The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-04-05
HE WHACKS BACK.
THE DANBURY REPORTER GETS
a DRUBRING AGAIN

the Dem ,crats VIII Relief ComH From
Internal Revenue Oppression.
Editor DaaBurs Reporter.
Ny DEAR REFoRMER = u : q
have favored lis with another acs.ts
and We will not depart from our Gus
tom always to answer those who write
to us. Your last ia like unto your
others. Your ideas are SO vague, and
your command of the Queens English
SO imperfect that it would battle the
proverbial wisdom of a philadelphia
barrister to fathom what you are dri-
wing at. You beat the devil around
the stump and say great deal in
saying nothing The fact of the busi-
ness is, you have done wrong, and 1t
makes you mad to tell you So IF the
truth cuts you like two-edged sword,
the whole truth would cut you like a
two edged razor. IF you want the
whole truth, press the matter If you
want to run into personalities, crack
your whip. We will accept any kind
of contest you may offer. You seek
by remote innuendo to divert the pub
lie mind from our charges, but we are
going to keep them under your nose
until they "smell like burnt horn"
You ask what your cabbage patch,
Camaca, &c, have to do with your
politics? Nothing. We never would
have mentioned them if you had an
swered us in spirit of manly discus
sion. Our first article had nothing
personal in it. You answered it by
insinuating that we paid for the pub
'lication of our statements, and that
we were delinquent or not a sub
scriber to your paper. If you think
we are the former, present the account
and if we can't cover it with your re-
ceipt, you can get the mouey. That
dodge won't do any longer. You have
never come to the point or answered
us. After your evasive style, you re-
fer us to the files of the Reporter 20
ascertain your political complexion.
We have neither the time nor inelina-
ton to search old Reporters for your
politics. five did, we would hardly
discover a Democrat in them if you
have been correctly represented by
Republican candidates during the last
several campaigns, or.sby Republican
papers more recently. Such 4 search
might show you up as Republican.
In fact, we never heard you accused Of
being a good Democrat. IF you are a
good Democrat, it makes Republicans
mighty scarce and lonesome. If you
doubt this, deny it, and we will adduce
the proof.
If we don't let you alone, you threa-
ten to "get too big for your breeches
and run for constable or road over
seer" Unless you change greatly
you would not get the nomination in
the Democratic party, and Bill Hall
would beat you to death in the Repub-
lican. An occasional recollection of
this fact ought to keep down your am
bition and prevent you from outgrow-
ing your old pantaloons.
You should not beg the question by
telling the editor of THE SENTINEL
he could find other news more inter-
esting than our letters. No doubt
other news would be more interesting
to you. But whenever your assistance
is desired in running THE SENTINEL,
very likely proposition for your
services will be submitted to you. But
as you are SO little adapted to edito-
rial labor, we take it that you and the
Reporter will jog on together, and for
while longer ''lag superfuous on the
stage" Your conception ofthe func-
tions of a journalist and your appre-
citation of the popular taste for news
are wide of the mark and several cen
turies behind the age. The success of
modern journalism is not attributable
to the publication Of antidotes for the
destruction of 'ticks, feas and rats.
As to your future abode we have
but little concern. We would be glad
to see you go to heaven-if it were
possible And ifyou are bound to go
below, it would be good idea to take
the Reporter with you. It has been
said that hi would be a good place
to run a Republican newspaper. You
and the Reporter could fill the bill IN
that new field of Journalism.
You persist in asserting our criti-
cisms to improper motives. Was the
Wilmington Star "actuat2d by per
sonal hatred" when it mopped you
against the earth SO numerically
Mr.. Kingsbury had no personal feel
ings against you and he knew it was no
the "other quill driver" that was writ
ing those "thin, vapid, pointless" eff
fusions. Your articles bear interna
evidence of having emenated from /;
mind replete with ignorance. The re
verse is the case with the "other quill
drivers" articles. According to you
rule, you must have great persona
hatred" for the Democratic party
Much more strongly does it apply t,
your case since that party has don,
! nothing to merit your unjust cen
| sure.
But your mind seems to have un-
dergone aslight change since we frs
i took you to task. You now say, atru
the people in the revenue-cursed sec
tions, whether Democrat or Republi-
can, are with us in feeling and ar
| locking to the Democrats to repeal th
obnoxious law" Only a brief Will
since you were charging the Demo
cratic party with breaking thei
promises to the people and loudly de
claring that, at the next election
"many would not vote at all, or, if the
| did they would vote the Repubical
| ticket. !" You see the Democrats ar