The McArthur enquirer. (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1873-1884, 1873-01-22
lcoMMuNIcATEp.
Raper and the Half -Bushel

of our article on "Raper and the
Half -Bushel," in which notice there
are some remarkable utterances.
RAPER has in what he was pleased
to say in that article made himself
look more absurd and contemplate
than he usually does when he
writes, and this is no small achieve
ment for one who uniformly writes
the most contemplate of silly things
Few men possess more self.confi-
dence or egotistical vanity than
RApER Few men possess less
share Of good, sound, practical sense
than he. Fewer still have the un-
happy union of egotism and igno-
rance that characterizes him, and
makes him an object of utter CON
tempt. The article before me fully
justifes these remarks. He in that
article unwittingly assumes to be a
part of the 'ring" which he says he
is "ventilating." He says he is
'ventilating that part of the ring
which refers to McGILLIvRAY and
SHIvEL unlawfuIy using rooms in
the Court House." DC. No body
but RAPER ever claimed that they
were 'anIa,cfully using rooms in
the Court House." He is the only
man that has shown such little re-
spect for truth and common decency
IS to publish to that part of the
world which he supplies with lit1
erary (O food (?) that which he
certainly ought to have known to-
be false.
That part of the ring which refers
TO "SHIvEL and McGILLIvRAY un-
using rooms at the Court
House," &c., he is ventilatiag.
That part of "the ring which re-
ters to MCGILLIvRAY and SHIvEL
using rooms unlayalIy," is RAPER.
Therefore, he is the thing his pa
per is "ventilating," and he must
lot blame me too severely for not
liking such a thing when ventilated,
A part of the ring refers to
'MCGMLIvRAY and SHIvEL unla'c-
'ully using rooms at the Court
House," DC.
RAPER is the only man that does
his.
RAPER is, therefore, the achole of
hat part of the ''ring" that / "espe-
tally don't like to see ventilated"
A man whose ideas are so low,
'ointless and ill-defned, and whose
is without grace or dig
lity, and abounds with such ambi-
,uities as that used by RAPER, is
Iot the man to edit a newspaper.
The same may be said of him that
he Prosecutor said of Taxpayer"
Ie has doubtless mistaken his
alling." His skill would GER
ainly appear to better advantage if
elsewhere.
After thus ventilating himself, as
part Of the "ring," he proceeds to
ay that he will not support BEL
ORD for reelection in case he
hould be nominated"
This statement coming from him
J not only absurd, but utterly con-
smptible, Nobody expected him
0 support BELFoRD. No one would
ave believed him if he had sol
mnly declared that he intended to
o SO. He is not the kind of a man
Tho would likely support good man
ven of his own party, in preference
D bad one, had the opportunity
cen offered him. Such language
rom him in reference to Democrat
rho may POSSIBLY be a candidate
Or reelection too plainly declares
i'm q fool to leave any doubt as to
is being such.
Why does he take the trouble to
olemnly declare that he will not
upport BELFoRD for reelection,
,hen everybody knowing him, knew
e would not 2--when he well knew
hat all who knew him, knew he
'ould not ? Did he expect to
lake some fool believe that BELFoRD
ad been guilty of official miscon-
uct, and that that was RApER's
eason for not supporting him for
e-electiOn ?
He greatly undertakes the intelli.
ence Of even the sIMPLEToNs of
linton county, if he thinks any of
HEN will be misled in this way by
i'm. His over-weaning self-esteem
as impressed his imbecile judg-
lent into the belief that there are
,any other men in Vinton county,
yEAKER THAN HIMSELF.
He does not deny being influ-
need by the motives we have