The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1880-02-12
From the Osceola Outline
Advice 70 the Young.
CEDAR, GLADwIN co.

Feb. 3d, 1880.
Editor Outiine;-.I am u reader of
your paper, and have been favorably
impressed with the apparently fair
and impartial manner in which your
paper has dealt with public questions,
regardless of local squabbles or petty
jealousies, which sometimes (and /
lear too often) effect the local press.
In IL recent issue of the Reed City
Clarion noticed an editorial which,
undoubtedly, the young man who pre-
sides over the destiny of that sheet,
meant to be cutting, fear, at the in
terest of truth. Tile substance of the
article is, that certain 'old fogies" in
Lake, Clare and Gladwin counties,
have published nothing of "fraud" and
general mismanagcment" in said
counties for two or three weeks past;
that the public would forget suc.i
things unless the "howling" was kept
up. The article states, further, that no
frauds nor official corruption existed i'm
said counties; and that the worst class
of people there, were those who were
trying to make the public believe that
II bad state of affairs really existed.
This, Mr.. Editor, is the substance of
an article which find in the Reed
City Clarion, of u recent date, which is
certainly false, and intended to create
u false impression, so far, at least, as
concerns GlGdwin county, and the
writer, if cOnversant with his subject,
must have known as much. So glar-
ing have been the frauds perpetr.ted
by the local politicians upon the tax
payers of Gladwin county, that an as
sociation, comprising among its mem
bers some of the prominent men of the
SaginuWs, hi.s been formed, with am
pie funds, tO prosecute and bring u
Justice the offending parties. At the
present time three different suits are
pending against the cX-Co. Treasurer
whom the Board of Supervisors has
declared defaultcr to the amount of
over $1,000. He is, also, charged with
forging county orders to the amount
of several thousand dOllars, and also
with stealing Il county order Of 81 900.
Two or three cX-0fficials are, also,
laboring under similar charges. These
are matters of public record; yet tie
nice young man of the Clarion informs
the public, through his personal organ,
that such things are fabrications of
'old fUgies." This young man should be
more careful how he makes such state
ments public, for it may work to his
disadvantage among those who other
wise might be led to think differently
of himself and paper.
/ have noticed that for some time
past this Clarion youth has been rather
disposed to throw filings ut his neigh
bOrs, and those he felt disposed to diff
fer Within fact make personal mat
ters of many. little things which
concern himself and the public not in
hf,1 n f,, al.
much of this, i'm consideration ofyouth
boys feel wonderfully smart-more SO
than as they grow Older; and time may
improve this young man, providing he
is true and honest to his moral convic-
tions. And this reminds ME of how he
started out i'm political life, with his
advent in Reed City. Before he came
there he was red-hot Democrat, just
graduated from the office of the Pom
tiac Bit Poster, schooled under the
fostering care of William Nesbitt and
Herbert Kelly. After he struck Reed
City he was good Republican, and
could publish Republican paper.
How this sudden change came about
has never been explained, and perhaps
never will. But the fact itself Is just
ground of suspicion against the moral
convictions of the youngster. OF
course, l trust he is now good Repub-
can; i'm fact better one than he ever
was Democrat, and that no motives
of policy will ever induce him to again
change his polititics, ut least so sudden
~ as at first. / admire the boys
pluck and energy, in trying in several
things to initiate older and wiser heads,
and trying to get up u notoriety. But
he should not go 80 far as to get out of
his depths.
"Vessels large may venture more.
But little boats should keep near Shore" |
applies well In his case.
Boys sometimes with u false idea |
that 1t makes them appear manly,
will slant their hats on their heads,
smoke, swear, and assume large pro-
portions. But as they grow older, they
learn thut It takes more than such |
things to make - man--at least one
that Is intelligent and respected. So,
in time, / trust that this young man
of the Clarion may learn that It takes
moie tlian personalities, slang aud
wise assumption to constitute news
paper editor. ASS GLADwIN.