The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-07-22
"HONESTY THE BEST PoLlCY.n

HONESTY THE BEST POLICY
About one month ago there appeared on the /
outside of our paper, little "squih'' OF two
lines, which read as follows Honesty is the J.
best policy, but il keeps man poo-." This
Sentaniious little paragraph was selec by
one OF our compositors, who in our temporary
absence, was at a loss for "copy" 10 "6Il OUT
a column which he was making up Ac-
cordingiy the sentence above quoted was placed
at the foot Of the column, not By our direction,
bat scsfhoRs oar knomieage. To this every
hand in our office is ready to make affidavt.-
Our attention was FIRST called 10 it, by friend
who informed us that it had been made the sub
Ject OF a discourse from the pulpit. As might
be expected, We were rallied good deal con-
cerning the matter, our friends and acquain-
lance considering il ga good joke on u.s." So
tar, SO good. But unfortunately, Tor rather
fortunately for ourselves, in our issue OF week
before last, We published the proof which estab-
fishes the truth of our charge that the " Y.
Tribune spoke ofthe lower classes of American
! citizens as "POOR WHITE TRASH" Our
signal success IN this particular SO completely
| dumb-iounded FR. JORDAN and his Ietnue OF
organ-grinders, that they were compelled TO fall
back and attack us at new point. So after vain
! ly searching our editorial columns, and finding
nothing of our own authorship that was assaila-
| BILE, they were at last forced to go to the first
| page of our paper, which las is usual with
country newspapers) is generally made up alto
gether of articles copied from exchanges
Our readers can imagine how eagerly they
clutched at the little sentence, at the bottom of
the column. "Honesty is the best policy, but it
keeps a man poor" Like drowning men, they
caught at this unSubstantial straw. And "theTe-
by hangs tale"-an incident which will serve
| 10 show the discerning reader that these godly
men believed it not altogether impossible thai
they themselves might have published the para
graph One OF them IA little red pimpe on
the body editoral was in church at the time
| the discourse concerning the aforesaid para
| graph was delivered, and the thought that the
offensive sentence might have been in his pa
per, excited him so. much that IN defiance of
common decency, he talked about it to those
near him, schitst the sermon tcas progressing,
and eUen achiLst the Congregation ,0sre upon
their knees in prayer! Fog full particulars
concerning the pious conduct of this model
religionist, on the occasion Just alluded TO, we
refer our readers 10 JOHN H. FILLER, ESQ
Notwithstanding this acknowledgment that
they themselves might have published the para
graph in question-no notwithstanding the fact
that they knetU that tpe acre not the author of
!he erpTeSS'on-n notwithstanding the fact that
they were we'll aware of the manner IN which
it had crept into our columns-these shame
less tricGsters do not hesitate to denounce and
abuse us for publishing it. We have never
heard 'judges or lawyers" give their opinions
concerning mattel. .liks-,ibiaor speuroru say
that this last attempt OF Jordan and his coadlu-
tors to make capital against the Gazette, was
piece OF mean and cowardly rascality.
la conclusion, we make few extracts from
Jordan's organ which we beg leave 10 put IN
az "set-of." Observe the encouragement they
give TO the poor Observe the inducements
| they hold out to the sons of poverty to be hon
EST for the sake of being respectable
! From Jordan's organ, OF July Soth, 1851
Iy'"I have never known poor man to be
respected because he was poor."=1
Cd have never known a rich man but
what was respected for his riches" ."[I
TFrom the same, April 29th, 1881
E-"If man fails TO the amount of million,
it is all right, but let him fail to the amount OF
his board bill and he is a scoundrel." FL