Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-10

us out to fight. Isn't that 4 fine way
for self styled officers to uphold the
law2
They did not in any way present
themselves to even resemble officers
of the law but on the contrary would
have made Villa and his Mexican ban
dts ashamed of themselves, and now, to
smooth their own path they assert that
the band was anticipating and encour-
aging a fight. Ananias never let a
more abOminable falsehood Slip through
his untruthful face than this. If our
band had wished for anything else than
peace and harmony, that bunch of ego
tistical. dignified and determined city
as long as snow ball in a crematory.
Again. had we gone there to fight, we
would have prepared as they did, for
fight. But us we assembled for the
purpose Of giving an exhibition our
paraphernalia consisted of enly such in
struments as the exhibition demanded.
Say We Wele Drunk.
According to the Portland Journal of
( April 4. our despOtic mayor says that
most of the band boys were drunk. This
/ is one statement which bellies itself.
Most, means majority, and we defy
anyone to prove that majority of our
band are not total abstainers from in
/ toXicating liquor. A better, more quiet
and agreeable set of boys could not be
found anywhere. Fl ends. this is only
| one more ruse to brush few thOrns out
of their trail The band boys were all
attentively and accurately attending to
the parts assigned them, at the time tn
riot meters begun their obnoxious
work If any of the boys had taken
even one drink. we could only answer
our Royal King in me language of
/ President Lincoln, when Il subordinate
general Informed him that General
Grant was drinking,-viz. If the city
council could ascertain the brand used
they would do well to buy a barrel of
it and learn how to keep peace instead
of maliciously melting riot OF course
our mayor belongs to the self-stvled
better class Of our little bug, but dear
readers, the most detestable and most
detestable and most dangerous thing
which any community has to deal with
is the wolf in the lamb raniments.
Our honorablee mayor seems to be
somewhat peeved because some one sale
he was in hiding. he says it hurts theI
there must be some truth in the aSser
tion for the "truth is what hurts.
But be that as it may we are Of the op
inion that the city would get along
much better if he would 60 into hiding
and never come out. He boasts of liv
ing in Turner Al years, probably SO
but, we venture the assertion that there
are other old pioneC,s here who do no
appreciate the fact as much as he seems
to-
In conclusion we wish to call your at
tention to fact fitting cur littl,
town S dilemma. When a bunch of cit,
dads. armed with a knife and revol
yer take notion to make false arrests
false accusations and false reports t,
the newspapers. The msuspecting pub
lie is easily miSled into false apprehen
sions and because these irreproachabl
gentlemen viii not correctly reveal t
you the motive underlying hereic ac
tions or in any way let in ray of ligh
ON tHtlt dSSOtlultS' we are Yum ltllt'
to write this article as a step towar,
self preservation.
A Set of Notorious Liars.
We hear. on reliable authority. tina
Mayor Thomas says that Turner is fhI
Of notorious liars, on this point we vii
have to agree with him, but for som
. unknown cause, probably his not wish
ing to appear boastful, he has refraine,
from telling his hearers that he hold
the uudisputcd title to the Champion
ship for this achievement.
Turner is one of the few remote spot
which is still under despotic govern
ment. but, we are living in the hop
that we will be favored in the futur
with at least, limited monarchy. B
order of the
TURNER COMMERCIAL CLUB.
G. A. Mckay,
Secretary;