Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-01-05
LETTER FROM MONTGOMERY TWP.



When Mr. MeIhusalah makes raid on our
schOol-marms. we have nothing to say either in
favor of his piety or his good sense. He isevi-
ilently young man and aims to be President Of
the United States. He has good degree of in
dependence, does not care for thunder or earth
quakes and is quite brave withal, il we may
Judge from his utterance of one very 'scarey'
phrase used often on the streets. Now permit
us TO say, we do admire Macs spirit He is a
fellow of good grit, not to be scared by any
ueans-good qualities for President. But il
he goes into the Presidency without some drill,
we fear he will be cutting distinguished Senators
ears because they beg leave to differ that he
will declare war without even consulting Con
gress, and that he will add all tue West India
Islands to our national domains without even
the formality of saying by your leave, either to
Spain or anybody else. That would be Iitlle
too steep, even for President Of the United
States. Mac. needs culture. The people do moi
want military dictator. There are severa
kinds of law to be studied--such as individual
social, civil, national and International. Now
when shall Mac. go to school aud how long shall
he stayP His parents can't send him to an
academy. He is not prepared to enter college
He won't go the Sunday School. He has a
poor opinion Of the Latter Day Saints and il
bitterly opposed to the union Of church and state
In short, Mac. holds conclusively to the Declara.
tion of Independence. This constitutes the sum
MUM bonum Of his faith and practice. Now
gentlemen, what shall We do with our repHbli,
can hero Do you say send him by all means,
he is ever going to be the President of the Uni.
ted States, to one of the peoples colleges "A
district school. But the directors hired our
"schOol. l.marm" last summer, sHd'they see fit "a
hire her again this winter, and Mac. uses big
words and says he won't 60. The question
arises, shall we force him togo against his will
This dealing with prospective Presidents is q
delicate piece Of business. The will is the main
spring. Ii ought not to be broken. Mr.. Rarey,
even when he trained horses was very careful
not to hurt Tue will or to crush the spirit Of tina
noble beast. am afraid il Mac goes agains
his will, that he will make trouble aud get bu
little good. Macs ideas seem TO be confused
lie entertains some bitter prejudices. He think;
| our schOol-marm is cheap-"she is a woman
king care of babies"-or perhaps he entertans
the common idea that housekeeping, gettin 9
dinner for "pa-pa and the boys" is her prop,l
sphere. She belongs to the "weaker SEX" She
can'teVen vote for or against, when am cand
date for the Presidency. Her opinion il not worth
fig, or as Virgil has it, "womIn is tickle
changeable thing" Now, gentlemen, can you
find II in your heart to blame little Mac f,r de
| spising "our school marm,' when snciety has
| crowded all their antediuvian and pos:diluvan
| preiudces into his head2 Is our little republican
| hero to be blamed when he confines our sehoo
marin to the grid iron and washhb2
Away with these prejudices, the whole raft o.
them Woman she's the mother Of man
| Woman she's worthy Of all homage from the
lords Of ofcreation--for she gave them birth, rock
ed their cradle in infancy and brought them ur
TO manhood. Woman strike off her letters, re.
move her disabilities. AS woman, she is wjr,
thy Of all honor. Give our schOo-murm her in,
| alienabls rights raise her wages do not suffer
her services to be rated cheap any longer. We
have added insult to injury long enough. Lei
her take her place on the Grand Jury OF the ma.
tinp--the Great Jury OF the people at the ballot
box-that Grand Jdry which makes and un-
makes Presidents. She il already a grand
professorin the peoples college and ex-onices
claims her seat IN this, the highest judicatory ol
tho nation. Just as soon as our schOOl-marm {
rights are asserted, Macs prejudices will van.
! ish. The most sacred work 10 ba done for the
J Republic Is "tp rock the cradlO Of liberty" to
bend the twi aud teach the Young idea how
| 10 shoot" An no one can do this work so we'll
as our schoo-marm. With all difference tc
gender, she. 10 "Ihs tight man in the right place
As ~ SCHOOL Bor.