The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-09-04
pEqERsoN AND nUSSEl.

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The following scurrilous articles
appeared III the last issue Of tic
Republican:
EDITORIAL.
There appeared in the DEMOCRAT
Of The l4th inst, Il two column ar
tieigsC9llel mn answer to Jim lius-
sGy's speech. We ire not taking
up the gauge oftllc writer Of that
article, but VIC want here to expose
u little sncaking Democratic game
Which has been going on for some
time. We have i'll our possession
Il letter written by the writer Of the
DEMOCRATS two column article TO
Jim Hussey in which occurs the
following oxtrnct!
Peterson is making such a hia-
tus over your letter, and keeps be-
lcviling Edwards by saying It's
the truth that hurts Got taken
below tho BELT &C., that Ellvards
asked ne 20 ,rrisc a reply 10 Il. And
| have, But l made your speech
II sort Of n FONT or shield TO con
zeal MY thrust at Peterson. You,
Of course, will sec through the
whole thing at first glance. You
will sec that my object is to pntise
you and Jultrag Peterson. True, ]
use some pretty hard epithets, such
as 'pitiable,' 'bombastic nothing
ness 'disroputable labrications,
&c., but this l9us only to IIease Ed
rdrls."
The writer then goes on and lays
down a plan by which a controver-
sy might be carried OH between
himself and EIussey-he writing
for the DEMOCRAT and Hussey for
the Repnb!ican. lie calls upon
HRssey not TO use his real name,
but lis nom dc PLANE, "pick Dis
ticl.a But Oc have his real name
and his real letter, andir the editor
ofthe DEMOCRAT or any one else
wants to deny the above statements,
or wants to SEQ the whole letter
published, VIC are ready.
Our object in quoting from the
letter Of sDick Distich" istwo-fold:
First, TO show that tho answer 10
Jim IIussey's speech is very gauzy;
and second, TO show the real atti-
tude Of the editor Of the DEMOCRAT
towards the editor of this paper.
There has from time TO time ap-
peared in the columns Of the DEMO
GRAFT articles bearing directly upon
this paper or its editor-articles
which in themselves were libclous
and false. Now If the editor Of tho
DEMOCRAT asked "Diok Distich" 10
write for him, why should 10 not
ask others to do tho sGme. We
learn that llc has been compliment
edby one ofthe Democratic ladies
Of Weston because he has never
condeseea8c9 TO "noticc the attacks
Of Jim Peterson's dirty radical
sheet" But has he not done
worsc2 Hashe not hidden him.
selfbeliind boy eighteen years old
| iii one instance, and behind a Roa:
noke:mani (whose name ne know
who signs himself "Obserycr2f
He has made these poor fellows his
Etools to attack us, and iIhis blind.
mes, thought itfwould never be
found out.@Wc-havc= now=in
black and white, sand his clovcn
foot is exposed. Still lie receives
compliments because he has ncvel
icondcsccnded to notice It's. Why
has lie not doncEit? Why does
he not CONG ont:in*lris own edito.
rial colQn(hs and mako himself
heard like. AMMAN; md stop putting
up beforCSljis body and that of his
element inLowis county, tic thin
and gauzy. shield of boys and one.
legged men? The reason is simply
this: that in spite of the declara'
ton that sail the brains of Lewis
county went South during the war;
and III spite of the fact(?) that al
the sensible men and best men il
tho county arc in the Democratic
fparty, he does not dare, 4for thi
honor Of his cause, for the prescr
walton Of the patronage of his paper
for fear Of losing Union mcr
from his party-he does not dart
10 fairly and squarcly discuss hi!
aims and principles with The IVES
ton Republican. III he docs dare TO d
It, let him come On, and Slammed
be he who first doth cry, hold
enoughw
Tho editor Of tho DEMOCRAT may
pass over this challenge silently
and he may receive more compli
ments, but if he does, it will b
only until he can find some "bpS
or one-lcggcd man," 10 take up tlt
gauge for him. This is an oil
Democratic trick and one in which
, the editor Of the DEMOCRAT is wei
verscd. We are fully prepared Il
cope with the Democratic party
even lift has MI the brains. W,
are not and Republicans are no
fighting OH the dejensire, but Of
the offensive. The Democrats havt
| had what they consider II "wall