The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-05-13
The Local Press and Our
Home Industries.

Ing u1hdrancee,
The Local Press and Our
Home lndustrles.
From Logan Republican Gazette, May 81
1t has been intimated that the
newspapers of Logan have been
remiss in their duty to local in
dustry, because we have not en-
tered into discussion of the peni-
tentiary stand pipe matter.
We are fully cognizant of our
duty when The interest of our
home enterpries are endangered
or affected, and it can not be said
of the REPUBLICAN GAZETTE that
it has been delinquent when any
influence it could command,
through its columns or by the
personal eXertion fits managers.
could favorably affect the well
fare or advancement of any le-
climate industry or laudable en-.
terprisei 70 the contrary, the
enthusiasm of the local press
has in the past, produced an out
side interest that was not war
ranted BY the facts. Capitalists
have been inducedsto visit this
locality upon the representations
of the press, to find the boasted
Queen City of the Valley,
and the alleged enterprise OF our
people far below the standard
of our representations. If there
is any fault to be found with our
course, it is not.that we have
been backward in the ad-
vocacy Of our home interests.
but that we have car,
ried our enthusiasm to the ex-
treme Of reckless misrepresenta, !,
ton and extravaganza. The task
has been 4 thankless one. What
we have 1ndeavored to do was
not APPRECIATED by manifesto
tions OF a'tangible nature.
Tllose who profited by our la
Dor: accepted it as a matter of
course and never thanked us for
it. The editor of this paper has
very little to feel grateful for
personally in his relations with
the public Of Logan. However,
it is not our custom to complain,
and our grievances have nothing
to do with the matter in hand.
The thought presented itself un.
bidden and was probably suggest
ed by the claim that we owed a
duty that we had not observed.
We have watched the matter in
question closely. and have yet to
discover any charges requiring
a defence. The MotherwelI
Iron and Steel Company is legi-
innate and successful corpora
ton. The business is conducted
legitimately and with skill and
judgment. Their superior. work
is evidenced by the large and
lucrative trade they enjoy They
are not required to resort to ques-
tionable methodsio secure patro-
mage, and any cIilfge that should
be made in that direction would
be false and slanderous, and could
only be prompted by the basest
malice ~ we understand il,
there has been no crookedness
charged to this company. and in |
our opinion no one would have
Ihe temerity to make such a
Charge. Until this was done we
did not feel called upon to COM
promise this excellent company
by anticipating a SANDER and
with a denial or de.
Tense. We do not desire it to be
understood by this article that
we are doing more than defining
our attitude toward such leglti-
mate enterprises as the Mother
we'll lronj and Steel Company,
and in .responce to an alleged
failure to, take up the defense
Of this company, when no de-
tense is needed. As to the as.
'aults upon the private charac-
ter of a citizen Of Logan in con-
lection with the matter, we are
not authorized to deny. affirm or
discuss. The propensity ofLogaD
yosslpers to, indulge in scandal
S proverblal. If any one has
a chrome should be
lwarded at once. We have had
,ur full share and lay no claim
o the chrome. 1t has been the
pastime for so long
hat Ahe novelty. has entirely
worm of. We take no note of it.
Ne recognize the horse thieves,
,erjurers and slanderers that con-
titute the society of this place
With a calm Indifference born ol
Onstant association. The house
'feaker who sells US groceries. the
ounterfeiter who carves our beef;
he safe blower who fills our !
description and the assassin who :
our mail, fill US with no
and we recognize
1lthoue missivings or forebod
ngs of calamity the peUjurers of
he bar, the fIypocrites OF the pull
its and the murderers OF the
MEDICAL profession. We know {
he kettle and we know the pot
nd the basement Of both bear !
b same dark, ominous hue.