Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-10-01
TIE mURD BOOMERANG 1
A Grand Failure when Compared with
the Richie Boom.

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waiting and watching for the train from
Toledo which was to bring up that portion
0f the lInrd Boom, to make nm impartial
report Of the proceedings OF the demon.
stration that was expected to eclipse the
Ritclie boom Of the week previous. Two
| lnurs later this same old liner called for
his wifeand said they would go home that
lie was disgusted with the whole proceed
ings, aud that lie had not seen as many
drunken men in one body for years He
was not alone, but had sympathizers in his
own party who expressed their opinions
with even more emphasis.
We sincerely regret that we cannot make
more favorable report Of that demonstra.
ton, for the credit OF our opponents, the
community and the Republic under which
we live.
We regret that the language used by
some of the Hurd Guards from Toledo, to
our young ladies who were walking upon
the streets should be such as to exclude
report OF IL in our columns
We regret that there are so many men
in one of the great political parties striv-
ing for the control of the government, who
find it necessary on every public demon
stratiOn 10 steep themselves in beer and
deaden their senses with rum, the better to
understand the great questions at issue.
We regret that the 9th Congressional
district OF Ohio should be represented by
u man 80 utterly lost to truth and who has
the effrontery to stand up before a Perrys.
burg audience and claim that he told the
people in his address to them at Richmond,
Va, that he had made speeches at his
home in Knox coInty, Ohio, and continu.
ally urged and favored during the war the
enlistment of men in the army to pnt down
the rebellion-and this in the face of his
well-known recordto the contrary.
We regret that the father of liars should
be brought fourth since the demonstration
to invent and circulate false reports con-
cerning the action OF some Republican and
Democratic boys who were out on lark
the same evening-hopng by such means
to retrieve, or counteract the unfavorable
impression left behind by the Hurd Boom
erang on Friday night.
We regret, in consideration for the teel-
ings Of our local managers, who had prom
ised us larger and better entertainment
on tins occasion than was witnessed at the
Richie Boom, that it was such decided
failure.
We regret that the Toledo Times should
so grossly misrepresent the Richie Boom,
which had in line ten well drilled compa-
nies of Garfield Guards, numbering in all
over 600 torches in line, besides three cor
net and five field bands, while it failed to
scarcely make mention OF Mr.Hurd's Boom,
which by actual count had but four COM
panies of Hancock Guards--One from Penn
beryille, one from Webster twp, one from
Toledo, ono from Perrysburg numbering
178 torches and rs hck ory canes, var
nished, with plug hat attachments, two cor
net bands and drum corps.
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such nature that the Perrysburg CORE
spondent OF the Toledo Daily Times found
it would be imprudent to make any report
of them.
We regret that the Hurd Guards, 76 in
number, with some honorable exceptions,
did not profit by the good advice given
them before leaving Toledo by their COM
mander, Capt. White, a good Republican
in bad company.
We regret that the Hancock Guards from
Househol lers' Corners became so thirsty
on the road to Perrysburg last Friday night
that they found it necessary to depoy as
skIrmishers on the nearest saloons on the
first command to break ranks.
In short, we regret that the whole pro-
ceedings" were of such nature as to di,-
gust lifelong and gray-hared Democrats.
We understand half of Findlay are COM