Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-08-26

In spite, however, Of tile most cautious
secrecy in methods, enough has been de-
veloped Of The roal character OF this Bowl
ing Green movement, fully to justify the
distrust of their case shown by It's mana.
gers. Reference has been made TO the
action of the Toledo Boys in Blue aud OF
Forsyth Post. Through means already
indicated, nearly nllthc Republican officers
of pnulding county signed paper favor.
ing Capt. Newtons appointment but
when the facts became known to them, nnd
especially the TACT that Mr.. WOggoner was
to be removed for that purpose, they all
cheerfully signed letter recalling such
recommendation, on the ground of misin-
form alton, and protesting against change
in the Office. Similar action was taken in
Williams county, where, by lalse represen-
tations, names OF leading Republicans were
obtained. Is ii surprising, that men who
got up papers OF that sort, should seek to
keep them from the eyes of all, except of
the one on whose mind they were intended
to operate? They, better than anybody
else, know what would come OF their
papers, IL once admitted to day light.
The sedulous care with which the mana
gers Of the movement have sought TO avoid
all appearance of antngonism to Collector
Waggoner, as shown in the pretense that
his "term" was TO expire in July last,
shows their estimate of that officers official
and personal record. Nobody better than
they, was informed of the fact that, under
his management, for the first time in i,s
his,ory, the District had been brought to
the grade OF First Class according TO the
scale of merritt" and knowing this, they
were discreet enough not to ask for n
change in The interest of The public serrice.
Nor were they ready to do so on grounds
personal to the Collector. Hence, the va
rious subteriuges and tricks employed as
Substitutes for the only grounds which
could Justify their action. In this con-
nection it is proper to state, that us enily
as March last, Collector Waggoner nd.
dressed TO ajor Swigart letter, in which,
after referring 10 this movement and the
Majors relations TO il, he asked on what
grounds 1t was based, ut the same time dis.
tinc,ly stating, that il it was called for by
either the public service or the will of the
Republicans of the District, lie would at
once resign. Receiving no answer TO this.
in June he addressed TO Maj. Swigart a
second letter, again asking for the infor.
nation sought, and repeating the propo-
si,ion referred to, which letter, also, re-
mains unanswered
The fact has already been stated, that
this movement had its source and real lif.
in Bowling Green, and nowhere else. How
far this is due to the candidacy for County
Auditor, may be judged, when it is stated
that Capt. Newton's name during the past
year had been prominently mentioned in
connection with that Office with the com
mon belief, that if candidate at all, ht
would be- n formidable one. Besides him
were some halfdozen more or less pronii
nent. Under such state of things, it is no
difficult 10 understand how all these rival,
and their many friends could be reconcilet
to Capt. Newton's turning his attention
from the Authorship to n Government
office, and contributing their efforts il
aid of such arrangement. How sad til,
thought suggested by the Sentinel that "i
Mr.. Newton fails to make it, there is NJ
use for n soldier nor Wood county MAJ
TO ask for anythingw With all the right
of soldiers and OF "Wood county mem
thus embodied in this clique's candidate
for one Office, no wonder that paper is over
whelmed by the momentous issue for, o
course, il lie now "iails 10 make it," tn
world will thereafter hear no one from tha
quarter "ask for anything" Now, won
everybody unite their best efforts to aver
so sad a calamity? The large majorit.
of The leading, active working Republican
OF Toledo" declared to be in favor of Capt
Newton's appointment, would be better aI
preciated, if brought out into daylight, in
stead Of being hidden in the darkness q
secresy. It's bad place for leading, ac
tive, working Republicans" 10 show t
advantage.
For more than six months, no notice wa
taken of this movement by Collector Wag
goner or his friends,lhe managers being LEI
to their own ways and means. When til
clique fianally announced their case ms pr,
pared and were boldly fixing the day whe
the change would take place, the friends
the Collector, for the first time, took meai
to test the real sentiment of the Rcpnblca,
and taxpayers of the District. This WI
} done in most of the counties. The rest,
5 was all TINT could have been asked. Gu
side the few individuals at different point
, secretly and by means already stated, con
f! mitted to the movement, there was fomn
I to be no desire Tor a change in the oflic
, but on the contrary, substantial unanimiI
! against it. This was sreciallyso so in Tolet
e and Lucas county, where protests wei
1 signed by the leading Republicans and bu
iness men, including large number OF e,
> soldiers, to an extent never exceeded in M
n similar case, thus fully meeting the pr
tense of the managers of the movemal
= that the Republicans of the District d
sired change, and disposing of the on
y ground on which il could he asked for.
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