The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-10-02

guilty Of
We acknowledge that Mr.. Hall is 8
good railroad man, as are many Others
Republicans and Democrats, who as
sisted in getting new railroads through
this county within the past five years.
Even the editor of the Advertiser
justly-has claimed, and now claims
that he used his influence towards Sc
curing our new roads, and that his
paper materially assisted in the work.
Now for little political effect among
the ignorant and debased of its party,
that paper attacks gentleman whose
hands it attempted to uphold while
: the roads were in progress Of building.
D It deliberately stnItifies itself that it
! may possibly gain vote or two.
! How does the case stand
From the inception Of the railroad
enterprise everybody, regardless OF
: party, took hold of the work and
hung to It till the roads were "out OF
: the woods" Week after week the
TRIBUNE and Advertiser urged our
citizens to put forth every exertion
for the roads and heralded the benefits
all classes Of citizens in the county
would reap from their completion.
The efforts were successful and the
TRIBUNE ahides by what it sSid then.
The effort was successful and the i'd
Uertiser deliberately stultifies its
record and admits that 1t lent its help
to that which it knew to be wrong. 1t
acknowledges that all it said favor.
able to railroads then was false-that
il told unnumbered lies.
We hope it will enjoy the position
it gets itself in, and that the political
capital it makes will do its tiny soul
good.
Mr.. Halls connection with the road
he is President of, since its compile
ton, is simply that the State law re-
quires that roads in this State, oper-
ated by Companies in other States,
shall have local board of Directors,
with the assumed object that the in
terests of the stockholders shall be
protected. In the board of the Tole-
do, Tiffin and Eastern railroad there
are Republicans and Democrats. OF
this board Mr.. Hall is the President,
and together with the Directors, has
nothing whatever to do with the
management of the road-the position
of all of them being merely a nomin-
al one, an organization to comply
with the law.
II Mr.. Hall has done a wrong in be-
ing connected with the building of
these roads, he is in the same boat
with many others. If it is wrong,
we only hope more such wrongs will
be done this county-say the Conti-
mental railroad, ,as an instance. Since |
the completion of one of our roads,
freights to and from Tiffin have been
materially reduced. All kinds of pro-
duce can be shipped much cheaper,
and all kinds Of goods reach US at
lower rates. Our markets are much
better, and our manufacturing inter
ests reap great benefit from this one
road. These are wrongs that we don't
want to see righted.
As to class legislation, Mr.. Hall
does not believe in it in any form.
What of the little puff of &r. Nor
ton. Is he honest and capable? Has
he ever shown capacity in any one
thing? He is reputed Doctor, but
We are credibly informed that not
only has he no ability in that line,
but that he has no diploms-and the
law requires it-that he never attend
ed course of lectures in his life, and
that he knows as much about physic
as q dog does. about legislation. As
Mr.. Hall is too good a railroad man,
according to the Advertiser, and
might legislate for them, is it not
possible that Norton is too good a
physician, and might legislate TO have
the law repealed that now requires
physicians to understand something
about medicine and refuses to allow !
quacks to practice? Our intimation is
the most reasonable, for Norton is not
many removes above quack, and
would naturally like to rise to the po-
sition Of q respectable physician, If he
could do so without preparing him
self, as others have done, by hard
study. Is he capable? or what? We
know of but one thing. He is the
most capable hummer extant He
can punish whisky at fearful rate.
That is well-known at his home, and
numbers of Democrats there refuse to
support him on that ground. 1t is
well known here, and when he visits |
this place, the leaders and the most
respectable men of the party hold
aloof from him, notwithstanding he
is candidate, and he seeks compan- !
ionship with other bummers, who take |
to him and his whisky in about an
equal proportion. @ a4v -
In railroads or any other public in-
terest, he never did one thing, and
what he would do with the ''interests
of the peopleD in case OF an election,
is debatable question. 1t is highly |
probable that any child would be as
competent to handle them as he
would in his inexperience aud ignor-
ance. ,.-.-t,ss. ,.... - II
Between the two candidates there is
a vast difference. Mr.. RaIl IS a man
of mature ideas and dearly bought ex-,
perience Morton is a baby in every
sense Of the term so far as capsbility
for legislator is concerned. =
We are willing with the Advertiser
to let the people decide. Shall it be
man of ability and standing, or q
man Of no ability or standing aud al
hummer.
Now, as the Ad0ertiser likes to ask |
questions, will it allow ns the same
privilege, and tell-us how it likes per-
sonaIities p II opened up on Mr..
Hall, and we return on Norton.
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Every citizen should bear in mind
the fact that the next Legislature
saonld be composed of men who have !
s reasonable knowledge Of law, coup !
led with sound judgment and exper-
ience, as the new constitution will |
doubtless go into operation during the
session. The Republican candidate,
L. A. Hall, is a sound lawyer and is
fully competent to fill the position,
while young Norton lacks every quail |
ificatIon with the exception of
"cheek."