Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-04-16

himself i'll all the glory of three
quarter column on the company's local
page over his signature.
Why he attaches 50 much more
weight to his local than editorial page
is invisible to the eye that is in un-
dress, although the JOURNAL is en-
tirely willing to concede the propriety
of acknowledging the fact that the
Ledger's advertising columns are its
ablest, especially those occupied by
wood-base clectrotypes.
Harmau assures his readers with
conspicuous superiority that he has
nothing against L. G.. Parker. II
doing so Hartman IS very strong IL
placing himself in proper position up"n
an unicb table issue.
But Hannah err- j. con ending 'at
sc tizens ip and residence have
unrhing to d. i. the case" In r"kiue
This sit on he rir r3y manife~t> IS
IL htne for litor ctrge If any
TN 9 in t. shape of local news
paper | dee !, he trenches upo" that
n.rroA hord ria d thai lies jus on
side of al Americln'- frs alegianr,
o.cupr d by h. man 'wh' care'h OF
for his Own hruseho.d."
On this rs ON all patriotic gu 'stions
the JOURNALS platform is the true
o cur home right Jour home wrong;
our home right or wrong.
SO that Harman's conception of Il
divided fidelity to Paul and Parker is
a platitude founded Il, on ''the base
less fabric known in pretern tural
physics as phantaSmogoriaSiS.
The JOURNAL regrets that it does
not as yet feel at liberty to quote from
"black and white" an answer to this
declaration:
have no occasion to take any side in the
matter, etc.
The disclaimers of interest in this
matter are yet too hazy. Harman Is
shy. and clouds his rhetoric with quail
fications that travel toward yes" and
mo- without getting there.
He has "no occasion to take any side
in the matter" yet
| feel safe that had it not been for Lewis G.
Parker there never would haye been an oil
gas plant built in Frostburg,
That may be true.
Who can tell?
God moves in mysterious way
His wonders to perform
The JOURNAL is equally safe in
affirming that had it not been for
itself there would have never been
Ledger in Frostburg! Paul brought
Parker here, just as the JOURNAL
brought the Ledger, neither knowing
the objectionable sin thus committed.
Now, reader, look at this stroke at
Paul, the citizen:
And it is matter of history that not many
have been built since he left.
And this sop to Parker, the alien:
So far as Mr. Parker imdtvtdually is con
cerned | am not called upon to defend him.
He can well take care of himself.
Why individually Who has
thus attacked him :?
And being able individually t.
take care of himself" why shall ",
infer that if we assault HIM collectively
we will stir up the animals in the
Ledger's den A.? Does Parker coll-ctiv~i,
include. the Ledger? If so, the Jour
NAILS contention terminates in The
Ledger's confession.
A TO the "m4tter If h tory" 1t
equal Y tru" apparently that "ope IA
bee uil away from Eros burg,
thu iii -,.e 10 per- ce'd. up ions aye =
on the market 1t is equally true h
Parker Ill T. fers to the m tchine
Quilt It F. tburg," though if he Wei
t. come here he won hardly know II.
work of his own hands CD
To Inc as we'll as to many Others the rea~'',
of Mr. Oders hatred of Mr. Parker is plan
II is matter of common report that NJ
Oder expected Mr. Parker to allow him certain
advantages which he refused to do.
There are two errors here.
The JOURNAL does not hate Parker,
1t only ops oses his unfounded claims
claims, to say the very least, that
are disputable all the way from his
conception to PauI's development.
Hence, if the JOURNAL hates Parker
it is because Hartman has made him
hateful.
AS to the matter of common report,
which, by the way, must be uncurrent
IN respectable circles--the JOURNAL
will assure Hartman that all it did was
far more for Paul than Parker, and
had it expected certain advantages
it would haye gone to the man it
knew--nnt to Parker, whom it did not
know
But it expected nothing and asked
for nothing of either Paul or Parker
The latter did offer without solicita-
zion the JOURNAL the right to several
towns, the only contingency being that
the JOURNAL should go to his room in
the st. Cloud hotel for the deeds. The
JOURNAL necer rent. Hence, Parker
never had the ghost of chance to
"refuse." This is all touching this
point. And as there is nothing in