Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-08-25
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WILL TIE DEMOCRAT TOE the MARX?
We were resting easy under the
impression that our infiammatory pa
tent on First street was cured of its
dangerous malady or. at least, was
enjoying lucid interval, but last week
1t seemed to take an entirely fresh
case and broke out all over in spots.
The lofty declaration in preceding
issue of what il had aiterated in the
salutatory of its editors" and the sar-
castle allusion to what it had suffered
ON account of departing from that
declaration of principles, led US to
believe that its course hereafter would
be among the clouds, scorning even
the contemplation of anything ordina-
ry. IT'S sad that it should have so
soon descended from its aerial fight
and resumed its old time habits. The
remedies heretofore applied having
proved Intellectual, we have concluded
to try the following as last resort,
hoping that it may bring the relief
desired.
We might continue forever to point
out the many egregious blunders that
the Democrat is continually making
and that journal can continue to bab-
bile at us in reply and like Gratiano
speak an infinite deal of nothing"
We say that programme might be
indefinitely protracted, to the great
disgust OF the public, and therefore
we propose this speedy plan OF set
Ting the dispute ave wish to remark
and our language is plain" that since
the present editors took charge of the
Democrat, that paper has contained
three times as many errors, typograph-
ical and otherwise, as the CHRoNIcLE
has in the same length of time. We
will leave it to competent and inn
partial committee, to be chosen by
both papers, 70 decide il this assertion
Is not true; the committee to have the
files of the Democrat and CHRONICLE
for the time specified, submitted to it.
Due weight is to be given to the gray
ity of errors and the committee is to
make full report which both papers
will publish. When that is done, one
or the other of us will be like the man
who got hit with a chunk of old red
He smiled a sickly smile, and curled up ON
the floor,
And the subsequent proceedings interested
If the Democrat will toe this mark,
the question of superiority can be
readily settled. The CHRONICLE don't
pretend to be infallible, though the
Democrat once ascribed to us "inten-
tive infalihility," whatever that may
mean. We make errors, out we will
abide by the assertion that the Demo
crat makes three times as many.
Our contemporaries evident irritA-
ton and talk about personalities"
comes with bad grace considering that |
it has been the beginner and aggressor
in this contest. We abide the justice |
Of an intelligent public, conscious that |
we have INDUCED in nothing but fair |
such as newspapers are |
continually giving and receiving. We |
will never abuse our trust by obtrud-
ing personal quarrels ON the public. |
We don't indulge in newspaper pyro-
technics, but the editor of the CHRoN-
ICLE is large enough, old enough and
always ready to answer personally for
any otlense he may have given. If the |
Democrat will point out single in
stance in which we have said anything
about that paper or its editors that
was untrue or unjust, and not uttered
in a spirit of pleasantly, we willretract
the same and apologize for having |
used it-nOt through cringing spirit, |
for we want to shirk no responsibility, |
but from an honest desire to do what is |
right and fair.
The disposition displayed by the
Democrat in this matter reminds us of |
Il story that is told OF Il choleric person
whose hospitality WAS greater than his
purse. He was one of those substan-
tial but Obtuse citizens
who came from the legend-haunted Rhine |
shine"
His name WAS entirely too awful to
spell or pronounce, but they called
him Fritz for short. One day he in
vited three friends to dine with him,
but when the table came to be spread
here was nothing on it but dish of
hash. mfr. -" said Fritz, address
ng himself to guest No. l, will you
nave some hash ?" NO hash" was the
Iuiet response. The same question
was then propounded to each of the
he other visitors, Il tone of entreaty
pcing given to the last inquiry. Both
gentlemen declined any hash as the
irst had done, whereupOn the discon-
,erted Fritz flew into a rage and ex-
amy man vot don't like
lash is "A tam lie" This answer little
meaning little relevancy bore" and We
oppose Fritz's guests felt more hungry
han insulted.
The Democrat being nettled by our
criticisms of its blunders has charged
Is with personalities and all manner
# bad things and is trying to pose be-
ore the public as an injured innocent
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