St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-04-14
Motives Questioned
Editor Review:

Editor Review
What will our people do, take
the word of four of Our citizens who
have been on Westrumite streets,
found them as good or even better
than claimed; or will they accept
the statements Of every Jim Crow
penny-a-liner who has been in
duced to rehash lot of insinua-
stions, Misrepresentation and false
hoods advanced by malicious oppo-
sition tosthis paving, presumably
emanating from, upheld and abet-
ted by a corporation or trust with
every thing to fear if,as good or a
better paving process is introduced ?
Not one of these maIigners OF Wes-
trumite has ever seen a foot of it.
But one of them who so glibly calls
the leaders in the movement for the
best pavement there's for st. Johns,
lean and heshy swivelchair poll
ticians" terms their work "hoarse
bellowings of disgruntled politi-
clans their views marrow, BIZ
ased" declares he has no thought
but the best interest of ST. Johns, and
he not a citizen of St. Johns perhaps
not even of our country. He de-
clares, this modern Sherlock
Holmes, that his personal investi-
cations" (O were made because he
was anxious to uncover what !
consider a gigantic steal from the
citizens of St. Johns" Now ii
is a puzzle too deep for the writer
to determine, the source of this
frenzled philanthropy, bucolic ben
evidence that would make two of
Our representative citizens who
were sent east to investigate this
paving question one of things, idi-
otic blundering dupes, or parties TO
a gigantic steal. The writer
does not believe either hypothesis,
IL seems more reasonable TO believe
that this modern Sherlock was paid
so much per for his literary stunt
and for the dirty dollars OF those
who are endeavoring to stille compe-
tition he has aided in perpctrating
a slander upon our two respected
citizens. The writer doesn't like
TO believe this, because this modern
Sherlock is a genial fellow wilhal,
aud although he would call II mar
row minded TO think he would thus
put a slander upon his fellows for
hire IL would seem TO be a greater
folly to do so for nothing The
self appointed detective would bet.
ter turn his eagle eye to the inves.
tigation OF the motives which
prompts this malicious, vindictive,
relentless fight against Westrumite.
lie would better serve ST. Johns.
To the careful observer Il would
seem that the opposition is in death
ly fear OF Westrumite, aud leave
nothing uudone. resorting to every
artihce known to the obstructionist
to keep il out. II II is SO worthless
why this fear, this deadly, dogged, |
resistance There can
be but one logical conclusion, viz;
That Westrumite is all that is
claimed for il by those OF our citi-
zens who have seen Il, the best hard |
surface pavement In the world II !
II were a worthless proposition the |
opposition would be only too glad |
TO have that fact demonstrated by |
having Jersey street paved with |
that material II would seem wiser
To follow the judgment OF those
who have seen the streets in use
and listened To the words OF the
highest praise our language can eN-
press spoken by the men who paid |
their good money to have II laid,
than to swallow like a catfish the |
rotten tissues of villifcatiou furn'
ished probably 10y competing com
pany aud disseminated through its |
tools, paid or otherwise. Veritas. |