The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-09-23
A LAST WORD PERSONAL.

AS member of the Meyers 1
family we suppose we should be used
to being maligned and abused. The
father who is now spoken of at times
with specious praise and at others
with sneering insult, was forced to
submit to the same course OF abuse.
When the older brother was recover
ing from serious illness many
years ago he was cartooned vlclously
ia the Bulletin. j. Fred Meyers |
was treated to all the epithets now
applied to US.
1t is difficult under such circum
stances to constrain oneself to modera-
ton and to summon our religious.
| ADVERTISING principles to our aid
intellectually, we will confess.
that we consider the editor of the
Bulletin no more of a competitor than
a reputable M. D. considers himself
in the same class with quack horse
doctor. In other ways, however, we
are forced to compete with him and
to defend ourselves and the institution
which we represent from attacks
which tend to discredit it.
The present alteration which has
degenerated into disgraceful eN-
hibition of Billingsgate on the Bull
letin' S part. was brought about
through the fact that, through the
splendid magazine, which the Bulletin
is now forced in feeble way to
copy, and through the general super
iority of the Review from the news
and correspondent standpoints. this
paper has forged rapidly ahead in
point of circulation.
One legitimate object of increased
circulation is to increase the value of
paper as an advertising medium.
and having attained the circulation
the Review very naturally set about
telling the merchants and business
men of the county as to its value to
advertisers. The Bulletin felt itself
called upon to meet this increased
circulation of the Review in some
manner. Instead of making its paper
better and trying to build itself up,
it commenced the policy of trying to
pull the Review down.
Omitting extended mention of the
silly fiasco of it's wager with the
Review year or so ago from which
it backed down; we go to a later
period. The Review list was at
tackled. first on the ground that it
was being forced upon people and
that they notified the Review through
the postmasters, but could not get the
paper stopped. The Review wa'
: forced to defend itself and wrote the
postmasters of the county as to {
statement of facts. From ever.
f postoffice in the county came the
,s reply that the Review was promp
j. in making all corrections and dis
continuances. We have reply fror
1t Dow City stating that no notice ha
lie been sent us since December las
+ and a letter from the postmaster q
ry Schleswig that our list was o. K
ed and that we had always been prong
ne in such matters.
it. Next, the Bulletin said our lii
is was composed largely of dead beat
This of course it failed to substal
ed tiate.
ar Next, it said the Review failed
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to in an effort to create prejudi
ra against US. The files of the Revue
so showed this to be false and
me Bulletin was forced to admit it.
Next, the Bulletin said the r
view was being sent to dead me
The Review admitted the facts a
explained them and we think we sh
inns hear no more of this feature of t
n dispute.
to In the three months warf;
tee against the Reviews list after
exhaustive campaign of spying a
tee classifying in which no gentlen
,ald would engage, the Bulletins who
the sale charges that the Review
the was rotten, have amounted to tt
pie, and only this, that it has brou
the forward exactly four names of r
all who are said to have had trouble
heir disseminating the Review. In two
rent these cases we have proven that
Co., charges were groundless. The
in. cases brought forward in the
ople Bulletin we have not as yet folio,
for up. Mr.. Andrew Bell is not on
list and MIR. Gigax is on the list
TEN owes for subscription since Aug. j!
INKS If for some reason there
The been an error in these two Gas
be- which we do nor admit, we doub
face there is another newspaper in To-
ose, with ike circulation, which CO
In make better showing for accur
able in handling it's list and fer fairr
ose. in dea ing with its subscribers