The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1919-12-06
saturday, Dcccmber O, tsle
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No Man May Be Both
AAcenser and Judge.

H1nyk and dismal is the outlook for
tssseiupment IN Usrney Coudty %
Estesussd from Mr.. McCouneii's COM
rr~ux <liarney County News OF
NeepssznAsr a7th) upon the eompro-
rrssw hefween the State of Oregon
aark xhs Pacific Live Stock Company
mk4oonnell assumes personal re-
SrSms shllity for the Institution OF the
sss4 Rnskf Not 80 for the compromise
rrrsur ~hich II has been settled. Dur
nw. rhs pcndency OF the suit he kept
fcw~u before the public through the
su,bnruns OF the Tribune, evidently for
rns<c Fssrpose OF creating sentiment
s,sss x<stsnpttng to mould public opin-
fsn We do not believe that these
sufSsrs were inspired by the venom
.ui - usspers tongue. but they left no
..sauwoo ground upon which to stand
r7DS acnsw not their own defects
vss~ ~csrch for the defects OF others:
- S>s man may be- both accuser and
tuf1yr- and Mr.. Mcconnell vas OF
ssr~J2 eliminated from any part
fsyifsw settlement. 4l
uNen ~ man has fallen Into the
ru1r~ tse more he founders the more
In h~Akssis himself. The criticism OF
lSstNwns'y General Brown II evidently
tszr>rn3ed to show him as man with
vUgu~e conception OF justice. hut II
rwspss ,nIwely that Mcconnell Ia not
vsathsg TO be convinced against hts
fnr rJfsssf Ions; II also infers that the
vnsp.r VT Oregon made a serious mis-
rske when they eiected MIR. Brown 60
ist sasgo niilce Instead OF man whose
irrs>s are all OF silver and gold. even
40 rDpper kettle
Sscur men continuously atlemp. so
rnn1e augor holes with gimiet.
,NaSb az the land Ia question was
4 lrffg>a1sS asrom the State OF Oregon In
AN.ss by one II. C. Owen who sold his
tu,ss1ek therein To Todhunter In /
1shS> During 1887 Todhunter made /
mn n Mob nment for the benefit OF hts
src<stsrrs ard Henry Miller purchased |
sne fodhunter Interests from the
instSns. No one will deny that dur
fs<z us active business life Henry
SAIzrs ~as she Pacific Live Stock
ceo0sD1S. INIT where IN the proof
thnr ne had guilty knowledge OF the
shr~st fraudulent transactions In
'~<zree these lands. and no sane or
ass ,a<n vii accuse anyone In the
pss~~au management with such know
IsSxv.
tSc who blows upon the dust ais
IN ossss with IL. Under the compro-
.s,sr .fhe Company pays the State
stc1luseO.00 and his statement
'tSss tnen have 7.753SAcres at $1,000
snsf s-I05 scres with no water right
n :sstioo or total OF $239.2t0.OO.
.. alss value which II IN claimed the
&szs,r assumes 10 secure and add TO
'tsf N nd'---is too absurd 10 be redlc>
sscrgS Assertion Ia no proof. The
sras of the agreement now on file
m shr County Clerks office l. the
at evidences that there 10 no founda.
-sTn Tor. .auch atniement. Ii
sSfriractor IL his own foe and the I
Horids snemy. Wherein Is the Pacif- I
r Lawn Stock Company responsible
fg conditions imposed by the State
d Oregon: II the lands To be sold
.tst .tne terms are not attractive To
l1e. sx-service men they will not be
rsrssi IN purchase. Most OF them are 9
nss ns mature years and judgment 0
xss VII probably not be influenced
o,ss Jnoneyed tongue with a heart OF
al, \
f-n< laws OF God and Man are. and :
M ssst be set aside. only the Law OIL Z
Isn srxxuminator who pretends the
saSiIir hut intends himself.
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