Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-31
Ledger AND ISTELLIGENCER.

ser. Our readers pay US for the
news and not for personal venom
and besides we have nothing against
Mr.. Cook but think he is a heightened
gentleman and try to treat him as
such. The editor of the LEDGER has
conducted that paper for ten years
and brought its circulation up from
600 to 1000. We have had several
newspaper rackets or we presume u
circulation would now he 5000.
While we are on this question we
want to say that anything we have
said to wound the feelings of the
edftor of our contemporary was not so
intended. He assaulted Senators Vest
and Cockreil, as we think, unfairly.
We saw fit to champion their
cause" A question was asked us
about the reason u contemporary
fought them. We answered it in a
courteous manner, in nc way reflect
ing on its editor, who has been our
personal friend for years and always
will be. We are inclined to agree
with the st. Louis Republican, which
Sam pitched into and tried to reform
before he was dry behind the ears
1t smiled and said Sam was a %''little
coltish.". He will get over that
though. We shall always treat him
kindly, as W e always have.
Mexico must have two papers.
They should dwell together i'll
peace and work hand in hand for the
good of the town and county, as the
I~ntsIigencer and the LEDGER have
done for the past few weeks. We
shall still continue to uphold our
friends in high and low places when
we think they are right and.
trust our contemporary will take nc
! offense. Senator Vest, in a letter
published in the LEDGER to-day, vim
dictates himself of the unjust accuse
tions of u contemporary, and gives
the plain facts in the case.
The MteNigsncer this week say:
'the LEDGER ought to be posted OF
boobies and sell-outs." 1t is tru,
We have lately been investigating
Prosecuting Attorney Buckner, al
alleged stakeholder in the Iatelligen
Ger and made some wonderful discov
cries. He returned a portion of the
doodle" 1t also makes an insinu
about the ''insincerity of TIN
LEDGER's support of Hutton. Thu
LEDGER simply said give Hutton
show. We say so now. Is Their
anything wrong in that? The edito
of our contemporary knows full vel
that we are as much stuck on Hutton
as he is. The public knows it too
Sabe?
The LEDGER did not uphold Rev
Smith. The MteNigeacer published
that Rev. j. S. Smith suspended
from the NJ. Z. Church, South, TO
immortality This was a mistake
and because We published til,
rerJotim statement made by Rev
Smith before his congregation, il
which the reverend gentleman accuses
the editor of the IateAigencer of pur
posely disappearing, him, h
charges US with upholding Rev
Smith. The LEDGER gave the facts
as it always tries to do. Was there
anything wrong in that?
We think the hteUigencer shoult
look after Its OWE myths and nom d
plumes. We do not refer to Der
tha' or insignificant writer's of tina
kind, but to ali attack made OF
Senator Geo. G. Vest by Jennie jun
last week. 1t was very much out o
place and evidently emanated from
the brain of some verdant youth.
Our contemporary accuses the LED
GER of being jealous of it. We fai
at this time to catch the drift of thi
remark. Fer heavens sake, VIVA
are we jealous of? The LEDGEl
notices these things to show that GU
contemporary is mistaken. We trus
it is not trying to get up a fight
We have not but the best of feeling
for Its editor. We have Away
spoken of him in the highest term
and sincerely. He may have som
friends who would 'like for him t
jump in and chew Bob White u
blood raw" (some of them tried
and got enough) but We shall try nc
to give him any cause. We don
, think we have given him any reaso
for unkind remarks but may be mis-
p taken. We think the different line
of policy of the two papers can b
, sarried out and our readers bette
} pleased without any personal new!
t paper racket and shall try to avoid i
We may differ but that is no reaso
. for unkind and ungentlemanly IT
5 marks. Strong language is not a
| gument any way. As Bro. Cook
not a book agent the editor of tt
: LEDGER would not shrink from mea.
t uring ''lances' or anything else wit
t him if any possible good could
the result. As the matter stanC
, when we feel belllgerent we sha
, hunt up a delinquent subscriber I
, cool off on unless both of our CO:
{ tails are trodden off.
Landmark Gone.
Died of pneumonia, last Thursda,
/ VIM Woods, aged 81 years. NJ