Connecticut western news., 1896-09-03
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 8. 1896.
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Editor ef Ne,0s |:

Editor ef Ne,os:
 It was with a sensation of wonder ment that I read the article in the Litohfield County Leader from an in- habitant of Canaan over the signature "X. X.," criticising you for daring, while conducting ''neutral" paper, to criticise the platform of the 80 called Democratic party.
 The wonderment arose from the fact that SO distinguished person as the writer of that article is, and advocating the doctrine which he does, should have so long escaped the notice of the leaders of the 16 to theory, for with the dropping out from the ranks of the great leaders of that once famous organ ization, the time has come when the most obsucre private must obtain pro- motion.
 But now my dear editor, it seems to me you have committed an alrocst un- pardonable sin by taking the stand you have, To be sure there are but two other papers besieds the immaculate Leader in our state that stand by the stranded crowd; to be sure the leaders of that organization, whose names have heretofore furnished the necessary char acter of the party, now turn away from them in disgust and say that their prop osit,on, If carried out. is little better than robbery; to be sure that honored and venerable man whose head has be- come. grey in the service of his country, and whose name is spoken with venera- ton in this country and abroad, Ex- Minister Phelps, in his letter to the Hon. G. G. Benedict, goes much fur ther than you have. and says: II am not Republican and never shall be, but let no man be afraid to be right on this question, for it is the right that will triumph in the end, whether it reforms the party or destroys it I shall therefore vote for Mir Mckinley" " To be sure the present Chief Magistrate of this Nation, whose name has always been surrounded by halo of inspira- tion for. the noted Canaan correspondent of the Leader, and others of his party, advocates any measure liable to bring defeat to this cause, which he says would be fraught with disaster to this Nation; to be sure, of the long list oi great journals of New York city but one remains for the advocacy of the cause; to be sure the clergyman of the majority of our churches deem it theil duty as religious educators of our peo' pie to instruct their congregations that the scheme advocated by this body oi men would be little less than a crime and the respected Bishop Newman has asked all of his ministers to preach ( sermon to that effect, yet. MT Beckley notwithstanding all of these facts, yor as an editor of neutral paper, should never have dared dip your pen in criti cism of these men. their motives nol the possible outcome of their scheme for fear that possibly upon your sub scription list should be one whose solt platform of existence is comprised il the statement, "I am a Democrat and revolusionist.
 To-day my whole heart is given up il sprayer of thanksgiving; thanksgiving that the whole motive of yourself ant all others mentioned heretofore has beer 50 effectively unmasked. Hencefortl shall lay aside unopened all of tn leading journals of the day; side by sid with these I shall place our local-neu tral paper-our "Wolf in Sheep's Cloth ing" Upon this pile shall place the fam fly bible, with it's "Thou Shalt not Steal. together with the old ancestral mott book, upon the cover of which is en graved in GOLDEN letters. Honesty the best Policy" and in place of this shall turn for refreshing inspiration an advice to the New York Journal wit its $25, 900, 900 in silver mining stoc and to The Litchfeld County Leade, with it's governmental post office.
 AN UNBEL1EvER.