Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-03-05
The Pine Creek Sir Oracle.
CRAB APPLE RIDGE, March 2, rs

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Mr.. EDIToR-Siiy.-It was hugely
amusing, and at the same time high
ly disgusting to read Z. G. BIS. arti
Gle in last weeks Conservative. Il
made me think of the Dutchman in
a machine shop, the machinery run.
ming at very high rate of speed,
when a belt broke, and the whole
thing flew to pieces. Mr.. Dutchman,
stepping back and viewing the wreck,
he exclaimed: "Ciertamente! Cier-
tamente! the whole thing has gone
to smash!' So it would seem by
some of +. G. BIS. articles that the
Government, the Republican party,
and, in fact, the whole country had
followed fast and sharp in the wake
of the Dutchman's mill. This E. G.
b., whoever he is, is one of that kind
of men who never weight down their
safety-valves, but put on full head
of steam, open the Unbelievable and
let her rip, and like the boomerang
it sometimes comes back and hits E..
c. b. rap that sends him to grass.
One would think by E. G. BIS. Ian
guagc that he belonged to the old
Spanish nobility of the sixteenth CEN
fury. Pomp, bombast and high
flown language does not belong to
this age of the worlds history, and it
would be more fitting if e. G. 3.
would give up SOME of his airy cas-
ties, come down to earth awhile and
study the English language and SEN
timents of the American people. 1t
is a sorry sight to see Gods best gift
to man-his mind-so sadly derang-
ed. / think if f. G. i. would use a
little of Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup he would have much easier
time in getting his eyc-teeth cut
Chonyas aparte.. Has the time
come, Mr.. Editor, and in this age of
the world, too, when 4 man has no
right to express to Mr.. G. what Mr..
A. has said to him? Has the press
of our country no rights that this E.
c. B. is bound to respect? Sure one
would think so by his language. He
seems to think he is cock of the
roost, the old bell weather Of all
goats, and Lord Chief Justice of the
Peanutville Lyceum. Now, Mr.. Ed
itor, this same Il. G. 3. has very of.
ten got his Ebenezer up and roundly
abused the Government, the Repub-
lican party, and, in fact, every one
that did not think just as this little
God on stills does. He has used the
most scurrilious language to carry
out his most contemplate ends. He
has arraigned the BULLETIN time
and time again for simply publishing
the general news of the day, the
same as any honest paper should do.
You will have to look sharp, Mr..
Editor, or this +. c. b., will knock
your subscription list higher than a
kite, for when "Greek meets Greek
then comes the tug of war" The
record of the Patrons of Husbandry
is now before the country, and out
siders have just the same right to talk
about it, as L. c. 3. has to talk of
the Beecher scandal. Again, +. c.
b. says Gus men Of integrity" just as
if no one else had any of that article,
except those he claims to represent.
Now, l would like to say right here,
that no one would more sincerely
like to see the farmers movement
work along smoothly than your hum
bic servant. But because / am a
farmer, do not believe in trying to
shut evcryonc's mouth who is not a
farmer. The order is doing it's good
work; but if there are some who be-
long to the order, high in office, who
have done wrong, by gobbling up a
few thousand dollars, | do not think
it right to try and gag the press for
saying so. That is the only way to
keep men that would be rascals il
they had a chance, honest men. can
honest man is the noblest work OF
God" but there are few, perhaps.
aware how much the press should
have credit for in keeping them well
made. But such man rs E. c. B.
allowing him to be a MANS do.
ing the order more harm than good
by throwing out his mean insinuatine
language. Again, E. &. b. says ooh.
what pity that the order was not a
Gas Company" If E. G. b. belongs
t the ORDER, think they have a
whole Gas Company in very small
compass. l never saw so much gas
manufactured on so small a scale
After having his fling at the BULLE
TIN, he practically admits the charge
to be correct, by saying "seeing this
IS the case" (meaning money misap
propriated). Now, that must be 4
master stroke of diplomacy, after
giving the BULLETIN fits, and threat
ening to annihilate the whole con
Germ, subscription list and all, to then
turn right around and acknowledge
the whole thing. And then, afte,
trying to pull the wool over the Pat
rons' eyes, to tell them in the next
breath, as reason why they should