Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1882-12-30
DOES NOT READ Us RIGHT.

There is no question about the rails
ing OF rebel flags at Odessa, and has
been none, and the attempt indirectly
10 make 1t appear that there has can
mean nothing but an effort to get that
commnnit, lu,o turmoil and trouble
Lexington Intel,ix encer.
The foregoing is calculated to do
Odessa an injustice. Such charge is
unfounded, and surprises the citizens Of
both town and country. How the edit
or of the Intelligencer can state such q
charge SO emphatically and positively
leads as to believe there is . mistake
somewhere, or that he is Jesting. No
such an accusation was ever heard of at
Odessa before. The editors sources
Of information may he superior to ours.
but his assumed facts are without found
ation.-Odessa News.
The editor of the Intelltgencer does
not estate such a CHARGE" emphati-
cally or others Use. On the CONTRA y,
he editor of the In,elli.e. GER knows
OF no ore making such $ charge excep,
the Lexington Register. Our contem
porary simply misspprehends what we
wrote. We meant to Say above that
there is no question (pr" or con) about
the raising OF rebel flag at Odessa. and
that the attempt. Indirectly, to make it
appear that there is, 10 miscLievous.
That is ali. Our Contemporary should
know 10 better than to think We would
lightly permit any thing Injurious OF our
neighbors 10 appear In our columns.
Our republican contemporary in this
CITY seems to have been, up to this
time. obstinately perverse about this
matter. Briefly, II has done this: A
four or i've line paragraph appesred In
the Odessa Herald, in a correspend.
ence frsm Bates City, saying that
rebel dsgs had been raised after the
election In Bates City. Tho Register
copied the paragraph, crsditing 1t to
the Odessa Herald proper. and not to
the Bates City correspondent, thereby
making It appear as II the alleged Incl
dent had occurred in Odessa, instead of
in Bates City. and up to its last
issue it has persisted in Its statement.
while tho Inteifigencer and herald
endeavored to correct the matter; and
In its last lssre it Is silent regarding 1t,
leaving its readers ubder the erroneous
impressions which it has created in their
minds BY its Misrepresentation in pre-
vious issues. a ase sia ea. a'
May we ask the News,in parenthesis,
why, ifit ,s hypercr,tical OF the Intell,-
gencer, it il not even critical OF the real
culprit In this caseP Ifit has done this
act Of justice to its community We have
overlooked 1t, and If it will send us any
such article or paragraph We shall take
pleasure in reproducing G 1t. as We always
desire the truth to prevail.
We do not believe rebel flags were
even at Bates City. al will
appear from Mr.. Charles Wards COM
to the Herald, copied else
where.
For one reason we are not sorry that
this controversy has taken place. 1t
will be remembered that four or five
years ago similar one occurred some
where in North Missouri, and it was
discussed over the state. and
made big thing of. Now the 'rebel'
does not seem to be "red" dag Even
though some idiot should display it ID
defiance the substsntlsl. thinking part
Of population would not. as they
should not. be held responsible for the
act. Rebel flags are now no more dan.
gerous than are quotations Of rebel
bonds, and the whole rebel business.
dead as It long has been iu fsct, seems
10 have been "played' by the repu bli-
cans tor ali it WIS worth, aud even .
little beyond the point OF any tangible
or appreclable value.
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