The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-03-19
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E-As an independent Editor and publish
or our neighbor of the Democrat does not
prove himself complete success. Like the
gun which needs the services of friend
kienest to correct its faults. he goes off half
cooked occasionally, when the shot go rattl-
5ngaround promiscuously, producing havoc
z.t every point except where designed. This
has proved his experience in many instances
since his advent among us, and it is surpris-
ing that he really makes no show of learn
ing wisdom from his experience. The politi
cal history Of this county for the last three
or four years, faithfully and truthtuily writ
ten, would show that we indulge no exaggera
zion in what we say in this regard. He has
often Independently advocated matters which
pricked some one Of his political brethren tc
the extent Of inducing an interview one
week, and the very next week has swallowed
that independence by humbly singing dumb,
or ahjectly taking back all that lie has said,
il not openly advocating contrary view.
Look at his editorial conduct during the
last and previous Congressional campaign.
He advocated Burnet's claims one week and
Storm the uext, and alternated so rapidly in
displaying and hiding his manly independ
ence. as to become so bewildcrcd that he wa;
compelled, in order to preserve his menta
equilibrium, at last to settle down into &
perfect nonentity in the contest
Look again at his conduct of the Senator,
ial and Representative contest Atthc com
mcncement of each be appeared as independ
cnt as chimney sweep, only to draw hi
head within his she'll and leave his friend
To fight the campaign as listlessy and a.
silently as though the Democrats had NJ
organ to cheer its cohorts on to victory.
Look at his conduct last fall He was ter
rifically independent in his onsaughts or
Carbon presumption in claiming the Repre-
sentative, and yet how truckulently be yiel
dcd to the songs of Carbon's Sirens, and lef
his Monroe brethren to fight the battle alon
until the day before the election, when b
was forced to stand by his work to the exten
of issuing an extra, advocating the claims
of Monroe county AM the election of Mr.
hIstler, as her representative.
And now look at his last fasco In tn
Norton's he thought he had proper subject
upon which to display an overwhelming in
dependence. The result is before us. With
out satisfying himself of the truths in tn
case he grabbed up aud published everything
that came in his way to belittle and besIim
them. And what was the result ? Wha
but another backing down, or what amount
to the same thing-a burying of his indepen
dence in an abject, begging appeal to hi
friends to stand by him in his day of suppos
ed tribulation; flourish over "We folio,
Democratic principles where they point tn
way" &c. and call upon the party to stan,
by that organ which has so often through
cowardice proved so faithless to them. Tru
ne tings fling at two prominent men o
his party-Simon Fried and Charles
Detrick-and insinuates against the honest
Of some seventy five others, Republicans an
Democrats, who condemned his unwarrante
course, but his fling is the fling of impo
tence, and his pitiful appeal but anothe
evidence of the truth of our assertion, tha
as an independent Editor our neighbor o
our Democrat is not complete success.