Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-11-24
THE GAZETTE.

Nth III guerilla Aighbor of the Gazette,
howsver Different The result might be with
sn opponent, who had some character at
sake for intelligence and consistency.
Having, we repeat, no "6xed principles
no rule OF conduct, except such as cir
cumstances may require, he is like mari-
ner without a'compass, always at the mercy
Of the waves.
n Bul y is some Justice to, ,ascribc to chance
The wrongs you must expect from ignorance.
And we might, therefore, be disposed 10
excuse the editor for some OF his wander
ings, il he had sufficient magnanimity TO ac-
knowledge an error, when he is struggling
for breath, in its very vortex. But true to
his instinct, like another animal we might
name, we shall never expect him TO retracc
his steps, though error should lie in his
way mountain-hgh, before him. If asscr-
tions the most extravagant, could always
be converted into arguments, or statements
the most unfounded, into facts, the Gazette
might prove formidable opponent, as it
seldom has any qualms of conscience in
using either, as occasion may require.
Though the opinions of The editor are as
variable as the wind, or his notions of ta-
riff, yet when he takes hold, he holds on
with bulldog pertinacity, until the force of
circumstances renders it necessary that he
should change his position by taking another
grasp. Thus generally, for the time being,
he is '.''i a n''
Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong,
Every thing by starts, and nothing long.
And in the course of ono revolving moon,
Is iree-trade, tarll--statcsmcn and bulloon.
That our readers may not suppose that our
poetry, like the assertions of the Gazette,
are mere fctions, we append the following
beautiful extracts from that paper, by which
it will be seen that if the editor is not con-
demned out of his own mouth, he is SO at
least by his own paper, which ought to be
the same:
From the Stnnrv Gazette From the Sunlmfy Gazette
July Is, 1913. June l. 1sii
'The present Tariff does 'The present Tariff is a
not answer the purpose IN revenue Tal, does
tended, and the manu- la present produce
acters ui the East do not money than is required
| relish It, II does not urnishllor revenue II is now q
revenue sufficient the JUDlCIOS ono. 1t meets
expenses oi Government, in the appreciation p noorit,
ii mIGRND " Is IS 0'G scm i % one f'' As WI wER
| TARIFF a lOUSlCONTENDING FOR"
| ONE!
Thus in July 1913 he opposes the tariff
of 1912 on the ground that ii was not Ju.
dicious one, in June 1914, some ten month:
afterwards, he says the tariff of 1S42 Is q
Judic'ous one and is ''such q one as he ua,
contending Jor." A year or two after he
denies he ever was in favor of the tariff o
ls42 and abuses us for having been in it
favor. r u4
What jewell Of consistency!
f The Gazette has devoted nearly whole
column of his TRADE on the false assumption
that we were in favor the restoration o
the tariff of 1912. In order to show th,
utter recklessness of his assertions, we hav,
only to say, that we have never written
single paragraph in favor OF the restoration
of that tariff. Before the passage of the ia
t riff of 1916, we advocated the tariffof 1912
l on the ground, that imperfect as it was il
4 some respects, ii was infinitely better fo
our interests than the tariff of 1916, an,
this is our opinion still. Since than W
I have advocated tariff of specific as wei
: as ad valorem duties. If the Gazette can
< not comprehend the difference, let it cal
I to its aid some one who has brain enougl
! to do so. For the truth OF the above we ar
3 willing TO be judged by our own columns
and should they heap upon us such unblush
ing inconsistency and blind servility, a
those Of the Gazette, we shall forever han;
: our head in silence, on the subject. The Ga
a zette also finds fault on account of our ab
S sence during the election. In regard t
this, we have only 10 say, our motto
5 ''business first and pleasure afterwards.
!, We regret exceedingly that we had not th
: pleasure of attending the election, at juno
ture so trying TO himself, but trust that h
will feel himself amply compensated, b
:, :, the very lattcring vote he received in th
; place, where his free-trade notions were S
: well known and appreciated.
: Probably the most singular charge OF th
" Gazette is, that we ''shroud our polite;
faith" The reverse OF this has always bee
charged upon us. Those TO whom we we'
l. opposed, were generally, not long in fine
e ing ii out But what can our neighbor sa
# to such "A charge9 Sheriff Maurer will, n
d doubt, always feel grateful for what th
e Gazette said and did in quiet way, ft
n his election and The promises made by h
opponent, provided he succeeded. AT
later period a nominee for Commission
was also under obligations for his quiet SUI