Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-05-29
pfY-Thc first annual meeting o! the Penn
sylyania Reserve Association will be held in
Harrisburg on the Both inst.

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nSy- We have repeatedly stated that VIC
would pay no attention to anonymous CON-
munications, and VIC have made il rule to
not allow communications Of that kind, re-
flccting upon the private character OF iudi-
viduas, to appcarinour paper, which ourc1.-
umns will attest. The clitor Of the Rcpub-
hcon, in this town, has time and again pass
ol by with silence anonymous commune
cations, that have appeared in certain
ncigltoring papers, speaking in disrespect-
ful manner both of his private and political
conduct But notwithstanding this, his pa
per contains, nearly every week, matter from
anonymous correspondents, attempting to
deEame the good character Of some of our
citizens. In the last number of that paper
some crazy fanatic appears with an article
which hp chooses 10 call "a Good Templar's
Rqoinelcr," and signs himself "a Demo.
CRATIC Coop TETIAR," in which article
he controyeits nothing that we have said re.
spccting the Good .Tcmplars, but clearly
proves himself to be II fanatic, fool, and
coward a truthful, reasoning, and brave
man never strikes from behind screen.
What 'oc may do in the way Of visiting
those whom this anonymous pimp speaks Of
as our most Eliminate friends" meaning
the proprictQrs Of hotels ard restaurants,
whose lawful occupation is to conduct what
he styles ''sinks of inquiiy," will not go to
esi,.blSh Tie falaity of our remarks respect
ing the Order If Good Templars. Why this
correspondent cr TIC e..itor Of the RepuJli-
cpa, should thus SANDER q cqtcmporary BY
insnuatng that his visits TO these hotels
and restaurants were too frequent, and .hat
his "aimost constant companions" We're
among those who need the benign influences
and benefits Of that association formed
only for the amclioration Of the condition of
man" wccannut understand Thisisnot the
true course to pursue to convince any man
Of his error, il error be has made Abuse
and SANDER will not prove that we were Ii
boring under Il mistake rs regards the teach
ings aud conduct of the these Temperance
associations.
These hotel and restaurant proprictors or
keepers Of ''sinks Of iniluity,' ~ as the Re.
Hpullicm calls them, arc men Of "good NOR
al character and temperate habits, so at
tested by respectable citizens who signed
their petitions and bonds in whose
hands the Court has seen fit to place the
sale Of spirituous and other drinks--yct
they are TO he slanacrcl and abused by Il
journalist, whose association With men who
traffic in spirtuous and maui liquors 10 onc
has dared to question
Its true these men are our friends. We
don't wish to have any enemies It's true
We visit these gentlemen, do considerable
work tor tlicIn i'll the course Of Il year, and
they pay Us. Its true we visit these hotel,
and restaurants occasionally, enjoy Il glass
when VIC choose to, and think it nobody S
business but our own. lis also true, or at
! least seems clear to US, that the inan who
wrote that ''rc.oindcr'' for the Rpuht'cm,
and signed himself "A DEMOCRATIC Coop
.IEMpLAR,' claims for himself what docs
not belong TO him, for no good Democrat,
let lin he member Of the Good Tcmplars
OF not, would have chosen the columns Of
so vile, tl:titorous, and black sheet as the
RpHLitcaa, through which to reply to any
thing that may have been published in any
of The papers, respecting an association, OF
any interest, to which ne, she or they may
belong. Had this anonymous concspon-
dent been Il good Democrat would he not
have gone to his Democratic editor anl
Iladc known his grievances and asked Of tic
editor some explanation o! the matter? 1t
would seem rather natural that he should
do 80. ,Bu. in this case the person who
claims to be Il Democrat, runs OF to black,
negro-loying Sheet and commences to GUt,
slash, o@l Sl,are," with his, dull tonsorial in
strumcnts, to the great dissust Of every
good Democratic Templar.