Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-06-03

be Radical. Perhaps the Sun knows
thing or two on the subject during thu
lifetime Of the Bulletin perhaps II don t
We shall see to- morrow What we have
to do in the premises IS to bring this false
imputation as to our RadcaIism, and
the fiatteriag compliment of q CORES
pondent published in the same paper
that should make the ears of that editor
Jingle with shame, in juxta-position, after
denouncing "a great many of them
(the lawyers as "afcuryy set of chaps,
the correspondent ofthe Avalanche says;
hear people talk much about the Av-
alanche. They are generally pleased
with your plan of managing it, They
like paper which tries to give them the
truth about things, politics or anything
else. They say that heretofore the news
papers Of Memphis have only given them
one side of things. They have printed
about politics on one side, and not let
the people know what the other side has
to say. What people want to know is
the truth, the whole truth, and nothing
but the truth. Go ahead. Let us know
the truth anyhow, and well get along
much better than if deceived or kept in
the dark. j. L. N.
That is only fattery and does not
show much perspicaciiy or Judgment,
Bnt the woman who kissed the cow
thought she had a right to her prefer
ence. Why does not the Avalanche fol
low the counsel of its correspondent?
Why not tell the truth2 Why lay the
flattering JUNCTION to its soul, and lean up
to the fiattery, though known 10 be de-.
ceitfnl ike a sick kitten to a hot brick ?
What has the LEDGER to do with Sumner
or his Radicalism2 Why does the Ava
lanche couple them? The readers of the
LEDGER know that il is foul aspersion,
and that If Radiealism have an antipode
in the press Of this city, it is 10 be found
in the Ledger. But is the ilattery of its
correspondent applicable to the Ava
lanche9 Does it tell the truth, the !
whole truth and nothing but the truth 2"
No one thinks so unless ii be the author
Of the celebrated "Poughkeepsie letter" |
which It is possible the Sun may revive.
Does the Avalanche give its readers both
sides, as the hatierer would indicate2 Or
is ii bent on depreciating Democracy as
much as possible in the interest of Radi-
calism? II may think it is very clever
in persuading the impression that it car
ries water on both shoulders, but that it
is at present the Radical organ Of this
meridian is too evident to require an
index. In the same breath that depre-
Gates prescription, it saVagely recon-
mends to Memphis to get rid of all
such" and volunteers the sage counsel
that "it never can prosper with such
of radiealism and proscrip-
ion This is q piece of effrontery that
IS almost sublime, The thief calling out
q stop theft We have the best reasons
Tor believing that Memphis is not de-
,irous Of Kidding itself of at least one OF
these eye-sores Of the Avalanche The |
LEDGER was never more prosperous, and |
Is position is too well known to require
almost daily defining, as is the case with
he Avalanche, which is seriously play
ng the game OF wig-wag, or now you
zee it and now you don't" in its novel
Iystem of political ethics. Co on and
prescribe as much as you will" 1t is a
wise proverb the Arabs have; curses, like
still come home to roost.