The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-10-15
SCRAPS FROM "SCRIBBLER."
Timothy Pepper Replies to Some of
the Utterances Of An IrrespOn-
Sible Writer,

may have noticed in last weeks issue
of that paper 'Scribbler's" generous
donation Of nonsense, all bundled, wrap
ped and labeled For TimOthyPepper, "
and containing many unmanly thrusts
at Somerset county editor
A study of the article above referred
to cannot fail to arouse in the minds of
reasonable and thoughtful men a pro-
found sense of pity for the writer who
can boast of no better tool, or more eff
fective weapon of defence, than the
forked tongue of cheap and SUNNY sar-
casm.
Timothy Peppers" former letters,
! published in the columns of THE REPUB-
LICAN during the closing weeks Of Sep
TENDER, like all public utterances, were
open to honest criticism, but they seem
! to have become the target of an irOni-
cal and egotistical braggart, and we
hear 'Scrbbler," forgetful of every
claim of honor and manhood, with a
high-handed and hot-headed reckless
ness, carelessly and recklessly exhaust
ing his musty stock of vituperations in
a childish attack upon Poor Timothy, "
/ but only succeeding in laying bare to
the public gaze his own narrowness of
( thought.
! Were it not that "Scrit bier has
( scribblede certain false interpretations
! Of our utterances we should treat his
article with the silent contempt it so
richly merits, but our position was not
taken to be abandoned at the first dis
charge Of a pop-gun.
We criticised those who unjustly as
sailed the personal liberties and rights
of Judge Taft on account Of his religious
views and along comes "Scribber, "
with bowling charge that we were
| defending an atheist, virtually declar-
/ ing the Republican candidate to be an
atheist, a statement for which he can
not produce the shadow of proof. Even
his own admission in his article, that
/ Judge Taft held peculiar religious
/ opinion, proves his own words t. he
false, as an atheist holds no religious
faith
In REPUTATION Of 'Scribbler's" charge
We most emphaticaIly declare that we
are not seeking to defend any mans
religious faith, but shall always defend
the constitutional rights Of every citi-
zen.
Many participants in the present cam
paign are adding another stain to the
many blotches Upon the robes of Dem
ocracy and are aiming a malicious blow
at the constitution.
"Scribbler's" high pretences to
Christian ideals are not carried out by
the tone and character Of his letter. as
we question the possibility of such rank
or originating in the heart where true
Christianity reigns
We are also charged, in the same
article, with having tried to prove that
Lincoln was an irreligious man, which
all will see to be false by a reference to
our statement. Lincoln's noble self
sacrificing and irreproachable life and
Christian utterances declare him to be
more than an outward professor of be-
fefs, and his record puts to open shame
the pretences of less sincere men.
''Scribblcr' asserts that there were
other men of Jefferson's time, who
were as competent to fill the president
lal chair, statement we are inclined to
doubt However, the Democratic party
chose him in spite of his atheism and it
is source of everlasting satisfaction
to know that there was not Republi-
can in the country small enough to
"blubber" about it.
We will consider the following quota
tons from Scribbler's" letter: Give
honor to whom honor is due. - Most
assuredly; nothing that Poor limo
thy could say would dctract from the
honor of The ran whose place in his
tory is assured. - Bryan was an ad-
vocate of tariff reform for % years. -
and in those years he had at least one
chance to reform tariff and he showed
his handiwork in the Wilson German
Tariff law, the scheme that clogged the
wheels of industry, mortgaged million
homes and made many an honest man
common tramp.
''Scribber" tells that BRYAN favors
1.-THE election of U. S. Senators by the
people, Government Ownership, Free
dom of the Philippines, but didn tell
that he favored trusts and if you don t
believe it, just ask Haskell The world
always admires man who is true to his
principles and the advocates of democ-
racy shall have my cordial respect as
long as they are true to themselves and
wage their political battles on fair, hon
est and manly issues, and do not, like
our critic, hover over the outskirts of
reason and hurl rubbish from the gar
bage can of personal prejudice.
After rambling through a labyrinth
and many repetitions of the words,
Gas Bag" the author of the Journal
lattnN n Loot h.,