The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1911-10-19
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 10. 1911.


no one seems to know the exact date. q
secret meeting OF the town fathers was
held with Lord Mayor Cluen In the
chair, and chief advisor Mark Bates was
there to administer to bis subofdinates
and sec that the plans we're fully carri-
ed out. The fathers we're not all pres-
cnt but enough TO pass any bin that
mightcome before them. which was all
the Lord and his advisor cared Tor. and
We nfterward learn that this meeting
was called for the purpose OF taking the
printing Of the Village Of Parma ont Of
the hands Of the Printing Committee.
as Mr. sklllsru. as chairman. was try
ing 70 do The square thing and divide
with both papers Thisdid not suit Al.
visor Marcus and the Lord Mayor. and
We learn that this secaet meeting was
called Tor the purpose Of making the
Herald the official paper OF the Village
Of Parma, 10 that Advisor Marcus would
get all the printing, and, the council be-
ing hatea council not able to see the
square side OF anything. passed this or
dinance, bot when We have some people
ia town that ARE too crooked to stand
straight In stsaight-iackei, what can
one expectY"
The above is taken from the
columns Of the last issue OF the
Parma Review.
II doesn't argue well for the
morality OF a newspaper or its
editor when It makes scurril-
ous attacks upon the integrity
Oh our citizens who are men Of
known probity and moral worth.
We don't believe DR.. Cluen il
crooked; We don't believe that
Leonard stockton is crooked;
we don't believe that A. II. Lang
~ crooked; NE don't believe that
VIII I. Skillern is crooked; we
don't believe that A. j. Snyder
Is crooked We don't believe
that Parma ever bad on any
board o. trustees a man that
was crooked, md we are certain
that the people OF Parma, re-
gardiess uf political differences
and divisions, will agree with us.
la making unwarranted at. |
tacks upon the former board OF |
trustees The Review act a prece- |
dent IN Parma journalism that !
10 seems prone to follow.
The Herald supported the pres
emf board Of trustees for cleo
ton; the Review opposed them. |
BY all the rules Of politics or war
aud friendship, the Herald Is en-.
titled to the village printing. !
Had the opposing candidates
won, the Herald would not have |
expected, aud certainly would |
not have been allowed, a single
dollars worth OF patronagefrom
them. But il would have taken
its medicine like a man, aud not
have whined like n whipped cur
and accused the trustees OF crook
edness because they patronized
the friends who elected them.
Sc far as the secret meeting
Is concerned, the Herald has no |
Information on the matter, but
doubts the accuracy OF the state
ment. We don't believe the
board ever held a secret meeting
Tor any purpose.
Regarding the statement that
a representative OF the Herald
was present at the meeting. it is
a fabrication out OF whole cloth.
The only meeting OF the board
since its organization that any
representative OF the Herald has
attended was the regular
meeting on the evening OF the
2nd OF the present month, when
the electric light franchises were
under consideration. The Her.
aid did not have knowlede even
OF the contemplated action of
the board.
The Review article was unwar.
ranted, unjust, and unworthy of
publication in a reputable news.
paper; and we trust that, for it's
own good name and reputation
Tor veracity, the Review will here.