The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-03-12
The Editor of the Eagle fights a Store

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The Editor of the Eagle fights a Store.
The editor Of the Eagle is a public nan
and has no private grefs and mschances
AL that he suffers in any msnner is in
the name and for the sake of democracy.
and to the democracy he makes known
his grievances and appeals for redress
A few days since he came up to some
young men and boys on the street, who
we're earnestly engaged in conversation.
but not upon political subject, nor any
matter with ooncerned him. But this
fact did not prevent him from "m;rin in"
and using language personally insulting g
to Mr.. Chas. Kntz, z,who rescued it in a spir.
tied manner and the affair ended BY Kutz
dealing Roland couple of natural left
handsrs, about the eyes. nose and fore.
head. which-had the effect TO mar his
visags.p ~.t6ntgTf trf p
Such is a truthful narrative of the per,
sona encounter between Chss Kc,z, and
the editor ofths Eagle. But the editor
is public man. and cannot permit this
story to go to the pnblic. as private af.
fair Of his own, or, better still, say moth.
ing about it. Mol he comes out in hi.
next issue. and gives his version of the
affair in style reminding us Of the "moan
ofthc whangdoodle for her first 6orn."-
ltis pot at all necessary, in order to be
pathetic, that one should be truthful; this
the editor we'll knows, and he has care
fully excluded from his narrative, every.
thing that bears the ssmblance of truth.
save the fact that ha was struck and
hurt NNt.0
But observe that it is not him as an in
dividual, at whom these left handlers were
aimed with such fearful .,dirsotness- no,
he suffers as a representative democrat,
and thinks it but just that when be reels
under their effect. the head ofevery DEM
ocrat in tue county should swim, and
when be is no longor able to maintain
he upright position, democracy iu its en-
tirety should without any hesitation 20
In earth A. - 81 X 81 > q n q *
Now when the party suffering is shown
to be of such magnitude, it would rot be
in good keeping thatall this injury should
be inflicted by private individual. But
The editor is equal to this emergency, or
at least his happy gift OF exagesratiou
comes 10 his assistance, and the same
glass (of "diskey) which transforms his
private grief into democratic tritulatiou
'lso magnF6es tie number and impor- |
lance OF his foes. Seen through this
medium, it is no longer Charles Kulz with
vhom the editor contends, but he has
'~en engaged IN hand to hand eucoun
'r wrtll an Tns.itution-yes the Dry Good
store Of Kulz, lReber q Co. This store,
he firm. their employees iu. doors and
'ut, and o. her Republicans about town.
TODD arrayed against him iu this bloody
fray ,;. ~ e,,a ,,.r,.,,or
Having thus magui6cd the Importance
Il his sutfsrings.i end the source from
which they Cow. the editor suggested up
n a scale equaily nasui6cshf the ren d.
dy which shall prove balm for his
unds and crafty bis revenge. In .sf !.
'ct II is this Every democrat 10 The
ounty, is to consider himself struck, and
hat too, BY the Dry Good store of Reber
-utz T. o., and 10 ,azpsc.sdto shun. the
establishments and deal elsewhere. We
ave seen the democracy of'tbis county !
ON time to time, submit il the most hu.
liliaiing manner to Rolsnd's dictation 10
oli'icai matters, but it remains to be seen
neither IN matters Of private, business,
eywilI put rings in their noses. by 4
hich he can lead, them about at his will
As We understand. the affair between
o's d Rolands is' to be legally inves,i. |
tied, We haven't thought best TO show a
detail the falsity Of Rbland's articls.-s 3
'smayshersSiter show wherein be- yliasa " "
isrepressnied the facts in the case. ~