The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-10-26
BLOW THE SMOKE AWAY"

The libel suit of Allen H. Reynolds
against p. c. Holland as manager of
the Evening Statesman has been tried
this week, both in the superior court
and in the Statesman" says the Satur-
day Record.
Why the Record should make such
a statement as that is beyond our I'M
Outstanding for that paper knows that
such an assertion is absolutely false.
The Statesman made no comment
whatever on the trial. 1t neither con-
demned Mr.. Reynolds nor upheld Mr..
Holland The account of the trial was
absolutely correct in every particular
and was not colored in any manner.
The Statesman made no comment on
the verdict. Editorially it said nothing
about the trial and the news accounts
of the proceedings were given in an
unbiased manner. We are quite positive
that ever Mr. Reynolds and his friends
will say that such was the case.
There was not one line in the States
man to reflect in any manner on any
one connected with the trial The ac-
counts of the trial were written by an
absolutely unprecedented representative
of this paper and We're correct and I'M
biased without a hint of coloring one
way or the other.
Again the suit was not brought
against the Statesman and there WAS
- oil tl,a
Statesman won in the first trial.
Neither was there any reason for the
Record attempting to give the impress
zion that Mr.. Holland is manager OF
Oh the witness stand under oath ana It
is we'll known fact that he is not
now the manager of this paper lie
was manager at the time the articles,
on which the suit was based, were
published, ard the case was ,oaght
against him. He is perfectly able to
take care of his own interests and die;
not ask the Statesman to take any
part in the affair. Neither did the
Statesman DO so nor offer 20 10 %. AS
a. iiie''1Ni VI IdNl tiic ptO'llth u w AHA
Walla were rather surprises that the
statesman remained absolutely neutlt
In the matter and they viii be sur
prised at the assertion of the little
weekly that the case was tiled in the
Statesman. We challenge the Record,
or any other paper, to show wherein
the accoun $ of the trial were preiu-
diced or wherein there were any mis-
representations made in these columns
regarding the trial, or whel Elm they
We're even colored in the least one way
or the o.her.
If the Record is attempting to in
jure the Statesman we are sorry, but
have no fears, particularly when such
methods are used, for they will react
and do far more injury to the origin
ator. We try to be friendly and fair
with all other papers and newspaper
men and have counted them among
our friends. We are endeavoring to
work for the interests of Walla Walla
and are pleased that the people are
showing their appreciation of our
EFFORTS by the support they are giving
the Statesman.
We have imagined that the Record
was prospecting and were pleased TO
note the fact and have never attempted
TO injure il in any manner. ana will
continue this policy. Having counted
i, among our friends, and having done
nothing to warrant such unjust state
ments, we We're surprised at its edi-
torial However, as the slap did not
hurt very much. we will turn the other
cheek and when the Record finds it
cannot harm that either. it may be
ashamed of itself. At least we give it
credit for having some spirit of fair
ness AMI trust We are not in error in
this particular.