The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-10-07

solid South-dangcrcus and iamnable-
we do not apply those terms to the
personal character and motives of the
individual members of that party, ex-
Fcept in certain cases. Our charity leads
rs to believe that many are honestly
mistakea in their judgement, but that
does not change the character and prin-
ciples of the party, and when We say
that "'rhe Hyena OF Democracy is just
the same carrion-fed and sneaking
prowler" that it has ever been these
twenty years, we speak truth which
the verdict of history will yet verify,
and those who make a personal appli-
cation of it to themselves and walk off
on their ear, are taking an entirely
gratuitous insult; they are simply max
ing asses of themselves.
We do not discuss political
questions simply because we
happen to be editing a political
paper; we do not do it for buncombe !;
we do not do it because we can make
any money out of it; or friends, or rep
utation, for with our limited circulation
we can do none of these, but because
our political principles, are convictions
so deep and firm, that we cannot get
away from the belief that the issues de-
pending on their proper solution, will
vitality affect society and the nation, and
not for ten subscribers nor any larger
number do we propose to truckle to
that mean and intolerant spirit that
proposes to make Democratic patron
age depend upon our saying soft things
of that party. The Democratic press
both North and South stops at nothing
that will further its partizan ends.
Wholesale lying, g,defamation, ISLANDERS of
the most villainous character are lc-
gitimatc campaign material in their
hands, and we shall not for any kind OF
threats hesitate to speak what we be-
licvc to be the truth. We owe it to
ourselves and the good of the people to
speak plainly and boldly, aud when
men who differ from us in opinion take
offence at the spirit we attribute to
their party and threaten to iDjure us in
our business and reduce our circulation
we have only to invite them to "waac
right in.'' We can do without them us
well and as long rs they can do without
us.
| We have social and commercial
interests in common, we are mutually
dependent on each other, and though,
our political opinions may be as op-
pOsite as the poles, we have always
been able to regard those who differed
sonal and social regard. But our OPP
ponents seem to forget the pet names
the Democratic press, both North aud
south, have applied to the Republican
party, ten fold more bitter and mean
than ever entered into our Imagination
to conceive, and compared with which
our sheet has been an emblem of purity
We do not care to boast, but we should
like to give the Democrat medal
who will show US Democratic sheet
that has had so little of misrepresenta-
ton and abuse, and that has treated its
political opponents with so much fair
ness and candor.
A disposition to make personal
grievance of the honest expression of
our opinion of the animating and con-
trolling spirit of the Democratic party
and threat to retaliate, shows a
narrowness and bigotry and intoler-
ance, which if they had the majority
would very soon make the North as
solidly Democratic as the South is
to-day-