Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-11-09
MAKES ATTACK ON
THE REPUBLICAN.
Uses Newspaper And Circular Letter
To Discredit This Paper--Ef-
fort Falls Flat.

/ Robert Spencer used his newspaper
and circular letter during the past
week to discredit the effort The Repub-
lican is putting forth TO boost its own
business. He comes forth with an article
entering that this paper was Offering
! to give away trashy stuff. The fact
of the matter is, Mr.. Spencer does not
know what he is talking about. He
has never seen single one of the pre-
miums we are Offering in our popular
voting contest. Then, how can any
man of intelligence tell others what he
does not know himself
The fact in the matter is. Mr.. Spen-
Ger does not want The Republican to
get any new business. He has been
sitting around here for years trying to
rub it in on the other fellow, and ''the
other fellow" has stood forit. But this
rubbing in" isn't going togo any more.
The Audubon Republican has right to
exist, and it has right to put on a con-
test and give away premiums. The Re
publican is going to resent all such I'M
warranted attacks rs Mr.. Spencer has
Just made.
Moreover, there is a motive for Mr..
Spencer's attack. He had seriously con-
sidered putting on contest of some
kind for his own paper, and when the
Republican came out two weeks ago
and made its announcement it took his
breath away Mr.. Spencer became
nervous and excited. He wanted to do
something and in his his dilemma, he
in an unguarded moment made his at
tack ON The Republican.
Bob" as he is more Familiarity
known, puts up the plea that contests
are not paying proposition to the
publisher. We fully agree with him.
A piano contest is no more renumera-
tive to the publisher than the giving
away of county maps But we are not
going to tell the people that Mr.. Spen-
GERS maps are old ones and not worth
carrying home. That's his business.
He can rest assured that whatever he
undertakes, or employs as an agency,
in the upbuilding of his business will
not be the subject of an attack by the
Republican. We regret that this mat
ter has occurred. Mr.. Spencer has
thrown down the gauntlet. He has
shown fight. but we are here TO look
after our own interests, and those in
terests will be carefully guarded,
In the circular letter, in which The
Republican was critized for putting on q
contest, Mr.. Spencer makes PROPOSE
ton to his own readers. We glory in
his spuhk and in his progressive spirit.
He has right TO make his readers any
amount of propositions. but he has no
right to do so at the expense of others,
and this he will come to learn sooner
or later.
We have not made any claims as to
the value of any Of the premiums we
are Offering in the big voting contest
that is now ON. The Ford automobile,
which is a five passenger touring car,
fully equipped, has been secured through
the resident agent, Mr. l.. Il, Simpson.
The piano will be purchased from The
Audubon Music CO., and the iewelry
will be purchased from the home jewel
ers. When value is placed on these
articles, they will be exactly as repre-
scented, and, we have every reason TO
believe that these reputable men are
better able to put a valuation on their
own goods than Mr.. Spencer is.
The days may come and the days may
go, but The Republican is on the Job
every day. The popular voting contest
/ that we have inaugurated, is going to
be one OF of the greatest successes ever
achieved. We have fine lot of CON
testants and they are working faith
fully for prizes that will be worth any
effort that will be put forth by any of
the contestants. With one united eff
fort we can place The Republican in a
class by itself SO far ahead of all COM
petitors that they won't realize that
they've been in the race.
4 But Keep tab on the contest