The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-04-06
THE RIVERSIDE
MAKES RETRACTlON
Admits It Erred In Fatherins LibeIIOu,
Charges Against Prominent OF.
ficiaIs and Citizens.

as daily in Brownsville and after
wards for a while as weekly,
made its final appearance, as
Brownsville publication with a
two column valedictory. Since
then, the plant has been seized,
for debt owing on the original
purchase price, and shipped away.
As everyone knows, the Riverside
was launched in Brownsville as a
political. partisan paper, the OBJ
ject of its sponsors here being to
discredit the party and officers
at present in control of the city
government. Numerous articles
of a s1anderous and libellous nature
were published in the Riverside,
that paper assuming responsibility
for the charges made. The result
was that the publisher J. w. Can
ada, was indicted for criminal libel
on several counts. These suits have
not been tried so far, as the defend
ant failed to appear before the
county court at the time SET, there
by FORGETTING his bond. The River
side in its valedictory refers to the
matter of these indictments against
its publisher and makes a semi-re-
traction of the ISLANDERS onwhich the
indictments were based, though it
does not mention the names whom
it slandered, or make its retraction
nearly so clear and distinct as its
original accusations were. It's re-
marks on the subject, however,
will serve to show to those not
posted on what false and
filmsy ground it was sought to
base charges of criminal corruption
against officials and citizens, and
serve as warning to those who
have listened to this class of knock
ers to investigate facts for them
selves before creditinG such SLAM
ders. Following are some extracts
from the Riverside valedictory on
the subject:
l have looked into the matter
Of all cases now pending for a year
Or more against me for alleged libel.
AS the law reads, the treasurer and
collector was entitled to his per cent
for the taxes in question. There is
40 provision in law whereby a city
las an officer to collect back
axes as does a state or county. 1t
nay through its council, make use
If whatever services it sees fit to
collect such taxes. Such employ
nent by city is legal and proper,
provided the compensation be not
as is the same class of
Employment by any corporation or
BUSINESS house. 1t was legal and,
presume, proper to employ the
'arties engaged to collect these s
axes spoken of. else the city
you'd not have done it. At any
ate, it was done, and such being ,
ne case, most certainly there
ould be nothing wrong in any
ray for these or any other attorneys
individuals to accept such en-
loyment. Therefore the premise
,r the article in question was
'rong, unfortunately an undue 2
Importance was injected into it !,
hen the whole thing should have
zen forgotten, as now it will be-" q
Speaking further, the Riverside
'es on to indicate that it will still q
'ntinue to be published, though, >,
publisher and editor will not
be able to do more than spend
~ here now and then," from 4,
hich it appears that the advertisers y
e still to be led to believe that
ere is such paper as the River ,,
lie published at Brownsville. The
ticle does not say where the paper
to have its home. SO