The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-11-18
"As Far as Concerned

There IS notion among some
people that because a newspaper
protests against the course Of a
party or corporation, it is max
ing a fight, for spite, against some
one individual.
This is as absurd as to suppose
that when the Minister denounces
sinfulness, a member OF the con-
sregation thinks lie is personally
attacked. When the cap fits,
wear it.
The Sentinel may condemn or
approve the policy OF a railroad
company, of labor organization,
of a town council, or of gas
company, and not know and not
care who are the individuals in
terested. The Sentinel, as all
other papers, at times stirs up
the courts and the pulplts. 1t is
VIGOROUSLY known that courts
and pulpits and chiefmagistrates
occasionally stir up the Press
In this is the Agitation which
cleans off the scum and helps to
| p urIfv the waters
The Minister may not be liked,
the Judge may be unpopular, the
Editor may be abused, but the
work done in the interests of
virtue, justice and humanity, tell |
in the end, and rings and corpor-
aiions and associations of rascal
ity and corruption feel the force
of the honest fight. and when
they do not hide in shame and
cowardice, generally come out
and whine.
No rascally organization will
fight back. Sense az well as
cowardice restraints. The whine
of the whipped pup is the usual
expression. The pitifuI plea of
the convict is the standard cant
-"Let me off easy
We are led 10 these remarks by
a discussion pending, concerning
the Logan Gas Comp any.
The Sentinel does not know
who are the holders of gas stock.
and don't care to know. The
proprietor of the Sentinel, when
The gas company was first organ
lied, subscribed one hundred
dollars of stock, intending to
make that much Of a gift to an
enterprise thought to be needed
for our comfort and convenience.
1t matters not to the Sentinel
nor to the people who hold the
stock. The question Is, SIS this
gas company dealing honestly
md fairly with The people,"
The company has a franchise
If the town. 1t has the exclut
i've privilege Of lighting our
streets. We contract to payl
about two thousand dollars a
year for lighting our streets, and r
nave been paying the bills, gas s
II no gas. We put it to any in o
elligent man of the town if it is
lot legalized steal to charge :; :;
5000 per post for the amount of tt
light furnished? The grocer n
loes not charge for goods not de- L.
lvered. No business man ex-
,ects to pay for what he does not c, e.
.et. Yet this gas company, nm r.
Ter contract to furnish a certain p'
mount of illumination, fails to d,
urnish The gas, and neglects to CT
lght the lamps, yet comes in u y,
egularly with the bill for the
ull amount. tn
If the coal is bad, if the ma pi
hinery is out of order,if the en-
loyees are incompetent, indul- y, y,
ence can be granted, but don't &C
xpect the public TO pay and ss' s
nake good to the company its be
wn short comings. WI
~, tn
The attempt to collect a full ST.
i'll for gas when the gas was not Oh
is an attempt to steal. "
nd that is the long and short of op
/. A libel suit is invited from oa
lie gas company. an
The people expect the Pulpit. 4" H.
le Court and the Press 10 work tol
n the public good. Our churches I'M
nd courts are shining glories in tb,
ravery, denounciEg sin and en- 'er
'rcing law. III,
The Press. 1--WE speak only in fro
lis instance for the Sentinel,) we TS
lnnot be bought nor bullied in- 60,
, subservience. Do
The proposition is to "Hew to La