East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-05-12

When the Portland Oregonian itself
has mastered the first principles OF
manly Journalism 1t
Show That will be time enough
You Resent for that paper to try to
Such Tactics. advise the women of
the Pendleton Smith
For-Governor Club regarding what
TO do.
The Oregonian published regarding
the local club report that was false
from beginning to end. The report
was such a monumental fake that the
women were thunderstruck on read
ing it Sunday morning. They then
wired at their own expense a signed
communication to the Oregonian set
ting forth in a polite yet emphatic
manner the truth about their meeting
BY all the rules of newspaperdom
their statement should have been pub
lished as given. Yet the Oergonian
refused to give them a fair hearing
and struck out the most important
portion Of their statement.
newspaper that plays such a game
as that has no license to advise decent
people upon any topic. The Oregon
ian has shown itself ready to publish
the most miserable lies obtainable but
unwilling to publish the truthful
statement even after the women had
wired it to them at their own expense
After treating the local women as il
did the Oregonian displays insuffer.
able gall in assuming to give them
counsel
Yet the attitude Of the Oregoniar
toward the woman's club has beer
characteristic of its whole fight OF
DR.. Smith. 1t has never sought th'
truth. 1t has been vicious, cowardl!
and unfair. DIR. Smith was a goot
mayor and stood for law and order
He was eager for reform and gav'
Pendleton its first touch of law en-
forcement. 1t was a courageous stant
for those days and DR.. Smith SHOULD
have credit. The Oregonian give
him nothing but misrepresentation
and abuse. It tries to portray him a
an open town man though every citi
zen Of Pendleton knows the charge !
a lie.
Because Pendleton like all western
towns was less oircumspect 16 year
ago than now the Oregonian lays al
the blame upon DR.. Smith eve
though he was against vice and did al
in his power for advancement. o.
this same score a newspaper coul
malign Lincoln because he did nc
sbolish slavery until the war had bee
won: it could villify our fOrefather
because they endured British rule 70
many years: il could assail Christ be
cause he taught against sin but di
not cleanse jerusalem.
Pendletonians should resent III
gross and malicious injustice the Ore
gonian seeks to work on our forme
townsmen Democrats, republican
and all other elements should unit
in doing credit 10 DR. Smith by a
tending the rally tonight. He d.
much for Pendleton: Pendleton shoul
do much for him. Let all get q
gether and give him a reception L
night that will make the welkin rir
and show the people OF Oregon III
his old town is for him TO the finis
>>e~s>Se~
In more ways than one viii the Q
W. r. & y. freight division be a bles
ing TO Pendleton.
It VIII Help the very start IL W
In Many Ways mean several hundr'
new people and b
increase In the local payroll.
But that is not all. As time go
by the railroad business here will b
come heavier and heavier. That W
mean more employees and a iarg
payroll with the railroad in posse
sion OF ample land for their purpos
machine rhops may be establish,