The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-04-05
HIRAM.

CORRESPONDENTS.
This being " All FOOLS day." I hav
concluded to trespass upon your col
umns slightly to appraise an anxiou
public of a very few changes that hav,
taken place i'll my mind, and of tn,
opinions l entertain THIS day. l be
lIeve that L. S. Grant is the wises
statesman mankind has ever known
That the leaders of the Republican
party are the purest minded and most
honorable and honest men of whom
we ever had any knowledge. That the
eight by seven Electoral Commission
was most wise arrangement, and the
majority thereof were not governed by
party prejudices, but acted sincerely
aud candidly in giving their decisions
we ought to have known this before :;
because two of them bought their po-
sitiOns, and three of them decided di-
rectly opposite to their previous decis-
ions and oft repeated opinions. We
believe that r. B. Hayes is a man of
giant mind, an exceedingly powerful
intellect, and that there was no fraud
in his election, and that his policy is
pacification of the country by with
drawal of troops from Southern States.
We do not believe he authorized Fos-
ter and Matthews to make terms with
Southern members so as to complete
the count and consummate the fraud.
We believe Garfield's connection with
the DeGolyer pavement was purely
professional, and that he might have
been Senator, but remained in the
House the better to serve his country.
not his party. These are few of the
opinions we supposed it impossible for
us to honestly enterthain, and probably
we never would had it not been "All
fools day"
March went out Iamb-like and see
rene, like Grants administration. DEy-
LIsH, except a flash or two of good
purpose during the last days, which
we do not speak of as matter of news.
as all your readers undoubtedly ascer-
tanned the facts about the time your
did. -
A couple of bummers from Burton
gave our town u call a few days ago on
their way home from Garrettsville. |
They We're overloaded with yerv
poor article of whiskey Gf am good
Judge, and ought to be), and conse-
luently were belligerent, but nobody |
was hurt; cause why-they left in due
season.
The boiler belonging to Smiths port
able saw mill, now on Benz. Taylor's
arm IN Pigwocat, exploded one day
asst week. Mr.. Geo. Davis, one of the
Sorkmen, had just stepped away from
he exploded part, and happily, no
tamage was done save TO the boiler and
building.
The Spring Term of College has now
been running two weeks, with about
me hundred students enrolled. This
$ gratifying increase over last term
md the corresponding term year ago.
a little fellow from somewhere lee
ured i'll this place to a very slim audi
nee for the benefit of the Sunday
school. His theme was "The Dangers
''AAooANiiiS oo ny iSitSOu Ol the En-
of the Catholic Church,
we are given to understand that the
leXt Gubernatorial campaign in this
state is to be run by the Republicans
N the religious dodge, ,and weak mind
q men and old women are to be fright
ned out of their meager supply of
TIts for the benefit of contemplate
III.
Since writing, L have learned that
he little fellows name that lectured
for the benefit Of the Sabbath School,
Hills, and that he was from Raven
a. The gross receipts of the lecture
'as THREE DOLLARS. s'there ought ,
OF to have been any omplimentary
ckets given out for lecture for the
enetit of the Sabbath School, at 25
ents-the price charged-the audience
lust have consisted of twelve persons.
Such is fame.n TT ,
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