Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-06
"BRAZEN AF-FRONTRY."

Inc new culNOl VI iah-
script speaks distemperedly about mat
ter that he seems to think it will be to his
interest to misconstrue.
The GLOBE. REPUBLIC with brazen Of
frontry comes out with clipping from the
Neuia Torchlight," says he. We find sew
eral clippings from exchanges in the
Transcript, and we would be the last man
in the profession to accuse brother Entler
of "brazen at,trontry' for making them.
II an editor is to be denounced for "brazen
affrontry" whenever he makes clipping,
great Sci,so what is to become Of US
all?
Brother Entler then goe. on to say that
we made this assertion-and he quotes it
to show that we said it: that it gave
over hundred dollars in free advertising
and, because its dramatic editor did not
get dead-head ticket, it had nothing to
say in regard to the performance the next
day." Itwould seem to require some bra
zen at-frontry' to quote that language as
ours. We did not use the language which
the Transcript quotes as our assertion"
and We have the "brazen aftrontry" to
say that the Transcript knew we did not.
But it seems to the Transcript editor
that We did have the "brazen af-frontry
to cap the climax OF egotism" by saying
The immense audience they had here at
tested the value of the GLoBE-RkPUBLIc ad-
veryisDg.'
This we plead guilty to. We did say
that. But We venture the "brazen dt-
frontry" of instructing the Transcript man,
as follows: Attest means according to
dictionsries) gire proof Of: Substitute
the meaning of "attested' in our language,
and you will get the idea:
"The immense audience they had here
gare proof Of the value of the GLOBE-REPUB-
Lie advertising"
1t would not seem to take "the climax
of egotism" or any great deal Of "brazen
af-frontry" to make that remark.
We gave over 500 worth of ad-
vertsing. Other papers gave advertising
more or less than that. The
immense audience they had here a'tested
(gave proof oO the value Of that adver-
tising-ours among the rest If the
transcripts advertising was worth any
thing. "the immense audience attested the
value OF" it.
But the Transcript declares that 'indig-
nation is expressed at the course of the
GLoBE-REPUBLIc on all sides" We do
not believe it No manly young gentle
man. or old gentleman. or mlddle-aged
gentleman can say, with any shadow OF
truth, that the course of the GLOBE-RR-
PUBLIC was anything but fair and honora-
Bile throughout We simply stated the
truth. We stated it courteously and unim-
passionedly. We never said an unkind
word of the perfor msnce here. On the
contrary, we said very large assortment
of kind words We only had the "brazen
atirontry" to clipwhat others said of it else
where. We made no Trades of any kind.
We did not care enough about the matter
to make ''tirades" We only cared enough
to tell the plain, unvarn'shed truth about
it. That is what a newspaper is for, and
that is Just what the GLOBE-REPUBLIC is
for. If anybody feels happy in indigna-
ton over the truth in newspaper, We
take leave to teIicitate him on his style OF
happiness, and hope to be enabled to con
tinue the felicitation.
And brother Entler knows that the at.
tempted sarcasm aaOout ueau-heaulsm Is
rot. He knows that in nine cases out OF
ten it is bore for an editor to go to a
show If he goes, it is generally because
the show-peopl- want him to tickle their
vanity by complimentary notices of their
performance, and because they send him
pressing inUitation to come. And
brother Entler knows that this whole tenn
pest in teapot is the indignation of un,
tickled vanity. We are aware that it re-
quires a great deal OF "brazen dt-frontry"
to say so; but brother EntIer, being a
sensible editor, knows that it is fact