Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-04-21
OUR COLUMBUs BETTER

COLUMBUS, april II, 1907.
FRIEND TIMMoNs Il am on deck again
not unlike the renowned Governor of the
State, andlthe unparalleled members of the
MISUNDERSTANDING around. Since l
last wrote you 1 have took the line OF
march from Richmond, (Indiana), to this
city, and among the old pioneer editors
and publishers taken In on the road, was
Mr.. William Albright, OF the Eaton Regis
ter, who has one of the finest steam print
ing establishments in Northern Ohio and
whose noble traits of character is such
that the Register has circulation OF 3,000
and job work enough for two steady hands
to do. The Register: is Republican, of
course.
Columbus is improving, and they are
busy digging up The concrete streets Tor the
Improvement of street railroads. Work
men are employed at good wages building
new edifices for the throng rushing into
the city to rent" and "starve," who could
live we'll in rural districts, but as The fools
are not NIL dead, they throng this city,
where provisions, rent and wickedness
would veil hell itself in gloom As to the
present Legislature il beats Hoods song OF
the shirt. They ought to adjourn and go
home. They have done nothing to benefit
the State, only 10 run their hands into the
pockets OF the tax-payers-drink, eat,
strut around, smile at poor calico-and
imagine they are as wise rs Solomon ar.
rayed in all his glory" The stigma
brought upon many of them in the rail.
road bribe has been hushed up, by closed
doors, and the deep, dark, damning trans.
actions thereof will forever lie concealed
in the bosoms OF corruption and rotten
meas. II the facts were brought to the
light OF day many of them would never
return TO Disgrace, by their polluted feel
and dishonorable course, the halls OF the
House or Senate again.
THE POND DILL.
With agonizing bitterness. the whole
salers and retailers OF the DEVILS swill, a
whose slop.tubs men have drank in ruin
caused millions OF broken-hea wives
tears OF desolnte orphans, saying nothn,
about the loss of soul and body, mind ant
money. Oh God, Tor the long years lha
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return; the prayers and tears OF legio,
OF gray headed fathers, mothers, sisters
wives and widows have ascended to tn,
throne OF God for relief from the evil o
intemperance and at last He who hold
the destinies OF the nations of the enrtl
has sent Ills some consolation and relief II
the Pond Bill and the Sunday law. Thes
are the hest laws ever passed. and are tn,
stepping stones to the annlhilation OF th,
retail OF beverage that has slanghtere,
more human beings, and caused more pail
and sorrow, than all the wars that eve
occurred in the entire world.
On Saturday last met Judge Samue
Hunter, OF Newark, Ohio. Judge Hunte
commenced life ns printer, and has no,
become one OF the most eminent attorney
IN the State. His descisions are never re
yersed, and as a genial, whole.sonled. nobl
gentleman aud scholar, Judge Hnnle
has no superior, and has more friends
real, true, tried friends, than any man.
think, in Ohio, and wonld I'LL the mex
Governors chair with honor 10 the Stat
and credit to hinise T.
The health OF the city IL favorable, an,
after the adjournment Of the wlse solon
at the State House, Columbus will swal
back TO its old summer equilibrium, iha
OF dnll dry old dilapdaicd country city
pnd maid and misses will retire aud ttDr
away iinery and sinister jewelry TO awai
next winters campaign, when they vii
rush into the market again, like lOnz
horse INTO curry comb.
| With kindest wishes far The prOsperit,
OF the JoURHAL and iis read.r., I am eve
yours, WM. THos. Mcdowell.