Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-01-25
moo mas ans nav.
~ye Ciwo,si,on''-" Innscnec''-
~vnvrli,

isn.r'narv Toes" Notwithstanding ,i,e ctfmts
'fthe S.~ripoi to deiedc aud deetive.--Ferrys.
Surg .Eournoi.
n the JouRNAL man knew enOreii IN serve
on an investigs,ieR committee, we would ask
Judge Dodge 10 appoint him next time To cx-
anime the oeonaissioner's report, of the tfhe-
jal business of the cuunly. j. y. Ttmr,
Frank Baldwin, !, g. Elder. flasher Pllrrs,
john Canary, and others have carefully invcsn-
gated and have faile 10 fnd that "pipgcr I,
the word pie that che dlsgruntled did lady II
The JUURHni. has ALWAYS narpcd up'M. Vdere
have been nnsoiuegular rities, tho result of bad
Judgment cr mex rcrience bat 20 mslfessaHce
or stealing. as tho JoURHAL man well knows.
The Se~iinei has never sought to cuscr up
snythrg. II has been tho only PAPER to hon
estly criticiso aud try 10 bring reiorrn ia cer-
tain things.
We have time aud again advocated the |
stricter enforcement n ditch contracts.
We have opposed the large outlay in bridges |
as being detrimental At this time.
We have criticised fairly and honestly some |
Of the management at the infrmary aud OPP |
posed buying mnre land there.
We have opposed the unreasonable expendi- |
ture BY tnwnship boards of educstiou for brick |
school houses when the houses already buih |
we're better than half the taxpayers lived In
Bat never Ia single instance has the JOURNAL
ffted up MS feeble yawp cScept to whine at
Juuge Netu, Snv. roster, or some OF inc WOOu
coauty officers. who failed To give u patronage.
The JOURNAL has no circulation and no in6u-
epce, but the editor could at least show his
Rood will by criticising those things where re-
form is demanded b. g. Sentinel.
We rise to remark and expect to stand
mp until we explain some things that looks
very peculiar in connection with the above
remark. II will be seen that Evers al
most goes into histories at our mere
suggestion Of a0 investigation OF The trans.
actious OF rome Of our county oGcia is for
n few years past. Just what effect the re-
suit OF the investigation will have is hard
to determine at this writing. II it causes
him 10 cover back Into the treasury
two or three thousand dollars fiched
from the taxpayers in illegal fees, or
sends him to keep company with the
colored horsethieves at Columbus, Will
in either event be fatal 10 his nervous
system. There are several Others In the
saase boat.
1t will be seen that "misery loves
company" and Evers drags in several
names of attornies who were appolnied
by the court to examine the Commits.
sioners' report, who found no colored
gentleman in the wood shed. Don't Evers
know enough to know by this time that
the people know that his paper is held
as club over the lie ad of every ofhcisl
who has any faves to bestow, and that
il they dared 10 do either than the bid
ding of tho ring, that knowing his po~er
with the paper to poison the minds Of
the people lie would at once attempt TO
deslroy them and their business. How
do you suppose he would treat any one
OF the gentlemen canned if tley should
insist on cutting out o! Evers' bill an
even hundred dollars OF clean stoal
eaca, year for ten or twelve years past
for publishing the Treasuier's tax notice
alone. For solution TO this problem
compare his present attitude tow ard Com
missioner Junkins for the past two weeks
with that of the year previous. Is there
anybody SO dumb that they can not compre-
hend at glance.
But in as much as Mr.. Evers has nanred
an array of legal la'ent to "draw to" (par.
dun the quotation, but we believe poker ia
the favOrile game at the hub) lie most ss-
snredly can now take mp the defense and
explain where the law is to be found wicl,
empowered the con- missioners and auditor
lew years ago 10 pay Mr.. e. w
Merry $4,000 Tor a trip down to New
York TO SIMPLY place $50, 1000 worth o
ditch bonds, which several parties were
anxious to get at the titne nt par, nnt
had they been advertised would have Sc
cured a premium for. With all the re
forms enumerated above that Evers
, "olaims" 10 have fearlessly advocated, i
will he remembered by the dullest stu
, dent that he has never dared to utter
word in justification, or explanation o
this act. Why has s,,ch bold advocat
OF reform been 30 reiicent upon sub
, ject Of such vital Importance to the taxpay
r ors and Skulked into the bush on the Tsr
risOn trail?
, With THIS array OF legal talent to ns
, 'ist him in hunting up the law, can No
Evers take up the last Comm ssioners' ne
port, as well M others for several year
E past, and explniu and furnish the la,
e whereby the Commissioners are empow
] cred to pay out The large sums Of none,
. therein sl'ewn TO have been paid 10 attor
a nies in ditch cusess With all the faui
= found with Judge Pillars during his tw
terms upon the bench, we are assured tina
:. he would not allow the costs of such trans
4 actions to be assessed against the count
: and would not allow any case put upon tn,
r docket against the Commissioners until th
s petitioners had given secuiity for the costs
He can probably explain why the eniir
county should be sssessed to defray this e1
q pense Of private law suit. These point
0 cover about the starting and closing of Il,
: period for which we ask the taxpayers I
demand an investigation, with the under
q standing that no guilty man is TO be above
e TO escape, and when this is done we expee
q 70 prove that the old addage of quitting
. beggar on horseback and lie will ride 10 Il,
;. devil," is both true in theory and praciic,
, Our ignorance il such that II would MOI
1 likely debar us from holding a position .
one OF the examining committee on I'll
commissioner report, therefore Ever
: kind intentions in that respect are a vast
" Of the raw material.
y twill also be seen from the above qu,
r, tation from the Sentinel thai lie falls bac
upon his siereo'yped expressions Of IN
circulation, no inauence"
u was ever thus. We believe lie has use
70 these same words at least fifty times whe
g he had nothing TO bnck up reply to III
% attacks OF the JOURNAL upon hisand olle
y Official crookednrss.
But nS this is TO be a continued story, an
:. our space is crowded this week, we will her