The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-02-16
For the Jasper Courier.

roi the Jasper courier.
Mn. DoANE: beg the privilege OF
= small space IN the Courier. to publish,
| partial reply to n very slanders,us aud
ying. article which appeared IN the
Courier Of the 9th inst. over the sicnn.
turc OF III. f." and bearing date, Feb.
rnary Z, 1872. The writer Of that arti-
Gle. who ever he IL. ! brand us u mean,
ow-flung. unnitignted political den,a-
gognr; a selfish, lying scallawa. Of the
first water: one who, protesting. by the
general tone OF his Introductory par
ngraph. 10 he first class Democrat, is
doing all he can to stir up strife and
bitter feelings and divide the pary :
and who. In the succeeding paragraphs
OF the article. exhibits 10 the public his
true standing, by the false and malicious
charges he wilfmlly and knowingly
brings against some Of the present In
cumbcnts Of Office. Now, no good DEM
ocmt will endeavor 10 create liscord in
the ranks or The party. Had that arti-
Gle been written by Republican. I
should merely have said in reply, that
so Tar as the charges made aga inst me
are concerned, they are lies from Begin
ming 10 end; and all tho statements
made In regard to my CRYING the sale
referred to. are utterly false, and with
out shadow OF foundation. I neither
Wrote inc notices nor cried the sale !;
and furthermore. there WAS no horse AL
vertlsed TOR sale ut the time referred to.
for the very good reason that no horse
had been levied on. And l repeat the
assertion that the writer of the article
mentioned. Is liar and sconndrel, and
him to prove his assertions 3
to come out plainly and show himself,
and 1t he ia = man OF honor. possessed
Of manly principles, aud actuatcd by
pure motives for the good of the party.
or the people, he will 10 so. As TO the
charges against other officers l have
nothing to say. further than that dol
not believe them. That those gentle
men arc fully able to exoneratc them
selves, l don't doubt. l know that II
IAN prove "D f." q liar. Sc. Tar as am
concerned. "Es. f." talks, or
'ather writes about ''our people being |
made laughing stock and butt Of ridi- |
'ule by Radical papers," What can pos
ably makes us appear more ridiculous. |
rot only to Radicals. but to every hon.
st Democrat Of our sister counties: or
what can afford to the Radicals better
'ause for exultation, than to see Demo-
rats quarreling among themselves, or
Q see some influential Democrat stir
ing up discOrd and strife: and no sur
n means can be used for such a iiaboli-
al purpose, than just such lying and
landerOus articles as III. H."
a reformcr. ought to bc discreet rs
veil as jealous. Zeal. without knowl-
dye is culpable, and dangerous to the
cry Interests it espouscs.
Mr.. Editor. might express an opin-
on, and if should, l would say that
b. H. Is aspiring to some official posi-
Jon, and not being possessed Of either
hanicter. reputation orability sufficient |,
bring himself before the public in am
onorable compctition. seeks 10 obtain
Is ends by riding into Office over the
lasted regulations Of his s.Ipcrors; the
'eancst and Most conten,i,tiJlc OF all |.
esOurces. |,
Now. one suggestion: If"B. F." real
is honest. aud has the good of the :
eoplc mt heart. and is not prompted By Il
'ltish motives, Just let him come Oh u
'iih lis proof; and "whcm Greek meets
retk, then comes the tug OF war" |"
Rcspectfuliy. 4. HERBIGs. ~
February Is. 1872. II