The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-10-17
UNKNOWN AMONG
CORRUPT Men
Are the Tactics Employed By
Hunboldt's Tiger

To every man who stands up and sa Va
what he thinks is right and who es-
pouses the cause of the people against
the cause of the ring and the click to
that man must come the bitter reproach-
es of the selfsame ring.
Thus it has been since the world be-
gan, and thus it will be, no doubt un
til man perishes from the earth.
Witness scene in San Francisco, but
yesterday, when the law-abiding citi-
zens of that town had gath, red togeth-
er to draw up resolutions, deploring the
criminal conditions of their city, and to
take steps for stamtping out the pill
age of robbery and murder Then, as
the resolutions criticizing the admin
istration of the city were read, a man
arose and condemned the resolutions
as being too strong. He was seconded
Ay another man, who reiterated the
formers statements Several more fol-
lowed in the same strain. These nj
were all favorites of the administra-
ton, and favorites of Abe Ruef, who
was being criticised.
Then a man arose and in a calm man
men were sincere in what they said, he
cause they represC nted the very element
who were being criticised. A great hue
and cry arose against him. He was pro-
claimed as one trying to inject person
ality into the cause of the meeting and
| to make psrssaal attack upon these
men who had spoken, and the ring en-
| deavored to force upon the people the
| idea that this man s stat ments should
be given no consideration because it
was a personal matter with him.
| The same scene as was being enacted
in San Francisco is being enacted in
| Humboldt county. The Tammany Hall
Tiger, representing the click is trying
to force upon his readers that we are
| not speaking what we think is the truth
and in voicing the sentiment of many
people of Humboldt county are indulg-
| ing in personalities. And that our pur-
pose is to attack the County Commis
sioners of Humboldt County.
Is this his only means of combat
ing the arguments we have brought
| forthi
To us the County Commissioners are
honorable men. We meet them as our
friends, and we greet them as honest
and upright citizens. We, however, in
spirit of absolute fairness, criticise
their administration.
In this criticism we have always been
backed by facts, and we have made no
statements against their administra
ton which we can not justify. But ac-
cording to THE TIGER, such criticism
is a crime.
But let it be known that we are
making no attack upon the present
Board of Commissioners; we are max
ing no attack upon any man not even
the Tiger himself; of him we are only
watehful lest he jump on our back.
Criticism is the foundation of ad-
vance in any line of work-art, govern
ment or science.
Without criticism nation, or man,
wilh deteriorate and retrogade.
But the attitude of the trecherous
and cowardly Tiger is to point out that
this criticism is all wrong-that we are
indulging in personality; that we have
no right to criticise.
In this criticism we have always
stood on the foundation of hard, cold
facts. In it's reply the Tiger has always
confined itself to foul and filthy at
taeks upon the owners OF this paper,
and upon ourselves as lessees.
Not once has he offered rebuttal
argument; not once has he furnished
proof in denial of our assertions.
Witness the long and nonsensical ar-
ticle in his semi-weekly nuisance which
appeared yesterday. Three fourths of
that article is given over to pS Tsonai
affair against ourselves-the other
fourth to believing of his own trum-
pet.
! The people do not care for him nor
for his matchmaking sheet; nor are they
particularly interested in ourselves; but
they are interested in those things
which pertain to the government of
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