To the editor:

I really would like to see the business owner on Main Street in Tiverton tone down his lettered street side sign denouncing Democrats.

I recently moved to this beautiful seaside community and at first some of his postings were amusing, however now they are simply nothing but offensive. I am in favor of freedom of speech, but I feel he has moved to an offensive rhetoric of hatred, sadly all too common in our world today.

I am a registered Independent voter, although I have voted Democrat in the past as well as Republican. I currently lean in favor of Republican values, but I do not endorse his method of political persuasion against Democrats. Many wonderful people I know are Democrats including some family members.

I feel it is horrible to demean and ridicule people just because of their political beliefs. What good can come of that? What ever happened to old fashioned "Vote Republican"  lawn signs vs. his daily diatribes of misspelled offensive comments to the public — oddly, to the very public he hopes will support his business.

I am sure there are many other good standing Republicans who feel the way I do about his messages. 

John Deveau

Tiverton