The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-04-11
THE LITTLE "sIN-rw,rrYu AGAIN.

Last week, in self-defense, we
took our little neighbor, the Sin
Ticitty, to task for its uncalled-for
criticisms of this paper, whereupon
it Immediately resorfed to its char
acteristic sympathy act, and call
ed for the police, declaring that we
had ASSAULTED" it.
| The little IiciHy went out of its
way to attack us first, and because
we picked it up and slightly mopped
the earth with it it gets out in front
and in full of the audience with its
practised martyr-like expression of
countenance and appeals to the
sympathy of the public ~
1t is certainly disagreeable duL
ty to engage in controversy with
contemporary which resorts to
such an unmanly 'trick. But
THE SENTINEL is here to take care
of itself and it has no sort of doubt
Of its ability to do SO as long as it
has no more powerful opponent
than the little TiciHy, AND itsf1rick.pY
Newspaper readers are not fools,l
and nine hundred and ninety-nine
out of every thousand of them adj
mire a manly attitude on the part of
an individual or a newspaper. They
will not, therefore, be deceived by
any such trick as the Tmaty seeks
to play on them in order to hide its
inability to hold up its side Of a
legitimate controversy. -
After rendering its little sympa-
thy act, the Daily waits day or
two and then grinds out piece which
it heads, Somewhat Singular"
Itwasa most happy and appropriate
name for the thing, for it was indeed
Somewhat singular" production
so singular that the average read
er was unable to translate the YER
bosity of which it was composed
into language with definition. g
Here is the burden of it, and if
any man will parse it for us we will
send him THE SENTINEL free forthe
balance Of his natural life:
"Now, the funny part about this is
the matter 10 which the Repu6Acaa,
refers to its making a friendly pass
about, as it is contained in an issue
Of the Sentinel which appeared on
the same day and date in which APP
peared in the Republican an article
which the Republican claims was
inspired by what appeared in the
Sentinel which appeared on the same
day and date in which appeared in
the Republican and article which the
Republican claims was inspired by
what appeared in the Sentinel
The Daily thinks it singular
that the Republican should have
contained a comment on something
which appeared in THE SENTINEL
the same week. THE SENTINEL,
goes to press Wednesday afternoons
and the Republican about noon on
Thursdays. The Republican, can
probably get out ten-line local on
an Is hours notice. Consequently
there is nothing singular" about it.
But hear the little TwiHy twit:
"Yet to an outsider there appears
to be a very peculiar Inappropriate
Mesa kind of natural blending. 1t
was thought that they were engaged
in forging different kinds of political |
thunder? We trust it will not be |
treason to say, "Behold, how good |
and how pleasant it is for brethren
to dwell together in unity"
Now, as 10 that infamous insinua-
ton we have just this to say: THE
SENTINEL has grown grey in fght-
ing the battles Of the Democratic
party; it hits radical head whenever
and wherever it sees it in a political
and it is not within the
power of the best Democrat in the
State to impeach this papers consti-
ional and answering Democracy,
much less political nondescript like
he Daily, which according to the
'ecent declaration of its "editor and
sab! is politically neither
ish, flesh, nor fowl!
Young man, take this piece of
dvice: The less you have to say
bout this papers politics the better
'ou will fare. 1