All Ready For Weaver

A corresponden! of the Dexter News, signing himself " A Populist," (lie would créate a better linpression by signing l.is own name, and the article is ona be need nol be áshamcd of) ; challenges the editora of the Courier and of the Times of this city, to meet Gen. Wravcr on the platform and discuaa the 6nancial,aad presomably politica! questions. In his own words, "let the people have the fun of seeing you step upon the same platform with bim and give the deceiver the currying down which he so richly deaerves." The ("Uiicr cannol speak for the editor of the Times, wli. i aeeda no ane to speak for him, but will answer for himsell. The proposition ia unfair. Gen. Weaver is a professional public speaker. That is his trade. He niakes a livelihood by liis wita and eloqirence. Tlie editor ut' the Courier is not i public speaker, and the correspondent knows that fact. Jt would be an unequal contest, on the platform. The News correspondent is a pretty well built man physically, for metance. Be can hoe his own row in the world au'ainst odds, and come out on top every time. But he would hardly care to step in the ring and box a round or two with Corbett. We do not believe the writer intends to be unfair, although by not Bigning his own name tohis challenge lie is open to suspicion, lut in his zeal for lus opinons and the "gentleman" who is t luir champion, he would lika to see tliose who i))p(ise them and him ovër-matched in debate. Now a man who is such a genius, such i great reasoner, Buch a tnaster of the subjects ot' finance and politics as is (■en. Weaver, would surely not hesitate to meet a "common country editor" with the pen. Righl bere we will meet that i_rentleman, and be glad to. The columns of the -Courier are open to liim or to "A Populist," eiherone, and ifwe are unable to cope with either ,r both ui them, taking the United St;itcs reporta or some equally Btandard Ruthority, for our statistics, then we will ]ii(pniis(' tlic gentleman that the Courier will acknowledge itself defeated and will coine out for free silver, free trade, Eree greenbacks, tree love, and all the otlier free crankisma of the populista. What says the correspondent of the News te. that? Is it uot a propositkm entire.ly fair to both?