Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1913-05-31
WHO IS RESPONSIBILITY

WHO ~ nGSFON0t0IEt
For the past two weeks the New
Time has resumed Its original prac-
tice OF utilization, SANDER and at
tempting to drag the names OF hon
ored citizens in the gutter
Truxton Talbot, journalistic no
mad, who has started at least half
dozen newspapers In this state
and in each instance has been CON-
PEELED to throw up the sponge, was
the first to direct his dirty attacks
on reputable citizens In order to
either intimidate them to the extent
Of extending him their patronage, or
ruin them IL they did not, by circu-
lating false reports and then attack
ing these reports. Talbot's career
in Mountain Home was short but the
dirty, detestable sheet continued af-
ter being rescued from the sheriff's
hands by q few who thought they
had too much money tied up In the
sheet to let 1t go without another
struggle, and was taken over" by
these individuals and l.. b. Green
OF this city was placed in charge as
trustee.
Under Green's management as stool
pigeon (trustee II that suits BETTER,
the New Time again took up the
slime covered stick used by Talbot
for a pen and continued its attacks
on the same citizens; along the same
dirty methods pursued by the erst-
while editor Talbot.
About two months ago an individ-
ual blew into town representing him.
self as solicitor for the Capital
News Of Boise, giving his name as
T. ]. Murphy. He visited the Re-
publican office and endeavored to sell
us q set Of composing rules. He
also stated that he had an assort-
ment Of galleys and other junk
which he had accumulated here and
there where he had rented shops
and he would like to dispose OF
them as he was In need OF q little
money. Appearances were not de-
ceiving az to his need Of money but
as we are not in the habit OF pur-
chasing property when we do not
know. how 1t has been acquired, we
informed this individual that we were
not In need of anything In his line,
That same Saturday evening this for
lorn appearing creature approached
Ralph Temple, foreman at this office,
for loan Of three dollars Offering
a 38 calibre liver Johnson revolver
az security. Mr.. Temple extended the
loan and on the following Monday
Mr.. Murphy took over" the New
Time. announcement to that effect
being made In the following Fri
day. issue with his name at the
head of the editorial column.
The New Time owners must have
been badly in need Of another stool
pigeon behind which to conduct theil
future attacks on the same honorable
citizens who had heretofore been the
target for their futile efforts, when
an unknown tramp Of this character
Is able to gain editorial control Of
their sheet without means.
II 10 about tine for the New Time
to comply with requirements Of the
U. s. Postal department and inform
the people who the real owners Of
the sheet are, so that we may know
Just who Is responsible for the
slanderous attacks.
The articles appearing in the two
last issues Of the New Time are al
devoid OF truth as were all previous
attacks proven to be and. mind you
bear the same ear marks as those o.
previous authorship.
1t would be scarcely necessary 10
US to refute the maudlin efforts o
this new journalistic nomad were !
not for the fact that there are al
ways q few who are more or les'
credulous else the New Time woult
never have been started in Mountain
Home.