Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-10
QUESTIONABLE ARouMENrsYY

Several times OF late we have been asked,
"why do yon handy words with an old
fish womon2' Why do you allow
crank TO insult your readers with the
Maria Halpin business" etc.
Well, we served final notice on the
ll,lpin business last week. As to the 9th.
or queries VIC will say that we have bud
u sympathy for u. Our oldest brother
duriug the war was DemGcrat--a born
Democrat. lie lived in the country and
read in the DIR County Democrat, the Gin.
Enquirer and New York Caucasian. lie
refused our offer TO reud him free, ut
the breaking out Of the rebellion, the
GIN. Weekly Times. lie srid he could see
enough Of their lies copied in the DEM
ocratic papers. lie finally wrote us to
resign AMI get ont Of the d ii Abolition
WIZ. Our reply was, that ii these were
his sentiments we did not wish to hear
from him again until the cruel war WIS
over, and the correspondence ceased ut this
date. We never heard him swear before.
Thus we discovered the evil effects Of
evil literature on those who read one
side of the question only. We had a
sympathy for ID. aud hoped to convert
him from the error of his ways. Then
again desiring to give all sides a hear
ing we have allowed him to present
weekly the essence OF what he imbibes
from the latter day Republican saints,
a,, t,i,,
that all may read and judge and COM
pare it with the past. We believe man
is not a true citizen of the Republic if
he can not rise above party-as in 1861.
1t is conceded by the best minds in the
country that politics was never so cor
ruptly conducted as now, and patriotism
at such low ebb.
"D" says this week, con careful re-
view we fino TO statement of ours needs
review" He evidently did not review
carefully. Two years ago, or in the
JOURNAL Jan. /, 1856, appeared the fol-
lowing from "D":
The Sentinel all bristles again. Oh
dear what can the matter be? Is the
cut and cover something ut headquart-
ers? Haven't You mistaken your calling.
O Sentinel? Wide awake ON your beat
to do what? To protect the taxpayers?
Why then pitch smut and mud at the
JOURNAL? This paper in its weekly is
sue, as Journal is in duty bound to tell
the people what is going on. The peo-
Pile have II right to know. Why not
They foot the bill. The Prosecuting AT.
torney and the Sheriff get on the track
of "A poor devil of murderer and bring
in a bill of costs of 1900 and $1,000
Eve-s S Co., printing tax list and other
county items pockets $50, 900 or $50 900
in 20 years. Commissioners build new
bridge and make n new ditch under
every mans nose and run the county in
debt to the tune of thousands upon
thousands of dollars. If some poor fel
low stole pension Charley his honor,
| fell down trying to carry Il whisky Jug
and water tank at the same time, why
"cuss' the JOURNAL? The acts of public
men ought to be made conspicuous.
This is the province of journalism.
Men appointed to do the public business
get to be so smart. they twist a farmers
no off and then kick him if he dare say
word. Go ahead Gentlemen. Kick
up the dust. Never mind unpensioned
army complaints. There are diseases
that defy ordinary caustic and in the
| final process of publication requires a
little touch of fire and birthstone. If the
people cannot administer the dose there
is nn old tradition that the devil will
| Just in the nick of time. Let the Senti.
mel man look out.
The above is moi fragmentary part
| lr,l Al, al -, Y,,lI Z, ii
In tie JOURNAL of two weeks ago ap-
peared the following from "D":
The JOURNALS review of "D's" arti-
| cles are as fair as their fragmentary con-
dition would permit. The JoURNAL's S
political position ;s n difficult if not n
| hazardous one. There are but few Jour
| nails at the present day that can, even if
they dare to, stand above party and un-
| dertake the office of an impartial critic.
| This pouring out red hot SHOT upon the
wrong-doers of all parties is not always
| appreciated, however beneficial 1t may
be. %" has already found that critic
| is not loved and cherished by all parties.
There are many things in all parties that
| ought to be corrected. IDS" views of
Statesmanship are based on practical
results rather than upon any abstract
theory.
1t will be seen that sd" is subject TO
n change OF views on the situation.
What produced this change If the
JOURNAL. Two years ago was I'm duty
bound TO tell the people what is going
on" why should it be threatened and its
position regarded as hazardous" and the
;nsinua,ion made that 1t pays, when il
lells the truth to-day. 1t always pays to
tell the truth-not in the sense, however,
that I'D" insinuates. 1t pays the young
az well as the old. Ii the young get in
the habit of lying it may last them
through life, at the close OF which there
are no packed juries or lawyers TO see
them through. They must plead their
own case, and to one Judge who does not
err and therefore accepts no arguments
for an appeal. No writ OF habeas cor
pns, no stay oil judgment-never more.
If "D" will be AZ frank with us, We will
tell him how it has paid us-in II fin"n-
cial point of view-to be n "critic" and
tell the truth--when space admits.
"Let members Of congress, republicans
and democrats vote on measure Of inx