The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-08-14
HIRAM.

Correspondence.
The Tennesseeans gave concert in
this place last week, to crowded
house, which is very favorably men,
toned. Undoubtedly the company
may be coneidered first class, but there
are other colored companies that are
as good. The audience was we'll
pleased, and admirers of vocal music
were well satisfied with their invest
ment in the admittance fund.
Last Saturday evening the Band
gave an ice cream festival, which, con
sidering the cold weather, was literally
ed the Hiram Band in the Musical
part of the festival. Both companies
were in full uniform and presented
very fine appearance, especially when
rendering most successfully several
pieces together. The Hiram, assisted
the Mantua Band at their festival
short time ago. 1t is hoped that the
good feeling and cordial relations eX-
isting between these two first class or.
ganizations may continue without in
terruptiOn, aud that these friendly
interchanges may be of permanent
and material benefit to both Organiza-
tions. The festival was in the Taher-
nacle, and the profits fully as much as
could be expected.
Several of our citizens, during the
drOuth, thought they saw in the future
a necessity for greater water supply,
in case of more extended drouth, and
are endeavoring to provide against
such contingency by sinking a we'll
on Town Hall lot. The enterprise is
a most worthy one, and it is hoped the
Trustees will respond, if necessary,
with the full amount authorized by
law for watering places along the
highways.
Considerable excitement and lust
Indignation has existed of late in the
northwest part of the county, on ac-
count of the arrest and imprisonment
of several persons, said to be caused by
the revelations of confessed sheep
thief. Persons who have heretofore
sustained a good reputation in the
community where for long years they
have lived, have been arrested and
either thrust into prison or compelled
to obtain temporary liberty by enter
ing into exacting bonds, their dwell
i'm .nH nd
and their good reputation forever
stained. by the miserable blunders, or
pure cussedness, of some parties un-
known, but who should be made
sponsible may not suffer the just con
demnation of an Indignant public.
An erroneous impression prevails. that
it is the duty of the Prosecuting Attor
ney to prosecute criminals at prelim-
mary Investigations, and believing
thus, the Prosecuting Attorney is gen
orally expected to act in such matters
if notified. But such is not the fact,
and the public should understand that
it is not the Prosecuting Attorneys
duty to act at preliminary investiga-
tions. But the erroneous impression
exists, and as a consequence the Pros
ecuting Attorney is censured for and
looked upon as responsible for this in
excusable outrage. Some of the Pros
ecutor's friends deny that he knew
anything of it, and assert that he bad
nothing to do with it. If he is limo
cent, and entirely so. it is duty he
owes to his friends, his constituents
and himself, that he deny it himself,
promptly and emphatically. The
Prosecutor is Democrat, and the par.
ty has been holding up to the gaze of
the people the incompetency of Re-
publican officials, and the necessity
for reform in the Civil Service, &c. In
this case our Republican friends taunt
us, in a small way to be sure, of this
specimen of Democratic reform. They
talk of great expense, and needless, to
the county, of. invaded homes, caused
| by democratic incompetency, &c. But
the democracy will, in the future as in
the past, visit prompt and unrelenting
punishment upon offending officials.
Therefore, if the Prosecutor is entirely
innocent in this inexcusable proceed
ing, he should put in an early, explicit
and dunequivocal denial. A mere denial
will not suffice, he must give all the
information in his power, and put the
blame exactly where it belongs, that
his friends and his party may not bear
an unjust odium. H.
After receiving the above letter we