The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-01-19
Editor COSTING AGAIN.

EDITOR COSTING AGAIN.
That eminent and slightly gram
NAUTICAL journalist, Mr.. Gosling, when
ne was touched up by the SENTINEL
in the DeGraff matter some months
ago turned tai and ran. Now,
having been criticised for being the
unnecessary friend of a man charged
with intent to de raud our local
merchants, he takes a less eowardly
but not less contemplate course.
1t is neither to Mr.. Gosling's credit
nor to cur disered;t that lie was in
Winston long before we we're. He
will probably he longer time dead
also, but it is not an argument IN his
favor. With very weak and silly
argument does he begin an editorial
regarding our rictures of a week
ago.
Mr. Gosling's iutimation that
Young Redd Was denied & hearing by
the SENTINEL is untrue. He was il
formed that Liz fathers version Of
the controversy would be printe d tut
that his abuse of Winston people
would not. The Republicans editor
assumes that the attacks on Mi.
Reid were "ibellious'' which j.
bout as bad law as iu is bad ortho-
graphy. Gosling admits substan
TALLY that he did send Redd to q
certain lawyer to bring suit against
this paper and also that he did open
his columns to that abusive letter.
AND THAT ABUSE WAS INTENDED FOR
CERTAIN LOCAL MERCHANTsl
This dull-witted editor with the
semi-ornithological name thinks the
SENTINEL should heed the gentle re-
minders of the Republican. as
though we should seek wisdom from
an ass,-and suggests that weshould
consider the severe criticisms that a
certain minister saw proper to adj
minister, not knowing that DR..
Broughton's remarks applied as well
to the Republican as to the SENTI
MEL. There is in the imagination
of this so,called editor 'anindignant
police It may as well be explained
r ght here that the indignant police"
INSIST of ore or two men who don't
paw their bills and who were angry
because the SENTINEL published an
article that men who didD t pay their
honest obligations would not be
employed by the city Such men as
Redd and policemen in disrepute are
the special pets Of the Republican
But the craziest argument in the
Republicans latest issue is its answer
to our statement that it prints no
local news except what it finds in the
DAILY SENTINEL. Editor Costing
does not meet this issue squareit,
does not deny that be cribs our newr,
and therefore practically con'esses
that the Republican is a secondhand
newspaper. Its answer is that We
should consult the Republican, files
ten years ago as proof that our
present statement is incorrect! Was
ever anything more absurd!
Editor Costing is unlike all the
good citizens of Winston Salem.
They are glad to know that this city
has one of the best newspa ers pub
li-hed in North Carolina. Bat to the
narrow mind and enyious breast of
Editor Gosliug this Is IN Unpleasant
truth. He does not wish TO believe
that the SENTINEL has been compii-
mented from the Atlantic to the
Pacific and that the reputation of
the Twin City increases with the in
creased circulation OF this paper.
The SENTINEL will take care OF it
self without help from the sugges-
tions OF second hand newspaper.
1t will stand by Ninstou-Salem and
her interests and by the party that
is friendly to the South and loyal to
the patton 1t Will print the news
which the Republican does not; it
will use good English,-whieh the
Republican does motif will fight
for the Twin City,-which the Repub
lican does not; and 1t will continue
to be live, progressive newspaper
long after the Republican shall cease
to be as unreal and uasubstantial as
Editor Gosling's dream OF holding
the Winston posteffice under Harri-
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