The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-04-29
Nov AVE THEy.

EDlIoE HERALD:-A short time since re
ceiyea by mail an article clipped from the
NeyzSicie Commercial, headed "A red-kot
shot al Bastard Stslwsrt, +" written by one
who preteads to be Reader This Non
pareil Reader filed half column in that
wonderful sheet, finding fault with short
item found in Brothersvzlley Items = few
weeks ago. Vow, Mr.. Reader, let me tell
you night here that il requires no education.
no; much intellect and but very little brains
to find fault with, and criticise the produe-
tons of another. I could fill the whole
Commercial in criticiziDg your article, but
this would make neither you, myself, nor
anybody else any better or wiser by reading
IL Reader" the world Is large enough for
you and 70 get along in il, without sitting
down and wasting time in finding fault
with each others past mistakes. and IN fact,
life Is too short and time too precious 70 in
dulge this ehildishness Reader" once We
were children, and talked and acted Ike
children. but now We are both men, and
have 70 deal with the realities Of life. 50,
let rs putawsy these childish ways and sc,
ike men, l would lot have wasted any
time, paper, or pencil in replying 70 your
article, had You LEI by-Eones be by-sones,
and dealt with the great present and future
instead. You say in your article "a man
living in glass house should lot throw
stones" having undoubtedly reference to
my past political mistakes, and you seem
think that by quoting such naxims, yor
viii justify your own course. Not so, Mr..
Reader" there is this difference between
my past mistakes and yours, have confess
ed them more than a hundred times in pri-
vsts, and now say, once for all. in public.
thst no one was ever more sorrv for his
past follies. than am for my past political
mistakes. But how Is il with you and your
followers, why, whenever little mention
IS made Of your past as well as present won
derfal political blunders, yoa hy into q
passion, and resort TO the press TO justify
your mistaken course.
In your article you say the split in the
party has brought about its desired end, and
guess ii has as far IS you are concerned.
Three years ago you and this tax collector.
and all others who voted the same ticket
defeated Gen. James A Beaver, one legged
Union Soldier and as good and true Re
publican Is ever trod on Pennsylvania soil
for Governor, and assisted directly In EJECT
ing q young Maryland Democrat in his
stead Last fall your brethen in New York
and elsewhere defeated Blaine for president
Now Mr.. Reader you have stabbed the
Republicans party in the back Of late years
whenever you had a chance, and does It not
seem a Little shocking and cheeky that
while your hsnds are yet stained with blood
TO tiy into passion TO yindiczte yonr bad
course. Indeed it seems to me that you lev
cry one Of you mean ough; 10 be down in
sack cloths and ashes instead of pursuing
the course you do pursue. You seem TO re-
fer with pride TO the 81 coo republican ma
joriiy in the state ask what gaod did
that do, besides there are quite a number Of
causes for this large majority besides the
reuniting of the party. but this Is not the
time nor place to enumerste them. Mr..
Reader don't you think IT astonishing for
you TO write the way you do, when know
ihst yoa didn't vote for Blaine OF any Of the
other republican candidates last fail. In
conclusion would say to the ..Reade-n
that he msy crifieise st this item under
consideration from now till iooms day and
be can, change the truth Of If one bit
Nov aSD THES.