Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-10-25

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a volley of grape, canister and scrap
iron. Often have outraged and SLAM
dered citizens, resolved to take retribu-
tive justice into their own hands and
administer unto him that which he SO
richly deserved-a sound thrashing.-
But no sooner was he made cogniZant
of this intention. than 'I am an in
valid, don't you touch me-" walled up
in the air as burglar proof defense,
behind which he successfully crawled.
A style of bravery peculiar to himself.
For short time, (very Short he
by borrowing capital in half dollar and
quarter lots, and a case of any of this
ever being paid back, has yet TO go OH
recOrd-another characteristic.
1t must not be neglected to state,
that when it rained talents this modern
Judas was saturated with one, besides
the traitorous kissing proclivity. 1t
was journalism, the style of which
can be described when it is asserted
that an obituary can not issue
from his blushing pencil, unaccom-
panied by q criticism of the minister,
Il denunciation of the undertaken and
crude joke at the expense of the corpse.
The Signal, knowing him to possess
this degrading efficiency, hired him for
500, to throw mud and garbage at the
Democratic ticket last fall through its
columns. This he did with alacrity,
seeing an opportunity to square up that
old account with Dan Hartnett.
The cheek uf the hardest voter with
in the limits of Henry county, will
turn crimson at the remembrance of
Uhe misrepresentation, the personal
abuse and lies contained i'm the Signat
during that cannpaign; and especially
will Democrats regret the credence
with which this was received. The
Democracy made the mistake of its
life, when Daniel Hartnett was pullsd
from the ticket and DIR. Maerker sub
stituted, without due consideration and
the entire voice of the committee
| Still, no one deserves censure. Ex-
perience sometimes Is expensive, and
this lesson was truly purchased at an
exhorbitant price. The proximity of
election necessitated the committees
hasty action and this, united with the
steady emission of relentless fallacy
Had the ticket remained as formed by
the primary election, Mr.. Hartnett
would be our present Auditor. But,
that is past and gone. therefore, 'let
the dead bury its dead" This hireling
now claims that he, individually, made
George Russell Auditor, and swears he
will defeat DauIn, Barnes, Ragan and
Bostleman, by the same means. In
deed he is not tc desist until, as his
paper states, he puts them all out.
| Nothing very egotistical about himD
This, coming from man who has
never paid one cent of taxes, is ludi-
crous as we'll as ridiculous. The only
taxable property that ever accom-
panied his name on the duplicate was
a dog-cart and horse, devoted to the
interests of his dog-hence the name of
the vehicle. His father-in-Iaw, J. s.
Fouke, venerable and respected gen.
tleman, who should come from the
wilds of Elmore and, like the ghost in
Hamlet, haunt this unworthy parasite
for his pollution of the Signal office
which he (Mr. Fouke) ever kept free
from stain, fed the horse until
the mortagee played his part, and
Malley still owes H. G. Groschner for
the dog-cart! The county treasurer
has worn out a gold pen endeavoring
to collect the delinquent tax on this
same departed horse with decidedly
aerifOrm results.
You, Taxpayers, who semi-annually
pay your money into the treasury, what
think you of a man, blowing In from
Toledo and assuming the dictatorship
appeared on the duplicate but for 81 10
and that small sum to this day remains
unpaid? What think you of man
who owes Oscar Rakestraw $2O,31 for
last winters coal and cares not wheth-
er Rakestraw ever gets it or not? What
think you of q man who claims to be q
temperance man and owes VIM. Tiet-
jens whiskey bill up into the four fig
ures, and all the other saloons smaller
amounts? This Mr.. Malley does, and
more. He owes board bills of years
standing. He boasts that when travel
ing in company it costs him naught. In
other words he 'spunges" on his
friends. With such record, it is in
extremely bad taste to enthusiastically as
sert, as was in a recent issue, that he
had always earned, and would continue
to earn, a good living, and that honest
~ too. Pray what mote be your def
milton of that word "honestly?'' It will
be devoid of margin and extend thrice
around the world through dens of thiev-
ing unscrupulous deadbeats, scoffers.
and traitorous Benedict Arnolds. Even
though man does earn a living hon.
estly, and most positively he does not.
is 1t worthy of mention?
| Fisher, of the Deshler Flag, exhibits
deplorable ignorance of human affairs
when he propounds the conundrum IN
"Why don't slaEdered Democrats sue
Malley for libel if what he says be not
true?" Living as he does in the South
Western portion of the county, his ig.
norance in regard to the imbecile In
question, is excusable, but the answer
can readily be given by every Napo-
leonite. | will delineate him for the
benefit of Mr.. Fisher. He is a quarrel
some, half-witted little fellow whom
his acquaintances regard as novel
freak of nature. He is permitted to
stand on the street corners and cry
aloud his narrow mindedness, because
1t harms no one, and seems to do him
good. He is not crazy enough to trans
port nor sane enough to attract atten-
ton. Citizens have become 50 accus-
toned to hear his loud voice, that 1t is
resignedly accepted as one of the
inevitables. AS to suit for libel.
forsooth, that would be q paying in
vestment! He knows not the word
''assets'l while his liabilities" are
writfan IN tho cnuntapapoa oe o,,o..,