The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-03-16

r-.++a or kill-o-themetermans or
vhateyer they are. They can talk
volts and electrodes and adenoids
and other things. They have even
learned to read the meters. Such be-
ing the case it should have been one
of thu easiest things in the world
for congress to have fixed up tar
If to stop live juice from coming
across the line unless it first paid
duty for the protection of the infant
power trusts.
what's this country coming to. any
wav First thing We know it won't
pay to be rich.
don't know about this man Bal
linger-I don't suppose any OF us do
Now he has resigned l don't know
as we care much more about him.
We knew he would resign. We knew
that every political effort was being
bent to quiet the talk against him
long enough to give him . chance TO
resign. But. was Ballinger guilty as
charged?
President Taft in his letter accept
ing the ex-secretary's resignation e.
presses the fullest confidence In the
man. and alleges that the attacks on
Ballinger were but yelled attacks on
him. the president. and that he Is
stirred to fight. He speaks of Bal
fingers accusers As combination
supposedly politically OF hypocrites
seeking to besmirch his administra-
ton.
l don't know. shouldn't wonder if
there would be an effort made to be-
smirch Taft's reputation now. You
see II Ballinger is guilty then this de-
tense made by the president doesn't
place the president In an enviable
light before the country. As nation
we have a great deal Of respect FOR
our presidents but that respect will
not overlook . presidents publicly
excusing wrong dOing-even in one OF
his cabinate members.
There is still q chance that Balm
ger will prove himself innocent, by
proving Golfers magazine guilty. He
says he Is going to do that. But. ne
said that long ago. We cannot for
the life Of Us see why. II the charges
made by that publication were untrue,
he didn't start that suit for libel
about the day sitter the first CLAWS
article was printed! Why was 1t nee
essary to wait until after the congress
sional hearing! Why was it necessary
to wait until he had resigned? II
should print charges half as bad
about some county official who was
innocent Of wrong doing. do you rec
kon he would just talk about suing
me for libel until after I had brought
about his resignation? OF course Mr..
Ballinger's friends would say that in
his exalted position he could not AZ
ford to stoop to suing even big
national weekly for libel. King George
brought suit, not against Z big nation
al weekly. but against a writer-a
man who had not attacked the kings
integrity but his moral reputation,
And, by the way. King George proved
himself innocent. 1t ID claimed. Innp-
cence is brave-even in bringing libtl
suits
1t is late now, but by all means ii
Ballinger bring his suit for damages
against Golfers. We may have mis-.
taken it's attitude but We have sus.
pected Golfers Of inviting such
course. II he can prove that Golfers
maliciously libeled him, l will, and
think many other Washington peopb
will be deeply grieved, but if he cal
prove that the magazine mistakenly
charged him with things that were
untrue We will be more than glad
In either case We will rejoice with
Mr.. Ballinger that a stain has been
taken off his character. You see,
believe, and | think a large aumbei
of us common people have believed
that if Golfers and a number Of he
other big magazines had any c7m-
binatiops they were camh.nau4rs
with the people. Thus if NJ. / I'm
ger proves that one Of cur rau M
ton is guilty of deliberately bIsdksa-
ing clean character, it i geag II.
gr!eve US. But il he dgesa't pa7ye 81
Ihen what becomes Of the presidents
claims of unfair accusations.
/ don't know. | have been aoDtaa
for Mr.. Ballingel's les.g satt5H. va.
unless he can clear mis- skirts # al
this muss--absolute'y Glenn tte..=z
wish ne had done it without any of
this injured innocence talk--I vs
the president hadn said cha, BaILIa-.
gers fight was his fight.
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