Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-13


that this claim of superior virtue and en-
terpriSe is a ranting lie Instances like the
above could be piled up beyond the Capac-
ity of our columns. if necessary, but 1t is
not; a single example proves their hypoc-
risy as concluSvely aS hundred.
The climax of their audaciou| thievery,
however, is only reached when we search
beyond the regular news coumS and eN-
anime what they call their department of
ABLY written contributed articles" To
use the language of the App'ogW 1t may I've
cruel to expose one of the rankeSt frauds
ever perpetrated on the reading community
of this city by that self-same high moral
sheet, but it is the accepted duty" of the
GLoBE-REPUBLIC Ito hold up to the public
gaze all such fraudulent transactions"
Many Of these ably written articles, "
which appear in the columns of the APDi0-
gg, from time 10 time, are stolen bodily
from journals published in remote parts of
the country. and palmed of for original,
they evidently thinking that no one would
detect the audaciOus humbuggery. II is an
open secret. however. among many that
this practice prevails with them. The arti-
Giles are too long 10 be reproduced. but We
will cite the public 10 one of many instances.
4 few weeks ago there appeared in
the columns of the ApuI0gV an
Of a son of the great Napoleon.
The article purpOrted to be written by
one of the members of their local staff, and
the facts related were such as had been
acquaintance and intimacy with the illus
trisus hero of the sketch. BY the careful
reader, however. the article was discovered
10 be the same a. published IN the Cincin-
matt Enquirer, Of a previous date, headed
''Nap0leon's Putative Son" and credited TO
the New London (ConnecticutD Day."
TO Use the language of yesterdays
able editorial again, for We can
md no more suitable words, we
say that lin some cases they add Insult to
injury, by changing the headlines of the ar
ticles thus faxed. and otherwise mutilating
their contents 80 as to give them all ap-
pearance of being original" The scheme
however. is too gauZy. as there is abundant
evidence To show, and which proof certain
parties have filed away for future reference
and possible use that what We have stated
is true and cannut be successfully dISproVen.
This high moral sheet does not even stop
here: its editors even extend their practices
of PIRACY into the local field. as has been
clearly demonstrated. One of our city
dailieS goes to press al all hour some
what earlier than the Apology, and
tIeir great and superior enterprise suggested
the idea of hiring a small boy 10 get hold Of
one of the first papers that comes from the
press, and rush with il to their Office. that
they might fake such news IS they had
been ''scOOped" on. Now. Mr. -Ap0InglL
90 hide your head for shame, for that is
about the meame>t piece of piracy that can
De practjced
Why should sheet like yours. conceived
in a spirit of revenge and Graded in hate,
be- compelled to resort to such methods.
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your command? But it might be well TO
inquire how long would your boosted enter
prise endure if your sustenance and life
We're dependent upon the resources furnished
by your earnings? Oh. We fellows that
represent all that i pure and enterprSing
in journalism. get thee to a hennery."
Ye deserve to be- branded a> asses. were it
not for one thing. God made you for men,
Elijah Burgess, sound republican and
an experienced educator, who has been for
several years superintendent of the public
schools at Cambridge, has been brought out
by his friends as suitable person to be
chosen state school commissioner He is
doubtless well qualihrd for the position.
and would command generous support as
candidate. He i a robust young man. and
would make an energetic canvass.
The political funeral uf Gladstone and
ParmrlI will be- postponed lor wear. There
viii be- work for them to do in the next par
liamrmt and Salisbury. Harrington and
Bright will not find it any easy matter to
hold the government up by the tail.
The Doodle democrats of Ohio are At
tempting, by the Use OF taffy, to get Mr..
Thurman to lend them the Use of his name
in their efforts tu rescue the coal oil states
men from their present trouble
The most responsible position in a family