Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-03-04

DTo' IL. ID. mas Owheu up tilat our
correspondent was right, NC. Now
Nv Argus, I deem it no honor to
compete with you in the use of Sian,
der, foul and indecent language, for
you have been stepped and dyed in
1t from your infancy. N
l told Mr.. Durgan very plainly
(see OPINION Dec. 12th) that l
never said l was glad the "wicked
joke" appeared in print, and you re.
ply, our correspondent has the best
reason to know and believe what
we printed to be true. What your
record for truth telling may have
been in the past, or in the present,
| do not propose to discuss, but |
do the public no wrong nor dishon.
or myself when ! say in regard to
these statements, that you lie. If
they did not originate with you Mr..
Argus, you allowed them to be print
ed in your paper, which is II cyclic
pedia of scandal and falshoOd.
Mr.. Durgan, you tried to make
your mother believe you was not a
Granger, but was admitted to do
their writing, because you was an
expert, or in other WORDS, a ready
writer; you also stated you should
not have attended a certain mass
meeting if you had not been IL paid
correspondent. You are at this
very time keeping up appearances
in the Grange, while by writing GER
tain articles you are trying to gain
the approval Of those not members
of the order. You, Gregory Durgan.
a hot rattle headed Republican, as
black as Charles Sumner, when he
so nearly lost his life defending the
down-trodden. You! illustrious
Republican for paltry sum, sus.
tanning the interests of % sheet,
which from its advent has been the
direst enemy Of the Republican par
ty and a foe to our national inter.
eSts. .-..
That is just the kind of man you
are, and still talking about your
neighbors being on the fence and
Kicking both ways. Since the day
you set yourself up as chief among
lsraers sons, the public would think
you the last man that would talk
and conduct yourself in this way.
Gregory, remember the prOverb
about the "glass houses" and
"Stones."
Again the Argus, says, Gle"
(meaning MIR. Durgan) is now com.
PEELED to conclude that you are on
ly seeking ''literary laurels and re.
nown through the public press"
TO you, Mr.. ID. | remark, however
eager | may have been to have my
productions reach the public, / new
er Call in friends and read to them
the manuscript. TO you Mr.. ID.
and Mr.. Argus, l never write short
articles telling "what a demand for
the paper since l began to cores
pond," and send the same to a self.
conceited editor, who gloates in self.
praise. Indeed the entire article is
a production arising from diseas
ed mind intended as Islander and
calculated to silence.
The card at the bottom of the col.
mn,although you had sense enough
to withhold your name from the
public, must by it's style of compo-
sition and quality of language used,
own Mr.. Durgan as its author. You,
sir, have like q vagabond whelp
sneaked into your kennel, to lap
your own sores, taken refuge behind
my ponderous body, given a few
public whines and published card,
with the contents of which the pub.
lie are acquainted.
Instead of coming out and show
ing yourself a thorough gen tleman
you have palmed on the public a
mess of trash, introduced on to this
stage, which you imagine is strewn
with the remains of the defunct cor.
to the Brad ford OPIN-
ION, certain characters, who would
do you or me any harm, but enjoy
the sport. Now, Bro. Durgan, al
though in the future, we may be 81.
lent, we are not asleep, remember
we shall ever stand ready to correct
any mistake you may chance to
make In regard to little affairs of
our own. Although filth and slang
have been slung by experts, we still
survive, and should circumstances
require, and the public demand, our
knowledge of your biography has
by no means been exhausted.
l am yours, &C.,
HORACE w. BAILEY.
Newbury, Vt.