Show sample republicanism about a year ago the advocate accused some of the leaders of it republican publican le party of this county of holding C secret meeting gg but it was strenuously denied by some borne of said politicians cans we were fc eye verely rely criticised criticized for making the accusation and invited to attend republican meetings aud and write up the news which we have since A ince done to their s satisfaction I 1 but last saturday a reporter went to their heir central committee meeting and was deliberately fired out and emphatically notified that their meeting was strictly private the reporter was afterwards told that he would be permitted to report the proceedings proceeding edin gs of all public meetings where everybody bad been invited but unless such kuch general invitation lie be extended no reporters need apply we have since talked with several republicans about the matter and have been told in all cases that the meetings el of the executive committees resolution committees and the like should be private but meetings of the whole party or the whole body of representatives of the party as conventions central committee meetings etc should be reported and whenever they are arc held with closed doors there is something underhanded under handed 0 going on the he democrats want us t to o re report por t their meetings gs and as we are neither republican nor democrat ii we e would like to treat both parties alike and hence are sorry that the republicans fire us out we ve are taking no part in politics but our columns are open to both sides and we vre will gladly publish articles written by either cither side expressive of their views richfield adi orata |