Rensselaer Standard, Volume 1, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1879 — WAS IT ORIGINAL? [ARTICLE]

WAS IT ORIGINAL?

Editob Standard:—Tyo weeks ago when I took occasion to write an article for your paper in regard to the temperance movement in Remington, it never entered my thick head that the Argus eyes of one of our most talented, brilliant and original writers would pronounce the effusion a borrowed one. As the language used was in existence loag before my day fam compelled in expressing my ideas to use words that 1 believe are universally found in the diction' aiy. If that is what he meant by not being original 1 must plead guilty to the charge and throw myself uponjt|>e mercy of the would be critic. This is, however, an offense that'can be remedied by ignoring common language and' using words not known or thought of by any orthography smashers from Noah Webeterdown, as does my friend, the critic, who claims that “Tbe Temperance Movement ih Remington*’ was riot original with G. W. H. Is it [.ossible that the article which I theught a very t«me affair towered so far above his transmogrified imagination that he supposed it to Ke beyond the power of a citizen of Remington to cudgel his brairig sufficiently to bring it forth? Let us have a little charity for the young man and try to think he was only jesting- I lay no claims to being a writer of any ability, but what I do undertake in that line has ever been and doubtless ever will be a pure and unadulterated original- * • G, W.-H. When Blue Jeans Williams was running for governor, Mr. Hendricks who filled the offiee, met w democrat who he had beard intended to vote against the candidate, and said te hfrar "Mr. J., I hear you will not vote for Mr. Wiltagp; why is this’” “Well,” was the reply, *‘J don't think Williams a fit roan for the plane, I • think th< governor of a State like Indiana ought to be a mao of more ability and education. 1 want a governor to whom I can point with pride: ■ I don’t think Mr. Williams at all qualified fertheposition.” “Oh, now,don’t talk that way/-’ said governor Hendricks, coaxingly, “I assure* you on my word of honor it doesn’t take a very smart man to be Governor.”—[lndianapolis Journal.