The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-07-10
"RUNEs" EXPLAINS AND EN-
POSES.

IOuI n"N
quite recently to rectify what false
impressions may have been made
upon the public mind by a certain
scurrilous editorial published III
the so.called GWIf Coast Progress.
This was done, not in v~indlcatlon OF
any personal honor, not i'll defense
of any rights more than those which
we share in common with our fell
low citizens of this, aud the two
adjoining SeacOast counties. Born
in the good old county of Hancock,
reared among it's people and taught
from our earliest recollection that
the noblest aim OF citizenship is TO
defend the honor of ones country,
we feel a just pride in seeing that
it is truthfully and fairly represent
ed, aud we deem 1t to be our duty
as well as that OF every good citi-
zen, to disseminate the seods OF
truth, so that the foul weeds OF er.
ror may not attain a tall and luXu.
rant growth; aud, "upon this line
we intend to fight it out if it takes
all the summer" To this end we
have, and will continue 10 labor for
the circulation of the DEMOCRAT
STAR, as u true exponent of the
principles and best Interests OF our
Coast and people.
ave are as liable to be corrupted
by books as by companions" SAID
Henry Fielding, and the logic of
his assertion may apply-a as forcibly
10 a newspaper as to ii book if the
former has IA tendency to corrupt
and mlslead the readers mind, rs
does the little sheet published I'M
der the mis-nOmer OF Gulf Coast
Progress at Bay ST. LOUIS, the
"true inwardness' of which we will
endeator TO elucidate
The author of this paper says
that it is published on the "Parisan
STYLE" The casual reader will take
it for granted that there is nothing
wrong in this, but let us e what
1.-THE "Parisian style" is, and give
the Progress the full benefit of 1t,
insomuch ais the comparison can be
made, which is simply this: The
Paris journal Is undertaken i'll
shares these shares are sold ; he
who buys a controlling amount OF
tho stock, generally a ministerial
officer or Jealous partizan, who has
an axe to grind, controls the col
umns of the paper in laudatiOn of
himself and structure OF those who
may be his political or professional
opponents, with IS much vehem.
ence as ever did Napoleon, those
of the MOniteur, M. de Dumas,
those OF the DrapeaW or M. lie
Corbiere those of the Gazette.
This is as tar as the analogy will
60, the "PariSian stylep being but
one of the many subtertuges be-
hind which the Progress man lodges
to avoid just responsibility, as he
did when he said a public newspa-
per could not answer anonymous
Scriblers, in reference to the article,
"Haucock County Eindicated,'
when, in fact, his position was such
that he could not defend it,. The
little word, "anonymnus,' which is
of Greek extraction means literally
tcithOut q name. 1t also signifies u
person whose name is unknown, or
who keeps his name q secret. The lat.
ter version is the one which the Pro.
greSs would apply to "RuneS,' but
we use this non de plume because,
by it we are widely known IN
prOpria persona, having written over
it before +; and, therefore, il is only
Il pseudo, such Is many writers
continue to use after their true
name has long been known. But
how is it with the Progress : which
in its entirety is purely and csSen.
TALLY anonymous, both IN the liter.
III aud implied sense OF the word ;
the object of its real editor being
TO keep bis name a secret from the
public, as who would not, were be
guilty of such yulgarisms as those
with which his paper is replete.
As an instance we cite the follow.
ing from the Progress of June 18th,
in referring to an article published
in the DEMOCRAT-STAR, he says:
"'The article was u good one, but
the anonymous of the writer was "A
most unfortunate one. The wIiter
signs herself 'Cyprian.f Is she
really one of that class ~ Now,
by such an argument as this, the
writer not Ouly shows the depravi-
ty of his MUD, and how low and
vulgar his thoughts must be, but
also displays bis ignorance to a
wonderful degree. Every one who
understands word analysis knows
that the word "Cypriau' mems or
pertaining to cypress, aud indeed
Webster's unabridged defines it,,
s'Of the island of Cypress
How fittingly does the little mon
grel verse apply to this peerless
critic:
Dear b since you've essayed,
The editorial path to travel,
None would have known, had you not
prayed,
How great an ass was scratching gravel.
Yet, this is the enlightened para
gOn who is, to 1--WE quote him, ver
batim) "redeem and elevate aud
chnsten the nnhlic sentiment OF