Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-09-07

Mr.. Editor:
DEAR S1R:-I would ask the privilege of
a place in the columns of your widely
circulated paper, in which briefly to give
the reasons why Mr.. Kindred's supporters
have treated the futile, frantic and aber-
tive efforts of the slandering Morris Jour-
nal with silent contempt:
The Journal is, as is we'll known, a Mel.
son campaign organ-the sheet is pub
lished in Morris and edited in Alexandria,
that is to say, if the little garbled chatter
ing it weakly jabbers forth to diminish
ing support, can by any superhuman effort
of Imagination be contorted into anything
bearing even microscopic semblance to
editing. Now as the Journal is Nelson
organ, in all that the term in its most Of
fensive sense, implies the suicidal tactics it
has adopted, is hence only in perfect accord
with what is naturally expected, and is
just the course its worst enemy would
wish it 10 pursue. The torrents of out
rageous abuse and vile calumny which
have poured through the columns of the
Journal since its abortive birth, are I'M
paralelled in the history of journalism,
and are only comparable with the putrid
offensive and reeking slime, seen nowhere
outside of public sewer.
When the columns of newspaper are
prostituted to so vile purpose as assailing
the public and private characters of men
who have been known, universally re-
spected and trusted long before the Jour-
nal carpet baggers appeared in our midst;
its management can only be compared to
scavengers; its offerings to filth, and its
columns to sewers. That the Journal
articles emanate from the disordered and
foul slums of the Nelson headquarters at
Alexandria, are garnered and garbled, and
if possible, further polluted in the con-
Eliminating atmosphere which surrounds
the local henchmen and hirelings, is very
evident. Evident because as Nelson is an
avowed scoffer and infidel, the articles are
void of the remotest tinge Of truth or
decency; apparent because of its scan
dalous and outrageous blasphemy Of Gods
holy word; manifest in the reckless and
shameless indecency with which it at
tempts to villify the character of honor
able and respected citizens; reflected in
the whole tenor OF its reckless. depraved,
and wanton course; such tactics as neither
men of honor or principle would counte-
nance or suggest.
This, Mr.. Editor. is strong language.
I must confess to rebuke this braxen
journalistic nonenity is toe much like strik-
ing at u gnat with club, yet it is time to
call shame on such abuse of an heretofore
honored calling.
The abuse of representative citizens will
do neither them nor Mr.. Kindred any
harm; it can in no possible way do Nelson
and his cohorts any good. Abuse as an
argument, is as obslete weapon as the
Chimes sti.k.pot, it never has or never will
accomplish anything, and though the
squirts of filth which are elected through
the ridiculous apology for even q Nelson
campaign organ; though they may reek
with putrid odors of its natural loathsome-
ness, yet can not soil fair and untarnished
regulations.
The hurricane of public opinions proud
scorn will contemporary blow the reeking
mass of atomized corruption back into
the faces of the stampeded remnants of
the Nelson clique, who are throwing the
vile mess.
Mr.. Kindred's friends do not worry
themselves over any possible harm from
Nelson's pop barrel organ" what it
says or might, by any laundering accident
do to injnre his cause, is a matter of
supreme indifference, for the sheet is i'm
potent in power; impudent in manner; i'm.
prudent in Judgment, and a good deal of
imp in every other respect.
Finally, Mr.. Editor, have but few
words TO add, and that is this: while l re-
greet having had to demean myself, and
probably precipitate controversy. by
noticing the Journal at all, yet as when the
village board of health discover a public
nuisance, which sows the seeds Of physi-
cal disease it is promptly abated, should
not journal which vomits forth moral
miasma, also be summarily suppressed?
Respectfully yours,
A KINDRED SUPPORTER.
Morris Sent. d 1882.