Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-12-12
Amicable Adjustment.

by that most humorous of all Ameri-
can sketchers, Robert j. Burdette,
dming Grants secondadministration
will pay any one for perusal. In or
der to well understand it, our readers
will bear in mind that the Hawkeye
referred to, is a Republican paper,
and the Gazette is an afternoon Dem
ocratic paper. Here is the sketch, as
given by Burdette:
"There is one thing" said Mr..
Leatherby, as he was walking down
town one drizzling, disagreeable day
during the last presidential campaign,
"that disgusts me with politics, and
that is the violent and abusive tone
our daily papers conduct the discus
sion of every issue and question
which they touch upon"
"Indeed you may well be disguised
at it." replied old Mr.. Bartholomew,
who had just Joined him. SIT is as
much as a man can do to lift a news
paper off his doorstep with pair Of
tongs. Time and again / throw the
paper down half read, and / have Sc
riOusly thought of stopping it alto
gether, for / consider its presence in
my family a contamination"
"It is, in truth" replied Mr.
Leatherby; cit is worse than a con
tamination. 1t is corrupting; it has
a degrading, brutalizing influence
that is, l am convinced, undermining
the foundations Of our moral struct
ure. The daily press of today is one
great engine of abuse, defamation
grammar, worse language and worse
morals"
81 cannot see for my part" sale
Mr.. Bartholomew, "why men canno
discuss politics as freely, as earnestly
and as gentirely free from acrimo
NOUS expressions and feeling, as pure
ly exempt from abusive language o
any kind, from any heat and anger
as they could discuss the grade Of ;
street or style of a coat"
"And so think l." said Mr.. Leath
erby. 81 cannot, for my part, con
ceive of an intellect so warped anC
narrow, mind so shallow, that i
cannot carry on a discussion upOl
any question in politics without fall
ing into the asperities, vulgarity
abusive detraction, and shameful
SANDER that is the reproach and dis
grace of the newspaper press"
cit is form of idiocy, believe,
replied old Mr.. Bartholomew. "Iti
an indication of a feeble mind tina
looks upon abuse as an argument
and bullying as logic. l am and al
ways have been a Republican, but
can express my disapproval of man,
Democratic measures in a gentleman
ly manner, and if l had not min
enough to keep my temper I woul
consider that l had no right to tail
politics."
"You are perfectly correct" rejoir
ed Mr.. Leatherby earnestly; "an
while we disagree on some points i
political controversy, being a Lii
long Democrat, yet we can freely an
with mutual pleasure, and l trus
profit, meet and discuss our difel
ences in a friendly manner, withor
giving way to the insane and detest.
BILE exhibition of temper, ignoranC
and prejudice which marks the tor
of the morning paper"
81 had not noticed it 50 much
the Hawkeye," replied Mr.. Barthol
new, with a show of awakening il
terest in the conversation; "but whe
that trashy Democratic sheet TIL
pollutes the evening air is brought
me by my neighbor, an ignorant do
who can neither read nor write, b
takes the paper as party duty, ar
asks me to read it for him, | a
amazed that the gods of truth ar
decency do not annihilate the inf
nous, puerile sheet with their thu
derbolts." rtrr
"Youmust bearin mind, however
rejoined Mr., Leatherby, speaking
triflle louder than was necessary
addressing a companion whose han
was resting on his arm, "the Gazet
has such tide of corruption, such {
avalanche Of political bigotry al
villainy to rebuke that its voice mu
be raised in order to be heard, and
must speak boldly, defiantly and
the thunder tones Of righteous denu
citation to startle the people into a I
alizing sense of the peril whi'
threatens the country from Repub
can misrule and tyranny"