Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-09-01

iaw. That q whnf law 10 great neA'
sure j. for. II is not only 70 protect .
man 10 tbe enjoyment OF his propsr,y,
bu; it is to protec, him 10 tis character.
3csrcely 3 more serious charge could
be brought sgziust the Commissioners
than that of publishing false state
men,. Were We sc publish euch
charge legal proceedings might be ex-
pected to begin IN iess than "a hours
after the issue os the publication. If
the Independent is correct, the Commis-
sioners should be proceeded against
immediately. II it has slsndered that
body, it should be made to recaui, or
answer for it in the courts. 1t is q
grave thing to make such charge if it
is not true. IL is due To the public
that the Commissioners vindicaie them
selves, and vindicate the good name of
the county from this charge. It is
proper that the vindieatioo be made
before the Republican board comes in
BY election, 10 November.
The second charge of that paper was
not against the Commissioners but
against the Country Editor" the
writer of this article, and was that be
had failed to publish articles for the
good of the Republican party that bad
been written by Independent people
and offered TO HIM for publication. We
have already, IN former issue, stated
tha; one article from a writer on that
paper was presented us for publication.
and that we refused it on the ground
tba, it was libelous and that there was
no responsibility to support il, and Of
fcred $50 for every article that is re-
spectacle and fit for publication that
was calculated to help the Republican
PARTY, that was offered US and rejected
The Independent has not come forward
to make good the charge and take the
reward. 1t dropped the charge last
week. We ask the highly exalted
hristian gentleman of that paper to
come forward aud make good the charge.
The reward be eau give to the Sabbath
School that be trumpets has honored
him SO highly. Our check will be hon
ored by either of the Banks in this
place for that amount. ~
The third charge of that paper is
also delivered against the Country
Editor" and is that a bargain and sale
exists between him and some other man
not mentioned in regard to the county
printing. There is no truth in the
charge, whatever. 1t is as clean lie
as the Devil ever persuaded a professed
Christian to tell
1t is not the editor of the Indepen>
dent who has been personally attacked.
The charges just mentioned may be
found in his paper and is conclusive
evidence who the party is that has been
personally ASSN ed. We did say that
the man who makes such charges and
knows that he cannot sustain them, if
professed Christian, is q Phsrisee. Ii
that is personal charge, We repeat it.
We say that the man who makes such
charges as aborc stated, knowing them
to be untrue, or will not prove them to
be true, if be can, when called 20 do
50, and when offered reward to pro-
duce the evidence, is better Pharisee
than Satan wishes him to BE, and is
doing more service for the kingdom Of
the lost .ban be is doing for the
kingdom of the blessed. The man who
does such things knowingly, cannot be
washed clean BY church or school,
The Independent gets down behind the
church aud Sabbath-school, and sends
out a piteous whining cry of good
standing there. instead of proving its
charges The church and the school
cannot help that journal unless they
can prove or make good its charges
We are the party who have been per-
sopally attacked, and We call en- the
church and the school that the Inde-
pendent appeals to for whitewash in this
case, 10 come forward and make these
charges good if it can. Since the In
dependent goes within its fold for pro-
lection, We ask it to do justice BY
causing it to prove its charges, or take
them back. We will give one hundred
dollars to the Sabbath school that has
dispensed its bonors on the being that
the Independent pointed out, if it
proves the charges made IN that paper.
Our check will be honored by either of
the Banks in this place for that amount.
Outside of the personal onslaught q
last week, the Independent delivered
itself on two questions.
First, ii eensures US bec,use We did
not furnish il with proof slips of the
Sheriff's Proclamation, and alleges that
our conductive not dign;fed and manly
as between publishers. When We re-
ceive an advertisement for publication
it is not our custom to give it to other
publishers for publication unless We are
authorized 10 do so by the parties who