The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-09-03
ENVIOUS OF THE STATESMAN


What a pitiful wall the Bulletin put
up last night because The Statesman
has not gone out of business and be-
cause it is being recognized as the
only paper in the city that publishes
the news without regard to political
favors and because the business men
appreciate it's value as the best ad-
yertising medium in the city.
In an attempt to discredit the pres
ent management of The Statesman the
Bulletin alleges that we are trying to
deceive the people into believing that
we actually own the paper. That state
ment is an absolute falsehood, and
every man who has had any dealings
with the present management of The
Statesman, knows it. The present
management has never attempted to
make any one believe that they owned
The Statesman, but announced at the
outset that the paper was leased and
that the management had charged and
that the control of the paper was in
the hands of the men whose names ap-
pear at The head of the editorial col
umns. The Statesman is still owned
by the STATESMAN company and no
attempt has been made to make it APP
pear otherwise. The Statesman i
leased to the new management who
control the paper in every department.
A few minutes reflection will shov
{,,ct hot he Dill vii
resort to to deceive the people. Al one
time it will proclaim that Senator An
keny owns The Statesman, and a an
other it will say that the paper is
owned by T. c. Holland ard DR.. E. E.
Fall.
AS far as the statement in the
Bulletin to the effect that every dol
lars worth of business given The
Statesman under the management Of
Messrs. LaDue and Henderson is just
ard DR.. e. E. Fall" is concerned, that
is also false. The owners of The
Statesman profit by the prosperity of
The Statesman just as the hackers of
Mr.. Lorton might profit if the Bulle
tin We're making any money so it could
pay out. Messrs Ladue and Henderson
have leased The Statesman and of
course the owners as we'll as the new
managers and the public, are glad to
see il succeed.
Furthermore it ill becomes the edi-
tor of the Bulletin, Eugene Lorton, TO
attempt TO cast any reflections on P. c.
Holland, DR.. E. E. Fall, or any one
else. Either of the gentlemen men
toned are certainly just as desirable
citizens as Mr.. Lorton and their pri-
waite and public acts, when investi-
gated will meet with fully as much
approval from every decent citizen as
will the public or private acts of Eu-
gene Lorton, here in Walla Walla or
elsewhere.
We sympathize with the Bulletin ir
the struggle it is making to keep its
head above water and it was not oul
intention at the time of assuming the
management of The Statesman to say
anything which might reflect on thai
sheet or its management and We have
refrained from doing so until it saw fl
to attempt to unjustly injure this pa
per. When We are struck at. after turn
ing the other cheek, We will certainly
strike back.
From the time the present manage
ment took charge of The Statesman
the Bulletin has attempted in every
way to keep business away from thi:
paper and Misrepresentation or an,
other methods have been deemed justi-
fable. However. The Statesman ha:
grown right along and is prospecting
and the public appreciates its work. S.
far We have said nothing but have he.
that paper go on in its own way bu
We are not inclined to keep quiet un.
der any personal attack. although wher
the source is considered we realiz,
that any answer would not be neces.
sary.
We have no fight to make for P. c
Holland or DR.. E. E Fall. They ar,