Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-04-22
EMfS MOTT REPLIES
TO THE OREGONIAN
.oford University Student Has No
Rights That Great Editors Are
Bound to Respect

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and the apology appeared in the
Daily Palo Alto. over DR.. Jordan's
own signature. BY such methods
the Oregonian writer concludes that
/ have called President Jordan will
full liar.
Throughout the editorial this
writer has handled my letter in the
same indecent and worse than puer-
lie fashion. II he is going TO quote
at all why doesn't he do so I'm an
honest way, and then try to answer
my statements honestly? He has no
exonse: the entire letter. unexpur-
gated was sent to him before IL was
published in any paper. Why
doesn't he fight like a man, or else
say nothing? The reason is that he
possesses neither the necessary i'm
formation on the subject nor the
brains TO handle II II he had that
information and his action I'm deal
ing with my letter of March 81
brands him at once as not only a
first-class example Of the pestiferous
creature I have mentioned. but as a
literary prostitute, devoid of all
COINCIDENCE or sense of decency.
In the same way this person has
treated a recent letter by Mr.. Tom
Bennett. 'OS, of Stanford. Bennett
was not in the parade, and said so
I'm his letter, yet the Oregonian did
not hesitate I'm It's comment TO give
the impression that this stndent was
in t. The editor furthermore
brands the paraders as a bunch OF
drunkards, and ridicules the state
m6nt OF Bennett that the men IN the
parade were not drunk. He theh
proceeds 10 try TO intimidate MI
Bennett. after the fashion OF tne
blackmailing william In ten-cent
me'odrama. Does this callow
youth" he writes. "believe Tor q
moment that his foolish statement
will be accepted against the word OF
President Jordan and the faculty OF
the university" ,,..
Now. the faculty Of the university
ha- never made any statement what-
ever concerning the recent demon
stratIon. and the "word OF President
Tordan" which the Oregonian WRIT
or makes so much OF has been con-
demned as erroneous, not only Dy
the student body and the san fran
cisco alumni. but also by the former
president OF the Student Temperance
league who Ia a personal friend OF
DIR. Jordan. and who together WIN
other members OF the Temperance
ieag,Ie. was himself In the parade.
What are we 10 do with a writer
OF tbis stamp; one who Intentionally
misrepresents facts. and refuses 10
/ enter into legitimate discussion, but
who. under the cover OF an editorial
I'VE" sets up men of straw 10 knock
down, who play1 his disreputable
game with loaded dice, and tries by
every indecent means az his COM
mand 20 polute the characters OF all
who object TO his libelous utter
ances?
In his second editorial he has
again accused US OF everything from
drunkenness TO buncombe. IL Is 10
correct this impression, which may
stiu be lurking In the minds of some
Oregonlan readers, that | sabmit q
statement by c. Fl. Green, former
president OF the Stanford Temper
ance league. This statement was
published I'm the Daily Palo Alto, the
student paper. on April .l6. The
Oregcnian writer has undoubtedly
seen 2. by this time but has, OF
course, after his habitual tactics, re-
fused 10 publish II.
II should be borne in mind that
Mr.. Green is one or the most ardent
prohibitionists in the vicinity OF the
university. He Is a personal friend
and co-worker with Or. Jordan and
with Chairman Clark. the prohibi-
ton mayor OF Mayfie'd and new
head OF the Student Affairs commit
tee. He has done more saloon fight
ing and other prohibition work than
any other student at Stanford. lie
is a mature student, about thirty
years of age, a senior in the law de-
paFtment, Associate editor of the
Stanford Seqnoia and one Of the
most prominent literary men in col
lege. Mr.. Green's statement fol-
lows.
"Bv the way OF Introduction
might say that when / was younger
than am now / enjoyed the good
fellowship OF the cup 10 some extent
with the boys al home. But Tor
several years before ! came To stan
ford and ever since ! have been here
have been fighting the evils OF the
saloon. I feel, therefore, / can APP
preclate the viewpoint Of both sides
NJ the drinking question.
While the remote cause or the
nga-- --nr bad relationship existing BE-
tween rhe faculty and students NAV
have some connection with the
iruking evil. the parade was not a
demonstration for drunkenness, nor
we're the naraders an drinking men.
Many fine young men were caught
uD I'm the true spirit OF the protest,
and have now been branded by the
committee as drinking fellows. ~
far as their parents, friends and the
outside world may see the matter.
II have been a teacher myself for
several years-lOng enough 10 APP
Dreciate the value Of firm discipline.
on the other hand, however, have
a fH.Nf ina - !