Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1899-02-25
David CrOnin.


circulation is limited thata arc light
is great source of comfort to people
whose taxes do not pay for it that,
although streets" are named, lights
are what the people are weeping,
groaning and yelling for; that some
growled because the JOURNALS style
of criticism is not run to suit the
Forum : then he apologies for impos-
ing the views of his informers concern
ing the Journal upon his readers,
and lastly infers that his rights are in
danger.
The JOURNALS belief is-that 90 per-
cent. of his information came from in
side the Forum Ompany-from those
of that concern, who, like Punch and
Judy, find it convenient to say-''now
we see YOU and equally so to remark
land now we don't"
An instance is at hand in the retort
that
my connection with the Foyam meant
that there would be an endeavor to unload
was intended to injure the business of the
paper, etc
We will place against this a con-
fession of the Forum itself. 1t said on
the llth inst
When we look around the office and see
the stacks Of old stuff we bought as plant,
etc.
If Cronin imagines that Williams is
a man to fall so dead in love with
''stacks Of old stuff that he wants to
hold on to it, he will find out different
ly if he will extend the area of his in
terviews even as far as the Office of the
Cleaner.
Then concerning other matters, if
he will 90 to Joshua johnson, or even
to Homecoming, he may get some in
formation about the art of getting
terra Gotta pipe contracts even after
one has been outbid.
And Owen England can tell him
something of the same sort in another
line, and also how it was stated by
citizen after a spring election:
Yes, we have elected the Mayor and Coun-
Gil and now we are going to use them.
And then, Cronin, you may canvass
the whole town and county and State
for one single, liberal, generous, dis
interested act that the Forum ever did,
either before or after it came into eX-
istence, and if you will find it you will
be greater than "Christobal Colon"
Now, then, Cronin, in your canvass
for those lost subscriptions don't re-
gard yourself as in any danger. The
JOURNALS list is unbegged. There is
not name on its books that is not
there voluntarily, and those who criti-
else anything this paper says, even
though it should happen in your pres
ence outside the Forum office, have
most likely read something they did not
p"yJor. The opinions Of such people
are wholly worthless and you, if you
do not know it, ought to learn that
much inside of the next hour.
Finally, Cronin, didn't you kick be-
fore you We're spurred , Didn't the
Forum Offices "tattering encomiums"
Of "Bowery" get into manuscript be-
fore the JOURNAL had opportunity to
an nounce that you were on the
ground? The first flash concelning you
the JOURNAL ever saw came from the
Somerset, pa Standard cia the Cum
berland NetcS. Nor had the great
paper ever heard of you before. Yet
you were here and had already booked
the Forum Offices 'hattering encom-
iums" Of "Bowery."
But, Cronin, you are now before the
public, and as it is evident that you
did not bring with you the best brand
OF Pennsylvania syntaX, you must
submit to having your printed utter
ances Of public men and measures
torn to shreds-unless you should hap
pen at some time to be right. Your
misfortune in being "a stranger
is not one that is likely to plead for
you very long, but, in any event,
whether IA stranger or not, you will
enjoy the JOURNALS oversight and
when necessary, its kind but firm CEN
sorship.
Inshallah !