Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1885-04-29
CommunlC en-.

MEXICO, April 25, 1885.
To the EDIoR of SENTINEL AND REPUB-
LIoAs: Our quondam friend notice has
changed his name and paper and now ap-
pears in the columns OF the Juniata Herald
as Fitzpatrick, Jr. This chameleon like
character OF ssCitixen" alias Fitzpatrick, Jr,
is entirely typical of his kind, and whilst he
may change his name in to many aliases, like
rogues are want to do, he is like tho leper
unable to change his spots. The marks and
DISCUSSES he assumes and that have long
hidden the cloven foot no longer afford him
protection, and day by day reveals more and
more his now confirmed habit of engaging in
"ways that areI dark and tricks that are vain. 7"
His maudlIn wall that took him one whole
day to find somebody to write for him is an
effort at imitation and compilation of our
letter of the previous week, which was moth
ing less than a true photograph of Citizen,
alias Killpatrick, Jr., so PLAIN that all CO uld
read and recognize and the other the most
stupid mis- representation OF facts, which
when pointed out viii be conclusive proof
of insincerity and wilful untruth that viii
alone brand d-him as the supreme Fitzpatrick
Ananias of Mexico. Look he writes Mr..
Murdiff's petition has only five signers who
are honest. sober, law abiding citizens, and
not fOrty-fve.' ! challenge investigation to
prove this assertion. That there are forty
five of that class and every one of them
promising higher attributes Of minh)o than
Fitzpatrick Ananias dare claim. That petit
ton is on file in the ProthOnOtary Ofiic c
open TO public inspection. let him who
doubts go see and examine and the verdict
will confirm the assertion OF Old Honesty,
and Citizen alias Fitzpatrick, Jr., must ac-
cept the penalty Of voluntary or ignorant
falsehood, and stand condemned as the sa-
preme Citizen alias Fitzpatrick, Jr., AnaRi-
as of Mexico. Your refuge of lies has been
swept away. Now Fitzpatrick Ananias you
made one honest statement through your
stupidity, when you admitted the powerful
effects of Old Honesty's quinine, powerful
TO evildoers, shams and backbiters. The
Citizen, we hear took the dose by sections
and SO powerful was the effect that he woke
up dazed, manifes,ing great surprisr in his
past utterance, loosing has identity as ''Cit
izen" pu.s on the mark of Fitzpatrick, Jr.
We now propose to give you lighter dose, =,
in urh 20 a
Jr., and come out under your true aud IA ore
fitting title KillpItrick Ananias, Jr., for We
must believe you to be the Supreme Kill
patrick Ananias, Jr., of Mexico. You make
a mOurnful appeal in behalf of the morality
of our town and you ask for protection t.
our children. How nice that sounds in a
believers ear, but the fact is We are very
su spicious OF your pretence, you have play
ed the ''tfick mule,' so often We must
question your mOra,izing until we see
''fruits meet for repentance" Let US see
what kind Of fruit you have born here etOfore
and if il is not worse than dead sea fruit
when examined We will believe You saint.
Now Fitzpatrick Ananlas step into the wit
ness box and We will ask You a few ques-
tiOns and We charge you to remember the
fate of your ancestor who took a wurse dose
than quinine tor Lying. Do you honestly
claim TO be reformer and remonstrator
"Oh no ouly mean to kick at any thing
backed up by the improvement party"
Don't you think some Of your kicks are
suicidal "Oh yes; but 80 great is my re-
form spirit within do it to spite somebo-
dy." Do you curse and swear .Yes /
am very profaue." Do you try to iniure
your neighbor ''Yes | say hard things
about them when | get mad" Do you
drink Beer ''0h my , yes love IT, Do
you drink whisky ayes on the sly.' That
will do. By their fruits you shall know
them, shams, backbiters, busybodies. Each
one of them wiser than ten men that can
give a reason. This is the shallow mortal
who gushes over in the Juniata Herald with
sentimental moTalizing under the garb of
Fitzpatrick, Jr., and we brand him as the
Supreme Fitzpatrick Ananias of Mexico.
Lay on McDuff. OLD HONESTY.