The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-01-07
TURNING THE RASCAL S
OUT.
The WAY We D0iTlNi-CGAN
TESTIMONIAL. To l'OSTM As
TER EsURSEE.L.
A-Pleaslnl social Event.


monials of respect IN which they al
held by their constituent and neigf
tbors, a large number of citizen
= of both parties assembled at the sui
ii, ban residence of +. s. Pursel
Esq., on New Years night, for tn
purpose of presenting him with
goid-hcaded cane. on the occasion c
his retirement from the Logan Post
Office. The assemblagc was a REP
rcsentative one, including. as It did
lawyers, physicians, bankers, mer
chants, manufacturers. and cthe
business men of the town.
The meeting was organized b,
cal ing to the chair Judge John s
Fricsner, and D. II. Willard WA.
made Secretary
Judge Friesner, on taking tht
! chair, stated briefly the object o
the gathering.
When Samuel H. Bright Esq.
who had Eeen selected for the pleas
ant du:y, made the presentation
speech. 1t was in Mr.. Bright's us
ual happy and appropriate style
perfect in matter and manner, with
u genuine ring of sincerity and good
feeling, which could not fail to en-
hamce the value of the gift to the
recipient.
Nix BEIGHr'S SPEECH.
The cease'ess whirl of time has
brought lis to another epoch in the
history of local politics.
a Republican "steps down ami
out - and a Democrat ''steps up
and m" 1t is time to celebrate, to
M. Ike speeches and give gifts.
IN accor.lan"e with the time hon
nred custcm, we meet together for
the parposc of duly observing the
Change. Ne i've in All age of re
fprm, nf civil rc!,o-m. of pub ic SER
vice rei"rr,. |; is Il Curious re
form. il has the strong support "f
or sre:., Pres dent. Who is love!
ny I,!s opponents and feared by his
friends. The time fits advent was
nri,or. unc. l. came when the great
Rcrub lean dynasty was to give
place to he ..cr, and the resisiless
tide of triumphant Democracy
Hitherto the political sages have
taught THAT to the victor belongs
the spciis;'' but in this our day of
Musanmpian Tan ;cendancy. il
has come to pass that the spoils be
'ong t" the fellow who get beat;
and lie victor is rem d TO the
grim satisfaction of saying: swell,
we got the President anyhow"
lie; It te remembered that in the
case now III hand, the Republican
incumbent resigned. lie was not
elected. He was not removed for
: offensive pa,tisanship." No. he
resigned. Resigned IN the interest
Of a hungry ana thirsty Democrat.
q use The classical language of the
'P'ince of Mugwumps." George
Nilliam Curtis
If Purseli had not resigned he
might have whiled away the days
and years of remaining lile--let us
hope ii would have been long in
reading postal cards. and pipingou,
through The delivery hole: mo
mail for you to day." But must
hasten On to the task assigned me.
l am directed to present cane to
our retiring friend, who Las been
an editor, and editors are often pre-
sentct with canes. Now. this en-
b'em of love and apprecl .tion Of
your iricncs, has head on it. 1t
is filling; editors always have hrads
on, sometimes they grow on and
they are put on.
l remember we'll when cur friend
Was seeking the honors and cmol-
of the Logan post Office
Just at that time yonr orator was
aspiring to seat on tho bench of
the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Ohio.
just ab''ut the time that the gal
|ant Chester \. Arthur sent to the
Senate the name of +. s. Purssll
my siame WAS Landed by ali the pol
Iticians i'll tie river counties. AMI
lust about the time that Sen
ator Bowen. was procuring tn con
of Purse!l. the Ports
mouth Convention was procuring
my condemnation. It was beau
,i!nl coincidence.
Bu' now the cane. This beauti-
,ul gold headed cane. Fragrant
with weet odors of friendship
as integrity itself. smoot h
is truth: and bright and shining as
virtue.
The reputation of all the great
# earth rests in chief on some ach-
evement.
To be rost master is nothing.
A dozen honorable Democrats of
,ur town scorned the humble office.
Charley Rose accepted out of res
pect for the great party to which
he belongs.
Alexander conquered the world
ind from thence forth he was AL
,xander the Great.
Ceasar crossed the Rubl-
an and became Imperial Ceasar.
Napoleon crossed the Alps and die
,ated the code of France, and his |!
anne was secure. Grant captured |
Vlcksburg and all the honors a ma
ion could b: stow were open to him.
Burke pronounced his impeachment
If Warren Hastings, and Daniel
Webster replied to Hayne, and
they were matchless Or
lto's. But Pursell wrote''G ''Greeny's
5oose.' A Tennessee Judge
Ills said that he would rather be .
he author of Lew Wallace's great
lOvel, "Ben Hurr than to be Presi- t
lenr. So our friend can well say,
ie would rather be author of Ma
bcney's Roost" than to be post
master. 1t was no doubt the read
ng of the thrilling romance which
nused the iuimitable Chester A.
Arthur to let the scales drop at the
'urseli end.
But | have AGAIN distressed from