Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-06-05
Fullertonites that are for mills
First"

First"
I To those who heard the Townley-
Cahill speeches in Linton on the af-
ternoon Of May Gath, the report of
their meeting at Glendale win be Of
interest.
It will be remembered that on May
18th, nina days prior to the Townley
meeting, the Record gave complete
explanation of the newspaper law
that will be voted on June Goth. At
the close of our explanation, we pub
lished the following:
eve defy any man to disprove or
deny any Of the above statements.
eve understand that A. C. Town
ley will be in Linton May oath to
bolstar up his failing cause in this
section.
I'VE challenge him to disprove, in
our presence, at his meeting, any
statement in this article. And, if he
will give us the chance at that meet
ing of his. we will gladly give him a
few other things to think about.
$50 there. What a chance for
some good, old Well Sucker to get
busy and have some fun. We Offer
to let the notorious Mr.. Townley have
all the chance he wants for verbal
scrap on the newspaper bill when he
pays this town his communicating
visit"
Mr.. Townley came, but he absolute
ly ignored the newspaper bill in his
talk, and hiked for Fargo before his
meeting was even well begun. And
Cahill, who filled in for him, just
barely mentioned the measure when
requested to do so by some one in the
Audience, through Mr.. Townley.
But the main point of the Townley
meeting here is in the comparison
with his meeting at Glendale. In
Linton he was SO extremely mild and
gentle, compared with his usual style
of harangue, that it was remarked
upon by all. 1t is his general plan
to hammer the local newspaper in
each town he visits, if such paper is
not one of his tools.
Surely, the Record has left no
doubt of it's stand, and our invitation
quoted above seems perfectly plain.
But Towniey never once even let fall
hint of any sort of "drive" at the
local newspaper when he was here.
Not so at Glendale. 1t seems that
Editor Goddard Of Glendale has
mildly attacked some of the Townley
schemes in the Glendale Leader. And
Townley and Cahill spoke there the
Tuesday following their Linton visit.
After maintaining such a mild
manner in his Linton speech, he let
drive with all his force of vitupera-
ton and abuse on Editor Goddard at
Glendale. Townlay referred to Edi-
tor Goddard as brainless, ETC., and
caused the Glendale newspaper man
to come back in his last issue as fol-
lows:
HE convinced those people who
were already convinced. He angered
those who were neutral, and he made
more determined those who have been
opposed to his despotism. )If this be
success, then Townley's talk Il last
Tuesday night was highly successful.
"A prominent Glendale attorney
called upon us this morning, and said
that we could bring suit, and get
Judgment against Townley for the
things he said about us Tuesday
night.
"a bankrupt, he boasts of it. A
man without residence in this state,
and without property in any state, he
tells us how unjust our taxes have
been. Lacking reputation for hon.
esty or decency, he does not scruple
to attack the character and reputa-
ton Of Others"
From this we can see that Townley
Is not always as gentlemanly in his
public speaking as he appeared in
Linton, so gentlemanly that his local
newspaper admirer in Linton remark
ed: Zone very noticeable fact was
that Mr.. Townley used no personali-
ties or spoke i'll of any person who
might differ, honestly or dishonesty,
with the league"
All of which goes to Indicate that
Mr.. Townley is pretty much bluff
fer, and that he proposes to do his
mud-slinging where he feels that no
one will be inclined to come back at
him.
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