Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1915-01-14

dramatic scenes in the third episode
was the dive of Braine. the arch
william, into the sea to escape cap
ture. Seven arch conspirators were
nabbed in the neatly-laid snare but
Braine, the back hone of the bunch,
escaped as will be the case many
times as the story proceeds.
Mrs. Streeter and the yong lady
have been visiting at Glendale the
past week, this being the first trip
of the latter since her advent into
this world. Owing to the poor rail-
way connections at Moffit between
the N. P. and the 500 the writer
went along as far as Kintyre to get
the procession headed in the right
direction. Then at Kintyre he took
the west bonnd train and spent,Sat-
urday and part of Sunday at Brad
dock. Sunday freight train was
taken advantage of to get to Bis
marck and Sunday saw US home
again.
Every week the Record is in re-
ceipt of letters complaining Of
blind-pigging and illegal sale Of
liquor in various parts of the county.
in many instances direct charges
being made. The Record knows
full we'll that conditions are most
abominable. However, it is impos-
sible for us to publish each and
every communication for the reason
that the writer must know definitely
that the charges can be proven in
court, if needs be. Libel laws are
very strict and a publisher could be
nailed for damages even though the
facts might be exact if the proof
could not be properly presented in
court. Our suggestion would be to
make all complaints to the states
attorney. Then. if he refused to
act, prefer charges against him and
have the matter taken before the
governor of the state.
In short time the February term
of court will open and one of the
cases which must be disposed of is
the libel suit of Attorney Scott
Cameron against D. r. Streeter &
Son which was brought about
through the support by this paper of
George W. Lynn fer states attor-
ney. At the time of the printing of
the articles in question the writer
was not i'll charge of the editorial
policy of the Record, though he was
a member Of the firm publishing the
same. Both the publishers of the
Record were in perfectly good faith
in their charges and depended upon
Mr.. Lynn for the material used.
Since that time it has become evil
dent that Mr.. Lynn is far from the
political guardian angel of this
county which one might have sup
posed. Even his personal dealings
with the writer has been sufficient
to stamp him. unreliable" as a
source of information. The writer
does not believe it would serve any
good purpose for him to fight the
| libel suit for present conditions are
such that any trouble and expense
entailed for yours truly" would be
but source5of qualification for the
said George w. The writer of the
articles which were the foundation
4 for the present ii ell suit has retired
from newspaper life and is now some
thousands of miles away basking in
the sunshine of the sunny South. .
Further, we have found in the pest
1.-TWO years that Mr.. Cameron is
worth several like MIR. Lynn in q
public way and we gladly acknowl.
edge that the Record put too much
faith in Mr. Lynn'spromises and &C.
cusations. Mr.. Cameron no doubt
suffering thereby. The latter has
at no time attempted to use any un.
due influence on the present editor
IF the Record and this article is
written freely and gladly on our
I part. Later chances to view these
matters of a public nature have con.
WINGED the writer that Lynn fell
down most woefully both in his
promises and in his charges. Thl
writer regrets having had any hand
however smallssthe part might have
been, in defeating Mr.. Cameron t
advance the cause of nan whose
many unfulfilled promiaes make ths
defeat more grievous. This ths
public can most readily understand
when they call to mind the fact thal
the Record played no small part il
putting Lynn back in office-only Il
find that Lynn must dictate or ,ur,
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