Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-21

The Ottumwa Times of the l3tSs
instant, which, however, was issued
ycsterdy, the 1ith instant, contains
the following:
"Below we publish an article which
appeared in the Times of July III,
1876, and we consider it full ex-
PLANTATION and one which should be
accepted by every man who prcsumes
to rank himself as among the cdito-
rial profession.
The article that appeared in the
SPIRIT Of the 1imes of the 9th of
June that the COURIER and Democrat
are producing with such apparent
gusto, was not editorial, but reprint
from the Indianapolis Sun. We scis-
sored the article for the purpose of
quoting and commenting on she sem
timent contained in che last clause of
the article, a sentiment which we still
heartily endorse, but by some mistake
it was set up and not credited. That
portion of the article which accuses
Tilden of buying the hummer dele
gates we don't know anything about,
but we are obliged to admit that it
looks somewhat feasible, as this is the
common practice among politicians
as we verify believe. But the "dirty
dog" business, we utterly spurn the
sentiment, and we can whip any cuss
that accuses us of endorsing it. We
will add, memo semper feliI est"
The above extract is in explanation
of the following paragraph, which
we took from the Ottumwa Times of
the 9th June, 1876:
t'There is not the remotest danger
of Tilden securing the nomination at
st. Louis unless he buys up the bum
mer delegates that have already been
chosen in some quarters. But it he
should get the nomination he will be
] spurned as a dirty dog, by the honest
men of the party and defeated by al
overwhelming vote. If in the unac'
countable dispensation of Providence
the working people are to be ground
into the dust, it would be better te
suffer what is shame to government
under republican than under dem
, ocratic administration"
n We may say here that this explain
, alton, if such it may be called, has no
come under our observation before
and we desire to give our cotempora
nv the benefit of his own disclaimer
His explanation is that on the ola.
of Tilden's nomination. he clippe'
, the article in question, saying tina
Tildcn, if nominated, would b
"spurned as dirty dog" from one Q
,, his exchanges, and that in the grea
hurry and confusion attendant upol
. the business of publishing week.
paper, the article was scissored on
of the Indianapolis Sun, and set III
the proof read, and the paper sent t
press, with the article as an cditoria
h when in point of fact it should hay
r been set solid and credited to the sal
J. indianapolis luminary.
81 Newspaper men, at least, will a
it understand and appreciate this c,
v PLANTATION. They will all agree that
m newspaper should not be held strict
responsible for the opinions of
r scissorinctums, even if it does publi
q. them without an explanation, cor
az ment, or disclaimer. They will al
he understand fully, as we have said b
\ /. fore, that the great mental labor d
he volving upon the editor of a week
he paper, renders him liable at any u
he guarded moment, to clip out al
publish what other editors say, as c
itorial, in his own paper, for viii
ik he should not he held responsible
IT, We have now published what o
a neighbour has said, pro and con, up
~ this subject and we think the verd
:. will be that he never editorially sa
~ that "Tilden would be spurned al
" dirty dog" that he only publish
that sentiment from an exchange
-. the day of Tilden's nomination; Il
even this paragraph crept into
columns in surreptitious W
he and was printed as an editori
is without his knowledge or conse
as on account ofthe noise and confusi
he attendant upon the getting out of
If news paper once week.
th This explanation being entire
Is. satisfactory to all unbiased min
ne the discussion Of the question, so
so as these columns are concerned W
now be brought to final period.
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