The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-04-04
WHOM TN GODS WOULD DIS.
TROY THEY FIRST
MAKE MAD"
Editor Frank y Howe of The ben-
ningian Hammer Pays His Respects
Ia yitupctativo Later 10 the
tslitns 81 The journal.


E,iits Of The Journal.
Editor al the Manchester Journal
Since it seems 10 be your policy 4
continue what consider most out
fageous aud unwarranted attacks or
me ! ana compelled TO again ask yo'
.oi spGce Ia which TO make reply
As a newspaper editor. you know
that newspaper comment. especial,
III a small country paper. is always
or nearly always on one phase OF {
questIon.and much less often on tn,
whole issue. yet it is on the whole
issue on which a case is decided
aud never on one little scrap of eyl.
dcnce
You aud your companions in men
dacity have hunted through the col.
umns Of the Bannerfor several years
past and sorted out sentence here
and part u paragraph there, by
which you seek 70 prove certain al
legations you have made concerning
me and which have declared TO be
without foundation
have not verified the quotations
which you allege are taken from Tn
Banner. but even il every one IS
with absolute literal exactness, II
does not alter the fact that your
whole article is wiekedly and mali
ciously false in every meaning that
It seeks to convey
Every honest man knows that a
sentence or a few words taken out
Of an article can be considered fairly
cnly when the whole article and the
circumstances surrounding It are
taken Into consideration Never once
have you printed the entire state
ment or drawn a fair inference.
/ viii give a few instances for the
benefit Of your readers. whom
know want 60 be fair to me.eyen II
YOU are not Here is one of your
quotations
The address OF Mr.. w. II. XII
linFbeck on the corner Monday even
ing, IN which he reviewed the tenets
OF modern socialism, was well
worth listening TO by any student Of
pre- ent day conditions. While we
may honestly disagree with some OF
the methods by which results are
sought by the socialists, there are
few who can conscientiously say that
the results aimed at are not right. ="
You fail 10 include that Mr.. Kill
ilngbeck stated that the results aim
cd az are universal education, doing
away with poverty and disease. a
fair division OF the profits OF labor
aud the control OF public utilities
for the benefit Of the public still
favor these results, President Taft
Iu o recent speech made a similar
statement II the Journal objects
10 these things becouse The Banner
fasors them, we arc sorry, but we
fail 70 see the political significance.
Isn't II apparent rather that YOU dis
togted quotation in attempt to
hurt my standing
Another Of your quotations
The passage Of the wool tariff
bin by the Senate Is great vic
tory for the insurgents aud for SEN
ator la Toilette"
Ia your original questions you ac-
cused me OF getting into bed with
the democrats on the tariff issue,
Now you have changed 1t to the in
smgcBt Republicans on the wool
tar''f. with whom President Taft
agreed when he stated that schedule
X n the Payne-AldrIch bill is inke-
feusibie II you had followed ont
yonr argument you would have
merely convicted me Of agreeing
with President Taft on the wool tar
ff Bot YOU did not want to be
fair son hoped by printing half
truth 20 lead some OF my frient8
10 believe cyii u me II you had
wanted 10 be fair YOU would have
quoted The Hammers Enforcement OF
Pres Tafts veto Of the bill when
il vas found to be not a genuine ad.
lastmeut. but merely fruit o. poli-
teal manipulation II you had want
"a 10 draw a fair inference OF what
had actually advocated on the wool
Tariff question on should have print
sd shat The Banner said on the
ISSUE rs a whole which was
"a y certain that The southern
Democrats who cone from sec
iion where wool j. neither grown
nor Manufactured viii try 20 impose
tariff that will be rninously lew
fatal To manufacturers and sure 10
throw thousands ~ men and Aoms "a
cut ~ work
~ you had wanted 70 shoN ny at
Crude or The whole tariff question.
sou could have found il in few
aords u The Banner a. follows
We have TOO Inuch protective tar
ilf In ihlh country. but Americas
woramen know BY The sad expert
enec ~ issg aud the folioslng
years, that pfolecilon pays. however
beautiful free trade theories may
look before they are put iRto If.
feet
Isn't that the yicH Of the rank
and fiie q the Republican party >
WAS eldn'i 700 At leAf, tell both
sides a ihe story ~ sere goa 10