Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-27
THE SOUTH RIDGE AGAIN.

Ed. NoRTHwEsr;-In the reply to my COM
munication of May 9th. last, that '1aw-abid-
ing and tax-paying citizen" signing himself
"Truthfulness," makes great effort to ex-
hibit his book larnin." A perusal of this
piece Of sophistry compels the conclusion
that the author failed to commit his Gulliver
to memory. and that NEUROLOGICAL lore is
not as deep-founded as he imagines it to be.
His allegory that the name of "Truth, !"
which had assumed in my former CON-
munication, was las far removed from that
trait of character as are the hills of Lillipu-
tia from the crest of proud olympus" is
fallacious and illogical, because it draws a
comparison between an object imaginary
and one realistic.
When it is taken into consideration that
"Truthfulness" was forced to make a pill
grimage to Holgate, and even had to invade
the sanctum of the "Times" to obtain a
"scribe;" / stand and wonder. l wonder
why he did not deny my assertions in toto
instead of making very futile attempt at a
few. 1t rather seems as if his amanuensis
has not been as faithful 10 him as is general
ly ascribed TO that class of people. He
launches out with the bold assertion that 1--WE
are the enemy of no sect or sectarian," but
his actions, in this school matter, never have,
and do not now suit those fine words. This
he has repeatedly demonstrated in the last
year. He asserts that this sect (the Roman
Catholics) were the aggressors; if they were,
they had right to be; and merely asserted
their rights as taxpayers and citizens, and
nothing else. Because the school board saw
fit topass resolution or grant the prayer Of
petition contrary to his dictatorial ideas, Il
is denounced as packed" The board of
the special district is censured because it had
the audacity to hire teachers of the Roman
Catholic faith, and paid them "extraordi-
nary wages" but whether extraordinarily
high or extraordinarily low, he does not say.
Well they received $500 and $4,000 per
month respectively, and I defy any person to
call those figures extraordinarily high. Why
even in his own sub-district $500 were
paid per month, and that too to a staunch
Catholic!
1t is further hashed up that said tea6hert
""u W eeaon "le ca'ecnism aIter schoot
hours" If they did, it was not obligatory
on their part, as they are willing to testify at
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NV .s "oA Aiu'niuiness IN ah SIN
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"HO essl sAlN thas sue priesEs presence no
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""on " ptpnus ny atetneup tnat the pubic
rsoou y ue plocesaines were tampered
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thaI S5Sska maselngs then am Ellhng to
have fhat iRnonaiuiuus epithet sHttaobed tn
nv ,nas..ass s,a l,,s,d ~ .,,,,.s. .t,.,g,x d..
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anu to@nsuIp AEe z ees OF men. who, having
eyes, saw moi. ."1a 1as MISC were those Of "my COL
leavues ID saa sr,s,.l,sr ~ f,frtv,ov sfty thsr
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anu .ie.o PfoD7ns. Ar"tntulness re-
fers to the uniawfulness in the establishment
of the special district. why was noA an an
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t'o"- ."0A 1'A' 'A0 '0''on VI "'e 'oafo OF
ooarus
Right here would ask why il was that the
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