Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-11-30
CHANGING ITS ItASF-

we nave tNken occasion several timta
within the past few years TO remind Sena-
tor Sherman and the Cincinnati papers
TINT they were doing the business men and
The Taxpayers oi Cincinnati q great Unjust.
tice by puruing course, political, that
wHs likely to destroy the good will and
Intentions of those who were willing 10
pn' S23 C00,000 in bonds upon their prop.
erty 10 secure ihe Southern Il. II. and
friendly business relations with the recon-
sirnctcd Southern States. After long
diouih the seed thus sown seems 10 have
sprouied and is taking root. We do not
sec the CUmmeicial Gazette, but from the
comments Of our exchanges and the prom
inence given TO the pulj,ct ii would seem
at least that the Commercial Gazette had
completely reversed Its tactics IN treating
the Southern question as will be seen by
extracts below:
The Commercial Gazette appears 10 have
its hands full in meeting protests from
startled Republicans who are not prepared
Tor lis sudden change OF base. Men and
bIeilern, let us stand IN the Republican
plHtIoTm Dayton journal.
The Commercial Gazette docs seem TO
have some worry, that's n fact. Mortals
should moi play with JovE's ,hunderbolts.
Mr.. HALsTEAD probably didn't know the
''derned thing" was loaded.-M. Te,non
Rspubiiean.
Gov. Foraker will stand firmly for n
Tree ballot and fair count. lie il not
n rtpln h,, Al
chimeras.-B BeHstontaine Republican.
The course of the Commercial Gazette
will, il persisted IN, bring on row in the
Republican party as certain as though il
offered premium stallion to the fellow
striking the firsl blow. Fcstina ieate, MIR.
liAIsTEAD.-M' Vernon Republican.
While the Commercial Gazette is
making special plea for the South, the
game of fraud, ballot-bex stufiing and
tamperihg with the expressed will of
the people, is still geing on in Virginia
and West Virginia. There is not shad-
ow of doubt but what both of these
States gave Republican majorities on
November 9th. Away with all fine spun
theories about appeal to Southern honor.
MI Vernon Republican.
The Bucyrus Journal, from which we
copy the above and which devoted
much of its space last week in discussion
of this subject, adds
Will some OF those prominent daily
papers that are so vociferous in telling
| the Commercial Gazette how not TO
| do it" on the question of a free vote and
n fair count in the South, please offer a
suggestion or two Allow to do it." The
Journal has for years been of the opin-
ion that the U. S. Senate especially, and
the Republican party generally, were
to blame for a do-nothing policy. 1t
wants something done, and wants it
like the fellow wanted a revolver out in
Texas. Now the Republican party again
has the power and it will be unworthy
of its grand record If it does not secure
a free vote and fair count. And yet
the Journal thinks the Commercial Ga
zette far more advanced on the move
ment to secure this great Magma Charter
Tor the Republicans in the South, than
are the array of papers that are all OBJ
lection and no suggestion.
Keep your shirts-white shirts-on
gentlemen. From all that we have
found time to read during the tariff
debate in Congress in the late campaign
the Southern Representatives are quite
ready to discuss fairly any question per-
tanning to the welfare of the whole
Union, of which they are now q
part. They have been purified, as it
were, by fire. You cannot afford to be
purified in tho same way. We have
some vivid recollections of this process
There are some vivid notes in the eye
of the "Solid North" in regard to {
free vote and fair count" to remov,
you will find before you stray so ia
away from home to find the mote il
your neighbor's eye. Let reason rule i
not knave or q fool.