The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-30
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The editor Of the Courier, in al.
luding 10 the few paragraphs we
have written, with reference to his
contest for Dictatorship Of the South
aTn State Prison. expresses the opin-
ion that personal malice towards
him prompts al our zeal for Col.
Jones' of the Roekport Democrat.
We have manifested no particular
zeal for Col. Jones, and no personal
malice towards Col. Whitlesey, for we
have none. We do not know that he
has ever harmed us; we are very sure
that We have never done him
apersOnal injury knowingly. We have.
70 far as he and his paper
would permit US. steadfastly refrained
from personal assaults of any charao-
gsz. EditOrially. we have INDUCED in
no vague insinuations or inuendoes,
having reference to his habits or his
character. and nave repeatedly sup
p=essed items Of that description when
written By others. We have not sup.
pressed all that has been written be-
cause we could not do so in justice to
3 reporter who had been repeatedly
and personally assailed in the col
umns Of the Courier. Neither have
We felt called upon to notice several
obscure destinations OF inuendoes
which hAve appeared in the columns
8 that paper, for the reason that no
reply was possible other than by in
Z dulging in similar insinuations, and
as We said before, we have no taste foI
that species of newspaper warfare.
We recognize the right of news.
papers to critieise. and approve OF
condemn, the actions of all public
officials. SD far as these actions bear
upon the general interests of the pub
liz. We also recognise it to be the
duty of newspapers to closely soan
the merits, qualifications and Integrity
o. men applying for public positions
but must confess that we have fire..
quently shirked this duty because Of
our dislike for what might be misun.
derstood, as q merely personal war
fare. We maintain that simply be-
because q man happens to have con.
troll of the columns of q newspaper
he cannot, without gross injustice to
its readers, make the paper a medium
for the display Of personal luminosity
and malice.
While saying this much, We desire
to add, once for all. that we think we
fully comprehend the responsibility Of
our position. and are prepared to meet
it when called upon to do so. let the
attack come from what source il may,
and whatever may be the character Of
the weapons used, letting ciroum.
stances determine our line of defense
whether il shall be a mastery mac
tiVity or a most vigorous ofensiUe
This much we think proper to
say. BY way Of explanation, in
order that we may not be misunder.
stood. In not single paragraph that
has appeared IN the JOURNAL, with
reference to the rivalry between
Messrs. Whittlesey and Jones, has
anything been said that could possibly
be construed into q manifestation o.
hate OF malice. Nothing has beer
said that could be regarded as reflect
ing in the slightest degree upon the
reputation Of either gentleman
Granting that the allegation Of tht
Courier is correct, and that we ar
jealous for Jones. (Which we do not
does that prove that we are animated
By malice toward Mr.. Whittlesey
Does the latter gentleman regar(
everybody who is jealous for his op
ponent as feeling personal malice to
ward himself?
We desire to frame all our com
ments upon this. as upon every othe
political and personal question, in tn
same spirit. IL is for those interestet
to say whether this spirit shall, in self
defence, give place to one not so for
bearing or friendly.