he is not always dangerous." We nt ?
tice just enough of it to say, that the
public is so well posted as to our
views in regard "to the sale and lease
of the natural oyster rocks, primary
election, courthouse question and
publication of county expenditures,"
that no defense is necessary against
the charges which the News makes.
The public knows too, that we have
never tried to put the responsibility
upon someone else when tlie temper?
ance question was up*to us, but have
always voted, as was our privilege, as
a freeman. Tne people too, we be?
lieve, are not in doubt as to our views,
as to taxation for the improvement of
public schools, but will say for the
information of the News, that in ad?
dition to paying our sehool tax al?
ways cheerfully, that the High School
of Drummondtown will run nine
months this year because of our in?
terest in it and pledge, with two
others, to make up the deficiency.
In these and other respects, we ac?
cept the challenge of the News and
are willing "to have our efforts as
editor in behalf of our people com?
pared with those of our brother of the
News." In the meantime we advise
our brother "to keep cool" and not
to "slop over" in claiming too much
merit for his efforts in behalf of the
people.
