The Ottawa free trader., 1880-11-06
Returns.


There's something remains
The collcky chestnut is here.
---Titus,iHc World
1t is now clearly proven that Hancock was in
telephone communication with Lee at Getiys
burg.
And that English will return to his shop aud
continue to shave people.
And Bro. Barnes, having put his foot on the
''copperhead" north and reptile south, and grant
ed absoluton to such OF the "iHfant class" as had
Irrigated" too numerousy, will proceed with
his remarks on the "Sermon on the Mount
On the recommendation of friend, We suggest
to democrats the use of 81. Jacobs Oil!
WILLIAMS.
"Williams" has challenged us. Now as We al
ways did prefer running, VIC apologize. We ad-
init that on Thursday when the repubs. had their
vast concourse" OF people here, we were sober
perfectly sober. II there were by Williams s
count 400 torches in that little procession we
we're beastly sober for to save our lives We could
not count 24O We therefore beg your pardon.
We were sober. You must have been drunk.
You could see the more numerously. We
apologize, and hereby tender our amende hoaO'u-
NE.
We admit the statement that ben Harrison
drew hundreds into the city, Is correct. II would
had hae two
hundred. As there were ten hundred, the state
ment was very correct 1t wsuld be literally
correct, too, to say "Mr. Williams is man OF
srains;" but interpreted in that connection as
ene would interpret the expression when used
in saying. "Judge Stipp is a man Of bra!ns," 1t
makes one ridiculous and casts an unjust retsc.
lion on some 5000 or more other residents OF
This town. That telegram WAS gross fb in the
same wsy and everybody knows 1t.
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Mr. Williams is mistaken. That article he so
much complains about was not written by the
gentleman he indecently assais under the IT,
tie of 'thc legal end Of the FREE TRADER" We
always gave Mr.. w. credit for good sense and
q. sense Of common decency. We find he lacks
both. Aim your pellets at us-not our friends.
Be decent, man. He is also mistaken about our
attacking him. We aimed at the sheet he repre-
sents In Ottawa. No doubt all city daily cores
pondents obeyed instructions, Williams with the
rest. and we would intimate nothing unmanly.
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We are not impressed with the idea that Mr..
Williams is q great public character He isn't.
Do ;c hnuo adifor nf q hOrap and
"vindicated" or no, is very small fry. Our read
ers have very little interest in him. Some edl.
tors still fresh have exalted idea OF their own
importance. In their minds eye, all the world
is looking at them. Don't fallint that mistake,
Mr. w. You're only as little flea on a very big
dogs back in this world, Mr.. W.
IT.
And, please, our friends of the Journal, do get
over the idea that your readers think Eaton" OF
she FREE TRADER is any great gun, rcquiringes
pccia mention six times week Fact is they
don't care continental about his little gyra.ions
He may make a fool of himself 20 times day
and business will go on just the same as ever.
And don't indulge in the idea that Eaton this"
and Eaton SO and SO" is funny and intensely
amusing to the people Of Ottawa. He isn't. It's
nothing but sheer stupidity that no but fools,
Idiots and soft-headed girls in pinafores read
without being bored. Sensible people look at it
as "rot," an evidence Of an empty mind and a
weak Judgment They'll think, with the poet"
that
when Nature formed that editor she called for her shears
I'VE must shorten this fellow she said, in the ears
But added at last: We viii let the ears pass; ..
What is long for q man is just right for an ass"
You started out right. You made good paper
Until you got notion you were "funny." Now
you resemble the lady Of the story: "Tallyrand,
when asked by lady famous for her beauty and
stupidity how she should rid herself OF her trou-
blesome admirerers, replied: You have only to
spen your mouth, madame" Don't try to be
funny" 1t isn't your forte You can chop
wood much better.
And don't imagine, Messrs. W. Il W., that YOU
are making friends by indecent after election at.
tacks on Mr.. Milligan. Your little say-so that
Mr.. Mlligan is an inferior man, intellectually or
morally, to Mr. Tom Clark, or that Mr.. NJ. is any
thing but man of "honor, capabilty or good
sound sense " adds very little to your character
for decency. None but very dirty dogs worry
tH@ io'o "i'o' 'Hoy aio oe"tch. IL 10 Meii huo"uI
how Mr.. NJ. was beaten, and the less said on the
subject the more honorable will appear the
methods of the party that has beaten him.
The Times on Monday printed a very indecent
article on the meeting Of Saturday one Of the
meancst things we have seen in print this cam.
paign. Yesterday it apologies, SAYING it printed
the article only Ito Offset the very unfair account
Of the republican demonstration published by
the FREE TRADER" We submit the FREE IRA
DBR's local columns have invariably treated the
republican meetings with decency, and while it
may have spoken of them iI jocular strain it
has always been fair well as decent, treating