Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-03-15
THE SITUATION.

So far as the Blades report OF the sit
uation in Maumee and Perrysburg is
concerned, given in this issue of the
JOURNAL, it can only be accepted as n
religious fact by all our people who can
not longer be ignorant of the facts. 1t
is with reluctance, of course, that any
one interested in the true welfare of our
beautifully located villages make this
confession, but If they only desire to ac-
cept facts and tell the whole truth and
nothing but the truth, they must accept
plain facts IA they are and were found
by the Blade reporter. There are two
slight corrections we desire 10 make as
to our own town, viz, that oui $4,000
worth of bonds were not issued year
ago, but within the past few months,
when it was morally certain that natur-
al gas wasa failure in Maumee, and
secondly, it is morally certain that it
was not spirit of jealousy or rivalry
that caused their Issue, but purely a
spirit of emulation" OF course the
Blade could not tell il all in one article.
The JOURNAL, having passed through
two county seat contests, a limitless
school board war, salary grab contest
and all their demoralizing results, with
efforts to keep legitimate manufacturers
away from our town as long as much
more money couli be made by the
bosses by handling the money raised
hty -
every poor as well as rich mans or
woman's home, is prepared to speak in
telligently and feelingly upon the sub
ject. The Blade nor the JOURNAL was
admitted to the secret NEE etings held by
interested parties prior to ever public
gathering to take steps for the advance
ment of the town where every detail
was rehearsed and every one knew just
the part he was to take and got his cue
just when he was to take it. The Blade
had not representative present when
the editor of the JOURNAL had racket
every day on the streets with these |
boomers in opposing the fattening Of
any more lean elephants at the expense
of the taxpayers of the corporation, and |
was compelled to demand the rights of |
an American citizen to criticize and dis
cuss the acts of business men or politi- |
cians when it related to the public well
fare, and offered to give one half of the |
space in his paper for the discussion of |
any question in relation to the welfare |
of our people, either in politics natural |
gas or any other question. The Blade
or the people ought to know that it
would be suicidal on the part of the Jour-
NAL to oppose anything that would |
bring manufacturing or business to our
beautifully located village that would |
give employment to our people and |
bread and butter to the JOURNAL fam |
lily. No one should be ignorant of the
fact that excessive taxation. in what
ever form il may come, has tendency to
drive all these away from us. The Blade
may not know that these political and
natural gas boomers engineered the steal
ing OF our subscription list and use it to
prevent our collection of religrously AID
nOnesLly contracted ueDBs not only III legal
and me- chantile advertising, but on sub
scription accounts, IN many cases where
we have furnished the paper for years and
paid the postage 's we'll, and went to the
time and expense of sending bill after bill
with no response. Could highwaymen do
more? The Blade could not afford to
keep a reporter out through the country
10 make note OF the efforts OF men, who,
We are sorry TO say for the sake of religion,
are carried on the rolls of church member
'hIp who 'seek 10 poison honest people
Hgninst the JOURNAL for no other reason
t,"n il is opposed to that which is worse
than highway robbery. 1t could not
afford TO keep reporter IN the saloons to
witness the seeances nightly held year
ago and now TO work mp "huence" in con-
nection with these christian gentlemen to
prolong the iun of isRveing bonds. There
are entirely too many horns to the dilem-
ma to enumela ate in one article.