New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-11-27
TRUTHFUL THOMAS.

If there is man in Brown County
who can lay claims to delicate regard
for the truth, certainly that man is the
editor Of the Sleepy Eye Herald. To
him there is a sacred halo about the
word and be looks upon truth rs q
thing too holy for a weak and foolish.
mortal like himself to approach or en-
Joy. It is seldom therefore that his
newspaper articles are imbued with
that which is above him. This week he
resumes his slugging tools the only
kind he is capable of using and, in
answer to our charge, and not in,
situation, Of double sign ing, vomits
forth lotof dirty statements, in which he
calls us liar and fraud with nearly ev-
cry breath. Such terms sound harsh
enough whenever they are used, but
when applied by a man, who is as much
Of a liar himself as his health will per-
nit, they are doubly mean. Besides he
does not back them up with proofs. His
style is not one of convincing argu-
ment but rather reckless use of
words. which roll from his mouth as
water from creased cloth. All that
he says is said with the supposition
that he is the only man in the county
who dares to be outspoken, while we
are the Lilliputian towards he would
make us out to be. But once for all, we
would tell him that he does not know
US. When the Review said that some
Of the leading spirits in this removal
scheme had signed their petition twice,
it meant just what it said, and never
intended to take it back or faint be-
cause the Herald raised its voice, which
once was able to be heard, and called
us liar. What we said was so. We
did not lie, nor did we deliberately
SANDER the citizens of Sleepy Eye. If
we have made statements that con-
cerned them, they alone laid themselves
liable thereto. They alone can take
the blame. In signing the petition
twice, perhaps they did not think that
some day that paper would be public
property, and that soon their foolish ac-
tions would be open to the criticism Of
the press. Nevertheless these things
have come about, and we can now pro-
duce the names. Perhaps the owners
would rather not see them in print and,
as we have always known the gentle
men in question as honorable and re-
spectacle citizens, we have thus far
withheld a public expose, but since the
Herald, which looks upon itself as the
morthpiece of public sentiment orders
us to specify, we feel bound to com.
ply with its request. Therefore, if it is
willing to recognize among its citi-
zens such men as j. Z. Dehuff,
Chas. Schoregge, Michael Foil,
August Schwieger. F. NJ. Haskell, j. II.
Burke, Ben. B. Marti. August Steinke,
Frank Schiltz and John Roth, nearly
all of whom have assisted in the circu-
lation Of removal petition, then etitre-
tract its statements and let it cease with
reckless libel to call us liar and fraud.
We admit that the Herald lacks the
manhood and the brains to pursue
a nobler and more respectable course,
but he should at least be able to see
this for himself, and further refrain
from disgusting the people with bis
Gus tomary and usual rot. For our
selves we have had enough. We have
learned the editor through and through,
Further than to prevaricate he cannot,
and he would not if he could. Insol-
ence is the result of the favor, which.
through a great mistake, he has been
shown, and conceit is the innate quail.
ty of his mind. The two combined
make him man that we don't care te
deal with.