Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-06-16

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as inliScrcei. truly. under any circumstan-
ces. but used neither harsh nor disrcspect-
full language toward the editors. We have
endeavored for some time to cultivate
amity and professional courtesy with them,
but it seems the old grudge still rankles in
their hearts. We regret this, but if they
wish to engage in another war of personal
tiles we shall endeavor to give them as
good as they send.
They charge us with attempting to make
political matter of this when their arti-
Gle had no reference to politics, but intenl-
ed to apply as much to one party as ano-
Their. This being true, we should not, per-
haps, complain Of their impoliteness to us.
when they bestow such elegant panegyrics
upon their political friends as they do Of
such as 10 not subscribe for and advertise
in our paper, Ly proclaiming to the world
that "casfomers neper tda TO get cheated
,chen traaing nth such men," and advise
their readers not to buy of such when
they can get the articles they want any
where else We do not see that they have
bettercd the matter much by the explana-
ton. If their Democratic friends are dis
posed TO rest quietly under such charge,
and are willing. besides, that their houses
Il -
stitutions," all we have to say is that they
must regard their organ as ''small-pota-
toe" affair par erceifence Were we to
use such language about them they would
get as hot as pePpcr-pod at us. We do
not feel i, our duty to defend them against
the attacks of their own organ. but have
no hesitation in branding the charge as
false so far as any Republican establish
mcnt is concerned But, here is another
compliment they paid their party friends
week before last, in character with the a
bove. which we should not have noticed
had they not called us ugly names and
made mouths at us without any Provoca
tom
The receipts of the office arc barely
sufficient TO support ono family and pay
the actual expenses of the Office. This
state of things has been brought about by
our patrons withholding their indebted
ness, and lot of seape graces absconding
without paying rs. Some of our friends
seem to think we are permitted to stay here
for the purpose of accommodating them.
and during past election campaigns we
printed hand bills, election tickets. looked
up and figured out all the items that would
likely tend to the success of the party, and
for all this trouble and expense we have
not Yet received, as much as ''thank
you. Sa.'
Pretty plain talk this, We take it. Is it
possible their candidates DO not pay for
their tickets and bilse Ours do without
a murmur We would not, however, tell
sach family secrets, unless we told them at
the same time we were o-p-h for more
genial cline, whore printers were better APP
prcciated We would not labor for such
candidates; they might go to thunder and
we would 60 to - some other place.
In their response last week to our re-
marks. they say:
Ills remarks in relation to Messrs
Gardner d Haslangcr. though not disre
spectful in word. were entirely ont of place.
from the fact that they were designed to
leave the impression on the mind Of the
reader that they were the only persons in
town of the class we named"
So far from this being true. we express
" declared that "tlere were several other
Democratic Houses in town the above
would apply to with equal force" And
for fear the use we had made of their
names might be misunderstood by some,
we remarked:
Gas to Mcssrs. Gardner q Haslanger,
whose names we have taken the liberty to
use rs an Illustration. we believe. although
they arc Democrats, 1--WE avelearned since
that one of the firm is COOL Republican,
that tiic1 arc WOithl anu thtuStiiouS ihc-
chanics. and would not cheat their custom
crs Intentionally"
They mention the names of Heller d
Galentihc, and Woodrow d Co., as be-
longing to the class designated by them
before, who never failed to cheat their GUS
toners, and yet say they mean no disre-
spcct to them. If SO why did they not
rctract the offensive language they used
in reference to them, like gentlemen sho'd
when they discover that they have inaiet-
ed a wanton and unjustifiable insult?
The foregoing article, we deem it due
to ourself to say. was pnt in type previous
to the assembling Of the Editorial Con-
vention last Tuesday. in this place, 9TH
erwise, after the friendly conferences we
held with tho Editors Of the Democrat OH
that occasion. one or two sentences would
have been omitted and others somewhat
modified. We have no desire to speak in
harsh terms of our neighbors. and indulge
he hope that in future our controversies