Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-04-16
The Holmes County Republican.

The Republican OF last week devotcs more than
a lumn Of low personalities and filthy black
guardism to us. II seems TO be the mission o.
tho imported editor Of that paper TO carry on
personal warfare of nasty words and Shiny false
hoods against us instead Of waging n politlca
warfare against the Democratic party. lie car
do as he plcascs but we decline TO I'll our col
umns and impose upon our readers any sucl
trash.
When Mr.. CAsREY conducted the Republican
it was sprightly paper, conducted in a gentle.
manly manner, and received liberal support. .--
The Office had fair share of Job work, and the
paper was libcrally patronized by Democrats. -
The course pursued by Mr.. G.. made the Office n
paying institution and gave the paper influence
and character.
7 The present proprietor came among us a year
ago, and soon denounced tho county as dark
spot of creation, spoke disparagingly of our citi.
zens and cursed the people upon whose liberality
his soul and body were to be kept together. The
consequence was that patronage, amounting to
many hundreds of dollars year, which had been
given to Mr. CAsKEY, was withdrawn from the
Office. Following this the paper was diminished
IN size and the quantity of reading matter greatly
reduced. Many Republicans discontinued that
paper and subscribed for the Farmer, the Ropub.
licons have given us nearly all their job work, and
the proprietor of the Republican has for some time
been threatening to leave the place.
lie has lost the confidence of his party friends,
he denounces those from whom he draws pre-
carious subsistence, and he has omphatically said:
al wish to God Almighty had never seen Holmes
County" He charges Mr.. CAsKrY with swind.
ling him in the sale of the office while it is his
folly that has driven Off the patronage. He
pratcs OF morality and virtue, yet he has labored
almost every Sabbath since he has been in the
place just as he has done on any other day of the
week, and he is notorious for his profane and bias.
phemous language. His unbridled disposition
for vituperation and slandcr have placed him in
position'where he must acknowledge himself
libcller or respond to the summon of the law.
Ignorance may plead in extenuation of his fol.
ly, bad advisers may be partial apology for him,
but discerning public will hold him accountable
for a malicious heart.
So far as his private affairs are concerned we
have nothing to do with them, nor have We any.
thing to say concerning them. We only speak of
those which by his own acts he has made public
property. 1t is no pleasant task for us, thus to
expose the folly and wickcdncss of any man; but
the course pursued by Mr.. GRIFFITH toward us
renders it necessary, and we discharge the duty
more in sorrow than anger We desire him, and
every other citizen of Holmes county, to prosper
in their legitimate business, and we are always
free to give any aid we can to the deserving
Mr.. CAsKEY will bear testimony to the assistance
We have rendered hm-but one who is neither
good neighbor Oh well disposed citizen can expect
no elp from us OF people generally.
We would in all kindness advise Mr.. GRIFFITH
to turn new leaf, change his course, tell the
truth, act the gentleman, be courteous that he
may be respected, and he may regain much of
what he has lost. But if he disrcgarjs this ad-
vice he may as well hang his harp upon the will
lows.