Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-07-31

port win show. The operations OF the
scniur member OF this firm and the Com
mon Pleas Judge, Ms legal advisers, ETC.,
etc, Of the several Democratic boards oi
Township trustees, In Perrysburg town
ship, are wildly remembered by the tax
payers OF same. We have heard the boast
since that they never lost q case In the six
or seven years thus employed. This was
he most jamnqbc piece Of ingratiiude
and robbery ever perpelrated upon peo'
pie. When the taxpayer could no longer
stand the burdens heapcd upon him aud
sought legal redress, compelled 10 bear the
burden OF his own counsel and the usual
court expenses, lie wns confronted with
this kind OF lopsided Justice and the mon
ey taken out OF his own and his neiglibors
pocket 10 crush him. And these attorneys
never lost case "Tis strange, It's pass
ing strange ~
Examine the Commissioners, report Tor
evidences of the stnpendou. frauds prac-
ticed upon the people the very first year OF
the bond system.
Examine the Commissioners journal for
the 81, 900 given TO Earl Merry TO simply
make "trip TO New York to place the frat
100000 worth Of bonds on the market, when
they could easily have been sold a, one or
one and one-half per cent. premium, max.
ing a clean steal Of about 81, 900 on the fret
issue OF bonds.
Examine the records OF Toledo Bank
for the evidences of where this $50, 900 was
placed, less the amount stolen, to still
further speculate in interest, aud in de-
fiance OF law that made such proceed
ing penitentiary ollense.
Examine the records TO see where $780,
900 has been invested upon the little ditch
to carry the surplus water from the rail-
road through few rods of ground to the
river, at the Powers iarm, when $1,000
ought to have made good and perma-
nenl sewer.
Examine the records 10 find the amount
for wlcl, various jobs were let, and how
much over this amount il cost to COM
plee them.
Examine the records for the amount
already paid on Grassy Creek bridge.
Examine the records for the jumbled
condition of the numerous bitches and
50 900 clerical errors in $4,000 accounts.
Examine the records and the law TO
ascertain the illegal amounts paid TO the
Sentinel for advertising, and you may as
certain why il goes INTO a tantrim at the
mere mention of an investigation.
Examine into the modus operandi by
which the North Baltimore Gazette was
induced to move over 10 Bowling Green tc
budcze Dobsons and stop their calling the
Auditor dude, and the Auditors smbse-
quent visit to Washington and the falling
upon the neck Of William and the entire
change In the tone of the paper since.
Interview the Republican county Of
ficials and ascertain, ii possible, why they
seek TO build up two Democratic papers
in Bowling Green, at the expense OF the
Republican party-if it is not for blint
and TO secure their support in case thei
record is questioned.
In short examine the County Treasury
not at such times as the late Probate Judg,
Reed would appoint an inspector, but a
the law conlempla,es, 10 get at the homes,
facts, and you will most likely fad every
fund overdrawn, the treasury bankrupt
| ,l th, Shar,F aud
selling the property of delinquenta TO re
plenish II. Well, in close times like ilies
il may be good state of affairs, after MI
1t gives employment to the Treasure
Sheriff, Attorneys, Printers, the Farmer
that is the farmer can seek employment
elsewhere-and puts cheap farms upon III
market for the Losses that have made
= study Of the most improved plans of settin
all til ese wheels OF industry in motion
We ought to be very thankful for sue
0 talent in a crisis.
We have no defense to make for Com
i, missioner Junkins and Dunipace, furtht
than to say that all the evidence goes
!. show that they greatly overestimated the
v abilities IN seeking the office of Commi
sioner and more greatly underestimate
d the unprecedented iangling alliances an
O snares set for them on every hand, and
a men who received the suffrage Of Il
q people and under the solemn promises
n the oath of office to faithfully and impair
ially discharge the duties Of their respet
tive Offices.