Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-09-03
Tho New baltimore EnterprIse.

THO NeW Baltimore Enterprise
About six months ago, a paper was
started at New Baltimore, new village on
tho Baltimore q Ohio Railroad, in this
county, by B. L. PETERS and !. L. WISE
MAN. The prospects for paper at that
locality we're not very Hattering, and our
people were not surprised at the visit Of
one Of the proprietors, soon after the pa
per wasstarted, for the purpose Of obtaining
patronage for the Enterprise. For the pur-
pose Of securing the patronage of our eiti-
zens, il was represented by Mr.. WIsEMAN
that the Enterprise was favorable to the re-
moval Of the county scat from Bowling
Green to Perrysburg, and TINT II could and
would perform valuable service in laying
before the people in the Southwestern por-
tion Of the county such facts rs would
show that il was for their interest to favor
removal. Mr.. WIsEMAN was the person
who visited our town, but that he came by
consent OF his partner. and that his mis.
sion was mutually understood, our citizens
then hld, and now have reasons for believ-
ing. Mr.. WfsEMAN was n stranger to our
people, and to establish confidence in his
representations, entered into written con-
tract, in behalf OF himself and partner,
TO the effect that their paper should be con-
Quoted in the interest of removal. Under
these circumstances, subscriptions and bu-
siness cards were obtained amounting in
the aggregate to over 5000. Not long af-
ter this, the Perrysburg committee, to re-
fute Bowling Green falsehoods, desired
the publication Of a statement to the ef-
feet that unless the Court House and Jail
were decided to the county, prior toelccton,
free from encumbrance, the people would
not be asked to vote for removal. This
advertisement was sent to Mr.. PETERS IN
person, with the request that it be inserted
in the Enterprise, "in accordance NTH The con-
tract" MIR. PETERS had this notice insert
ed and never asked question about the
contract, nor has he presented bill for
the publication of the notice, thus conclu-
siyely showing that he knew Of and under
stool what the contract required. With
in the last three weeks, at the time when
an effort was made to bribe the editor of
the Weston Audtrnche, the Enterprise has
suddenly discovered that il is now and
that it has always been opposed to remov-
al That being true, did the Enterprise
not obtain money from Pcrrysburg bust
mesa men under false prctenses? Is Mr..
PETERS not liable, under the facts stated,
and which are susceptible OF proof to in
dictment and punishment in each instance
where money has thus been obtained
And yet, with this evidence before him, he
charges the Perrysburg people with an at
tempt to muzzle the press Poor man
Is he not able to distinguish the difference
between the patronage of friend and the
bribery OF n foe? Perrysburg business
men gave him their money under the be-
lief that he was their friend. He took it
knowing this fact; and after he had re-
ccived it, he turned against them, and in
stead of returning their money, like an
honest man, he seeks to make the people
believe that he is the injured party and
that the people of Perrysburg, in asking
JIim to observe good faith in his dealings
with them, are guilty of great wrong
One OF two things must be true in thii
case. Either Mr.. PETERS obtained money
from the people of Perrysburg through
false representations; or he was at tn at time
sincere in his professions of friendship and
has since been induced, for consideration
TO betray his friends and become the tool
OF those who are base enough to purchase
his services. He either had no honor when
he obtained the patronage of our citizens
or he sold it when approached with bribe
BY the Bowling Green Ring. He hns his
choice of these two horns of the dilemma
in which he is placed. If the corruption
money obtained by him from Bowling
Green compensates for this exposure of his
transactions, then indeed must money have
virtues which we never supposed it to pos.
sess.