The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-08-20
EDINBURGH.

Correspondence.
A REVIEW. = In the Press of last
week, see a communication under
the title of " An Error Corrected
over the signature of Smith Sanford,
which calls for review. In the very
first sentence, in bold and fearless
charge against " Citizen" he accuses
him of falsehood; and in the second
he says: 's The whole of Citizens
view of the case is incorrect and large
ly antrue." This presupposes that G.
has no personal knowledge of the
place, time or circumstances surround
ing the subject under consideration,
or that his information was obtained
from others who knew as little about
it as he did. If this is the Hon. Com
missioner's judgment, he is laboring
under a mistake, or under TT of in
sanity. If it is the latter, he should be
relieved of his office as soon as possi
BILE, and give his mind time to recu-
perate. Then Mr.. S. says he never
:
place stated. Now then, will he dare
deny that he promised Citizen two
years ago, that he would try and do
something at that place the next year
If he does, he well knows that he is
either forgetful or regardless of his
promises. And will he dare say he has
not made similar promises to others !?
Then, again, he says: 'Had L thought
it necessary to build it, and had l
promised to do so, it would have been
DONE" Then, with a chuckle he says ::
$50 much for that" This he thinks
is a clincher.
| Let us here make some comparisons
where the gentleman has exercised
his great judgment. Within ten rods
of the Commissioners house, a cul-
vert is built by the county, where q
small spring run crosses the road, and
where the ground is almost a dead
level. Is this more necessary than it
is at the place under consideration,
where there is an embankment of six
feet in raYine some twenty feet deep.
and a small spring run passing down ?
Again, north of the Center a short
distance, another culvert is built, L am
informed, on almost level ground, and
no living water there. Again, anoth-
er is in contemplation at VIM. Har-
mons house, and also on level ground
and no living water. This number
will suffice to show the great judg-
ment the Hon. Commissioner, living
in, this township, has. And will he
dare say that these three culverts are
more necessary than the one IL miles
west of the Center? Much that should
have notice here must be passed
over. II is in good keeping with
what has been noticed. One thing
more and we close, and leave what
follows without notice. The safety
of the place. A most marvellous state
ment is here made by Mr.. S. 1 am
informed by an eyewitness that his
own horse SHE'D off from an object at
the side of the embankment and came
very near running off at the opposite
side--the same object that caused the
horse to run over the embankment
and injure Mrs. Goss. of Rootstown.
Other horses are also shearing of
from the same object. How is it that
Mr.. S. would dare make statement
that the place is safe, when these facts
stare him in the face? Docs he think
the people of Edinburgh will believe
him when he says that it is safe, when
some of the Township Trustees went
to the last meeting of the Commits
sioners to urge them to build culvert
at this place?
We have no fault to find with AIR.
Sanford as citizen, but as an officer
and his official acts. CITIZEN.
Augu st IL. 1874.