Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-09-20
The Register Its Contradictions, and its
Charges. II Should Make Them Coed.

The Register Its Contradictions, and its
Charges. 1t Should Make Them Gsod.
Some time since we :ook occasion to
refer to the jumbling manner in which
the Register did up its articles that were
over and above certain number Of lines
! in length. Since then that paper has
been doing considerably better. One
sentence does not as often contradict the
proceeding one as was the case previous
TO the time that we informed it of its
ridiculous course. 1t roundly abused US
for that gratuitous advice. when it should
have thanked us. We did not mind lis
ingratitude very much. after considering
the source, and concluded that we should
continue our efforts to reform that paper,
aud convert it into something like de-
cent Journal We believe it to be the
duty Of every good citizen to make some
effort to reform the vicious and ignorant.
and we assure the Register that we are act
ing in harmony with that duty. when we
direct attention to an article in that paper
styled 1.-The Republican County Conven-
ton, and show that what is said in that
article is clearly contradicted in the arti-
Gle that is published directly under it,
and headed " Republican Representative
Candidate" and in an article at the bot
tom of the first column on the same page.
lis it True Gruver Cheated 2" In the
frtt article it declares that of the per-
sonal merits of the candidates we have
uo,hing to cay. We have neither the in
tention nor desire of denouncing them
personally" That sounds very well /;
but we go down the column thirty-nine
lines from where the above declaration is
made. and we find in the next article
vicious and ignorant contradictions of the
above declarations vicious, because they
are defamatory. and Intentionally 50, and
ignorant because nothing but ignorance
iiself would allow such glsring contra
dic,ions to appear i'll one and the same
paper Here Mr. Hertzler is charged
With circulating the "most malicious false
hoods against Hon. Joseph Pomeroy," his
competitor. If charging a man with re-
failing falsehoods is not denouncing him
personally. what is 7 Eleven lines fur.
,her down the column it says: 1T was
only these eleventh hour lies that did
defeat him'-meaning Mr. Pomeroy -
Can there be anything intentional more
vicious than to say of man we have
no desire of " denonncng you personal
ly," and a; the next breath say you have
lied against your neighbor ?" Can
Journal display greater ignorance than
TO allow articles to contradict each other,
as DO the ones just quoted from
The Reg isser virtually says. g shall
not say word against you personally.
but you are liar. Iou have lied against
your neighbor." Such charges are all set
up against Mr. Herizler. They stand
out in their nakeduess. without single
word Of evidence or proof to support
them; and until the Rsistfr gives the
public something more than naked charges
until it presents evidence TO sustain
itself. it should be held under the odium
that falls on the individual who charges
his neighbor with being thief, de-
famer of character, and liar. Insinua-
tious of such character become only
the iguorant, the vicious, and the thor
ougb-bre blackguard. Does the Regis
ter wish to b. thus classified We trust
not. Then let us have the evidence to
sustain the charges. If the case were
brought into a Court of Justice. before
Judge Graham. is it difficult to tell how
it would end. if no evidence were pro-
duced to sustain the charges
The Register owes it to itself. it owes
it to Mr. Herizler and his friends, it owes
it to Mr.. Pomeroy and his friends, and to
the public. to make good what it said in
regard TO the nomination of Mr.. Hertz
Ter.
1t owes it to DR.. Beale, and to Mr..
Gruver and the return judges of the Con-
vention. as well as to itself, to prove and
make good what it says in regard to the
changing of return papers. Produce
your evidence, or fall under the bane of
the right thinking portion of the COM
nunity