The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-11-09

not be induced to hesitate, and, as in all
diseases, time gained would be life saved,
The impulse is often transient. Re-
strained for sufficient period it dies out,
and every consideration, legal and moral.
which can be used for its restraint should
be diligently sought out and employed.
Half a dozen verdicts of 'felo-de- Sc"
would have a stronger influence, we are
convinced, upon intending suicides, and
would have greater effect upon the an
nual number of cases than any medical
treatment whatever. - London SaturtlGy
Review. ~
A High-TOned Political Discussion.
"There Is one thing" said Mr..
yesterday morning, "that disgusts me
with politics, and that is the violent and
abusive tone in which our daily papers
conduct the discussion of every issue and
question which they touch upon.''
"Indeed, you NAV we'll be disguised at
it," replied old Mr.. Bartholomew. who
had just Joined him, cit is as much as a
man can do to lift a newspaper off his
doorstep with a pair of torgs. Time and
again throw the paper down half read,
and have seriously thought of stopping
it altogether, for l consider its presence
in my family contamination"
g 1t is, in TRUTH" replied Mr. Leather
by. " 1t is worse than contamination. 1t
is corrupting; it has degrading, brutal
iZing influence that is, l am convinced,
undermining the foundations of oar
moral structure. The daily press of to.
day is one great engine Of abuse, defama
ton, bad grammar, worse language and
worse mOrals.'
cannot see, for my part" said Mr..
Bartholomew, "why men cannot discuss
politics as freely, as earnestly and as en-
tirely free from acrimonious expressions
and feeling, as purely free from abusive
language of any kind, from any heat and
anger, in fact, as they could discuss the
grade OF a street or the style of coat. "
And SO think IL said Mr.. Leatherby
" cannot, for my part, conceive of an in
intellect so warped and narrow, a mind
so shallow, that it cannot carry on a dis
cussion upon any question in politics with.
out falling into the asperities, vulgarity,
abusive detraction and shameful SANDER
that is the reproach and disgrace of the
newspaper press
1T is form of idiocy, believe" re-
piled old Mr.. Bartholomew; " it is an indi-
cation of a feeble mind that looks upon
abuse as an argument, and bullying DIS
logic l am and always have been Re-
publican, but l can express my disap-
prevail Of many Democratic measures in
a gentlemanly manner, and if l had not
mind enough to keep my temper I would
consider that had no right to talk poll
tics.''
You are perfectly correct" reioined
Mr.. Leatherby, earnestly, and while we
disagree on some points in political con-
troversy, being lifelong Democrat,
yet we can freely and with mutual pleas
ure and, trust, profit, meet and discuss
our differences in friendl y way, without
giving way to the insane and detestable
exhibition of temper, ignorance and pref
udice which mark the tone of the morn
ing paper"
Il had not noticed it so much in the
Haaok-Eye," replied Mr. Bartholomew,
with show of awakening interest in the
conversation, "but when that trashy
Democratic sheet that pollutes the even
ing air is brought to me by my neighbor,
an ignorant dolt who can neither reed nor
write, but takes the paper as party duty.
to read for him, am amazed that the
gods of truth and decency do not annihi-
late the infamous puerile sheet with their
thunderbolts.'
"You must bear in mind, however, -
rejoined Mr.. Leatherby, speaking tritle
louder than was necessary i'll addressing a
companion whose hand was resting on his
arm, 1.-THE Gazette has such tide of cor
ruption, such an avalanche of political
bigotry and villainy to rebuke, that its
voice must he raised in order to be heard,
and it must speak boldly, defiantly and in
the thunder tones of ri righteous denuncia.
ton, to startle the people into a realizing
sense of the peril which threatens the
country from Republican misrule and
tyranny"
"By George" shouted MI. Bartholomew
"the Republican party is the last, the
only bulwark between the Republic and
eternal ruin. tell you. sir, once let the
Democratic party obtain control of this
Government, once let that infamous Or
ganization of political thieves, knucks,
outlaws and castaways take charge of oul
political machinery, and we will find
ourselves in the hands of horde of the
most abandoned profligates, the most
utterly unprincipled, the most vicious, de-
m0ralized, unconscionable, diabolical sci
of scoundrels that ever cheated the gal
lowsp'
"By the long horned spoon!" roared
MIR. Leatherby, jerking his arm away
from Mr.. Bartholomew hand, elf the
satanic and Internal plans of the Repub
lican party were carried out, with all theil
attendant knavery and debauchery, this
Government would be rule of branded
malefactors and convicts, Government
of felons, a penal colony in which The
most hopelessly irreclaimable. graceles:
villains would administer the law. The
bad faith Of the Republican party, its igno
minious record, its vicious tendencies
have shocked the Christian world, ant
-
"You're liar,' yelled Mr.. Bartholo
new, and you are just like the rest o.
your besotted, low-lived, ignorant class,
low, mean, pitiful, beggarly, unscrupu
lous and treacherous set, whose impudenc.
in asking for the votes of honorable mel
is only equaled by your rapacious ant
unbridled greed for office, your -"
"You are an old fool!'' howled. Mr.
Leatherby, "a censorious, clamorous
scurrilous, foul-tongued old reprobate
and disgrace my name when l talk t.
you on the street. You mi stake vitupera
ton and abuse for argument, and you re
| ply W Sinple, pldiu SlAtemcuC vi Idct
with malignant and defamatory slande
and calumny because you can't answer. ;
"Shut up!" shrieked Mr.. Bartholomew
Don't you say another word to me or II
slap your ugly mouth! By George, II
kick your head Off" - .ss
! +" You can't do itp' roared Mr.. Leather
! bv, pulling off his coat and dancin.
around Mr.. Bartholomew. "I can lick tn,
whole Republican party, from the hi,
whisky thief and ring master in the Whit,
House down to the sneak thief that pick
pockets at mass-meetings! I can"
!" YOU'RE fighting liar, and 70,
daren't take it up!'' howled Mr.. 'Bartholo
new, pulling off his coat.
Then Mr.. Leatherby ran up and kicked
him twice while he was struggling in tn.
arms of his coat, but the old gentleman
| got loose in flash and hit Mr.. Leatherb,
a resoundlng thwack on the nose with hi
cane, and when Mr.. Leatherby stopped t,
hold handkerchief over. his bleedin,
probocis. Mr.. Bartholomew got in
couple more real good ones with hi
cane. then Mr. T,eatherhv went for tn,