The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1888-01-18

first one and did not care to double
the dose. Dodge tho subject as you
may. still the intimidating note to
Mr.. Sample stands unrefuted and un-
changed. The impulse that prompts
ed it is shown plainly in the bull
doing language used. 1t plainly
told that unless he threw up all per-
sonal rights and became tool and a
slave to the company's interests, he
need expect no employment.
'sThe man who succeeds Mr.. sample we
lave no written contract to require him to
talk or vote Republican. Never said word
to him about It,"
We don't doubt your statement in
this particular, for "a burnt child
breads the fire." Yet why was the
Progress press stopped when about
half the papers were run off and the
card from Mr.. Parker taken out, SO
that part of its readers could never
see it? Was it because the editor
feared the consequences from some OF
his readers? 1t is a little trick yet
unexplained.
The man the HERALD so violontly accuses
Is no malignant par'izan; can show more
Democratic votes than the HERALD man
can Republican. To make this questionable
publication complete. the HERALD revives
in Italics its old just-after-the-
about "Red Apples" etc. A charge indig-
nately denied and proof demanded, which
failed OF course, and the then editor said to
the accused "If you will quit WILL"
In answer to this we will say that
we do not think personalities are in
terestipg to the public, consequently
we refrained from them as much as
possible. But while we do not care
to bring the matter into such person
al light as to give names in re lard to
the "red apple" business, yet we
have the proof and don't you fret
about that.
Almost from the begi IN ming of Its publication
we have been a supporter of the HERALD,
and since here we have frequently said
| words in its favor. We have talked OF
| things and principles, not persons, when In
| a controversy with it, and have from per-
| sonalities RETAINED, but with strange in
| gratitude and a lack OF courtesy for the
decent opinion of fair-minded men the HER
ALD from its first issue after the August
| election. has sought by continued and false
| accusation to abuse and injure us personally.
No cutlery or clamor about intimidation or
malignant partizanship, is justified by the
method used to depense with AN undesirable
employe, and have his case occupied by "a
sober, able and better man.
In answer to the above we will
say that we serenely let the Ken.
lucky Progress alone on many in
stances in the past, simply because
we did nO.-well, we did not want
to get our hands dirty. But it has
come to the pitch that forbearance
ceases to be virtue, and we will
also talk about "things and princi-
pies" So far as the past is concern
ed we have seldom ever noticed re-
peated efforts upon the part of the
Progress to draw us into Il contro.
versy. If anyone would care to look
into the matter, they will find upon
reference that it began the attack
with its very first issue.
In conclusion we would say tha
we do not believe in such contro
versies. But while this is true, w
will meet the issues as they come up
and in what we conceive to be {
manly manner. Now we will say t,
the editor of the Progress if he is no
convinced that he is in the wrong
we are still loaded down to tn,
guards.
When the festive little Progress in our Hart
ford town was born,
II hoped ont OF bed with nimbleness un
known,
And IN vciousness unheard OF. IL began IT
| natal morn
With the HERALD for its target, quit
/ alone.
II seems to think its columns are now rea,
by everyone,
But In this We hate to say that 1t is wrong
And we hope 1t will desist In haste from tn,
wrong 1t has begun,
/. And not Imagine to the FOOLS gang W,
belong.