The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-07-16
INDEPENDENT ExPLODEs

INDEPENDENT EXPLODES
Sc CLEAN contest between any individuals, organiza
"A tons communities is reshed by ALL The spirit OF
rivalry be commended long that rivalry maintains an
honest basis But party to the conflict to
unru that there enters element of degradation and
dishonor contest conducted along honest and truthful
contestant the attention and respect
the other but the that side resorts to lying deceit
that instant the other party loses respect which had for
likewise does dsnterested OnOoker lose
tactics Furthermore for the deceivng
party drag its lying statements innocent third party
which has the bettemen of both contestants at heart trick
most cowary in its brightest side through
correspondent to the resorted to most
dastar M either perpetraed by the correspondent or by
giving him supposed truthful concerning
the matter when stated delegation of
and opposing the request OF Mayor
of Kennewk when he appeared before the county
asking for the granting to that city the entire
fifteen cent the general road and bridge fund paid by
said municipality since 1905"
The above is part of the first paragraph
appeared the Prosser last
remainder of the editorial equally respondent
bristng ephes and equally replee with abuse but
have neither the the desire to reproduce more OF
apologize readers for the portion reprinted
above
The Independents excuse working itself into is
that the the Review
ported that delegation business had appeared
opposed Kennewks request
part the general road and bridge fund This mistake
regretabe mistake The correspondent however erred
only method but in the fact of the opposition is
true did oppose the did not dignity their
opposition with protest the commissioners. The
his haste he mistook the mayors report of
opposition which personally encountered from various
Prosser opposition voiced before the commissioners
That there opposition knows better than the ed
of Independent He admits much the opening line of
his editorial which refers the matter contest
merely asking for part of the road fund The
request within itself did not constitute contest viewed
light contest Prosser must have been viewed thru
the eyes of opposition.
time has there been disposition the part OF
Mayor Richardson city council anyone Kennewc to
unfairly dshonorab in the matter to make the
quest partisan affair." In fact order that it might not be
garded Richardson repeatedly requested Mayor
Prosser with him in making similar request for
Prosse This Mayor Baker declined to do although he ad
claim Why did the Proser executive
join eort Was because the of Pros
improvements that his refusal but ypfed
spirit opposition which quietly if openly mani
tested in the county seat?
The Independents editorial forcby than the
illustrates the of the Prosser mind At the least
provocaton and lacking the dignity to await investigation
explanation upon the first semance of to
correspondent astardy and malicious liars The ed
only uncaed unfair but it small and
convc the writer of the petty jealousy which he
PRINTING THE NEWS
IRON newspaper pointthat is, from the view point
engaged the business of gathering and printing the
the Prosser
udcrous ridiculous BOTH The board
county last Monday voted to grant
per the general road and bridge fund
the years. The following day the Kennewk
reporting the story to the
Review.
The boards action which established precedent in
procedure county, probably like precedent in
the state totally ignored by the Independent Careful