The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-10-10

How EASY and natural it is for a .
fsbi Democrat. especially if he happens I
-o he vipdictive. to misconstrue and
pervart the plain meaning and intent of
a newspaper article There is not an
intelligent Democrat in the county
one who sincerely wishes the triumph
ant election Of the county ticket-who
read the article in last weeks FREEMAN
ON the nomination of Thomas Griffith
for Sheriff by the Republican county
convention that did not clearly under
stand il and approve the purpose we
had in view when we wrote it. Our
single aim and object was to warn the
Democracy of the county against a feel
ing of over confidence in the result Of
the contest for Sheriff. and in order to
make the warning effective and to pro-
duce the desired result, we reminded
them of the large vote Mr.. G.. had re-
ceived in his candidacy against a. D.
Cristc for County Treasurer in 1873.
We did SO. not because we doubted Mr.
Nagle's election, but to show Democrats
that Nh Grihith's strength as a candi-
date is not to be despised. An election
is never won by playing the Brog game,
and Horace Greeley. when he was pow
er in the Republican party, always
wrote freely on the possibilities of de-
feat when he was most confident of sue
. cess. Such warnings never diminish
the ardor of the faithful, but always
stimulate them to renewed and more
. vigorous efforts. It is a military axiom
that good General ought never to un-
derestimate the strength of his opponent,
and a prudent editor viii always take
care to enforce the same advice upon his
party friends in d political campaign
i The gist of the matter is fully expressed
in the words. To be forewarned is tobe
! forearmed. And yet, in the face of
the Obvious intent of the article referred
to, it has pleased a certain Democratic
IsEmael of this place to comstrue that
article as being hostile to Mr.. NagIe,
and TO go around the town denouncing
it and the FREEMAN in his well known
/ coarse and vitUperative style. If we
had made a low personal attack upon Mr.
GrilHth. which our regard for the truth
as we'll as decent respect for our col
Umus would not permit us to do. this
censor of the press, who has got above
his last, would no doubt have regarded
it as the right way to promote Mr., Ma
gIe-s election. But as we did not want
to make votes for Thomas Griffith. we
simply stated what every fair-miuded
man Of both parties knows TO be the
truth concerning him.
This impudent attempt to impugn. the
Integrity Of the FREEMAN, or to cast a
doubt upon its unselfsh devotion to the
/ success OF Nj. NagIe and that Of the
otheruOminees of the county convention.
viii be fully appreciated when we state
that the man who is Iudustriously en-.
gagged at the dirty work t-us the open ana
aro.rs9 s1pporter u IEomos Griffith IL
1873, ,rhp, he ran against L. d. Ctist,
for rotpty Treasurer. When the FREE
MAN i'm that contest WAS doing its ut
m0-- tystem the tide against Mr. Criste
, and trying to effect his election, the
man who is now "a brawling street cor
. ucr Democrat was doing his level best
, to cut A. ID, Criste's political throat
and with the aid of Democrats like him
S self came within trcWy-cjgLt votes o
. making u successful job of it.
a We have given more space to thf
. . master than fl really deserves. but W,