Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 December 1906 — "POOR WHITE TRASH." [ARTICLE]

"POOR WHITE TRASH."

The Monon News, which is temporarilly under the management of a man named Jones of Kentucky, Sah! who was employed as a printer on The Democrat for a year or so, takes a dirty and undeserved fling at this office on occount of slight errors made in the copy furnished us for printing the catalogues of the forthcoming poultry show here. The fact is that “Beerguzzler Junes” is sore at The Democrat for not publishing an “endorsement” to the people of Monon when he left our employ, [something that we could not conscientiously do. Notwithstanding the many accommodations extended him —advancing money to enable him to bring his family here—(for he belongs to the poor white trash of the south that you often hear of) etc., he now snaps at the hand that ffed him. He never left this office on Saturday night without his wages in his fist, and was paid bigger wages than he ever before received—not because he earned it, but because help was quite scarce —yet when he left here he also left unpaid bills with tradesmen,etc. The Democrat’s advise to the tradesmen of Monon is to see that “Jones’ ” balance is always on the right side of the ledger. But, we have no doubt, they will “find him out” in good time if they place any confidence in him or his protestations.