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

[ have q new paper On NY
table. the Fountain Inn Tribune, from
South Carolina, OF which Robert Gull
len is editor. Bob" gets out just me
sort of a paper one would expect
him to print and edit. Topographic
ally It is a beauty; editorially 1t is
not only entertaining, but real though'
full. There is a partner in the pusl-
ness but we don't know him. bod
| Is about the best printer l ever run
across, and his head is all full OF
ideas that it would be too bad FOR
the whole world not to have the
benefit of. He believes in smokin ,
thinkin'. and workin' \ combination
that ought to result in Fountain Inn
having the best paper in South Car
DINA or ''Cahlina" as Bob always
spoke Of It.
George s. Shaw. OF Blaine, writes
to the Sumas News about the TIL
bune editor:
why. OF course. Dan Cloud kicks.
What of it, And Dan is good TEL
low and his paper Is good clean
sheet. but did 1t ever occur TO you
that Dan lives at Lynden. and 1t Is
prerogative of the Lynden people 20
kick. Sometimes they are right. AS IN
the case OF making Lynden dry
town. Sometimes they are wrong. rs
In the case Of Senator Brown. Ed.
Brown is consistent. the Lynden peo-
pie are not Ed. would not vote TOR
putting an extra cost OF about four
or five miles of road ON the people;
then Lynden says: Come back: we
don't want you II you don't do us
We say" They forget that Lynden
is very small part Of Whatcom
County, and that Ed Brown is one
OF the sQuarest, most thoroughly con-
sistent men representing US at the
law mill at Olympia today. But he
can't play in the Lynden back yard
because he won't give them all the
classics and agates.
Dan puts me somewhat in smind
OF another Daniel, whose lot 1t was
to be cast into q den OF lions. Only
with this difference: that in the
other Dams case. II Daniel didn't give
a d-n for the lions, neither did the
lions give a d-n for Daniel: kind
Of even up. as it we're. In the Lyn-
den case, however, the lions have It
all on Daniel"
I don't know George s. Shaw ex-
cept by his advertisements. but re-
gret to suspect from the above that
he is not a close student OF the bible.
and will have to tell him that beau
tiful story Of faith In the right:
Darius. the Mede. loved Daniel,
whose wisdom and strength through
the Lord had been proven 70 many
times to the Babalonians and when
the under officers of his court had
entrapped him into condemning
Daniel to the den Of lions It grieved
him sore. But he had made the law
and the law must be respected above
his own love 80 Daniel was thrown
into that pit. among the wild and
hungry beasts. The door to the pit
was sealed or locked. and he was
left with the beasts over night. Dam
lei prayed to God ana his faith in
the Lord drove away fear Of the
beasts. The beasts though-we have
no reason to think they were I'M
afraid. Daniel testifies that the Lord
sent his angel to shut their mouths,
and l imagine that would brighten
even man-eating lions. So Daniel
came out from the den OF lions bear
ing not even q scratch from the
beasts.
So, you see Mr.. Shaw it WASH
kind Of even up" In the bible case,
and As you We're mistaken in the bibl
case isn't 1t barely possible that you
are also mistaken in my case. | am
glad 1t Is mine enemies that remind
you Of the lions, and not me. am
not SO bold as to expect an angel 20
shut their mouths, but l am hoping
that they will be tanned, for if the
king (and here the people are the
kjng) and l are friendly, they must
be tamed-they must learn TO obey
our will, Orwell we will quit throw
ing the feed to them.
am supposing of course, that If
Mr.. Shaw is likening me TO that
other Daniel, in referring to the lions
he is thinking of Senator Brown and
his friends, though l wouldn't have
put them there. l have a pretty good
opinion of Senator Brown, and hope
sometime to be his friend. l think
ne made an awful foozle over that
road business. but, good man may
be forgiven one foozle.
Say II you are cussed and don't
know 1t, ask your neighbors what
they think of it. Nine chances 20
one their education has not beer
neglected.
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