Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-12-23
PERSONALITIES ys. ARGUMENT.


The JouRNAt. put the editor OF tie De-
6ance Erpress upon the witness stand and
cross questioacd hici briefly upon what he
knew about securing signatures to Capt
Hewton's petition. In looking over OIL r
exchanges sieoc our return from the cx-
cursion, We snd n half column article iu
the Express OF the LIST inst, that for slang
and 6lth would pass current in the vilest
dens ia New York 1t simply denies that
false representations were used TO secure
nsUes to Capt. Newton's petition in Def
ance and Padding counties, then proceeds
with = tirade of epithets such as fossil
lied old barnacle of the perrysburgJowral"
" n sort Of a scab which has fastened itself
upon the people Of Perrysburg and Wood
county which they cannot get rid OF /" "its
editor lives on wind, and sleeping with a
Newfoundland pup in the back room Of his
Office" tolerated and countenanccl by one
or two other fossiliEed old animals like
himself" and much more OF the same iu,-
port, and claims that the JOURNAL is not
Republican paper, nor yet Democratic.
This sort Of slush was evidently mixed
to be copied in this county, but the admix
ture was evidently too strong for the stom-
ach even OF the .Scntinet. II is evident that
we have made mistake in the past in
treating such men as being worthy of dis
cussing public measures. 1t is unfortunate
for the country chat men OF this iik get
possession Of newspapers. No better evi
dence is required by those who know
enough to know anything, that these men
have no arguments to make in defense Of
their course when they cease to make any
effort at argument and descend to low, per-
sonal abuse in the most approved bar-room
slang, and use names that are in no way
connected with the paper or have not sug-
gested thought that has appeared in the
controversy.
Mr.. Gully has not a private nor pc.
litical record that will enable him to
stand within glass house and Use such
missiles, without getting worsed. We dis
like the task, but at times it seems neccs.
sory to step into the gutter aud kick such
ours. 1t is the only way to reach them as
they are incapable Of approaching any
other kind of treatment.
Let us briefly examine Mr.. Culey's no
liticnl record-tlis man who feels himself
capable IL deciding between Republican
and Democratic sheet. His first expert.
ence, We believe, i'll condncting paper,was
that OF 6x9 sheet at Bowling Green, in
lS6s-without politics. He was known to
be Democrnt-had passed though the
war as such and came out a Democrat In
1856 the JOURNAL, under the editorial con-
troll of Mr.. +. JOB niger, opposed the nom
inalion of Hon. j. NJ. Ashley, for Congress,
and brought out Col. Slevin, wounded
soldier, and made him II strong rival can
didate. Mr.. Ashley secured the nomina-
tion, however, and was elected. In the
Spring of '6S we had full control of the
JOURNAL. There was desire on the part
of Mr.. Ashley TO have the JOURNAL come
out in advance of the county convention
to select delegates and support him for nom
inAlion. We were approached by one Vim.
III. Jones, Mr.. Ashley's fugleman at that
time, who exhibited n letter from Mr.. Ash
ley, written in Washington, who stated that
lie had received another letter enclosed in
that one which he would not show to any
one. But he was prepared to say that it
would be between $500 and S40O IN money
to our interest and they would take hold
and raise us 400 or 500 subscribers, If we
would come out in advance of the conven-
ton and support Mr.. Ashley for renomin-
alton. We were opposed, from principle
alone, to Mr.. Ashley representing longer
this district, and declined to do so. Mr..
Jones thought we had better reconsider our
decision, that there was another paper in
the county, and it might go there and that
il Mr.. Ashley was defeated he might go
over to the Democrats and thereby greatly
injure the Republican party. Our reply
was, that il Office was the only considera-
tion that kept Mr.. Ashley in the party the
sooner he went over the better.
Mr.. Culley published the only paper, ex-
cept the JOURNAL, in the county at that
time. We don't know where the money
went, or how much, but we do know that
Mr.. Culley supported Mr.. Ashley and was
made Secretary of the convention at Ma
uoleon th nj ramon, inatad Mr. AuhJoy THO
result is known. Mr.. Ashley was defeated
at the polls, and as predicted went over to
the Democrals-while Mr.. Gully went over
to the Republicans. The question arises,
whether eli her party has gained anything
by the transfer.
Is MIR. Culley the proper person odecde
whether the JOURNAL is or is not Il Bepub.
lican paper?
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