The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-27
A FALSE REPORT.

In our Carroll county correspondence
a day or two since appeared the follow
ing paragraph:
"News reached us Thursday ofthe sus-
pension of Mr.. Haner, banker of Can
ton. Many in the vicinity of Waynes-
burg and Magnolia have funds on deposit
with him, in some cases large amounts
Richard Elson. Sr., of Magnolia, is said
to have $ll 900 there, which is perhaps
the largest sum deposited from this re.
gion. Great uneasiness will be felt until
the true state of the bank is known"
The letter was from our regular cor
respondent at Oneida, whom we sup
posed to be Trustworthy, but we learn
that in this instance he was utterly mis-.
taken as to the facts. We have ascer-
tanned from Messrs. Harter & Bro, them
selves, and also from member of q
leading business house at Canton, that
there is not and has not been the slight
est foundation in tact for the story of the
Messis. Harter's suspension. The house
is perfectly solvent, is substantial in
every way, enjoys the full confidence
of the people, and there has been moth
ing whatever in their business affording
the slightest ground for such story as
that which was sent us by our Oneida
correspondent.
We regret exceedingly that our col
umns should. even unintentionally, have
been made the means of doing possible
injury to Messrs. Harter & Bro, and
hasten to make, unasked, such reparation
as lies in our power Cleveland Herald,
2lSt iNSt
The above is only another evidence OF
the truth of the remark of a distin-
guished person, to-wit-"how this world
is given to lyingp tall shows the dan
ger of trusting to that uncertain many
tongued monster, "Rumor." He has
been the death of many one. An old
Latin author tells of him striding over
the earth like a giant of evil, driving
mankind into the gulf of destruction
upon his tongue continual ISLANDERS ride;l
The which in every language he'll pronounce,
stufing the ears of men with false reports"
The Herald publishers undoubtedly
"regret exceedingly" that their columns
have been thus used and it only shows
again the danger attending large daily.
Each has its corps Of scribblers and its
paid correspondents, for there is fever
ish desire to be first out with news
especially bad news. These scribblers,
usually, are utterly irresponsible, but
keen after the sensational. In fact, that
is what they are employed for, and they
understand it. Like the tentacula Of the
sea, though stationary to the rock, their
feelers grasp everything that comes
within their reach. This serves to de-
monstrate the aphorism of Hobbies =
"Words are wise mems counters; they
do but reckon by them but they are
the money of FOOLS"
Notwithstanding all the prudence and
discretion acquired by large experience,
publishers are occasionally made the vic
tins of "clashing tongues" In such cases,
as in this instance of the Herald, they
make haste to correct and repair the
wrong, as far as they can.
Business men rarely suffer from pub
llshers, for whatever newspaper men do,
it is open and above board. They are
not the tools or spies of any commercial
agency and combination, who work in
the dark, and, hyena like, prey on their
victims living or dead.