The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-08-28
Reply to W. C. Gould, Editor of the Her.
aid.
BE Rev. WM. HOLLINSHED.


lew lines for the Standard in defense
# the political character Of Sheriff
Jherington, Chas. Atkinson and D.
that would be assaulted
with such vile epithets as the Herald
contained. Certainly the Herald is
the Smut Machine. l did not know
the name or character Of the editor
when / wrote-and perhaps others
were as ignorant of his real character
as I was' If so, have done the public
a service in bringing to the surface
the troth and foam Of a man whose
heart is foul or whose brain is diseased.
[ will quote from Pollock:
Poor poor. poor man! fallen far below the brute,
His reason stroVe in vain to find her way,
Lost id the st'rmy desert of his prain,
And being active still she wrought all strange.
Fantastic, exeerabie, monstrous things"
This is the most charitable con-
struction l can place upon the actions
Of an editor who puts in his paper
such vile stuff simply because
preacher dares to eommif what to his
class is the unpardonable sin, that of
calling into question the doings or
sayings Of one Of these dictators, who
imagines he is divinely appointed
custodian OF the souls and bodies Of
men. / have as good right to hold
and express my or.n,Hn r.n."n a.. as ne has; and and
the Inconsistency of the editor is ap-
parent to all who will study the page
from which 1 quoted He must re-
member that slang, smut and libelous
articles never pass for argument, and
his use of these weapons only proves
the weakness Of his cause. Better for
him and his hearers had be not en-
tered into controversy aohich I did
not seek, than to stoop as he has and
wound his readers by his venemous
article. I have come to the conclu-
sion that either be was on the verge
Of "Delirium Tremens," or he was
certainly the character spoken of by
Pollock in Book III:
''Twas slander filled his mouth with lying words;
SANDER the fouest whelp of fsin; the man
IN whom this spirit entered, was undone:
His tongue set fire of hell; his heart
Was black as death his legs were faint with haste
To propagate the lie h,s soul had framed;
His pillow was the peace of families 81,
Destroyed, the sigh of innocence reproaehed,
Broken friendships and the strife of brotherhoods,
Yet did he spare his sleep and hear the clock
Number the midnight watches, on his bed
Devising mischief more; and early rose
And made most hellish meals of good mems Names"
As to his consigning me and my
book, Crumbs of Comfort" to hell
that is not his prerogative. God has
not given to men with as foul hearts
and weak heads, the charge Of good
books or well meaning men. The
gates of He'll can not prevail against
the God bless you," coming from the
hundreds comforted by the book. His
wrath against me and my book will
be made to praise the latter, and when
not enough of his ashes are left to fill
a thimble, Crumbs of Comfort" will
live to bless those who are prosecuted
and cursed by vile editors like him.
Religion is not weak, sickly senti-
mentalism, which permits men Of base
hearts to slander those who aim to be
blessing to mankind to go unpun-
ished. ''Let not your good be evil
spoken Of" is wise maxim of st.
Paul.
Had 1 made personal attack upon
him without any provocation, he
might have had some excuse; but as
it was in attempting to defend Tenn
peranee men and practical Temper
aHce measures l did deal with facts
made up of his own ink. Any one is
at liberty to read my article as pub
lished in the Standard and say wheth-
er there was cause for the venting of
his spleen and wrath.
| value his exhibition of wrath as
worth more to me than his kind words
as expressed in the Herald in Febru-
ary in reference to my book. [ would
rather have the i'll will Of bad man
than his friendship. l quote again
from Pollock:
1.-The Christian still
Was Knocked, derided. prosecuted, slain,
And SANDER worse than mockery's sword,.
Or death, stood nightly by his horrid forge,
And fabricated lies to stain his name
And wound his peace. But still he had source
OF happiness that men could Dsither give
Nor take away"
From the bottom Of my heart | pity
his man, who, through weakness of
lead or baseness of heart, was led of
he devil to assail me simply because |
Jared to write an article on temper
nee, for a temperance paper, and
,racticing what l preach, l ask all
Christian readers of the Standard to
DIN with me in asking God to forgive
his enemy Of mine and save him for
;hrist's sake.
Dotriok Hartnat tho Cincinnati