The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-07-11
Editorial sfendacity.

The EMPIRE is guilty OF one Of the mean
est fiings Mt the farmers that we have ever
read In Mondays issue 1t said
"Rudeness, coarseness, vulgarity, aIHl
disloyalty are qualities which attach to the
rural districts In an eminent degree"
IL will change its tune after the campaign
opens fairly. Then 1t will want farmers
votes, and will ilatter the farmers excessive
Iy.--,JOurndl.
The Journal, In this instance Is guilty OF
one Of the tricks Of deception which has al
ways characterized its partisan leaders,
that of garbliHg in its quotations. What the
EMPIRE did say was, that "Rudeness, coarse
ness, vulgarity. and disloyalty are qualities
which attach to the rural districts in an
eminent degree, according the notions Of city
people" which last qualification the Journal
meanly omitted, hoping thereby to screen
itself from the odium which Il had heaped
upon itself by its former article. in con-
nectiop with the arbitrary movement of the
Abolition Central Committee
But we reproduce the article referred to
in full, that all may see the sinister mo-
tives and attempted injustice of the Journal
in this particular instance:
w HOSE DUblNESS Is u. u nutI
the above caption, the Journal view
ing the situation, proceeds TO point out
the evils of Democracy, which, according
10 its ideas is mostly confined to the coun-
try. Rudeness coarsencss, vulgarity, and
disloyalty are qualities which attach to the
the rural districts in an eminent degree,
according 10 the notions Of city people.
This is the most cogent reason we have
yet found for the action of the Abolition
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country in the coming County Convention.
This base attack of the Journal on the
country people in Saturdays issue is but
another proofof the feeling which prompt
ed this cutting down of the country repre-
sentation, aud increasing that of the city.
We do not think there is any akin with or
without tc0Ol large enough TO cover the
ears which stick out through this whole
transaction.
We are aware that this "loyal' party has
for years arrogated to itself, that it con-
tains all the intelligence refinement, and
superiority of station which the country
affords, and makes use of every opportunity
to promulgate this idea among the people.
The Jo,1wal has gone even farther than
this into its wonted incongruities and has
attempted to show that the value of lands
have even depended upon the political
opinions of the people.
In another article in the same issue it re-
peats what it said in former issue that
1.-The strength of the Copperhead party con-
sists in its reckless, turbulent and unpro-
ductive element" which it endeavors to
transfer from the country to the city. In
this, the JoTHci has only echoed the scnti-
ment of WENDELL PHILLIPS, and we do not
award it credit for originality ON this point.
As to combining a Radical paper to legiti-
mate discussion, we may remark that such
is an impossbilty. When the most cogent
evidence is presented to them, to evadc its
force and effect the cry of ''Copperhead" is
raised, as i'm former days was the ry of
''BEEIzEBUB,' and in this respect render
themselves guilty of a blasphemy equally
pernicious.