Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-02-27

A Farmer Tells Story About a Shep-
herd, Some Sheer and Several
Imaginary Wolves in Which q Nor
raj is Attached for Henry County
Dem ocrats.
WASHINGTON TwP., Henry Co., .. .
Pc t @ Feb. 18th 1890.
EDrroR NoRrHwEsT,-Once on a time, a
great many years ago, when l was q small
boy, read in book about shepherd being
placed in charge of flock of sheep and was
todd 10 keep a sharp lookout for wolves, and
il any should attack the sheep to at once
notify the neighbors and call aloud for help.
The good shepherd patiently watched his
flock day after day and there seemed to be no
sign Of being disturbed by the wolves, a
thought occurred to him that it would be
sport to give the alarm and cry wolff wolf!
and see the whole neighborhood and from
village near by run to his rescue. Well, he
did so, and sure enough the whole neighbor-
hood did turn out, nearly to a man, and upon
arriving found to their utter surprise it was
a premeditated false alarm. With crazed in
dignation they returned TO their homes feel
ing sufficiently rolled to say that if the
wolves did come, he could yell wolf wolf!
wolf! and they would be profted by this mis-
represen tation and stayat home and let him
do his own wolf fighting. Now, if my
bro ther farmer remembers, some2 years ago
certain man 1--WE will mention no names
however, canvassed Henry county over and
over, made speeches, in which he declared
that if the voters of Henry county, regard
less of party, would elect him auditor, he
would show up the tax payers that they had
been unnecessarily over burdened with taxes,
and that certain crookedness in that office,
as we'll as in other offices in the county, should
be brought to light, and the guilty parties
should be made to account for certain mis-
appropriated funds. Well, we thought of
course, inasmuch as the Republican party,
with the good shepherd at the head came out
80 boldly and publicly, preferred these
charges, and making such rash promises that
We were constrained to believe the wolves had
come and we turned out to help rescue our
sheep, and elect this saviour that he might
devour the wolves in one everlasting gulp.
Now we waited patiently for two years and
no wolves have been discovered and he is
now paving the way to cry wolf! wolf! again
by causing petitions to be circulated all over
the county asking Auditor of State to ap-
p oint an expert, at an enormous price paid
him, to do the work he promised us he would
dohimself, if elected. Now, wish to give it
as my opinion, that it was the good shep-
herds fault that we were induced to believe
that the wolves had come to devour, and
were devouring our sheep, and we turned out
to help protect them, and when We found that
it was a false alarm premeditated by the Re-
publican party to get into Office, we have also
made up our minds that if two years or more
was not sufficient time to bring to light the
crookedness claimed by said party, we would
also turn deaf ear to the cry of wolves
again. Believing and knowing to our full sat
isfaction that it was only scheme of low cum
ming practiced to get Republican auditor. and
that if we are caught again the next time, it
will be our own fault, and as Jobe's wife of
old, will curse ourselves and die So, my ad-
vice to my brother Democratic farmer is, to
"Look not mournfully into the Past; it comes
not back again; wisely improve the Present.
Il is thine, Go forth to meet the sbadowy
Future without fear of wolves" ..,...
ARUssELL DEMOCRAT YEARS Ago.