Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-01-13
EThe Editor of the Fdrznel


fellow. He cannot carry on newspaper
controversy with cotemporary, whether
be be political friend or foe, without indul-
ging in acerbities and rankerous personali-
ties disgraceful 10 a gentleman. 1t is yet
fresh in the memory of most Of our citizens
how furiously be "phched into" the Editor
of the Coshocton Democrat last summer,
and when Mr.. DnlMock responded 10 the
attack in the style in which it was begun,
how piteously Mr.. NEWTON begged that
somebody would 'help him let the bear GO" !"
Politically, and as a journalist he has not
brains enough to be just. His brain is like
the gold in quartz,-ipjected into assures
small in quantity, tight and compressed.
He hates us and we pity him-the differ
ence in our characters is expressed in the
two words.
In his reply to our last article relative to
the Advertising Of the Delinquent Land list,
two ideas only are advanced. The first is,
that it is right to withhold that class of Ad-
vertising from us because of our politics,
and secondly, that we are prompted by
mean and selfish motives in asking for it,
The first argument is sufficient with men
Of his calibree, but as we are not addressing
ourselves to such, we shall not attempt TO
reply 10 it, and as to 10 the second, we as
sert that being the publisher of the only
Republican paper published in this county,
ii is ours By right, because our readers hav-
ing 10 pay their proportion Of the taxes
paid into the Treasury have as much right
to know how that money is appropriated
as have the readers of the Farmer The
possession ofpower BY party does not give
it the right to use that power to the injury
of the minority. In politics, as in all the
other affairs of life, we should observe the
golden rule Of doing unto others as we would
others should do unto us. We do not claim
equal share in all the patronage bestowal
by our county officers, nor to any part of it
but that class of Advertising conveying in
formation of general importance to all the
taxpayers in the county, by whatever polit-
ical name they may be known. There is
justice in the claim. We have agitated it
heretofore, agitate it now, and shall agitate
whenever and wherever we please, the likes
or dislikes of the Editor of the Former to
the contrary, notwithstanding. If he OBJ
jects to our singing out any class of "Pub-
lie Advertising" and claiming share OF it,
but would rather the controversy should be
about all the patronage at the bestowal Of
our county officers, we are content to have
it so. aa.. --.I... b. ..-..
But We said the Treasurer was "man,"
and did not in the same connection, include
the Auditor also. That certainly was very
"green" in us. We ought not to have done
it, and will endeavor to do better hereaf-
ter. But we made no attack upon the Audi
tor, did not even name that officer, but re-
marked that if the Treasurer had the dis
posal of the Advertising in dispute, diff
ferent policy, from the mean and narrow
minded one now pursued here, would soon
be inasgurated." If"dad" feels himself hit
by the remark and voluntarily gets under
The load, let him get out as best lie can.
We asked the Farmer to name the couu-
lies where the Delinquent List, Receipts &
Expenditures, DC, were not published in
one paper of EACH political party, and he
says there is not single county in the State
where it is done. He did not tell this false
hood ignorantly, for he knew that it was
he practice in Coshocton, Harrison, Tus-
,arawas, Stark, Wayne and Knox counties,
md has been for years. In fact we know
If but one county besides Holmes in the
State, where different course is pursued. |
But be they one or fifty, and let their poll
les be Democra. or Republican, it is gross
INJUSTICE to the minority. No man of libe-
al and enlightened views, will advocate
such course, and we have heard Demo-
rats of this town, who stand as fair rs men
md as politicians as any now in authority
lere, denounce it time and again. That
he Democratic office holders in Holmes
county will not much longer pursue so it,
LIBERAL policy towards their political op-
is our firm belief. -
NoTEBENE.-To the Editor of the Far
uer.-The Republican will likely survive
he refusal to give it any crumbs from the
public Crib. Whenever it finds itselfsin-
ing it will probably resort to issueing half
heets filed with doleful appeals to the par
yto keep it from dieing. in imitation of
mother concern, published not thousand
niles from Millersbu.g.
EF FRY's Advertisement in another col.
mn, will attract attention. The little man
arying the Watch, seems to have an over
BAD, or like many otlsrs that we see daily,
lime Inns made him bow his back. 10 in ,