The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-08-09
GET RIGHT, THEN TALK.

We are certainly glad to see the
Motherly Union have a change of
heart and begin to boost for Walla
Walla. That is what it should have
been doing a long time ago.
AS was to be expected, that paper
tries to fling some mud with PERSONAL
tiles. We would rather avoid person.
alities but if that democratic writer
insists on such methods we suppose
that misrepresentation are entitled
TO be refuted. He says that when the
editor Of The Statesman becomes a
taxpayer in Walla Walla he will be
in a position to claim to be a booster.
Thanks, awfully.
Now as matter of record, while
the editor does not claim to be one of
the large tax payers of the city, his
name does appear on the tax roll of
the city of Walla Walla, his city taxes
are paid and he has his receipt 10
show for it. That is much more than
can be said for the editor of the
Motherly for his name does not
appear on the tax roll at all and he
does not pay any city taxes. However,
every one will be glad to see him
boost for Walla Walla and will not Try
to take that privilege from him. The
more he boosts the better We will like
it. Get on the tax roll Brother Demo-
crat.
While the editor of The Statesman
did not believe it expedient for the
city to annex several hundred acres of
farm properly, he was not opposed to
the city anneXing his property, lying
between Division street and Fern
Avenue, but on the other hand was one
of the first of a large humber of prop
erty owners in that district to petition
the council to take in that section of
the suburbs and reduce the large ter
ritory recommended by the CONNER
cial club committee. The petition to
that effect is now on file in the city
clerks office. AS a matter of fact, a
movement is now on foot to petition
the council to annex that section lying
between Division street and Fern ave-
nue., which will include all the prop
erty owned by the editor of this paper
outside of the city limits.
The Statesman pays monthly, for
salaries and wages. more than a thou
sand dollars. and is very much inter-
ested in the progress and welfare of
Walla Walla; its editor has his name
on the tax roll of the city and he pays
his taxes; the Statesman company
pays taxes and contributes to the gen.
eral prosperity of Walla Walla Since
we have removed the objection of
the Union to our boosting for our city,
We expect TO make it the policy of this
paper to continue to do everything in
our power 10 advance Walla Walla s
Interests and We will not let political
interests come first for we are not
subsidized with that end in view
We feel that we have accomplished
something in bringing around the
Mo;herly Union to the idea of boosting
instead of knocking and she did her
self proud this morning in saying
good things about the city instead OF
crying about conditions which are not
so bad as painted.
AS far as the personalities injected
into his editorials by the popo- demo
republican writer are concerned, we
care nothing for them, but if he is
determined to discuss such matters
while it would be exceedingly distaste-
full. we may be forced to go into the
matter if he insists. We are glad tC
discuss questions of public interes'
but, if that editor cannot do so with
out attempting to bring personalities
into the discussion, the sooner he gets
a scrap along those lines, the sooner
he VIII be satisfied. and from that or
il may be that he will be willing to
eliminate such things which will be
appreciated by the public. Then we
may be able to get some expressions
on public questions, political anC
Otherwise, without drawing out un-
called for personal attacks.