The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-08-28
THE RELIABLE" REP.


Another Loug-Drawn Whine from That
DFowsy, Droning Organ.
"Self-praise stinks" says Brick Pome.
roy, and the OdOr OF self'datteTy In the
Murder VIII Ont" article In the Re.
p0sitory OF Tuesday was 30 rank and
penetrating that even some OF lts oldest
Republican subscribers were disgusted
and 80 expressed themselves.
In Mondays DEMOCRAT was given an
account of the finding Of the dead body
OF an Infant In Shrlyer'a Run last SatuT-
day. This account was correct and we
have no correction 10 make. The Rip
Van Wrinkle sheet on Court street, with
Its usual brilliant enterprise (O failed
10 "catch on" and its readers had TO
consult the DEMOCRAT to learn the par
ticulars Of the affair.
II was the best local item OF news
since the dig wreck on the Valley, and
was the subject OF universal comment
Monday evening. OF course proprietor
Tom was wrOth, In fact red hot, ut thus
getting left again, and no began TO med
itate whether no was running q news.
paper or q family organ. A council OF
war was Immediately called, and "Pl.
ney" and the rest OF the gang were
called TO account. In order 10 pour oil
on the troubled Repository waters, and
hide their lack OF enterprise, no, with
the q Ia PompadOur hair and
little Plney" conc0cled the
scheme which was sprung In
their Issue Of Tuesday. For q
specimen OF unadulterated egOtism we
would commend that article. II 10 q fair
sample OF the monumental gall which,
like cloyen h0of, the Rep, gang ex.
hibit whenever they get left, witness
thekollowing;
"Strange TO say the reliable Repository
had not word OF any awful crime, and
many people would not credit the report,
The Repository thought that 40 tho pub
lie knew nothing OF the awful affair,
they would not miss II II the story 70.
mained untold another day, aud In the
meantime everything possible could be
obtained. v presentment that
hung over our office Monday that prob
ably the DEMOCRAT would publish II
only confirmed the intention TO wait o
day, feeling confident that lts enterprise
would result In some defect that would
make our full report appreciated. RE
poaltory.
Oh, how modest we are; we, the ire
liable" II we have 10 say II ourselyesl
II has been q standing remark among
Repository readers that II Ia nothing but
Budget OF Blunders," II the Reposi.
tory knew all about the affair why didn't
they publish II. But, OF course they only
had two days time 10 gather the facts
for daily paper and no one could ex'
pect one OF the remarkable journalistic
prodigies OF the Rep. ~ accomplish even
three line Item In less than az many
days. From custom, which has grown
to be second nature with the Rep. they
waited TO 500 whut tho DEMOCRAT would
soy. Every evening the Rep, reporters
watch for the DEMOCRAT and get pointers
for their next days news. The fact OF
the matter is the Rep. knew nothing OF
the matter until they saw Mondays
DEMOCRAT; they were scOoped In fair
and Legitimate manner and now are
ashamed to acknowledge II,
Tho dismal whine Tuesday night wat
only q repetition OF their former wall
ings, Whenever the Rep. gets badly
scooped " dey0tes all its feeble energies
next day TO trying TO convince its read
ers that there "is nothing In H." Wher
the DEMOCRAT gave the particulars OF .
horse whipping case and wrote up The
notorious George Green some time ago
the Rep. declared both 10 be falsehoOdi
and especially held up Green az much
prosecuted man, How both items turned
out our readers are aware. The horse
whipping case was verified by the prin
clpal party participating In II and the
police court records In the cast
Of Green and his peramour Emma Mead
proved the truth OF our assertions.
The Rep, article is thln.skIIned and
weak and between the lines eau be read
the chagrln and disappointment of the
gang, II was intimated TO ua Tuesday
night that maybe some one OF the Rep,
gang knew more about the paternity 0l
the murdered Infant than they cared u
tell and Invented tho cat story TO husl
the matter up and divert attention from
the crime. A certain variety Of "cats'
are, Mt all events, said 10 DO great favor
ties with some Of the Rep, crowd.
| Some unfeeling wretch made tho cold
blOoded remark that tho dead baby wal
redheaded, but no, we cant believe that
But we do remember OF some alloget
calt's hair that was found In u Cur NJ
the Aultman works couple OF Year,
ago, which bore n suspicious rtsom6
lance to that of the Rep, reporter ant
caused tho latter TO write up u probable
murder, which did not even have /
drowned kitten In II.