The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-05-13

containing EQucatlouHis ulu hOt I0@Su nv
until the following week, I was IN bic to
prepare reply for May 6 7 GU ask me to
"dispose Of the two questions from the
School Journals before you notice specially
any thing brought forth against the 1ele-
graph or admit any thing more may bring"
AS TO the expression, Eve will send the
Journal for s1.l0. we preparing the post
age" still fail to see where it is INGRAM
matical. You have never yet told us just
what is wrong.
The State SUPERINTENDENT had nothing
to do with the composition OF that sentence,
says, i "But having carefully ex
amined 1t, under the light of The criticism, |
found nothing whatever grGqnnaatscaug incor-
rect. There was lack of conciseness, but
tue writer sought 20 make the prepayment
of postage prominent idea with the view
of obtaining subscribers This would have
/ been we'll enough If the circular had been
intended for the public, but since it was
addressed to. or intended for, only Superin-
tendents, the expression suggested by the
Ed tor of The Telegraph would have been
better. l repeat, however. that nothing IN
grammatical as the Editor asserts, can be
| found in it, i. e., nothing inconsistent with
the ordinary rules Of pafsing and grammati-
cal analysis
Here we will leave the above sente nee
until you point out - us wherein it is un-
grammatical.
The next in order is Teachers Salaries F"
This we admit to be incorrect, but do not
admit your right to criticise it publicly
In your Criticism" April 8, you say, IF
any of our educational friends thirk our
Criticisms are unjust they are at liberty to
come to the defense Of the Journals, &c. !"
Now sir admitting the Journal to be in
correct in the use of the apostrophe in the
above caption, we do, at the same time,
feel that your criticism was uni asst" and
therefore we were invited to speak. You
say, "how does Mr.. Briggs defend the Journ-
ais % THE Journals are incorrect The
Telegraph is incorrect Therefore the
Journals are juetlfable IN being Incorrect.
That is not my position Here is nay argC-
m4nt. The journal is incorrect once
The Telegraph is incorrect dozen times
There ore the Telegraph has no right to
crjticise unless it allows what it gives, 1t is
a priuci ole which every man assumes, that
one man has no right to criticse his neigh
Dor for what be, himself, is guilty of Christ
taught the same doctrine when he said,
LET him that is whole cast the first stone, -
'JUhn Doe stole a horse :" Richard Roe
stole a mule - 'Therefore John Doe is
iustifiable in stealing a horse' That is not
my position This is my assum ption. John
Doe stole horse Richard Roe stole a
mule Therefore John Doe has no right to-
publish card in the newspaper saying,
Richard Roe. you are thief ana Ougth To
serve the remainder of your days in prison
Merhinks our Savoir, as the Great Teacher
of right in all things, W ould say to j ohm Doe,
under such circumstances, Why beholdest|
thou the mule in Thy brothers. eye, but con-
sderest not the horse that is in thine own
eye
AS to the Spelling Match, it looks as if you
do not wish to accept the challenge. You
say. sMr. Richmond, former compusitor
in the Telegraph Office, said he would repre-
sent theTelegraph. and that his offer was
generally assented tor We did not ehal-
lange all who once were connected with
the Telegraph, nor do we admit that it was
generally understood, by those spelling,
that Mr. Richmond represented the Teze-
GYaph, neither is it true that Mr.. Rich inond
spelled Mr.. Briggs down on that occasion.
( speaking of my advice: Either move out
Of your glass house or, else cease to throw
stones, ryou say, ''By this we, understand
him to say, Tilton-like;n "step down and
out: Leave the Telegraph Office: And leave
Kenosha" Here we beg leave to inquire
how you deduce such conclusions from my
advice, You say, "Tfltonike. ~ Now l
tell you, Mr.. Editor, there was blood in my
eye when I read that. Even my mother-ln-
law, who sawthe dark frown gathering up
on my eountenance, gathered up her specsa-
cles, work-basket, and band-box and started
on visit to a more sonny cline. You may
call me 8 liar, q braggadocie, poor spellel,
or even ungrammatica, but do not, beg
Of you, ,1iken me unto Tilton. Up. B.