The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1894-11-10
ANINsIGNIFICANCY SIGNIFICANTLY
ANSWERED.

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! ANSWERED.
We regret the Space we find our
selves compelled to allot 10 the Pas
Christian Beacon this week. IL In
in an unpardonably, ignorant and al
most idiotic manner, we may say
attempted TO impugn The Echo tina
1t might, by the notoriety il woul,
therefrom gain, increase the almos
"unknown quantity" of job printin,
1t gets from our city. IL the thric,
celebrated Caesar managers of tha
paper had one iota Of the common
sense essential TO the guidance Of th'
editorial quill, their silence woui,
have been as deep as the depth O.
tho wondrous ocean; but litti,
streams will murmur though non,
but they can understand the empti
ness of their murmurings. Since th,
existence OF this paper II has hat
considerable more TO do than devo /,
It's valuable time TO its fellow papers,
and particularly 10 our neighbol
across the bay, however, we shal
waste neither words nor space to re
refutt q charge wich Is absolutely
without foundation.
The Beacon evidently does not know
the meaning Of the word "cunuing, y
for In referring to the squib which
has occasioned this controversy, II
says; ''ln the first place Mayor
PIER never sent the work 10 this Of.
fee, and The EcHo's cunning effort
to misrepresent that gentleman, and
etc." Had our motive been q cum
ming and sardhd one instead Of one
inspired by sentiments of patriotism
we would have gone about our city,
whispered what that paper cails a
misrepresentation" and have CON-
manded silence instead of publish
ing same openly, subject To rectifica-
tion II so deserving. But II may be
that that Monument Of Learning, in
Ito condescending observation Of the
class Of readers who were likely 10
read the statement In our paper
would be 90 stupid rs TO let IL pass
without instituting an fnvcstig alton,
and our mayor, Mr.. Pieri, sucb an
igno ramis as to let it 60 unnoticed.
Mr.. Beacon, YOU have mistaken the
character Of the people you have rs.
saulted, you have doubly mistaken
their power Of discernment between
right and wrong.
The Echo did not say the work
would cost $1,000, In fact we had
no knowledge Of the work or the
works cost, SO therefore, personally,
We were not in position to make
any assertions relative TO the work,
but simply reiterated what we were
told by one whom we considered In
position to know whereof he spoke,
because we looked upon it as an i'm.
position. We made no attempt in
our previous issues to contradict the
Beacon's version Of the matter be.
cause we thought Il undeserving, bui
merely recommended something tt
strengthen their nerves--and theil
minds, too-hut since 1t has insanely
misunderstood our purpose, these
rev words are not amiss. Yes
friend Beacon, when. we wish TO ap.
pear ridiculous" we have 10 make
an attempt 10 become 80, unlik,
some papers who ape ridiculous at al
times, and occasionally have TO make
attempt 70, be otherwise.
The Echo, shrouded in her shade.
Wy folds Of absurdlty and ignorance
emits rays Of brighter hue than hel
all.wiae contemporary enveloped IN
her sumPtious robes of genius ant
intellectual msgnificence. We will
change our prescription and recon.
mend common sense ard judgement.
Biting their noses of TO spite theil
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