The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-08-20

they would be ODllHeQ 10 scCuTc IHotc
room before long. We are happy to note
their success and will haye occasion to
refer to them again hereafter.
We notice that ID" is out again in an
article in the IadepeadeM lie directs his
fire principally in answer to a communi-
cation which we published from Mr..
Yeiser. However, this model Of purity
and reform, who is too cowardly ana
mean to show his colors, but must needs
write his base ISLANDERS over an assumed
signature, sees fit to devote paragraph
Of his ''pecrt' composition to Mr.. X,
Pastor OF the NJ. E. Church at this place.
We propose to respond to that paragraph
with our editorial quill. We presume
that Mr. Yeiser will reply to the balance,
but cannot say positive that he will.
1t seems to be the inherent, and cultivated
disposition of a certain class OF individuals,
and strange to say, they are all contributors
and supporters of the Times bantling. to
malgn, vilify, and Islander good citizens,
more particularly the clergy Of our town.
Contributor ID" is one of the worst OF
the clan. He secures himself behind an
assumed character, and thus concealed
he wantonly without any regard for truth
assails the personal character OF indlvid-
uals. Is this honorable? Do you not
feel ashamed of yourself D? Is it not
true that you are a moral coward? Are mt
YOU Just the least bit ashamed? Don't
YOU feel as if you were a snake IN the
grass? What is your opinion of foe
who stealthily crceps upon his prey, and
stabs it in the dark after the manner and
style of a cowardly william? Give US your
opinion of man who assassin-like as
saults his neighbor with deadly intent,
and meaning, without giving him an hon
orable and fair chance to defend himself?
What do you think in your sane moments,
if YOU have any-of the man who will
willfully lie in his correspondence to
newspaper over signature which is
falshood itself? When you give us your
opinion about these things, and answer
these questions, please remember that
you have been guilty of everything here
charged by inference. Yea, more: You
hace deliberately lied in your last article.
Mr.. r. did not put pint bottle in his
pocket" and request the druggist to fill
it with brandy for him" as you have al
legged. Mr. r. did purchase an ounce c'dt
Of brandy at drugstore in this town at
the time to which you allude, for the use
of an aged and sick lady who is resident
here. This can be proven without any
difficulty. Further, Mr.. r. also purchased
one ounce Of the balsam of fir at the same
time. Portions of each of these commo-
doties purchased by him have been used
incidentally by the lady for whom they
were purchased. Mr. r. has the remain
der now in his possession unused. The
effort upon the part of d" to ridicuie
this gentleman by an allusion to the
painting of Ibis bugle," is not only de-
serving of severe censure, but is evil
dence to the minds of all honorable and
good citizens that the author of such
sneaking, dastardly, sings under cover
of darkness, at Christian Minister, is a
loathsome, Shiny, creeping viper in So
ciety. He is well calculated to blunt and
persuade the moral mind Of the wavering
portion of community from the path of
duty towards God and Man. His course
is damnable. His mind is evil, and cor
ruptly diseased. His heart is rotten to
the core. He is evidently bloated devo-
tee at the shrine of Bacchus, and as
such is DESTROYS that all good citizens
shall be brought to his dissipated and
debased level. His influence is evil and
not otherwise. It is not best to notice
such dog in society, but when, fiste-like
he is continually barking his malignant
slush through the columns of that Chris
tian paper and temperance organ the In
dependent, we cannot feeling as we do,
that justice, morality and common decency
demands that the author of such foul
Islander be held up to the gaze Of think
ing public, do otherwise than take notice
Of such outrages upon society as the dirty
slur to which we have ventured reply.
This is all the excuse we have to offer for
our course, and we do not ask that it be
taken as an excuse, for we do not want
one, in that our reply needs none. We
have the right with us, and the support
Of all good citizens. Come out ID" like
man and show your colors over your
own name as Mr.. R. has done. Claim
the honor, # any exist, Of being branded
slanderer.
G. Miller. 4 former resident Of Toledo.