The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-01-22


8. We will give him glass of our most ex-
cellent wine, or send him bottle if he will
send his black Henry or his Devil for it. We
said We did not intend to notice this again,
but We find that the Judge is backing down
and trying to deceive his readers, BY making
them believe that he only commended the
California wines. Now here il the language
he used on Tuesday last After having
tasted these wines, we have not the slightest
hesitancy about stating that they are the
finest We ever tasted. Those who have been
in the habit Of drinking native Wines, made
Of grapes grown in the States Of Ohio, 4ls-
souri, and Iowa, can scarcely imagine the DIFF
ference which exists between the best of such
wines and those made from California wines.
Tho difference Is - great - exists between
strong vinegar and sweet cider. Our advice
to those Of our c,lizens who drink wine, either
for pleasure or health, is to send An order for
q case or cask Of these wiaes, and never
again disgust their stomachs with the sour
stuff called wine, which is raised in this
latitude"
The reader will note the language used,
condemning the homo productions. We do
not complain that Thomas puffed his treat at
the Doctors office, but that he did what no
editor Of good sense will do, to step out Of
the honorable course and condemn home
productions But the Judge saw, after the
steom was of, that he had put his foot in
it," and the neYt day undertakes to put q
Poor Mans plaster on bis sore, and says:
" The Mississippi Vsllsy Wine Company got
their backs up, on account Of an article which
appeared in the Daily Consultation yesterday,
in which the writer (Mr. Clagett expressed
his opinion that wine made of California
grapes WAS better and ~ cheap - wine made
from grapes rrowl in this latitude
Again, yesterday morning, the same edit
OF said that W took exception on account
off harmless compliment made in it, col
un,ns' Constitution !" Of an article Of gen
eral merchandise, without tho remo.est in.
tention Of injuring anybody, merely because
the article complimented happened to be
named after the same thing you SELL" Not
BY .shorniull, Judge. Compliment and
puff ~ much - You please, and no one will
complain, but whom you state editorially thu.
the vine productions Of Ohio, Missouri and
lows are disgusting stuff, and advise people
not to uss ii, you ought not to think strange
il people believe the Consultation is IN enc
my to the business condemned; and . man
il fool who will aid in any way such An ed.
itor in such work.
We are sorry to see the Judge get mad; i,
looks badly. 1t mskes his friends ashamed
Of him, and his letl handed friends pity, and
you know that pity 10 the most contemplate
emotion that can BE- had for man, Who il I
man. Pshav! Thomas, Why do you oct @
ridiculous? Everybody 10 laughing ct You,
For an editor to let down his dignity so much
and fkssicsts in such way to get ont Of Z
| trap Get BY himself, and write such foolisl
stuff We are sorry; sorry indeed for you.
| If you had called ON us for advice, We would
have told you that, inasmuch ~ you made a.
ocersAot on Tuesday, You should simply Say
that or mixed drinks" or laid the blame d
the door Of the poor printers.
| Nov, ! do not know that l have any mere
to ny upon the subject. As to Thomas'
abuse OF me, | simply think it is rich, and
ike it; the more the better; and If be has
no better work to do, Why, It's the very bss,
hs can do; but hs can't draw me into fool.
lib quarrel or defence Of ny. democracy, OF