Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-11-07
TKT LrTrLE REQ voc.
Was N Stolen or Not ?

two or three Of the petty bosses Of hi
party into running for Congress, nov
appears in the type of one or two al
legged newspapers, as the Hon. Mr.
Ewell, have stirred up the little mon
keys in the radical menagerie more
than a nest of humble bees would
have done and caused that most con
temptible of brutes, the ass, alias
Murphy of the Danville Tribune Ia
prick his ears and bray in his usually
nonsensical and disgusting manner.
And in all the braying and jabbering
one thing is parIic ularly noticeable,
every one Of the animals engaged in
the howl almost without exception, is
Juggling at the governmental teat for
pap and begging for more. Well, the
poor little things must do something
to prove their loyalty and fidelity to
the party, and the occasion given
them was about as cheap a chance to
show it as they could wish.
We did not 20 recklessly into this
thing nor would we until backed by
authority, in which we had so much
confidence that all the bowling Der
rishes of the republican camp, pro-
test they never so strongly, could
not make us believe that they have
abused our faith in them. Suppose
we again review the charges and see
if "a foul and slanderous attempt to
blacken Mr.. Ewell's character" has
been made. 1t will be remembered
that the first charge was that he was
tried for
STEALING A LITTLE RED HOG
and that compromise was effected
by which he paid the owner for the
hog. His friends reply that it was a
civil suit under which he was tried for
the value of the hog and that the
Court decided that he should pay for
the animal and the costs. Admit their
statement as correct our information
was not so very far out of the way.
The Court decided that he had illegal
possession of the hog. There are two
ways to become so possessed, by acct
dent or by design. If he accidental
ly came in possession of it, that's an
other thing. but if he designedly took
that which belonged to another,
IT WAS STEALING
whether he was tried on criminal or
u civil warrant. 1t will be seen
therefore that there we're grounds
and good ones for the statement as
published. But again, as Mr.. Ewell
would remark, il he we're exhorting his
brethren, they say it is foul SANDER
because we published that Mr.. Ewell
was indicted, tried and acquitted for
forging the records of the County
Court in a suit in which he was inter-
ested. They admit that the statement
is even so and we published certified
copy of the record to prove it and
yet the little varmints howl about
Islander and democratic lies.
The other charge was that after he
sued man for SANDER for telling that
he had seen him and sweet sister in
rather close quarters, he agreed if the
man would accept verdict of $1,000
he would remit the amount and. pay
half the costs. MIR. Ewell and his
friends say the amount was $4,000
and that all but an insignificant sum
was RENTED and that the man also
signed a libel, and yet they pirate
about an attempt TO traduce the char
acler of the dear little Sunday School
boy. The fair minded are bound TO
confess that we have stuck remarka.
bly, close to the record in the whole
matter and that our informants have
been fully vindicated in all we have
published. We therefore defy libel 4,
suit, and if Mr.. Ewell or his friends I,
think they can help his reputation by =
one, all We have to say is that they
can crack their whips and proceed.
As we have SAID before there are 9
'ther charges against Mr.. Ewell which :
We have SO far declined to publish,
md will continue TO decline unless G
necessary. II is passing is
TRANCE that an innocent man should n
rave so often been accused of crimes .
,ut the fates may have conspired y,
Igainst him and he may be for all we Il
'ersonally know high toned, honora. al
lie, christian gentleman. We hardly ic
hink however, that this is a case in ''
which the defendant should have the
ene6t OF the doubt, but that the n
ule governing railroad trains is the N
est one to adopt in the matter; "In 81
uses Of doubt take the side of safety b.