The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-03-07
SOME BRAIN LEAKS
A few Ideas PefMIdte thr@eh the Bran
Of the Editor while IN q SOmnambu-
hstk State.

we WISH 10 coibpiiuebl i'"'t"' 81"
bott for once getting out a good
newsy paper. II is true six columns
or over half OF his subject matter
was what he considers roast OF the
writer, but It does us 50 much good
to see him have something In bis
paper for once that 1t oyerbalances
any offense that we might take under
ordinary conditions. Besides the
roast he actually mentioned few
things which were not Ia The lie.
corder week before. No doubt
those who take both papers were sur
prised at this fact. His readers Will
no doubt appreciate bis natural In
ertia and give him due credit. IL
does not matter TO them that they
did see the report OF the organiza-
lions of two stock companies In The
Recorder a week before they saw
them In the other paper. 1t has
tendency to refresh their memory.
They naturally pardon him going to
the columns OF this paper for items
OF general interest because they real
LIS that his time Is too fully taken
up In his political features OF bis Or
gan to expect that he will give much
general news OF interest.
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In mildly recognizing his courteous
compliments we will not use six COL
umns Of slush and vituperatioD, but
viii refer to his case very briefly.
We trust Mr.. Abbott that you win
pardon US II we say that we foolishly
perhaps, might disagree with such a
great mind as yours. What you
might consider as an up-to-date bus.
mess house we might have a con-
trary opinion and be honest In our
con victions. We might think there
was an opening here for another meat
market while you might not, and !
would have as good a right to my
opinion as you have. To carry the
argument a little farther / might say
you no doubt consider that you are
getting out an up-to-date newspaper,
while do not and firmly believe
. that seven out of ten OF the people Of
Lemhi county will agree with me.
You accuse OF Us In falsifyiDR In oul
opposition to the application for the
electric light franchise, and say we
oppose 1t for political reasons. In
trying to make out case against us
you try to tear down an established
business. With this we have nothing
to do as we are not fighting Quarles
s. Quarles battles. We were simply
trying to show where the present APP
plication is defective, and do moi
want the city to make the same mis-
, take you claim they have made ir
granting the franchise to Quarles s
Quarles.
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We also note what you say Mr.. Alb
bott about trying to organize or ad
vocating the reorganization of ;
board of trade or commercial or
ganization OF some character. So IA
as we are personally concerned WI
are not working for public Dotoriet.
or public preferment, but were onl.
suggesting what we considered woult
work to the best advantage Of tn
city We are willing you should faith
or such an enterprise and select you
own associates In the organization a
you tried to do once before. w
would not do as you did, consider TIL
matter only from political stand
point. In the former attempted or
. ganizatiOn because a democrat wa
elected by the gentlemen present T.
! an ofilcial position you and two 0
. three Others OF your ilk used your In
fluence against this public enterpris
and the result was that the organiza
tion died abornin. No, Mr.. Abbott
) we will give our moral encourage
ment to such public enterprise
even should you be elected to th
most honorery position and you
political friends MI all the Offices
We are not so partisan as you are
consider that all men who do not be
: lieve as we do are traitors to GU
country.
A couple Of weeks ago you told you
4 few readers that the people of Sal
a mon were opposed to the enforce
4 ment of law and were breeders OF an
archy. Then we did not believe you
8 nor do we believe that the peopl
n will believe all the nice things yo
a had to say about US lust week. Yo
complain because we refer to yo
. personally In place of referring I
. your paper holding the firm OF All
. bott s. Preston responsible for tn
!. rot which appears In your pape
). every week. At the mast head @
!. your paper It says, "E. X. Abbott
. editor, +. A. Preston business man
ager." Therefore assume that 70
are responsible and you alone for th
a lconglomeration of silly rot which ~
: pears In your organ from week I