The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-05-20
That Minister

We ask our readers to bear with
us, while We produce this article,
AZ We deem it necessary to enlight-
en- the fen who may give weight to
the outrageous statements-assail-
ing in a most shameful manner our
private as we'll as public character
by the organ of the Chase clique.
We can set up no better example Of
the nature of the men We have had
to deal with since We came to Lake
county to publish newspaper, than
the revcrendO who indited the
hypocritical letter given below.
The nurse of the organ makes no
"claim to piety"-and he might
with equal truthfulness have added
--"nor decency." Neither do the
members of the clique lay claim to
any overstock of morality; but the
"Minister" does, or has claimed to
be free from prejudice, and one who
would as quickly mete out justice
to one side as the (other.
The organ stamps the statement
in the STAR-in effect that the
"Minister" took stick of wood in
his hand and rushed into the fracas
AS a "vile and slanderous false
hood" We did not propose to ex-
pose the minister" any farther
than we did in articles published
two weeks since; but the nurse, with
his usual assinine stupidity, COM
pels us to it. We were present at
Chase when the "fracas" occurred,
while nurse was in a railroad car,
speeding safely away. VIII our
own eyes we saw the "Minister" pick
up a stick and run into the crosod
struggling at the back Of the building.
after, he came out of the
crowd and went over to the hotel
to have a severe wound upon his
head dressed. We heard him say
he had been struck with a crowbar.
There are other witnesses, whose
will probably be taken
quite as readily as that of one miles
away from the scene-ready to
swear as to what use the minister"
made of the stick he picked up.
And for that matter, if he is what
he represents himself to be-we
want no better proof of the truth
fulness of our statement than his |
own confession. Nurse is by no
d, cans competent witness in re-
gard to the transaction above named.
Let us hear from the "Minister"
The minister" has and docs,
doubt, lay claim to practic-
ing strict adherence to the rules and
asagcs of his profession. We be-
lieve he will not deny but that he
has and does now patronize the or
gan, and that he has assisted in ed
itorial management or proof read
ing, at no very remote date. We
lid intend to place side by side the
letter given below and quotations
from the organ, running through
the past year of its existence; but
after preparing the copy, changed
our mind, out of regard for the feel
ings of our readers. The epithets
bestowed upon us are too low for
reproduction in the columns of a
newspaper. Those Of
our readers who have read copies of
the organ are doubtless familiar
with items VIC allude to. Right in
the face of all the vile epithets be-
slowed upon us from time to time,
the "Minister" writes as follows:
"CHAsE, Aug. 25th, ~.
ED. STAR:-I suppose my subscrip-
ton to the STAR has about expired.
write to have you stop my paper. /
should like to keep familiar with the
incidents of your village and vicinity,
but ,0iU not patronizc paper that per-
sists in such petty, spiteful treatment
Of contemporary.
~ believe l occupy position which
enables me to speak unbiased toward
either the STAR or Herald. 1 would
still patronize both, were I assured that
there would be respectable treatment of
each other.
PAaEF MCCLEIIAND."
1890
"DOEsTICKs" last week convinced