked a rebate, and withou
any legal right the commissioners
| granted the rebate. Not only this
| The taxes due from the Democrat fol
Two fun wears were rebated and or
| dered settled on the books of the
| treasurer. The entire transaction wa.
| Illegal the same as many other re
bates granted, and it is not too late
vet to set aside the illegal transac
| tion, when the ever honest and praise
! worthy Democrat will no doubt steT
10 the front and pay the several hun
drod dollars 1t honestly owes the
county. As stated above. The Herald
does not like to dig up ancient his
tory, but is forced to so by the Dem
| ocrat in its uncalled for attacks on
this paper because the management
prefers TO be decent.
Referring again to the commission
ers, the records of the past year are
open aud the false statements of the
Democrat exposed with full lime
light And when the showdown
comes The Herald is willing to wager
It will not be the commissioners who
viii get the worst of it, The Herald
may not agree with the commission
ers IN some matters any more than
they Will agree with The Herald In
The conduct of its business. but we
are willing to have comparisons made
willing %. 80 or 100 citizens and
taxpayers from every walk of life wait
upon the commissioners and ascer.
tain their methods of doing business,