Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-02-21
County Scat and Hon. John Norris.

Under this head the Bowling Green Sen
tinel says;
"0ur Perrysburg contemporary nc eusss our
Representative, Hon John Norris, Of misrep-
ressnting bis constituents. Certainly II III
becomes that "very reliable organ" which so
modestly assume 10 be the "anly Republican
! p'peF 10 the county," N accuse a reprSssnta-
tive Of Wood County, and a stauuch RspubG-
can. Of misrspresentipE his constituents in the
Ohio Legislature, and then refuse ts give any
| paItieular reason for Masking the charge. VIII
its right 6rwer rise and explain When Il
tries to establish the truthfuiness of is charge,
we shall sudeavor to show the reliability OF its
editor, and other members Of a certain commit
tee, BY publishing the memorial handed around
smeng the members Of the Legislature. Such
| 4 bundle OF misrep presentations Tn which that
committee attached their names we are afraid
would not tend 10 strengthen their claims to
ersdibility."
REMARKS.
1t may be that the editor OF the Sentinel
does not know that the people OF Wood
county are entitled to a Representative, but
almost any school boy can inform him that
such is the case.
When man puts himself forward and
is elected as the Representative Of the
people OF said county, by vote of the ma
jority from all its parts, should a petition
signed by over one-half of these electors be
totally ignored because it conflicts with the
views or interest of such Representative
Under the circumstances by which Mr..
NoERIs was elected, there was but one
course which he could hOnorabiy pursue,
and that would have been to place the pc
titions from both parties to the contest be-
fore the Legislature, without prejudice to
either.
But Mr.. Norris and his official organ
strive to make il appear that an act allow
ing another vote on the question Of re-
nfbvidg the county seat would be some
thing terrible to contemplate, that it would
throw the people into a fearful commotion
from which they might never recover
This is all twaddle. If their fears were
we'll grounded, why should Mr.. NORRIS
seek to force himself into position where
he would be the prime cause of bringing
such calamity upon the people Of the
county? Did he not say through his
mouth-piece to the members Of the Legis
lature, "Kill this bill and let the people oi
Wood county make the fight over me thii
tall?" Vain mani Why seek to be tbs
cause Of this terrible calamity? Why no
introduce bill to abolish elections alto
gether2
We are quite willing for the Sentinel to
endorse all OF Mr.. NORRIS acts, even hi
vote to force tax of 100000 on the peo
pie of Coshocton county, who have already
been robbed by defaulting County Treas
urers and other means until they are al
most bankrupt.
We are also quite willing that it shal
publish the Memorial handed arount
among the members OF the Legislature"
document We have not read, or knew any
thing about until after it was printed. w
! understand that our name, as we'll as Others
were added to the document TO entitle it tC
credit, a compliment the editor Of the Sen
tine win never enjoy where best known
As one of the principal authors of the doc
ument that has given offence to the astut
editor is friend and patron Of that paper
and was recommended to the public in tn
same paper in which the above appearI
as being safe person to entrust busines
interests, We doubt very much il he will