The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-03-19
Letter From Hickory.
Hickory TOWNSHIP, Mar. 1s, Y.

Dear Sir "A friend called my at
tention to an article in the Press Of
last week, headed "From Howe Town
ship" the manuscript of which never
saw daylight outside the Office from
which it was published, which con-
tanned some insinuations against you,
and your paper. You have heretofore
reirained from noticing the filings of
the aforesaid sheet, which action,
| think, very creditable to you, as
you arn't dirt singer, and suppose,
of course, that you intend to follow
out the same line of conduct now and
henceforth. Consequently, if you will
allow me the space, | will say a few
words about the thing which pretends
to he the Democratic Organ Of the
County:
In the first place, if you will take
the trouble to inquire, you will find
that the Democrats as a mass repudi-
ate the sheet, and will tell you that
they only long for the day when the
present editor will die in one of his
drunken fits, when they hope to have
a decent paper, which they can carry
into their houses without the fear of
its filthy teachings corrupting and de-
basing the minds of their children. If
you will examine further, you will
learn that the Democrats, if left to
support the sheet, would let it die of
starvation, bet they say that the most
of the support it obtains is given eth
er by dsaffected Republicans, or by
those who think that if It does die, a
good Democratic paper will be
started and Democrats who are noG
voting with the Republicans will be
brought back to their first love.
You preteI.d to have moral town /;
if you have, why is this blot on its
decency. this running sore on its cuti-
Gle, allowed TO remain there and dis.
tribute n certain amount of filth, pro-
family and infdelity to your county
each week. 1t is true his circulation
is limited, owing l suppose to its i'm
moral tone, and its non.appearance for
five or six weeks at stretch, while its
editor is wallowing with more decent
swine in the gutter. Clear out this
stencil in the nostrils or moral people
from your midst, and let paper of
that party be printed there which can
be taken by all Democrats without re-
Aecting on their respectability, and
your town will rise in the estimation
of all.
l occasionally ask Tionesta man
why steps are not taken to suppress his
obscene publication and bring him to
justice. The answer has always been ::
80, let him alone, he cannot live
through many more fits Of the mania
pOtu, and he will never quit drinking
while he lives" But | have waited
aud hoped in vain for his demise, as
the whisky seems to be counteracteu by
some more powerful poison in his sys-
TEN, and | am afraid he won't die un.
til he has done mischief which can nev.
er be repaired. Yours Truly,
REPUBLICAN.
rive received the above communica-
tion almost too late for publication.
We had noticed the insnuations con.
tained in the letter referred to, and
had concluded to let them pass as We
have numberless others, as worthy on
ly of contempt; and hesitated before
putting this letter in type, buG after
showing 1t To II few Of our friends here,
and being advised To publis it, We do
50, believing that every word in it is
true, aud Will meet with the approba-
ton OF our citizens.
We frankly confess that we do not
own all this establishment, and the
reason is because we have not sufficient
money to buy it. We suppose We
could establish about five of such as
the Press office. We intend, the Lord
willing to Olrh the REPUBLICAN entire
just as soon as our stamps weigh
enough, and hope our readers will par.
dun us because we have not been able
10 buy it before.
As regards to brains connected with
this institution, we don't boast, but we
have at least enough to edit a paper
which contains all our county news !;