Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-07-13

OUR nelEnDOr OF the Union mas. ioT
some time, devoted much space in his
paper in saying all manner of mean
things about ourself. and some good pco-
pie are curious to know why we don't
retaliate in the same manner. Now we
cannot be induced to use our columns
tor the purpose of throwing abuse upon
MIR. Brunner, or to engage In 4 personal
controversy. We have no personal quar-
rel with him or any other man. Public
questions ought to be decided upon their
merits. The personalities of editors have
nothing 20 do with them. If we at one
time did play Il hand organ. we are above
STOPPING to throw dirt at our neighbor.
But are willing to admit that had we
been possessed ofthe intellectual monky,
who presides over the destinies of the
Union p as an accompaniment to our
hand organ. for the purpose of begging
coppers and patronage, our fortune
would have been made, and our shadow
would not now trouble the flatulent Mr..
Drummer.
We would prefer to add to his character
il it were possible. and therefore shall
try our hand little. Mr.. Drummer is a
dignitied gentleman. Always stranger
to poverty. he considers it diSreputable
to have ever been in condition which de-
manded hard labor to earn an honest liv
ing. Richly endowed with intellectual
powers by nature and privileged by the
best educational institutions of the coun-
try, he has Iaadc wonderful strides as
might have been expected. He wields Il
ready. graceful pen, when describing a
..Saltpeter Cave" or Col. III Int's dog and
discusses public questions in an inper-
sonal manner, by .'throwing dirt" ut the
editor of this paper. with the hope of
thus divertino public attention from the
real issue. He is remarkable for his
promptness, particularly in the payment
of his debts. Scripturally conscientious,
especially in making charges for county
printing and eHtertainS intense hatred
toward lis because we have NOT charged
as much AS he did for such county and
corporation work as we received, and
here is the whole secret of his personal
abuse of US and his silly complaints
about the managementOft of the post office.
He also hates Commissioner McClain
because that gentleman refused to vote
to pay Mr.. Brunner money out of the
county treasury to which he WAS not
entitled. Mr. Brunner'S political consist
ency is markable-originally II Demo
crat, then d KNOWN othing. then Re
publican and now Democrat. An un-
compromising friend OF the Germans and
foreigners generally. yet an active and
ardent member of Il KNOWN othing lodge
which favored the most unreasonable
prescription of foreigners and Catholics.
As Is we'll known, he wrote Il letter TO 4
gentleman of this place, expressing a
desire to purchase the (he was then
Democrat,) Democratic Union office. He
was informed that tie proprietor of the
Union office had been consulted and that
he could not be induced to sell; but that
the Republican paper, the PIONEER was
for sale. Upon receipt of this informa-
tIDn Mp Rrnnnpr baf..In1p :. St Pa
publican in about five minutes. purchas-
ed the PIONEER Office and proceeded tc
hurl unmeaSured abuse upon the Democ.
rtcy or "cOpperheatIs" as he called them.
He was ferocious Repub lean while ed
iting the PIONEER and holding office
His natural eyesight is eXtraordinary,
and with the aid of gold sppctacleS and
the county treasury in his mind, he saw
the Republican party abandoning its
an able exponent and Guam pion of
Democratic principles. y bold advo-
cate of retrenchment and reform in na-
tlonal affairs, while he charges the coun-
ty nearly three prices for printing the
Assessors and other blanks. A terrific
denouncer OF Republican extravaganza
at Washington and yet gets terribly Oh
Tended ut our town council because they
refused to pay him more than it was
worth for printing the Annual Report
of corporation receipts and eXpendi-
lures. Also mad at the Agricultural
Committee on printing because they
couldn't see it to pay the price demanded
by him tor publishing the premium list,
and hence the Eon- appearance of said
list in the Union. The Board of Educa-
tion also comes in for share OF his dis
pleasure for acts of economy. The world
has not done Mr.. Branner justice. His
services in the Ministry We're long, faith
ful and eminent, yet the religious irsti-
tutions ofthe country nave cruelty with
held from him the title to which he is
justly entitled and which we recognize
by writing his name, as it should be, L.
A. Brunner. d. ID. A gentleman so
faultless and Paul-like needs not even
the prayers of the righteous.