Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-12-09
AFTER TYRO.
Skunk, Dec. 4, 1886.

Ed. NoRTHwEsT:-Noticing several COM
of late over the non de plume of
Tyro in your paper, and having no knowl-
edge whatever of your correspondents individ-
uality from the effusions poured forth, can but
fancy they originate in the untutored brain
of some youthful aspirant for notoriety, and
that the success and achievement of his high
est ambition is rapidly approachingthe maxi
mum of fame as neighborhood correspond
ent for your readers, and especially the young
shoot of matured growth to feast upon.
Through the effulgence of his intellect anda
quired attainments are painfully transparent
in the moral atmosphere of many readers
of your paper, among whom are those who
deem it one of their first duties to preclude vul-
garity from their households tending to cor
rupt good morals and finer sensibilities of the
young and persuasive mind, and whether the
of your correspondent is commensurate to
clothe evil communications and hide the
nudity of naked form and rebound to the
honor and glory of the originator, is a matter
for each household and the pulic to determine
as the jury in the case.
If our Mayor had urged the Council to
overlook and disregard the vote of the peo-
pie of over two to one, instead of acquescing
in their will, and sustaining in good faith
this overwhelming majority, proper rebuke
and just criticism would have been timely
and in order, but under existing facts it looks
upon its face that this young aspirant, Il say
young aspirant) because it seems to me that
an older head with experience and more ma
turedl Thought could not so far overlook con-
sistency as to pervert and destroy the force
of his own argument and recoil with increas-
ed power upon his own head in what must be
an unsuccessful attempt to poison the public
mind Fagainst him, who had kept within
bounds of the law and will of the people as
their servant Had his poisoned arrows been
thrown from the quiver directed to those who
had really, and in fact, ignored Cor at least
postponed) favorable action in conformity
with the Bpeople's will, (for reasons best
known to themselves) to close the saloons,
it woul Id have carried with it at least the res
pect of constitutional majority to suppress
real or imaginary evil in our midst. With
out further remark upon this point, will no.
tice briefly another unenviable position into
which your young correspondent has unwit-
tingly placed himself in the public eye, by an
undignifed attack upon the religious procliv-
tiles and political antecedents of his fellows,
which rights of thought and action are equal
ly dear to all, and the mantle of protection
vouchsafed to all under our beneficent gov
ernment of which we are proud to boast, and
Tyro should not forget in his ambition mot
to say prejudice) to display his scholarly at
tainments that fowery diction will not re
ward for TRADE of attacks beyond the facts
| to warrant, and that facts should be strictly
adhered to where the character of individuals
are assailed through the public press, which
Just criticisms are always in order. Dispas-
sionate reflection will never place any indi-
vidual in a compromising position and in
decency to a family newspaper from any
source, would be commendable chips for the
waste basket and Office kindling wood. We
are all finite and our own prejudices in flow
of gush may melitate against ourselves in
| the attempt to ridicule Others.
WATCHMAN.
Liberty Center Dec, Th.