Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-07-03
STUFF AND NONSENSE.
Caustic Correspondents Hugo and
Hugo No. 2.

Mounts either hired, permitted or
voluntarily as their own act, publish
ed an article last week signed "Hu-
90" which contains statements We
wish to refer to-. The article abounds
in personal abuse Of the editor of
the LEDGER. OF course we did not
suppose, for a moment, the refined
proprietor of our gilt-edged contem-
porary would allow a correspondent,
like a thief in the night or an assassin
in the alley, to attack any one with
out giving the name Of the author.
We asked Mr.. Mounts, the whilom
editor Of the paper, for the name of
the writer. He said he was not ready
to give 1t to us; that there was more
of the same kind to follow. Now, it
is very gratifying to us to know that
any skunk or scab from the e pools
of bastards will be allowed, under a
nom de plume, to attack our private
character without fear of being held
to task for the same. II Hutton Or
Mounts ever drank anything We
should be inclined to think they were
drunk when they permitted such lib
critics and then withhold the name of
the writer, if he has one
Thinking surely the name would be
furnished US, We yesterday wrote J.
F. Mounts a polite note asking for
the same, and received the following
In reply:
| To Col. X. II. White.
MEXICO, Mo, July 1.-As I told
you yesterday. when l have seen and
gained permission from the gentleman
who wrote the communication signed
"Hugo." to which you take excep.
tons, l will inform you. Here the
matter must rest for the present, sc
far as / am concerned.
Respectfully,
j. F. MOUNTS.
Here of course the matter mus
rest. We do not feel like holding
Hutton and Mounts responsible fol
the statements made by "Hago," al
they have about all any two gentle
men of the same cslibre can vel
stand up under. We think they
made a mistake and are sorry for it
but then, again, it is such an unusua
thing for them to make an error tina
we almost feel like forgiving them
In the hurry and hustle of a race 70,
Congress men are prone to overlook
little things like the following, which
was published in last weeks Hatelli
gencer:
ACAUsTIC CORRESPONDENT.
Editor Intelligencer:
Among other contemplate innuen
does and f~abrications in the western
echo of the New York Police Gazette
published Weakly in this city, 1 find tn
following:
"There is some talk about one of GU
candidates for Congress having worke'
for the Democratic party when his lf
was in danger. We do not know wheth
er this talk refers to his work before o
since the war, or during the wal whel
he was in the militia. A man should b
rewarded for all work done the party
especially if he endangered his life
The above extract is only n of yer
many scurrilous articles which appea
in the pseudo Democratic concern owe
the postoflce each week, aimed at Col
Hutton. 1t is perhaps q waste of spac
to refer to the above tarantula, and I re
gret to mention Col. HIS name in tn
same paragraph with a reference to tn
former, but as one who has long know
Col. Hutton l cannot forbear utterin'
my protest against such bushwhackin
journalism as is now practiced by tn
irresponsible, mondescript in question
Col. Hutton is known all over the dis
trict and State as a gentleman; his de
famer here is known as the reverse
Col. Hutton is known as a Democrat b
his works, by his devotion to the princi
pies Of the great Democratic party whicl
he has defended with voice and pen for
quarter of a century; his defamer is no
known as a Democrat-and hasn't a.
ounce of Democratic blood in his veins
Col. Hutton was ~canvassing as a Demo
crat, making speeches in all parts of ths
State, when his present defamers WEI
in their swaddling clothes. As tn
friend of the church and the Sabbatl
schools, and of our public schools ant
colleges no man in Missouri has been
more jealous worker and few have beef
more influential. Would that / coul'
say the same of his defamer. If electet
to Congress, as he deserves to be, (ant
as 1 believe he will beg he will honor tn
p~osition-honor the grand old State t.
the upbuilding and power of which h
has devoted the best years of his activ'
life. A sense of common decency, in thu
absence of true manhood, should impe
the pigmy who disgraces journalism il
Mexico to give the people a rest. Blu
more non HUGO.
We leave it to our readers whethe
it Is exactly right for a newspaper t.
publish such eloquent articles ant
withhold the name, and then reply
"There is more to follow" Go on
boys; let "Hugo" play his string
out. Although you cover him vi
deep, his ears even now stick out
We are not going to get wrathy. Ev
cry dog has his day. The Inteligen
Ger has our sympathy for the error i
has made, and "Hugo'-well, we vii
let him 60 until we know what kind
Of game to load for.
We publish the following "caustic'
letter, written by "Hugo" No. 2
who is ready to give his name: