The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-10-27

pies Of his party lie cannot serve
two masters ut once, and be Is either
TRYING to obtain votes under false
pretenses now. or he win deceive his
party in .he mtnec. such man
cannon Ac trusted. and thev who ac-
ccpt the pledges OF so two-iaced &
politician win surely be deceived.
HAVING asserted some two weeks
since that we had high Democratic
authority for saying that General
Coilroth had sought Hon. J. c. ;.
Blackburn and apologized to him
for the language used by him in
debate, the Daaacr0tpronomccd our
statement q lir. and said: We are
authorized by General Cofroth to
uronolurc be aJ0r omoet lr3lfpl and
malic;Lue ta7.e}ood.. that he has nat
.pots .5 Bial48rn nor BlacIbnra to
lim eiats he oeeereace. Now Mr.
SrulI. Nr. Coiiroth demands from
YOU your nigh Democratic authority
for this falsehood. If YOU cannot
give it. then the community viii
know that you are its author.
Wcpa~~ by for the noncc. the
courteous cpithct applied by the
Democrat to our statement. with the
expectation that its editor viii, as
did his uncle to Blackburn, apollo
gizc for it, and proceed at once TO
sustain the truth of our assertion.
We made the original statement on
the faith Of a gentleman wei known
To- Us. residing in Washington City.
who wrote us that he had hart
George Douglas. Esq. managing cdi-
tor of the Cap,'1I, a leading Demo
cratic journal of Washington, and
himself most ultra Democrat, make
the statement to Cen Jacob VI.
Campbell Notwishmg TO implicate
Gen. Campbell in the matter, and to
avoid raising a question Of veracity
between him and Gen. Coliroth, We,
Immediately Oh the publication of
the above denial m the Dsmo1ul
enclosed q copy to Mr. Douglas. and
requested permission tausc his name
in yindication Of our own character
. for vcracity. We have the reply Of
Mr. Douglas. under date Of October
22d. which We will exhibit to any
person dg.irou- OF seeing it,, in
which Lcsav-: Gourcorrcspoudent
was quite correct J met General
Campbell and your representative
at lhc hotel some time since and
stated than which lac .Cofroth| now
denies The authority for nv state
mcnt Is Hon. !. c. :. Blackburn.
VI. G., from Kentucky When the
unpleasant and unnecessary trouble
occurred between MeS-rs. Cofiroth
and Blackburn on the floor of Con-
are-s. 7. in the genera! spirit OF other
Democrats. was hopeful that re-
Cancellation could be effected !
saw Mr.. Coiiroth and We talked to-
gcthcr lie was very reasonable in
deed, and spoke scnsibly about 1t,
regarding it rather lightly: his prin-
cipal and only objection to the affair
being that Blackburn had spoken of
him as an old man. which he
didn't ike, and stated that he was
just as young as Blackburn and rs
able to take care of himself Sub
scqucnly, having seen Blackburn
and Coitroth together though but for
/ a moment, | called on the former
blackburn, hoping that the affair
was harmoniouSly settled, and pre-
pared To- congratulate him on the
the fact, and expressed to him my
hopes that all was right. lie replied:
It's all right as iaras am concern
ed. I want nothing to do with the
fellow, nor could | with any sell-re-
spect. after making him eat his words
and apologize to me rs ! have done.
\ man who would bluster and talk
in public to me-insulting mc-and
quietly and amply apologize when |
saw him privately, and at my de-
mand, Is not the sort Of man | want
a. an acquaintance, either person
allv or politically. It
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Democrat, nave ever found Genera
Campbell Republican, to be
worthy legislator and an honorable
Gentleman and undcrstand;nr tbot
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