The Worthington advance., 1881-10-13
LETTERS FROM The PEOPLE
"THATRRIDlE." "

EDITOR ADVANCE:70luCo Se0uua8
the communication of T. II. Parsons
in the ADVANCE our attention has been
arrested by the assertions made by him
that lit costs more to build bridges and
they must be repaired sooner and
oftener than in any other county in
the State" Since then we have passed
by the bridge that has called forth 50
much criticism from ''Plebean" and
''County" during the Summer and the
facts connected Herewith, as we
gathered them from a man who lives
close by, are as follows:
About one year ago it was decided by
the board to put bridge across the
stream at this point. Accordingly
Commissioner Bloom was sent to view
the site and make a report to the board.
lie did so and the contract was let to
build the bridge which was to cost $50.
1t was put in last winter and examined
by him in the Spring and accepted upon
his recommendation. 1t was as Plebs.
All has informed you, carried away BY
the Spring flood. After some time it
was gathered up and hauled back to its
place and repaired at u cost of $75 and
the road district IN which it is located
began grading approaches and when
they We're SO far completed that the
men were able to make a team climb
upon it with a scraper. the affair broke
down and they were obliged to abandon
it and it is now lying there in that con-
dition. while we must either swim the
stream or drive Two miles to another
bridge. Now the district, we are in
formed, have received instructions to
proceed and repair the affair again and
make it passable for teams. Now this
miserable thing which has been accept
ed as Il bridge is the worst specimen of
this kind Of architecture W. have ever
seen. 1t is built in utter disregard of
all mechanical principles The plan Of
the bridge is goodsenough but it has
not been followed and the workman
ship is us poor as we ever saw some of
the joints you could stand a rod away
from and throw stone through and
the timbers are about the size that
would ordinarily be used to build foot
bridge. aud in some places two pieces
have been put together with nails to
attain this size and, sir, would you be-
lieve it, this affair has already cost $265
and is now about to be repaired again
and it will never make bridge that
will be Of any account, no matter what
very far specimen of bridge building
in this county. Now we cannot see
how this stvle of business can benefit
any one except it may be the builder.
Now, tell us if you can, what was the
object Of the Commissioner who accept
ed it. Was it connivance or ignorance
and he now asks our support for Audi
tor ut the coming election? Should he
receive it? The object of this statement
Of costs is to prove that Mr.. Plebean is
right.
To be continued. OCCASIONAL.
GUITEA us RELIGION:
EDITOR ADvANCE:-When the Pres
islent was shot down 10y that wretch,
Guiteau, whoever it was that wrote up
the account tried to palm off Guiteau
as Il Spiritualist and stated that he was
connected with the Religio-P Philosophi-
cal Journal establishment, and that he
had eked out Il miserable existance a.
mong long haired men and short-haired
women. But truth will be uppermost
and so it is in this case. 1t turns out
that Guiteau is a Christian and
staunch believer in the Bible and con-
slant reader of it, and also that he was
connected with the Young Mems
Christian Association and ut one time
belonged to II. W. Beecher's church.
The inference is plain that the long,
haired men that Guiteau associated
with, belonged to the Y. NJ. G.. A., and
the ShOrt-iltlred women were lambs of
IL. W. Betciler's told-as no females
are allowed to join the Y. NJ. g. A. 1t
is Just and right that the impression
people got by reading the first state
ment concerning the assassin. Guiteau
should be corrected. No doubt Gui-
teau is il bad man naturally, but if he
could have been instructed III the beau
tiful doctrines Of Spiritualism from his
youth up, he would have been more
careful how he blackened his soul with
such terrible crimes. The Spiritualists
teach their children they cannot escape
punishment for wrong doing; that
crime Will make Il mark on them that
can never be tffaced.
It is like taking all AK and hacking a
young tree, though the bark may grow
over the cut. yet as long as tho tree
lives tie Slime scar remains at tho
heart. There is nothing in this life or
in the lext to prevent suffering from
following i'll doing, for that is its legiti-
mate fruit; nor will there be to prevent
happiness from following the doing of
right. for tnat also is it's natural fruit.
What /; satisfaction it is to man when
his soul says to him ''well done" And
what /, misery it is to him when that
soul is constantly saying to him ''you
are Il thief, you are villan."
When Il man robs himself of the ap-
probation Of Ills own soul, lie loses a
more precious jewel than was ever
made If gold or precious stone. Then
he has lit the fires Of his own hell and
there is no way that he can mitigate it
in the least or he saved from it except
the good old fashioned way, ''cease to
do evil and learn to do we'll" How
much more reasonable and beautiful
this teaching than the old Theology
that teaches that a man may he crimi-
nal all his days, and his character be as
black rs ebonv. yet one application of
the blood of Christ will wash his sins
al! away and lie becomes as white as
wool. fit to take u seat at the right
hand of God. What absurd, disgust
ll4 uOCGtlUc lnIt lINhl CHIl WASH OuI
sin. When will ministers cease teach.
ing this old story, so ahhorant to every
noble and refined sentiment of human
nature.
Yes Guiteau now boasts he's stalwart and
preacher.
Hc also belonged to the Y. NJ. G. A.,
lie ate the Laws supper with Henry Ward
Scechcr,
And joined with lis people when they knelt to
pray.
lie says he has faith and believes the old Bible
And Of its great mysteries often did tell,
or Abraha,ns Offering and also Of Abel
And trustee: that ChriSt's blood wOu d save him
from hell.
Said he to himself while laughing quite hearty,
III Sacrifc. Garfield. my fame it will swell,
And thereby uni: c the Republican party
And save the whole nation from going to hell
LURY A. CRAPS EY.
a leading professor speaking of sem
sible people.-Dr. S., the prominent
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