The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-11-18
LETTER FROM CONSTANT aSADSa,
For the ADVOCATE.

-couceited parsonage is Of late occu.
pyiug the columns Of the Dewecrat
giving vent TO and feeding it with, hi:
thoughts under the assumed uame oil
"Senex" which, we're he wise, he would
have kept to himself aud prevented
their occurrence. l say he is proud and
conceited though | have never had the
honor OF his Acquaintance or even Of
glanciug at bis great parsonage to its
utmost pitch of greatness no doubt,
when he promenades your streets but ]
hope | shall, ere he "shuffles off this
mortal coil" l say it simply judging
from the tone Of his letter. Mr.. Editor
these letters of his together with an.
swers of some few correspondents have
been hitherto carried on 10 the columns
of the Democrat, till in late issue its
Editor announced that no review on
"Senex" would get admission to its
pages. This certainly was upjast and
partial on the part of its Managers;
whether intentiously, or otherwise, can
not be said. The ceuclu sion is plain,
however, viz: if Intentional it WAS Grim
inal, not intentional, it was a blunder
and shakespear says, "a blunder is
worse than crime" This "Senex"
was arst to cast the stone in general
manner, aud under no consideration
should he have the last throw. He de-.
votes most OF his last vile production to
my letter, the only one wrote on tue
matter. and Mr.. Democrat allows me
no place to reply. In doing SO he has
acted dishonora5lc, aud unjust, couse-
quently you, Mr.. Ed. ADVOCATE, are
perfectly at liberty to do under such
circumstances, what he refuses to.
This "Senex" also gives vent to the
fact that he visited the sossctuss Of the
Democrat for the purpose Of leaving au
answer TO "Constant reader," but on
hearing that Reader" had already senl
.syour Desstycrat another Etter, aud O
long noscd, meddlesome, something etc
had also presented ar article we dc.
clined to give you the article above
mentioned" One would naturally con.
clude he got his information at tle
Dem crat Office, and on advice, to hold
back aud let all these balls 50 of to-
gether with the announcement givet
above, and that next week he could
have all to himself, sc "Senex" did sske
advantage Of the chsnce gwen by the
Democrats aunouDcemep. aud abuse.
away in hopes never to get blow sgaiu
He even gives hints to y0a MIR. Ed O
ADVOCATE not to priut what the Demo
crdt refused. "Sencx" was evidently
afraid OF sn answer, aud mesn enough
to take all advantages, went on with hi,
personal abuse while he was enceura sec
by the thought that there vas no chance
Ola reply. But The coed ADVOCATE
has not done as "Senex expected apc
has given room for rejoinder. "SeDex'
thought tssete was no more chance O
getting after him SO he barks away a
all outside. The .act is he got into /;
bad scrape and had TO adopt some sucl
mean trick to get out; but you are no
out Of danger yet ''Seaex," even thougi
protected by the "Democrdt's wings
have said he cast the stene ia gen
eral manner though he has the braser
efiroutery, iu his last, to assert the con
trary; that it was a personal affair be
tween him and Reader" Let the pub
lie read his FIRST letter and judge
whether it is in general or particulal
terms. If intended for any particular
party why say "Ridgway is full of re-
ligious factious each trying to proselyte
from each other, church is trying to draw
from church Sabbath School from Sab.
bath School," was not that u genera
attack, aud why, you craEy maniac have
you the boldness to say iu your last pro-
duction, "the opposing parties have been
exceedingly selfish indeed, not only in
refusing to allow the controversy begun
by Reader" and YOUR humble servant
to be fought out by us singly, but" et'
~ You are regular aunky of fuuky,
ism: First, in Thoughts as they occur
you take yourvicw from general stand
point, when attacked you take narrow
gauge and are mean enough to descend
to personalities But no doubt these
thoughts OF yours are the product of a
raving ,deirious mind; you take in about
five or six subjects in your first letter
any one Of which was certainly enough
Tor man whose mind was of such q
small calibre as yours; you took in Sun
day Schools, then said something on
proselytiDg, afterwards gave us you'll
childish reason io- the necessity Of many
churches; on any one Of these points
you left yourself open to an attack on