The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-09-20
I'LL REPUBLICAN ON The TAss!AglEl!.
HOLD HILL SOMEBODY.

The editor of the Republican took
occasion TO say some very funny
things about us, in his issue of Sept.
Sth, on the subject of Jefferson Davis.
The article was so humorous that we
had to read 1t in "broken doses" to
keep from going into Mysteries. low
ever, as there wasne argument in, the,
article, We did not think IL worth
while 10 notice it, but passed. it by in
silence. We expected tho editor
would take it for granted that he had
"squelcheF us and let the matter rest,
after that powerful effort, but we
were mistaken. He worked of emily
a small portion of his bile and humor
in that Issue. Ito sat himself to the
task Of reading up on poetry, porting
over Law GlossGries aud reviewing
Blackstone. and in his last issue, after
two weeks Of brain work and careful
researches into Latin and other dead
languages, he "roars upon his hind
legs. and Inakcs Rome howl"
After reading through TIVE colnmns
of silly nonsense, vainly searching
for the ideas which arc supposed TO
be in the article, we liscOveretktwo
assertions which were founded upon
statements in our article oftwO weeks
ago. He takes the sentence, "a man
sometimes sees fit to whip his WIFE,"
and iH column of puerile sophistry,
unworthy of even schoolboy, makes
himself ridiculous by declaring that
we favor wife-whipping. lie further
says we compare Mr.. Davis with
Guileau, when we advise him to turn
bis attention 10 his own party pets
aud let Democratic statesmen alone.
The editor Of the Republican perverts
tho facts when he says we stated that
Democratic papers had right 10 ode
nounce" Mr.. Davis. We said and
still say that they have right to crit
else any member Of the party. 1t is
not our intention 10 defend the lau-
guage used. There was not one word
or syllable that We would retract.
We do say, however, that the COLI.
struclion the editor VI the Republic
can attempts to put'up0n il is entirely
foreign to the meaning. The editor
is the only person OF whom we have
heard who failed to understand the
meaning Of the language used. Our
readers belong to that class who can
understand the plain English Ian
guago which we always try to use.
They can tell the picture Of a man
when they see it without its being
labeled this is man." and in this
they seem TO have the advantage over
our friend OF The Republican. We
endeavor TO make what we writo SO
plain that even that class that oonsIi-
tutes large part of the Republicans
patronage can tell what we mean if
they are SO fortunate as to hear it read.
We have no space to waste replying
TO such bosli as nine-tentbs of the Re-
puDlican's article was. IL is true
there was poetry and eloquence i'll
the conclusion of the article, but this
did not make amends for the absence
of facts in the first part. ln the words
of Sheridan, "the gentleman drew
upon his memory tor his eloquence
and upon his Imagination for his
facts" We have none but the kindesl
feelings towards the present editor OF
the Republican. We appreciate the
peculiar position in which he is placed.
We state. by way of apology tor our
friend, that he is administrators de
bonis non," oflho defunct firm of Geo,
NJ. Cote& Co., and that to abuse Mr.
Davis is one of the liabilities he as.
sumed. One can tell from the pres.
ent editors articles that there is sof,
place in his heart for Mr.. Davis, in
spite of the deep-dyed, double-dis.
titled, Atwood, warranted. not. to-rip.
or-ravel stalwa fanaticism that gusb.
es out OF tho Republican from week
to week. II he had been the founder
of the Republican its politics would
have been as mild as the subdued
murmur of lovers wooings, but he Il
bound by virtne of bis Office to dis
pose OF the "blood and thunder" stock
ON hand, however dlslasteful it may
lie to him.