Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-06-03

SOreiy siaElueTeu Dy tbc Jolh-NaL, oi'u
goes to the Democrat with his COM
plants. The editor of that excellent
journal, with his usual overpowering
regard for truth aud decency," fixes
up for himself puff, lifts burden OF
Injured innocence from the mind of
his friend. and thinks he has annihl-
lated the JOURNAL by giving pnblica-
ton i'm his "truth and decency" organ
to the following:
"a ISLANDER REFUTED."
En-. DEMOCRAT I'm the Knoxville
.yourunE of the Goth ult., appeared base
falsehood and SANDER upon the people
OF dallas. AS follows:
fisherman Il Willis have opened ont
their new building at Dallas, and will
sell beer and confectionery. They gave
free drinks to all on the day of opening,
and isposed ofone keg OF beer. A num-
Der of church members of various deno-
limitations imbibed."
tits true that Sherman It Willis OPEN
ed their store as stated. 1t is also said
that drinking was done upon the occa-
members of various denominations inn.
hibed. il a mean and cowardiy falsehood,
and as such deDounce it. and call for the
proof or the name of the authority upon
" hich the statement was made, and the
names OF the church members referred
tn.
The continued ISLANDERS appearing in
the Journal in reference TO this locality
and it's citizens has become nnbearable,
to sncb an extent i'm truth, that we have
concluded that it is about time gentlemen
should cease tn read that paper aud take
Others whose Editors have some regard
for truth and decency.
JOEL r. CAMPBELL.
DALLAS, May 9th, 1875.
The vindictive spirit and real
authorship of the above are so obvious
as to render the letter worthy Of only
contempt. We will however notice 1t
so far as to say that Mr.. Campbell,
several years since, when this paper
was under other editorial manages
ment, took offense at a brief personal
paragraph i'm it's columns which was
intended to be compliment tary to him
self, and has ever since been disposed
to harbor illwill toward the paper.
He has "nursed his wrath to keep it
warm" without the least provocation
upon our part, until he has worked
himself up to the frenzy to which he
gives vent through the pen of another
as above.
Our columns are open, and always
have been, to Mr.. Campbell or any
other respectable citizen for any COM
munication that may reasonably ask
admission to the columns of respect
able newspaper. If Mr. G.. wished,
in u fair and manly spirit to answer
the paragraph which has so terribly
hurt his feelings and wounded the
pride which he very properly feels in
his town and neighborhood, he should
have done so through the medium
which published the offensive para
graph, that the readers who saw the
so-called SANDER might also read the
reply. He has chosen to do otherwise,
and thereby shown his spite and his
sore spot, i'm manner certainly not
very graceful, and in language neither
over courteous nor creditable to the
gentlemanly and christian character
which we have always ascribed to Mr..
Campbell.
Our paragraph of which Mr.C. COM
plains, we now reiterate, was strictly
true, exceptthe words "soM sell beer"
and these we're corrected by the fol-
lowing paragraph appended to and
Published with the one which Mr.. C.
quotes from the JOURNAL:
"Later.--No beer has been sold since
first day, and NO more will be sold"
If the gentleman had been disposed
to fairness he would have quoted this
as well as the other.
Our information was obtained from
a gentleman whose veracity cannot be
and we have assurances
from numbers of ether reliable citizens
of Dallas that we stated only plain
truth In saying that "a number Of
church members Of various denomina-
tions imbibed." Mr.. G.. calls for proof
If he, or any other gentleman feeling
calls in manner entitled to
respect, the proof shall be forthcom-
ing, or we shall as gracefully as posi-
bile confess error and don the emblems
of contrition.
Believing MS we do that the unrc-
stricted sale and use of Intoxicating
drinks, as beverages, are evils, and
.viIs which should not be covered up,
md white-washed and smoothed over,
% spare the feelings of chnrchmen or,
my other class. the JOURNAL, while
under its present management, may
,e expected to strike at the evil occa-
ionally. taking care to hit the mark
md tell the truth, as 1t did In this
Dallas matter.
We indulge hope that the people