The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1872-07-06
NE TENDER AND rRUTmrUI.

IL is surprising how Chilly the Greeley
converts can misrepreseut such Democrats
a. have never deserted the true faith, or
Crooked the plant hinges Of the knee,
That thrift might follow fawuing"
An instance at the sort is before us. and
- take this early moment to correct it. be
'ore the culpaLle Misrepresentation shall
,s reiterated In other quarters. The Leb.
anon (O.l PARROT, paper claiming to he
Democratic, the organ Of Gen. Durbin
Ward, and edited 10y man who ought to
know better than to make such statements
~ were put forth Ia the following ia II late
ISSUE:
Samuel Pike has lately started his hftieth
paper, the Argus at Huntington, West Vir-
Sinia. lie comes out strong Tor Ihe nominl
tton Of r straight ticket at Baltiuore. 1t will
De remembered that sam, while in the news
paper business at LecsbuTg, WAS decidedly neu-
iFal. Samuel jumps from neutral To radical
With degree of ease truly remarkable. In
i4resburg, 1t was policy for him to be neutral;
hoT, likely, 1t is policy for him to favor a
straight nomination. lie flies W. 5. Grees.
beck At the head of the Aryts. Groesbeek is
good man, was cur choice aud Is yet. it a
stTdight nomination j. u be made, but, in our
humble opinion, il is too late in the dag to
make such nominate N. The old white hat
IS the most available candidate at this time"
Now, We believe that no respectable cd.
itOr ia the United States has ever vet
called the soundness and orthodoxy of our
Democracy IN question, and therefore we
shall not stop to defend K here; but we 10
zee the above unsalIed Tor assault tor no
9th er porpose than 10 correct its misstate
Iuents, to call thcm by no harsher name
II not true that while ia the newspaper
business AZ Leesburg, Ohio, we we're .'DR.
cIDEDLT NEUTRAL" We never professed
nor promised to be neutral; and this the
editor or the Patriot M Warwick knows
Il he knows anything about the matter: for
IN the Salutatorv, Published in the very
FIRST number Of the LadepeRdeaf Press, To
which paper he akudes. We expressly de
clarel:
81 claim the right ani will ENJOY tho priyi-
lego " speaking ont. frankly aud fearessly
my opinions upon any ana every question;
but Will L. no Instance, indulge in partisan
contests- aOr examinations and recrintnaiions
ofany character. Ny paper shall be the or
gan Of no syisfiHg political organization, and
II shall never pander o. the passions, the pref
udices, nor the sordid selhshness Of desix ning
domagogucs, chat THRIFT may follov E4Naing"
Does this look like neu,raliy7 Does il
20 * like We we're wiling to become the
plant tool 81 any man or set ~ men, or
like submitting 20 becoming that next 70
nothing neutral? On various occa
sioas, while publishing the Press. we had
occasion 70 defne our position aud explain
she difference between neutrality AID indie
pendence. aud every man. woman and
child, WHO ever read the Press. knows thai
We never claimed 10 br neutral, and al
ways declared and adhered 70 that unial-
terng Independence which ve avowed al
tie beeismng The statement that I'VE
were decidedly neutral, il false IN every
particular, and hal u origin I've believed
" wil0u ie.isn u misrepresent d.,
merely brcau-r We refuse % ignore DEM
o'racy and worship Grec.sys old white
Lat
But this i- not al ihe mississefnent
contained 100 the above paragraph NJ
Warwick says We jump from ncatral to
radical With degree OF ease truly REMARK
able THIS - even more aisc tian tie
piece ling staisaent We we're not ONLY !
never neutral, but never concealed our De- f.
mocrscy We spoke i, out oo seery occa
s'on. when necessary, and intend 90 90 so.
uh'ls We live, Greeley Repubi'esos aud
Grant Republicans to the contrary not
sithstauding.
10 the vord "o.d.cal." 10 the Above re.