Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1875-12-08

Democrat, in this town, on the Ilth
day Of April, 1875, II was not with
the intention Of clashing with the IN.
tercst OF any other newspaper that
was already established. We, with
Others, thought that IIazlchursi
needed a political papcrj one that
would take decided stand for the
Democratic party, aud we concluded
TO be the founder of that paper.
There vas already m established
institution here that occupied a neu-
trial ground, taking sides positively
with neither party, but was grinding
along IN the same singSong way that
1t has been conducted since is first
issue appeared on the streets of la
zlehurst. This paper is known a.
the Copiahan, alias the Pet, alias the
owl, and the Lord only knows how
many other names IL has had dur
my its existence. As We say above,
we did not start here for the purpose
Of breaking this institution down.
We thought then, and think now.
that there was living here for both
offices; but the individual who owns
the paper with SO many aliases seems
TO think very differently from us
lie has taken considerable pains
to Gu around among the merchants
of this place and tell them that he
was the only editor that paid taxes
on real estate, and that he was enti.
tied To all the patronage of the town,
and the other Offices that had esiab-
lishcd themselves here were really
entitled 90 no consideration from the
public. Now, We have lew qucs-
tons to PROFOUND 10 the editor who
sets his paper up in job type, Tor the
PurPo~" Of humbugging his readers,
by making them think that his paper
contains II all because itisa large
sheet, when It really contains moth
ing. How did you get your real
estate here, that you pay taxes on 7
Did you not have 20 make n start
when you were a young man. and
gradually accumulate this property!
Would you not have thought IT low
In a man to say you had no right TO
start in the world' Have you ever
advocated any measure in your pa
per, that would tend TO baild NJ our
town, that il should entitle you 10 all
the patronage ofthe place TO the en-
tire exclusion ofany one elsel Did
you, during the last campaign, take
any decided stand for either party ?
Has not your paper occupying a neu-
trial ground, and doing as much for
one side rs you did for the othcrH
We ask you the above questions,
and we want you TO answer them
plainly. We were in hopes when
we started At this place, TO work in
harmony with those papers that were
prcfcRiiAg TO advocate the interest of
our party, and of our people. Never
have We said TO any one We are en-
titled 10 the patronage Of the people
IN preference TO the Copiahan. We
wished our paper TO succeed on its
own merits, aud il has; and We fur
Their say, that IL we do not merit the
patronage Of the people we are will
ing TO sink.
We would not have sand anything
in regard TO this matter, but for the
reason that these sayings ofthe pro-
prietor of the Copiahan in regard to
Us were getting 10 be too common.
We do not wish 10 break down the
Owl neither do we intend that the
Owl shall break vs. down. And
right here we wish TO say that should
the editor of that sheet attempt to
take any underhandcd means to in.
jurc US in this county again, we will
publish a little personal history Of
him that he will not like TO see in
public print. We give him fair warn