The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-07-24

Our young friends OF the Noutdaineer
are out in new declaration of indie
pendence If, after three weeks as an IN
dependent paper the MorUtdi'aeer got Its
hind leg outside of the traces and gave
vicious kick ut n Democratic official, the
kick was not given because the Noun
tdineeI had forgotten its independence, but
because the Democratic Official had run
square into it. The Declaration of In
dependence had not been read in Johns
town on the Fourth of July, the Glori-
Gus Fourth. and the editors of the Nom
tdineer could not stand that. Very few
independent editors could. 1t was
shock that they recoiled from at first,
but the editors of the MOtmtdineer were
equal to the occasion. If the Declara-
ton of Independence was not read it
was the fault of some one and 1t took
the editors of an independent paper to
discover that Democratic member OF
the legislature had (by thatO neglected
his duty.
Once the blame was properly located
the editors of the Wountdineer had the
culprit solid. Had not they, all last
winter, sat up at night coming. over the
legislative record! They knew exactly
how every member voted, when he voted
and when he did not. Anyone acquaint-
ed with the editors of the M0tntdineer
knows that The editors of the Noun
tanner did not need to be reminded by
any Republican friend that it was a
chance to get a whack at Democrat.
There are some people who doubt
whether James G. Blaine could tell, off
hand, what base ball club is ahead this
season, but the man who doubts that
the editors of the MO,mtaineer are not
posted on the legislative record of last
winter don't know them. In fact keep
ing posted on the Legislative record is
their weakness; they may have injured
their health by giving it too much study,
but il has been of service to them at
last.
The Mountoineer thinks it is hitting
us under the belt when it says 1--WE refer
by comparison between the tone OF the
FREEMAN at present and that of few
months ago when it was engaged IN
charging penitentiary offences against
some of the officers of the Democracy,
for whose welfare it is now so jealous
The editors of the Mountaineer know
that any charges the FREEMAN made
few months ago have never been openly
questioned. They were made equally
as well against the Republican as the
Democratic members of the board of
Commissioners. In fact the FREEMAN
plainly said so and mentioned the Re-
publican Commissioner at the time and
called it "a combine" Yet in referring
TO il the UoUntdineer, for fear of hurting
the feelings of its Republican friends,
says the FREEMAN was charging peni-
tentiary offences against some of the
officers of the Democracy" The edi-
tors of the Mo,ntaipeer are certainly very
careful in their independence and it is
no wonder they fret at its being ques-
toned.
We did not find fault or charge the
editors of the Mo,ptaineer with duplicity
and deceiving their subscribers by sail
ing under false colors as they intimate.
The number of people who, in this
intelligent age, believe that an independ- |
ent paper can honestly give both sides of
politics are very few and most of them !
are confined in asylums where their !
patronage is necessarily limited. If the !
editors are deceiving anyone it is them |
selves and they will get wiser as they !
grow older. As to the charge that the |
FREEMAN is partisan sheet we plead |
guilty. We believe in what we srofess !
and have not the inclination to sit on |
the fence attempting to evenly balsnce !
on the top rail, and like the Mountai1sser,
could not if we would try.