Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-08-29
The Prostitutes Weapon--AnA Attempt
TO Levy Black Mail!
OUR RESPONSE.

A few days since, we received
through the Post Office a communica
ton written by some poltroon-some
scoundrel-some deep-dyed robber
and villain, i'll which he demands that
we RETRACT all we have said regard
law, persistently pursued in the Clerks
office. In case this is not doue, the
vagabond threatens to elbow us to
help Like the communications of
all liars and villains, he was too cow
ardly to endorse it with his own name.
The scoundrel threatens to write anon
ymous communications to others who
cannot longer uphold robbery and
corruption-he proposes to unmask
the private life of all who fail to sup
port his master. This letter has been
carefully scrutinized by several gen.
tlemen, and with singular unanimity
all have agreed as to its authorship
But it matters not to us who wrote it /;
the black-hearted villain, like the rat
tlesnake, has Sent his warning before
the antidote has been applied-his
beware-robbery and threats of "black
mail" produced three or four first
class felons' funerals in Seymour, Ind,
a few years ago, and a long suffering,
indignant, and outraged community
said amen!-and we nov notify these
cheerful idiots that their contract may
result the same. So far as We are con-
cerned, the shuttle gated pimp can
commence as soon as he gets a good
ready-the other parties mentioned in
his 'sweet epistle," will, doubtless
take care of themselves. If it is the
desire of Mr.. Morrow and the "Ring"
generally, to make this fight over per-
sonal character and personal acts, out
side of political and official obligations,
let them harness up and trot out, we
shall endcavor to make the race a live
ly one. What we have done as a pri-
vate citizen has nothing to do with
e~xcusing Mr.. Morrow, as a public
officer, from his official misconduct,
and nobody but a fool would attempt
such q defense, and no amount of
"black mail" scribbling shall deter us
from dischargfng our duty as a public
Journalist, and no amount of personal
abuse will satisfy apeople, who have
been betrayed by those they have
placed in power.
The charge has been made that Mr..
Morrow has been i'll the habit of COL
Letting illegal fees, and we charge it
again, and produce a FEY of the cases
as taken from his own record in proof
of the facts. If they are wrong and
the gentleman is innocent, let him
to us like a nan with the proof,
and we will cheerfully retract all
but he must not expect by threats of
the most damnable and black-hearted
Character, to stifie Justice and slnoth-
er robbery. II, as the infamous epis-
tie charges, he is only following in
the footsteps of his illustrious prede-
cessors, bring the proof, and they too
shall be held up to the public gaze,
be they high OF low, Republican or
Democrat. And now, in the name of
an outraged people, we DEMAND a
thorough investigation of the Records
of the Clerks Office. We ask every
man who has been a party to suits,
and has paid costs, to hunt up his re-
ceipts and bring them into this office.
Treasury eaters, ''black-mailers,"
pimps, we defy you, and propose to
unmask your frauds! Now, "Blow
us to hell" We have met ruffians,
culprits, highwaymen, vagabonds, and
convicts before, and fought them
masked and unmasked.