Middletown transcript., 1895-08-31
AND HE'S A DEMAGOGUE.

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every man. 1t matters not how warped
his disposition, how depraved bis
tastes, how vicious his character, some
where in his make up, in his inner life,
there is an element of good, dormant
and possibly unknown, that rightly
touched and nourished would work a
change in the life of one, who to all out
ward appearances, is a social, moral
and spiritual wreck. We believe this,
and believe It more since we have
known at least two characters who
never in our presence ever spoke i'll of
anyone, but could always find some
good to say of the most reprobate char
acter. How sweet must be the life of
the person who is always searching for
the good qualities How few even
among the followers of the lowly Naz-
arine develop such character AL
cannot do it. 1t would not be well
were all to do it. The Just Judge mustl
be stern in the discharge of his duty,
and the truth under certain conditions
must be spoken.
For weeks the TRANSCRIPT has
sought after the good things in one of
its most valued exchanges. The ex-
preston "most valuedD is used ad-
visedly. For of all our exchanges the
one referred to would be the most
missed were it withdrawn from our
table. 1t is appreciated and 1t gives us
pleasure to bear testimony to its value
as newspaper. We regret that we
cannot go further and endorse its edit
orials, so far as fairness and justice are
concerned. But we cannot, nor do we
believe it is political prejudice on our
part. Let US reason about the foil ow
ing clipping from the Every Euening of
last Saturday
"Even the circulation of two mil
lions or more of good dollars through
the Delaware and Maryland Peninsula,
as a result Of this years. peach crop, is
a cause of sorrow and dismay to the
Republican papers of this State. They
cannot rejoice in the prosperity of the
people. They would like good times
to be delayed, in the hope that the Re-
publicans may win at next years elec-
tion, after which they might be able to
say that prosperity came as a result of
this victory. But the good times are
not waiting the pleasure and con-
venience of the Republican party.
They are here, and evidently here to
stay, regardless of all political con-
siderations."
Is this statement true? 1t is not.
The Euery Euening will not undertake
to produce the proof of the assertion.
It will not do it, because 1t cannot.
The Republican papers rejoice with all
the people, those who have peaches and
those who have not, those who have
trees with peaches and those who have
trees without peaches, that the peach
crop is yielding SO rich harvest. The
man is an idiot who does not know
that the returns from the peach crop
will benefit all. Republicans and
Democrats alike are glad that the fruit
growers are receiving long-delayed
compensation for years Of patient toll,
and editors Of Republican papers have
expressed as much qualification at the
fact as have our Democratic brothers
and have said far more against exces-
sive freight charges and other ills that
affiict the farmer. Will Mr.. Levin
Irving Handy furnish proof of his ac-
cusation against the Republican pa
pers or will he by silence admit that
he is demagogue, and that he has re-
gard in his writings only to the politi-
cal effect? He will furnish no proof
because he cannot. He is demagogue
for whom the best men in his party
have little respect. 1t gives US no
pleasure to say this, but it is the truth
and for one we do not propose to rest
quietly under his false accusations.
He will make no answer to this denial as
he has not to past charges proven false
by us. The impressions created by his
false statements remain with those
who do not read the TRANSCRIPT or
do not know the man, but it is a salts
faction to know that these two classes
Of readers know the truth and appre-
ciate it.
How delightful It is to the fair and
honorable business man to have fair
and honorable competitors. How an
noying to compete with the fellow who
uses light weights, short measures, and
every trick Of the trade to deceive and
cheat, It's the same In a newspaper