Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-05-27
Our Reasons for Not Supporting DR..
ppek

In the contest for the postofficc at this
place-if contest it could be called-we
had the united opposition of DR.. Hamilton
III. E. Peck and E. A. Higgins, who doubt
ing their ability to carry their point, sum-
moned to their assistance the head OF the
ring, (they being the taiD ]. B. Newton,
chairman of the Wood County Republican
Executive Committee, and f. w. Merry
Bond and Order shaver OF Bowling Green
Besides they made a requisilion on the
services OF T. j. Webb, now of Toledo,
whose character is not above suspicion as
is well known by the people OF this vicin-
ity, and will be more fully explained here
after; also Capt. j. B. Luckey, whose
ability cannot longer be curbed by the
boundary lines of Gilmore.
Had this been the first effort of this lit
tie band to crowd us to the wall, we would
not have word to say, but we have al
ready exercised too much patience for the
welfare OF our business and that of the
town. We did not cheerfully take to the
idea at the start of sending DIR. Peck to
Congress, believing there were several men
in the district better qualified for the po-
sition. Yet in common with Republicans
and Democrats OF the town we felt honored
by the action OF the district convention in
giving us the candidate, and the re-
suit of the vote will show that he receiv.
ed almost the unanimous vote of both par
ties in thistownship. When fully on the
track for the nomination we gave him
cheerful support, and continued to do SO
after he was nominated until he was
elected.
1t was understood at the time that the
people in the southern portion of the
county would not give him hearty sup
port on account of existing county seat
troubles and preiudices and it was also un
derstood that the Doctor and his CO.
parcners in business had purchased the
Sentinet at Bowling Green and put Mr..
Evers in charge to bulldoze the people of
that section INTO line.
1t was not long after the election until
there was sufficient evidence to warrant the
belief that there was close corporation
formed by the Doctors immediate friends
and a few others to run the machine to suit
themselves, and that they were imbued
with the. idea that they had struck bo-
nanza, that II properly worked promised
very rich returns. And 30 it did for
brief season. Wilhost consulting the rec
ords for exact time served and exact amount
received.we will place the amount in round
numbers at S25, 900 for little over three
years service. Ii IN error we are willing
to stand corrected. This was considered
ample compensation for n new member
especially $4,000 OF the amounlwhich was
received by simply voting for it. For this
we never blamed the Doctor as much as
his coparcners who were running the ma
chine at home. He would never have been
forgiven by them had he allowed such nn
opportunity as that to pass.
In the mean time Mr.. j.. d. Ross, tile
present incumbent, was appointed post
master. Were the wishes of anyone inter-
ested in getting their mail at this office con.
suited in this matter? Apparently no one
knew OF it until after the appointment
was made, except those running the ma
chine. it was soon understood, however,
that this appointment was made to bny off
Mr.. j. w. Ross, who had been appointed
ut an Indignation meeting Of our citizens
to investigate the transactions Of these same
parties who were working the schoolboard
mine for all there was in II. Subsequent
events have shown that this attempt at
bribery was failure.
Then came up the discussion in the To-
ledo papera, which lasted for months, con-
cerning the profiered sale Of the three Gov
crnment offices in Toledo which was at the
disposal OF the Representative, for $4,000.
Then, az since, the pen Of +. A. Higgins,
which has always been for sale, was
brought to the defence. Then, as now, the
minds Of the people were not "scprce half
made up" but were pretty fully devel-
oped upon the subject.
The demands upon space compel us to
prescribe in homeopathic doses and an.
nounee here that this will have
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