The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1912-07-27

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e@tenents in q certain church,
4 q that at a certain church
sheetihg that Mayor Clevengei
hRa given the saloons Of the city
the assurance that they could
run vide open.
While there was no names men,
toned il referred to Mr., Harry
McHose and the Presbyterian
Church Of which he is Sunday
Nchosl Superintendent.
A. pastor Of the church l at
tsnasd all Of the services on that
Asy and am free to say that there
netey vas any such statements
mA6e.
However there had been a lot
Of street talk that the Common
Council was going to repeal a
@GrtAin ordinance at the next
sssaion (or TO prepare to do so)
end Mr.. McHose asked the
spAelars 10 talk Il over with their
nSlents and try and get them to
sszAd Arm against its repeal, and
Aay did so.
IN this talk the names of all
sn9sYssinx the city council was
given 90 their parents would
ApsW who to talk to. also the
GBVuxent attitude of the different
ReRbers Of the council toward
NE repeal of the ordinance
izlxMin given as common street
0&) het no such quotation as
ersAtsd coming from the lips of
eAS mayor or anyone else was
Asas spoken at that time or any
GtAsr time.
Nsw. let's play fair to all,
Meyer Clevenger is well known,
end tee well known in public life
% Halow anything Of this nature
y rHfie the calm and placid wa
nsss upon which his public bark
sAiIA
Again. it is no more than jus
lee Do Dir. McHose to say that as
0 father and a man, as well as
Gtssea he has right to his con-
victions and as a superintendent
H . Sunday school he is intrusted
With the morals of about 200
chiidren in Burns he has a duty
b perform in this line, though
soEuetimes it may be a disagree
able one.
Should he shirk the disagree
sbls duty for the more pleasant
eHsa; not by any means, Just
6ks Mayor Clevenger or any
ether public official when he sees
bio duty he does it fearlessly and
vsIl. IL mistakes are made it is
esiy o thing that is common thru
SAs human family.
However in this matter he was
eSs alone in his attitude to the
anDpoeed change for a number
sf Burns most responsible citi-
ssaG snd taxpayers had express
I'd themselves freely against the
sspposed (f) change. believe
that the editor of the Harney
casxty News was not justified
b using the abusive language
be did, in the article that called
fsTth these lines, especially as
b had made no effort 10 find out
esis Aerit.
We also believe as American
&alxsms that wan has a right
n Afs opinions. and a right to
aEysezs them tho he may not
emve heen q citizen of the city Of
&xas over two years may differ !
W1lA sthers. II ! am creditably ;
ia$sagksA the editor of the News 9
eps bead over ears in the politics a
q sAp great commonwealth of .
szxaD before he had been here
eaH ef that time and since that {
R1Ha had been vitality interested =
b 6ssa; did anyone ever ques-
lNn his right? No! for he was an +,
AnMfeAn citizen and politics was Il
gis Apeeialty. Should we not al o
90 TIE same privilege to another
&tlzsm tho his line of speciality O
ny be different and his opinion il
fxsy widely from our own? Ger m
haAly we should. II
Than Why continue to throw te
nazksd sluss at man who has fc
anfy TO perform and is con-
ainHous In doing it. and slured
% for something he never said. sa
how then friends, let us be fair al
, both Of these good men. and al
Aits stirring the sinking pot. 81
II II is n question of high NOR hi
% and a clean city. as a pastor m
I one Of the churches located N
arc I shall stand for the clean on
de and betterment of conditions Il,
! 10 uncertain way. or