Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-01-30
THE CANDIDATE.

numDcfS very numerous, Will come
buzzing about laying the ropes for his
future campaign. He approaches the
sanctum of the country editor, wearing
u patent leather smile and smoking Il
ten cent cigar, and rs he introduces
himself he insults the dignity of the
man who writes campaign puffs by
Offering him n "two-fer" and asks to
be accorded II few moments conference.
The editor can easily tell that he is
about to be told the same old story, and
with n sigh seats himself to listen to
the oft told tale, hoping Mr.. Candi-
date will be gentle enough to draw it
mild. The story generally begins
thusly:
81 have been advised TO call upon
you, rs one of the most Influential and
prominent Republicans of Perrysburg
township, (here the editor goes TO
sleep and ask your support in the
coming campaign for the Office for
which | propose to announ Sc myself as
u candidate. l am recommended to
you by-(here he goes oyer list of the
leading Republicans of tho Coz l can
carry my own and several adjoining
townships solid 1--WE bet 10 to one he
can't carry his own) and am sure of the
nomination if can get a few votes
from YOUR township, wonder if he
thinks we own the township and l can
assure you that If you will give me
your support can carry this township,
the editor dreams and sees the devil
poking liar into the furnace) and
when nominated | am sure of election,
and when elected and in Office | shall
see that you have large share of the
county printing and will do all IN my
power to make you feel that | am an
exception to the rule of politicians in
the fact that l always keep my
promises. THE editor groans, amen
When we took charge of the JOUR
NAL and heard the above story for the
first time, we confess it did sound
rather pretty, but as time drags along
and the same old lie is thrown at us
year after year, it has become sicken-
ing. 1t don't take us more than y
century to learn second hand story
"by heart,
We are always glad to see cur friends
and acquaintances and to make as
many new friends as possible, and if Il
politician will come to us like man
and say he proposes to be a candidate
and wants to know how we feel toward
him, and will ask it without repeating
any of those old stereotyped lies and
without giving us any soft soap, we
will be willing to talk to him and treat
him as gentleman should, but if any
one comes sneaking around, talking
about how neat our Office is, and what
great improvement has been made in
the JOURNAL when we know he never
bought a copy and how glad he is to
know we are making money, (when he
don't know how soon we will be in the
hands Of the Sheriff) we will promise
that mans chances for being a candi-
date will be slim. We always have a
siX-shot 32-caliDre bull dog revolver in
our desk, and four-legged dog in the
office, the two of which will be suffi-
cient, we think, to settle most any liar.
People should call hault on the
practice of keeping money in the house.
The buglar is u shrewd fellow nowa-
days and he soon learns to know all
about the men and women who hoard
their store of acquired wealth in the
old stocking and old cracked tea pot,
thinking either a safer repository than
banks for The purpose. 'Bound and
Robbed" has been common happen
ing chronicled by the daily press of
late, and the people who keep money
in their house need to-b be we'll protect
ed from the bold burglars midnight
marauding. The town and county is
supplied with excellent banks, the
proper place to deposit your money.
Installation of Officers.
On Friday evening last the officers of
Perrysburg lodge, 1. o. o. F.. held
their installation. The officers were
installed by w. L. Escott, ID. G. M.
The members had prepared an ele-
giant banquet for the occasion, in the
X. P. hall adjoining the Odd Fellows
hall, and the members and their fami-