Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-10-01
Temperance county Seat
Topics OF the Day.


DEAR JOURNAL by the re
port that Hon. Neal Dow, author OF the so
called "Maine Law" which caught the
Maine Rumselers and still holds them in
close grip, was expected to speak at
the Court House in Bowling Green. ar
rived at that place at 10 o'clock A. NJ, ut
the appointed time and place. Found Mr..
Ordway, President OF the Wood County.
Temperance Suciety, in the chair, and ESQ.
Parker, the Secretary, on hand. But neilh-
er Neal Dow, the great apostle, nor sin
gle delegate, nor a solitary man, woman
Nor child, nor any other living creature
was visible. | noticed quitea hustle III the
offices below and going down stairs found
the Judge of Probate, with few others,
sticking up a notice that Hon. Mr. Hami-
ton, OF Toledo, would address the people on
the political issues Of the dav ON The 25th
inst. The Judge called the attention of
| Democrat who was passing through tn ;
hail. to the notice. The Democrat pretend
ed he couldn't zee very we'll, and tried to
| slur the term Hon." preixed to Hnml-
toms name and seemed to think the Re
| publican party was lost The Judge with
little SLY humor pointed up stairs and
said u temperance convention was in ses-
|
ocratic party ought to attend. But the
Democrat, who was somewhat red in the
face, passed joking down the court house
yard walk. full Of Hancock and Democracy
evidently on his way to n grog-shop TO fill
up with more bad whisky and to talk pol
itics and damn Republicans aud temper
ance conventions in particular. High
above the town hoated banner with the
name Of Garfield, and on the streets men
and women, full of politics, and no signs
whatever of any thoughts or feeling on
the subject OF temperance. Ali thought
/, the temperance ship, on board OF which
is the Hon. Neal Dow, the candidate for
President on the Prohibition ticket, has
been struck by eyclOne and gone down,
clear down with all on board, to the very
bottom OF the sea OF politics. What ter.
rible storm was that. But | WIS too hasty
in my conclusions as mUst people are apt
to be, nt least sometimes. For on my re-
turn to the court house found the vener-
able President still in the chair, whole
battery within himself. On hearing that
some ladies were waiting below lie sent for
them 10 come mp, called the convention to
order and adjourned to l ] o'clock P M, Mt
which time theIe was quite good audi
ence. The clergy, the lawyers and other
citizens of Bowling Green, gave us some
ringing, good, speeches; the choir some
choice singing, and Il song by one who bad
escaped from the pit OF intemperance, sung
Just as you woad' expect such man TO
sing it, accompanied by the violin that in
comparable instrument which no one has
ever mastered except Ole Bull. The con.
yention passed the following resolution
WHEREAS lntemperance has prevailed in
social circles in the face of every temperance
movement which has heretofore been made /;
,herefore, we. the members of Wood county
temPerance society,
Resolee That we will, by the blessing OF
| Gud, work and pray in this holy cause more
earnestly long we live or until intemper-
Ance cea ses aud the masses Of the people have
the conviction jhat the use of intoxicating ljq
, uurs as tvcrage, is one Of the greatest vices
, and crimes Of the age,
A committee was chosen to make arrange
ments Tor county temperance convention,
10 meet at the court house, Bowling Green,
some time in December next. Thus began
and ended, through the arrival, Just in the
, nick Of time, OF a reserved corps of ladies
: they always do come on to the battle
7 field just in the nick OF lime-one Of those
= little episodes which the memory loves 10
7 recall.
The county seat is artistically, more and
more attractive. A new school house, q
church in process OF construction, and pri
vate dwellings are not only an honor to The
architect, but Il commentator Of the gooC
f Judgment and taste OF families who love
home and surroundings. With a good 10
" cation aud facilities for transportation
Z wide awake business men and county off
y cals always on hand and ready for service
is good schools and churches, We can see N,
a reason why the people should lind faul
| with our county seat or why il should no
in few years rival if not surpass grea
= proportion of the county seats in Ohio
: The soil Of Wood county is good enough
In due time it viii be ca He'd the gardel
N Of Ohio. If the political issues of tn
re times take the right direction and the hall
u it's and temper OF the people are regulate,
A. by friendly and harmonious counsels, ou
~ county may become paradise.
We seem to he tossed ahont hv a whirl
Il, pool Of opinions. With eight candidate
1T for the Presidency one might suppose lhn
FL the American people were very near III
IS precipice of political anarchy. But asits
D. tion is the natural result of free though
=, and As the people begin to think and stud
n n political economy they will begin to thin
N alike and the result will be unity aud haI
" many. TEMP.