Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-10-05
A WORD IN REPLY.

SPEAK IN laVoraOle SerMS o. non. y. "
HAzELErr, Democratic and Union can.
didate for Representative in the Gath dis
trict. The Monona Gordon copies the
article published in the REGISTER, and
comments as follows: w..
You don't say so, do you, Mr.. Regis
ter? Where did you &c, your information?
How much did Hazeett give you for pub.
fishing this electioneering notice, and how
many extra copie, of the Register did he
order at the same time that he sent you
this beautiful composition, all about him
self, and written by bis own hand2 We
were under the impression that paid for
praise was but poor praise anyhow. and if
he has to stoop to such low little.tiny bust
ness as to 90 outside his district to buy up
such material, which every body smokers
right out at wherever he is known, it
shows that he is 'dreiful hard up at
home. However the Doctor is now in his
glory-wth His pockets stuffed full Of ex-
ira copies OF the Sioux City Register, be
travels over the Distric, and pokes one
into the face of every voter he comes
across, not forgetting to always remark
Look hear my friend, the Gordon has
got up a set of id lies about me now
here's paper that represents my true po-
sition,' Glands him Register extra, SO
folded that he will cast his eve upon the
article about be Hon j G. Hazeieh tirst.)
Dear me, but wasn't it rich to see the Doc
tor start out to canvass The district with
fresh supply Of Calomel, Ipecac and Rheu-
barb carefully slowed away 10 his saddle
bags and his pockets full of the Sioux
City Register. He expects to purge the
district, if he dent puke it. Weke to see
harmony in Nature and everything should
be used for what it was intended by the
author, of it, because then its qualities be-
come apparent So if the Doctor comes
across stubborn voter just let him give
| him good dose of Ca'ome' at night, and
use the Register in the morning and he
will be apt 10 be all sound Oh the goose
after it,
We are not the paid organ Of Judge
HAzELETT, as intimated by the Gordon
| nor are we engaged TO defend him against
the indscriminate de,racton and scur.
lous attacks of his enemies and calumni.
a,ors. We know the man and knor that
he is fully able to vindicate himself Nor
should we pay our respects to the above
article, and give it a decent circulation
and notoriety, had not the Gordon ocea'
sionally sandwiched an inuendo for our
benefit between his malignant assaults
upon Judge HAzELErr. As for the charge
that the Judge himself wrote the article
which we published, it is simply untrue
1t was written by ourselves, and of our
owa accord If our sensitive ncghbor
asks why we wrote it, this is our reason
We have fer some time had the pleasure
of personal acquaintance with Judge H.,
and in matters Of business have always
found him prompt, active, eIliclen, aud
eminently capable. As a man we have
always found him upright, courteous aud
reliable-as a friend, warm, genial and
true. Hence we hailed with joy what we
deemed bis deserved good fortune in Sc
curing the nomination for Representative.
We noticed his nomination in such terms
as We deemed just and proper, without
stopping to inquire how it would suit his
iraducers. 1t by no means follows that
because Judge II. has incurred the dis,
pleasure of the Gordon, therefore we
should dispise and Willy him. If the
Gordon expects US to hate whom it hates,
and praise whom it praises, it is doomed
to disappointment Judge III. has always
demeaned himself toward US in such
manner as to merit our respect and good
will, and we should deserve the contempt
Of all decent men if we should speak of
him publicly or privately in any other
terms than of commentator. In the
present struggle he certainly has our
warmest sy,npathies and best wishes, for
he has to contend not alone with political
opposition, but persona! hate and bitter
ness A desire to subserve the public
good could not have inspired the structures
made in the Gordon. They are not the
language of soberness and justice. There
is no allegation Of facts made showing
that Judge II. merits such approbrium
They are simply an humilating exhibition
o! what the columns of a paper become
when prejsdice and rancor, rather than
justice and judgment guide the editorial
pen.
If our neighbours philosophy we're re.
duced to practice, that everything should
be used for ,cha! it was intended there
would be occasion to deplore the fate of
the Gordon As to the charge of paid
for praise, let us suggest that simply pay
will not secure from the REGISTER any
praise for the Cordon-" or any other
man.
SUPERINTENDlCNT OF SCHOOLS.