The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1886-01-20
Tiger Hunting.

In the editors column Of the ENTER
PRISE Of January 9th, there is a graphic
description Of tiger hunting, also the start
ling announcement that there is terrible
"sess-pool in the beautiful village Of Well
ington" that is boiling over with imperfect
or halfdeveloped Darwinian specimens
Of humanity, that are neither entitled to
the franks or thoughts Of men" who, "un-
der the cover of secrecy and nameless-
ness, besmear, lampoon and defame their
betters."
1t Is commendable work to cleanse
this awful nuisance OF moral pollution;
perhaps no nobler work could enlist the
attention of public benefactor. With
clear heads and clean hands they should
come to this work and tearlessly cooper.
ate with those who are "living lives of
virtue" and have the "moral courage to
discharge trusts faithfully" and who live
lives of "industry and usefulness in our
midst"
Here, it is alleged, we find a monde.
script lawyer, who has passed through
the varied experiences, from disciple of
Blackstone down to an insurance official,
"discharging trusts faithfully" appearing
in the Supreme Court as witness in an
important trial, with the Smooth dissim.
ulation of marmoset," or trained monk
ey, changes his evidence at the bidding of
his betters, like "Bob" Ingersol's mule,
having neither pride of ancestry nor hopes
of posterity, lacking moral and physical
virility. He rakes the lowest depths OF
his imaginary sess.pool groups all the
vile epithets his scholarly mind can mas
ter, and hurls them at "dreamers, chron.
iclers and anonymous writer's" claiming
that they have tainted the very atmOs
phere." He quotes Dickens, but does not
say whether the elder Weller ever enjoin.
ed "Samivel" to beware Of playing ghoul
around the sacred resting places of the 81
lent dead, on their way up TO heaven with
lecherous eyes, to sport with girlish, mis-.
guided innocence.
But we forebear to hunt farther, for as in
the case Of tiger hunting, II is rather awk-
ward when the dreamer turns to hunt the
bastard claimants oil virtue and industry
Then others, there are, who would gladly
consign the so-called "drivel Of dreamers"
to the waste-basket Whether this waste.
basket implies exclusion from the ENTER.
PRISE, or hatred of the impotent "ring,"
time will explain.
Now, if a scape-goat could be made Of
the writer Of Dairyman's dreams, Nos. one
and two, that were written some years
ago, criticlzing parties connected with the
Miner, Clark & Benedict failure. Why
has not public opinion done II long ago!
Did two dreams, containing more facts
than fiction, change our representation in
Congress from Republican TO Democratic
Did II elect Democratic prosecutor in
Lorain county? Did they leave dairymen
out in the cold, bankrupt or cover their
homes with mortgagess Have these
dreamers host Of "pampered menials'
to do their biddingf Have thcy Ssgsp.
lied and carried on powerful combina.
tions for selfish purposesi Have they
tried to domineer, dictate and control ev.
cry line of business In the village Of Well.
ingtonY Have they "brow.beat" and cap.
tured caucuses and conventions, without
regard to truth and honesty, and sought
10 make them subservient 10 their selfish
endsS
Is II a crime to dream the truth? Turn
the light Of invesiig ition and let public
opinion answer.
Readers Of the ENTERPRISE, again read
carefully the issue Of Jan. 9Th, In the edi'
tors column, the article on "Tiger Hunt
ing" and judge whose garments are taint
ed by mixing in the sess.pool of yelling
ton. Read the vile epithets and decide
who is the "marmoset."
Would you know the names of "anony
nous writers'" The bold tigers nevei
sign their names. About two years age
piece was concocted by a halt a dozen
ring.leaders of Wellington, with premed
itated intention Of falsehood and SANDER,
and il was SO decided by the readers Of It
at the time. The ex.editor Of the ENTER
PRISE since acknowledged that he wa
placed under pledge oi honor not to re
veal the perpetrators of 1t.
Again we quote from the ENTERPRIsI
on "Tiger Hunting" "ghoullike they hit
under cover of secrecy" not a simple
dreamer OF facts, but of fiction.