Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-09-06


paper to allude i'm very mild manner
to the unsatisfactory administration of
one Of our county officials, believing it
it to be the right and duty of all public
journals, who have the interests of the
people In view, to expose corruption
and intrigue wherever found. In our
allusions, we seen. to have touched q
tender spot in tue feelings Of our bill.
lious neighbors of the Courier, or in
other words, we came too near home,
and throwing a stone into the nest, we
have been compelled, as result, to en-
dure q scUerc chostiseDaeat from the
learned genius who presides Over the
editorial department Of that Influential
sheet. The writer of the article to
which we refer, "him who edits the
Courier" places the editor or tile q A.
zETTE under many and lasting obligd-
tons for the wise counsel and fatherly
advice which he has grdtjtoitsly given
us, Being young man, and having
so recently signalized our advent into
the county" we pause in our youthful
days and listen to the timely adoicc of
one WHO has reached the acme of i'm
mortal renown. 'Tis not the stolen
E"Tax Sale" that Figures i'm our
thoughts ut night and comessto us in
dreams ~ tbs the great desire and am
bitioh' to reach the lofty ernihcnee at
tanned by our eminent contemporary,
which causes US to crush widely into
the unknown III isMccess las Indeed
been marvel III Journalism. The craft
are seldom so fortunate. But we are
surprised at the impractical and illiber,
al view that the editor of the Courier
takes of life. In his lofty eminence he
seems to disregard the fact that all men,
whether great or otherwise, were once
quite young, and he should not attempt
to blot out the last vestage Of hope in a
young man who has been so unfor-
tunate as to he of later origin than he.
Great men sheuld be more magnani-
NOUS. Tho moral tone which he as
sumes, and the love andreverence with
which he speaks of his master is truly
commendable and calls out our most
earnest admiration faithful Fido! thy
experience has taught thee to be CRATE.
full. He says, ut il no trifling matter
to charge a man with dishonesty in his
official relations to The public" That
is all true, but t. is to be regretted that
public men do become, and are, in their
official relations tosthe sppblic, some-
times dishonest, and unfortunately sub
ject themselves to criticism. Will tho
editor Of the Courier please Inform Us
how long 1t was before. the assembling
of the County Convention that he, In
the presence Of prominent men Of the
county stated that the present incum-
bent could not receive the support of
the Courier for County Treasurer; and
what induced him so suddenly to
change his mind? Was &c The "7'dr
Sale =" Docs the "Courier man" con-
scientiously believe that a public off,
cial can barter away the "Tax Salen for
the sake of securing influence in the
County Convention, FORGETTING thereby
his word, honor aud integrity as a man
and public servant, without bringing
upon him the contempt of honest men?
Does he consider 1t legitimate bust
ness for County Treasurer to specu-
late with county funds by shaving
county orders when at eighty cents on
the dollar? Truly If this is to be called
faithfulness In a public officer We have
been wrongly educated. ger Mfey
Aside from the high moral position
taken by the Courier man." the arti-
Gle abounds throughout with many
pert sayings, and our attention was
particularly directed to the latter para
graph, which we reproduce for the benz
eft of our readers. 1t Is certainly worth
perusing: --.---~
"The editor, him whose name In I'm
big type at the head of the editorial
columns of the GAZETTE, has Tax List
SO incurably on the brain that, tits said,
he is anxious to swear that every
preacher in Cedar Falls takes his text
iAoih AsVsSfesfohSS sSts - WV bSshP oD
latter clause of range Ia. He puzzles
his butcher with demands for cut from
the ne fir or of the ne hind or, and it Is
positively asserted that he absolutely
directed the imp of the office to "ditto.o
To ease his over tdred brain, he rushes
wildly into the unknown and blocks
out lots of silly and false accusations
against the supposed author of his
troubles. He has our most active SYM
pal hies.u
Those who are conversant with the
writings Of "A Ward or ''Nasbyy will
ut once notice similarity. 1t is un-
guestionably sharp, witty and cunning
and then there will be found by care
full perusal something deep and telling.
The only regret Is that the writer has
rushed so deep and "wildly into the
tunknown'' as to make his meaning too
copious for the diminutiue understand
ing of most readers. We were puzzled
to know where the ''laugh comes In, !"
but the plot Is beautifully conceived
and excellently wrought, and we cher
ish the hope that the writer's meaning
may be fully understood and appreci-
ated. We return our thanks for his
"active sympathies.n
Eiboeck Of the Elkader Journal, has
lately been the happy recipient of a
sprUut. We rejoice that editors are not
all SO Fortunate. Justlfcar Joe y crow
over it.: M
:. Edifnrs IRE fhn rncininn fs of many