Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-06-09
AS to Falsehood and "Animas.'

AS to Falsehood and "Animas.'
| take these excerpts from the
Rev. Fuller Swift's paper of last
week:
The REGISTER of this week
seemingly reflects the feelings of a
few fearful politicians and some
intrepid timber thieves rather than
any considerable portion of its
limited list of subscribers. = n \
1t appears that its aged editor, is a
sort of childish fenzy, has I'M
corked his walls of wrath against
everything calculated to promote
the population of this county.
= y AS to the contract holders
not being able to find the Arcadia
Valley Development Company,
we'll the editor of the REGISTER
only exposes his Ignorance or has
chosen to give expression to false
hood, for nearly every contract
holder who was here, conversed
with manager of the company and
has a pretty clear understanding
of it's purpose and plans. 1t is one
of the greatest movements toward
development of a county ever
originated. 1t would appear that
the REGISTER and its advisers
would learn by this time that they
cannot check the progress and de-
velopment of this county and
town by their old time methods OF
falsehood and bitter expressions
of animas. All of the combined
and persistent efforts of the fright
full few who have done everything
under heaven in their power to
block every movement looking
toward the benefit of the people
and the county have failed utter
ly. We know that a defeated
man is sore.
The Rev. gentleman-expound-
er of things divine, and pastor in
charge of the First Baptist Church
of I%ronton-is a protested contem-
MOI of wrong. He is especially
sever in his condemnation Of
"%falsehood and bitter animas,'
charging that these sins attain I'M
to the REGISTER and its editor.
AS to the "animas," it being an
unknown quantity to the Kings
English, | make no comment;
but the 'sfalsehood" is to be
reckoned with. | regret the Rev.
brother was not more specific in
this part of his charge; that he
did not deign to point out the
"falsehood" or falsehoods which
did so stir his uncontaminated
soul. 1t has been my settled pur-
pose through all the forty-three
years of my conduct of the REGIS
TER to eschew misstatement OF
fact, or indulgence in deduction
not square to my inner conscious
ness OF right and wrong. No
doubt l have made mistakes-the
s'livery of heaven" is not for all OF
us-but if error did creep into the
columns of this paper, the correc-
ton thereof was given ready
place. II, therefore, my Rev.
brother is honest in his charges
and will name the "falsehoods" he
alleges have appeared in this
paper, | promise full retractior
and humble apology. l could dc
no less and bear the front of com.
mon honesty, for | myself hold
that he who seeks to mislead by
lying is unfit for association with
decent men. The person who car
sit down and deliberately formu.
late sentences to deceive a con.
fding individual or a trusting pub.
lie, Is In every essential sense con
temptible beyond expression. !
trust no such allegation may be
made good against me.
The Rev. brother also alleges
that q wicked contingent Of this
community shave done everything
In their power to block every
movement looking toward the ben.
eft Of the people and the county
This, # true, is indeed singular
for this ''frightful few are, too, o.
the people and the county, ant
the benefit which might come Il
some, must, II a general benefit