The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-01-30

ever made such a statement as he |
would not, we believe, make 3 state
ment, which he knew to be utterly
false. The only conversation we
ever had with him in relation to
the county advertising, was in refer
ence to the publication of the rates
of taxation in the Journal, when we
urged that it was a matter in which
Republicans as well as Democrats
were alike interested, as taxpayers,
and ought to have the opportunity
to see it without being obliged to
look elsewhere fer it, and this
is the only item of advertising which
has been accorded to us, which was
not given to our predecessor, and
continued to US without solicitation.
Since the above was written, We
have received a note from ex-Com
missioner Fuller, denying positively
that he ever made use of the Ian
guage which the Independent puts
in his mouth, and confirming the
statement made above. In conclud-
ing his note he adds as follows:
al would give this to the Tadepend-
ent. if I had not already given him
one in answer to a question asked
me through his paper, about which
he has kept mua,. supposed he
would do the same by this
D. FULLER.
In copying the article of the San
dusky Register, some weeks ago, the
| Independent called on ex-Commis-
sioner Fuller for information in re-
gard to free pixies, and we presume
that it was in answer to that inquiry
that Mr.. Fuller wrote, but the reply
evidentlydid not sit well on the stom-
ach of the editor of that sheet, and
it was elected. 1t is an easy matter
to ask questions, but if honesty
prompts them, and information is re
ally the object, honesty should not
shrink from the result when an an
swer is vouchsafed. Such sinking
might be excused on the part Of a po-
litical trickster or a knavish dema-
gogue, on the principle that "all is
| fair in politics" but for professed
minister of the gospel, and one pos
sessng ''the manhood of an indepen-
dent Journalist" to do so savors much
of " whipping the devil round the
stump" to avoid On unpleasant con
clusion.
By the way, our brother is a strik-
ing exemplifcation of ''the manhood
of an independent journalist" The
Register pats him on the back and
says "bully boy" and straightway he
becomes a worshipper at its shrine,
its ready Echo for whatever it may
assert. Thus, the Register asserted
that the expenditures of Sandusky
county were $13,759.2S more than
the total expenditures of Erie coun-
ty. The Echo shuts its eyes and re-
peats the statement. We demonstra-
| ted by official figures Of both coun-
ties that the expenses of Erie county
were 500, 1899 more than those of
Sandusky, and that while Sandusky
county had reduced its expenses $17,
976.S9, the past year, Erie county had
Increased her expenses $77, ,993.S9.-
Caught in its own trap, the Register
maintained a discreet silence on the
subject and its Echo did the same,not
even daring in "the manhood of an
independent Journalist" to refute the
foul slander which had been cast up
on its county by its principal. The
Register, however, poked out its sill
my head to utter a malignant inuen-
do at the editor of this paper, and
the Echo, with manhood which
becomes it wonderfully, copies the
fling of its principal. Again, the
Register charges thai the Journal
was not satisfied with an explanation
of Judge Pennewell in a certain case,
and its Echo repeats the statement,
with suitable comments. Now this
would be all right in this case. per
haps, if there was not this unfortu-
nate drawback to it: that there new
er was a line in this paper in regard
to the matter. The Register has in
this matter demonstrated not only
it's ability to falsify but the malig
nancy of its animus towards this pa
per, and its Echo has exposed its ig-
norance as well rs its willingness to
give currency to falsehood against
contemporary, and has thereby estab
lished its title to "the manhood of
an independent journalist" What
editor would not pine for the ''man-
hood of an independent editor" as
exemplified by the Registers Echo.