Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-03-20
t lie d A U b E r S
BY Guy Flenner

There ought to be an Antl-DauDel
association in Idaho. Its principal
mission would be to resist the or
eanized efforts of those who speno
so much of their time in besmearing
the reputation of individuals, institu-
lions and communities without proof
Of culpability of guilt.
The Daubers are band of bucan-
GERS. Something should be done
about it. Violence has been adyo-
Gated, also the duello, but we favor
an organized effort within the law.
In an Idaho town not long ago man
whose reputation had been assailed
covertly by the Daubers heard of IL
and accosted one of the peddlers.
This party admitted repeating the
story, without having made any eff
fort to get the facts, and declined to
reveal the identity of the party tell
ing him.
''Then | shall hold you personally
responsible" the aggrieved citizen
exclaimed. "You can't distribute
such defamatory statements about
me and hide like a coward behind
some unnamed authority. You are
deliberate, malicious, contemplate
liar, and"
Three men who had accompanied
him took the gun away.
But that is not the way to do 1t,
although the temptation Is no doubt
strong when character is ruthlessly
assaulted through the 'They Say
column of the Daubers oral publ
cation.
1t seems to be easier to tear down
the character of an individual or the
reputation of an institution than IL
is to help build. More people will
watch the tearing down of an old
building, than will watch the con-
struction of beautiful structure to
replace it. That ought not to apply
to the far more desirable and bean
tiful structure of character.
Maybe if the Daubers could be
interested in doing something worth
while they might become so en-
crossed in the new efforts as to,
cause cessation Of hostilities again
st those who feel their cowardly
shafts long after the bow has been |
sprung. So far they have not been
engaged in anything very construc-
tive. The change might work a
Indeed, if development had waited
upon that class, our tsate would have
been very shy on transportation and
communication systems, and on
farms and cities. 1t seems too bad,
after others have built them, that
the daubers, trailing to get their
with little effort, should |
be so ungenerous as to also secretly
mostly but sometimes publicly I'M
dertake to garrote these splendid in
stitutions with the Knockers Knot.
Another way is to suggest to any
Dauber appearing on the scene with
his black pot and poison cup that il
S really dangerous for him to pur-
sue his program without positive
proof. The fellow referred to In
he foregoing nearly paid for his
laubing with his life.
The best way, though, may be for
he Anti-Daubers to demand the evil
lence-put the smut peddlers under
he larger guns of proof and facts.
FELL them that in all fairness they q,
hould, before they peddle further.
% to the party being DETAINED, and
yill go with him, and get the facts, :
n other words, his side. Will the :
)auber go He will not. But he )
hight be set thinking. And. before
Q leaves you, tell him you reserve 6
he right to tell the daubee where !,
GU got the story
One does not have to belong to
'aternal society or even a church
} justify him in such course. Tell :
le Dauber you have a perfect right,
you are Life Member of the .
rand Domain of the Brotherhood of -
IAN and the Fatherhood of God.