The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
FoR THE SOMERSET HERALD.


has overfiowed in the eyes Of my friend, SENT
Weekly TEMPER Cent. for coiiecfionSmifh In the
words Of Sir Andrew Ague-Cheek, Plague ont;
an Ia thought he had been valiant and 50 cum
ming in fence, I'D have seen him damned ere ia
have challenged him let him let the matter slip,
and III give him my horse. grey Capi;et,"
what pits of trouble men dig for themselves
when they attempt to NEEDLE in the affairs Of
State The new lafl has brought all the terrors Of
the law down upon the devoted head OF Piumba-
20. and an attempt TO meddle with Somerset Bcr-
ough police duty has got Se1si- Weekly Ten-Per-
Cent for Collecfio Smith into the Titan grip Of
the Criminal law
But to think that's sbit Of discussion wild cur
sticks" should bring me, PluDoago, frutn the
wilds OF Addison Township, where Tor years I've
acted the part Of
A flower that's doomed TO blush unseen,
And waste its sweetns IS on the desert air.
But now alas I'm to be dragged from my oh.
scarity, paraded, q spectacle for gods and men,
before the bar OF the Court Of Common Pleas Of
Somerset County, Pa, as one who wantonly, mall
ciousiy of malice aforethougntby force and arms,
wrote, uttered, procured TO be published in GER
tain paper known as THE SsxERsxr HERALD, oi
Somerset County, Aforesaid, certain document.
'eQgitled, The New Jail, )" In which were certain
false and malicious words, phrases, clauses, SEN
tences and discourse, derOgatory to the character
and social standing Of one Semi Weekly Tsn-Per-
Cent, ,or-c coLecfioE- Smith, by means of which hu-
morous publication the said Semi-Heshiy- Ten Per
Cent for Ssiih was intended to be, and
was provok ed to wrath, and exposed 10 the public
hatred, contempt and ridicule, whereby the said
rTr ar
was greatly and grievousIy damaged in body and
mind, AMI in reputation In the community, all
which were xnown to said Plambago TO ba ialse
and malicious. SUCH a document, drawn by some
minion os the law, presume. will be served upon
me-and s' may the Lord be nercifui 10 me, sin
nerr This Is wonderful. A man who has claim
ec to be an editor for years who has published a
paper that has been q boon 20 many sOulsiek
Traveller through this vale Of tears, comfort 10
the distressed in their affections, because the pa
per is peculiarly son, and the impression not
heavy enough, usually, 10 unduly saturate I, with
printers Ink.
This journalist now comes before the Court
aforesaid and pleads the ''baby act in the most
feeling tones OF sucking infancy. man who is
confronted with the evidence Of his righteousness
every weels-s man who seeks TO draw the county
Of Somerset into league with him to punish a few
ignorant officials for acts which primo Ideie are
the result OF ignorance but not Of dishonesty.
This man who uses the mails of the United States
OF America to solicit subscriptions ofsriag ten per
cent for e collection Of fhe to pay sor cOun-
sci employed by hip for the prosecution of men
who hare done days Of honest labor to his minutes
men who have laid up competency for them
selves in their old age, while he has made himself
the rice Editor. quasi proprietor and subordinate
brains Of the AeyersdGle Commercial. Poor dey-
Il ard now to silence truthful pen which Meth
er he nor his-hangers on-can answer, he pleads
the ''baby-aet' by making the threat of a Prosecu
tio- for libel. There is a courtesy existing be
tween newspaper Editors. A tacit understanding
that they have the right OF free speech Fortunate
~ for the profession OF journalism very few Of its
members are on the Court records as having
brought libel,or slander suits against other nen-
bers of the profession-and those who have 50 far
forgot themselves, have been alIoweu dOubly-dy-
ing, to go down to the vile dust from whence they
sprung, unwept, unhonored and unsung. l feel
for poor Seat Weekly Ten Per Cent For C0liee-
fion-S Saith. He is surrounded by difficulties. Dan
gers beset him on all sides. He must have money
or its equivalent. The tolls of the law are encir-
/ cling him. and he may well exelaiE. What shall
the harvest be a. When 1 entered the columns OF
the public press through the HERALD i supposed
that candid statement OF facts and deductions
therefrom would be met by an equally candid re-
ply. The community can see how have been de-
ceiyed. The whole discussion winds up by plead
ing OF the 'baby actr by Semi Weekly Ten Per-
Cenf-Fcr- coQecfioa-sm Smith.
Yours Truly,
| PLraBAGo.
I Addison, Pa. Sept. 20, 1885.