The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1909-12-16
SPEAKING OUT IN MEETING.

. hlg IL III IelDlSCot COuntyy anu Cdu-
not discuss question from the stand
point of logic and facts, but endeavors
to feather its nest and laud itself at
the expense of others, makes another
one of its silly and misleading at
tempts last week, as follows:
"Did you ever notice how loudly
the saloon organs proclaim their
right to have their opinions upon the
saloon question: And did you ever
notice how quickly and loudly they
howl when some paper which advo-
Gates the anti-saloon side expresses
its opinion? Hasn't paper which
advocates the dry side as much right
to speak out in meetin' as the pa
per which is on the wet side"
| 1t is of little avail to attempt to per-
vert and misstate facts, and we would
not take notice of the aprove were it
not for the fact that is is gross mis-
statement, without any cause or foun-
dation, aimed directly at the Herald,
underhanded and cowardly, in
an effort to laud, bolster up and ad-
vertise the paper making it, at the ex-
pense of the Herald.
According to the above sheet, every
paper that is not rampant anti-sa-
loon organ, is the opposite, and sub
ject to its attacks with impunity.
The above sheet cannot recognize
the fact that some papers are publish
ed as EWSPAPERS-for all the
people, and not for and particular
class-but everything must be meas
ured by its own narrow standard, or
it is wrong, and therefore must be set
right. This is awful, when legiti-
mate business cannot be conducted
without the interference of some out
slider. 1t is very unpleasant to see
private individuals paraded in print
with uncomplimentary remarks for
having exercised the constitutional
rights of a citizen.
1t is for violating these fundamental
principles that the above sheet re-
ceives its punishment, and not because
it is local option or prohibition
organ. No one cares how long and
loud that paper advocates its princi-
Piles, if it has any. 1t has a perfect
right to its opinion, but must confine
its argument to the subject, and not
to those who differ with it, because
they have the same right. 1t is not a
personal matter, and any attempt to
make it so and antagonize those who
differ with you will cause them to re-
sent any such attack, and there is
where the trouble begins.
The Hayti Herald has never men
toned the name of the Caruthers Vile
Argus, or any other paper, in a con-
troversy, except that paper first used
our name, which we have a right to
defend, ana so far as we know, all the
troubles of the above sheet have been
because of its inuendoes and personal
fings and insinuations, and not for
any opinion it has entertained or ex-
pressed in favor of local option or
prohibition.
The Hayti Herald is not "saloon
organ" nor any other kind of organ,
and the insinuation that it is such is a
malicious and premeditated lie; but so
long as the saloon business is conduct
ed under the laws of the land and the
flag under which we live, they can de-
pend upon fair treatment at our hands,
just the same as any other class of
American citizens, which we have
right to accord them and they have "a
right to recive-and we do not have to
threaten to sue them to collect what
they owe US for advertising
But we are not in favor of the brand
of local option dished out to Pemiscot
county, and in this we are not alone.
The Herald probably has as many or
more local option readers than the
"organ, counting those paid up, and
so far, only one of them, citizen of
Charlottesville, has expressed any dis
satisfaction, and that was likely be-
cause of his great desire to keep that
town wet and the county dry.
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