The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-06-10
(For the Democrat.
zoAR STATION, O., June 7

LOhh oIAIlONt W. JuNe " 1919.
EDITOR DEMOCRAT. My letter of the oath ul ii.
mo, published in the Repository has not only found
Its way into your paper, but also respondent in
c. Russell g. Co., Canton, o. 1t seems to have
awakened within these gentlemen d marvellous
love for truth and fair dealing. Their structures
upon the courage Of dishOnordbe adUertiSing' and
their heroic defe &c Of the gueless public against
fraud" shall ever be PEERLESS though 1t appear
uncomplimentary to the public intelligence. Now
gentlemen, in the gall of your bitterness you have
lost sight Of the serious subject of my letter; you
abstain from and ignore argument and with pa.
rade of decency labor to prove by First" "Sec-
ond and Third" that u. NJ" Is not that man, but
some other man. In the name of reason, what diff
ference does 1t make 10 the Farmers Of S.drk
county and Others interested" who ann Inmy let.
ter stated in plain English that John Naght was
badly hurt, and that the son of John Siege was
killed by Rear Cut Machines, and repeat It, defy
ing contradiction. Had 1t occurred 10 me when
writing my letter, could have easily added the
injury received by Mr. T. stansbury living not afar
of, In the use Of your own Rear Cut Peerless Now.
er, You charge me with a betrayal of eGlibre'
because in the absence of fcoressed practical know
edge of Reaper and Mowers, presumed to express
an opinion upon the subject of danger and acc
dents resulting in the use Of Rear Cut Machines.
Place Front Cut and a Rear Cut Machine side by
side, empanel jury of twelve men who have
never before seen Reaper, or SO much as heard
of the multiplied accidents yearly resulting from
the use of Rear Cuts; now ask each in turn to get
into the of the machines direct their attention
IN tbat,ct ~, tn lYfya md nc
them from which they would prefer to be thrown,
las likely to happen from any maChine). Their
answer, unanimously would be in harmony with
my first conviction, Rear Cuts are dangerous"
can find you any number of men in this neighbor
hood, who for the sake of demonstration will rise
from the seat Of Front Cut Mower whilst in mo-
tion and with face to The knives, will leap 10 the
ground, unhurt by the knives. Ichalenge you TO-
find any sane man who has the rashness to try this
operation with Rear Cut Permit Inc to suggest
that fyou as unskilled in the handling of your
Own Rear Cut Machine as you have proven your
selves in argument or in the use of the English
language, you had better not accept the above
challenge, lest you answer your folly with your
life, and furnish another example of age without
discretion or experience.
As you have pronounced such love for "trtlth
and contempt for fraud" | will leave your Front
Cut competitors to answer, whether you state cor
rectly in asserting that "JourffhS of the Reapers
and Mowers made are Rear Cuts and whether the
Peerless machine sold by you to the Zoar commu-
nifty was by them kept or returned
have Just heard OF another death, not far from
here resulting In the use Of a Rear Cut Machine
In few days will get the full particulars and Ii
the case fails to give you rest it may secure your
silence, Forgiving the excesses into which your
indiscretion has led you, l remain yours, &C.,
L n.