The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-09-27

wont lie, Dut hRurerS have been |
known to do So" 1t is surprising
that man OF ordinary intelligence,
and We will have to admit that Mr.. |
Abbott Is man OF ordinary intell-
gence, very. very ordinary, should |
have the temerity to go before his |
readers With such a misleading ar
ticle as appeared in his paper last
week. BY both his friends and foes !
that gentleman Is considered sort |
OF wag. One OF those kind of in |
diyiduals that would see the opium |
ney" side even though be were at
tending his mothers funeral, and In
describing this mournful affair
would try to interest his hearers by
making 1t appear ridiculous. As he
is noted as a kind Of an Artemus
Ward soft Of cuss We presume the
article In which the motives and fig
ures given by the writer In relation
to county affairs impugned were in
tended as huge joke and not with
the expectation OF it being consid-
cred otherwise. But for fear there
may be some people in the county
who do really take him at his own
estimate OF his astuteness we will
show the readers as briefly as pos
sible, so that there can be no misun-
derstandins as to actual conditions.
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The pupil in the primary depart
ment of our school can parrot-like say
twice two is tour, but after they have
said it they may have no compre-
hension why II is SO, nor could they
explain Shy such an assertion is II
logical truth. Mr.. Abbott has taken
the trouble to go through large
table OF figures trying to show and
prove to the readers that the county
commissioners as astute business men
are the peers Of Rockefeller, Nor
gan, Rogers and other gentlemen OF
high finance But like the primary
pupil could not for the life OF him
, tell why IT, is so, nor would he II he
=
that every statement The Recorder
has made in the past were absolutely
/ true. Mr.. Abbott has, gudgeon-like,
accepted the bait and he has ridicu-
ously placed himself just where we
wanted him and he has done what
we have been playing tor, fol TO-,
these many weeks. In the following
figures we will take some OF the
kinks out of his argument and show
that he is neither humorist nor a
logician.
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| 1t seems TO have been the policy In
| the past for Mr.. Abbott to take par
ticular pains to vent his spleen upon
woman, and his vindictive hatred
seemingly has reached such stage
that he has lost all sense Of shame,
all manhood, and all that reverence
for the weaker sex that Is badge OF
dignity, and an indication OF high
er intelligence and greater degree
OF civilization. Possibly Mr.. Abbott
and the writer were raised in differ
ent schools, and have gained differ
ent ideas as to chivalry and respect
for the opposite sex. We are Great
| ures OF circumstances Women arr
| more subject to this inevitable law
| than man, A woman can not fall 81
low In the scale of society that sh'
should not have our commlseratioI
and not held up TO censure. Tb'
yelled innuendo in the editorial col
umn OF the other paper last week wa
uncaled for, ungentlemanly, inhu
man aud had IL reference to one o
the female members OF the family 8
| the writer, either a republican or
democratic editor would be goinI
| around the streets with pretty pal
OF black eyes.
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| The assertion that The Recorde
made a few weeks ago TO the efiec
that there had been unwarranted es
| travagance in the conouct OF count
affairs Is absolutely true. The pr
mary object, however, In making th
statement SO early was not TO Civ
our opponent any reason for sayin
that It was all campaign buncomi
and also ~ draw out Mr.. Abbot
Since we have accomplished our pu
pose We will proceed to make his p
sition so supremely ridiculous, and
thoroughly puncture his epiderm
that bis argument will no more bo
water than a seive.
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The trouble with Mr., Abbott seen
To be that be is such rsbid part
san that he Is either blinded to Z
actual facts. as they exist, or else q
sumes that bis readers are compos'
OF a set Of consummats nonentie
aud attempts to impose .pon the
creduilty. The palpable misleadli
statements made by our contempo
ary forces US To an exposure OF u
dsplorahle financial condition Of q
c.tunty that is the result of repub
eau Ignorance and extravaganza. !
exposure that will not appear crcdI
able TO the readers outside Of 81
l .o.ntV xho are not acuuaipfPd "a 1