Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-10-08


mind OF Wood county Republicans re-
lating to the nomination of Mr.. Ashley
for Congress prior to the convention
have all disappeared now. The lauda-
BILE desire which influenced other pro-
minent Republicans to obtain the
nomination to Congress, has yielded to
the will of the majority and both cam
didates and their supporters concede
the strength and the popularity of Mr..
Ashley. Those who had erringly re-
garded him as Rip Van Wrinkle
coming to life with century's devel-
opment ahead of him, have become
better informed concerning him and
have found by actual association with
him that he is broad and comprehen-
sive in his views and statements, and
Is fully abreast of the progress of the
times. We may say still more,
he is ahead of 1T in business energy, in
political sagacity, and in comprehen-
sive views for the hetterment of the
masses. His business enterprise
received an illustration the other day
in the launching of one of his steam
barges for the transportation of "a
freight cars on its capacious decks at
one trip, some 60 miles across lake
Michigan thus Transforming the waters
of the lake into II connecting link by
which the Ann Arbor railway becomes
a grand Trunk line in direct
and continuous association freight cars
may carry their loads from the Allan
tic seaboard to the Northwestern
States by the shortest unbroken route.
If this is the pOlitico-business Rip
Van Wrinkle of which his antagonists
speak, the Republican party, and all
other parties need more of them in
order to keep the rotton barges of the
past ages ailoat.
1t will also be found that the man
victions in the support and triumph of
anti-slavery views, has also the will
and the capacity, for yet greater
triumphs in view in the interests of
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and the triumph of its cause. When
in Congress one of his earliest moves
will be to introduce measure by
which the conflict which now exists
between the laborer and his employer
may be averted, and the evils of strikes
counteracted by the authority of
just and equitable system of arbitra-
tion under the auspicies of National
authority.
Last but foremost of all practical
measures of a local character is that of
the improvement of the Maumee river
in line with the city of Toledo and
these up rlyer towns, of Perrysburg
and Maumee and the historic battle
grounds of the great Northwest
Fort Meigs. just prior to the war
Gov. Ashley became deeply interested
in the consummation of this long
desired National improvement. The
war came and it was abandoned. AT
subsequent dates Ex-Pres't Hayes,
Chief Justice Waite, and numerous
other prominent citizens have moved
for its accomplishment, but there has
not been a Representative of the
District whose knowledge of the situ-
alton, and business tact seemed equa,
to the emergency by its accomplish.
ment.
1t is now we'll understood that in the
Tnn,oS ch1nS, Iox
representa- We whose wide experience,
business capacity, and influence Of
character qualify him to do the work.
1t will therefore be we'll for the citizens
OF these up river towns to merge their
political difference for once and unite
in the support of Mr.. Ashley Tor Con-
gress, who can and will when elected
obtain such help from the government
as will result in making the improve
ment. 1t is time both for Perrysburg
and Maumee to unite and place the
question OF their local improvement
in the front ground.
OF this we will speak more fully fur
J ther on. In the mean while let citizens
of all classes think on the subject, and
then act decisively in supporting Mr..
Ashley.
Mr.. Howells will begin in the Novem-
ber COSMOPOLITAN, department
under the attractive title, "a Travel
Ter from Altruria." Those who have
: seen the first two papers think they
r will equal in interest and in their wide
8 appeal TO al! classes, the Breakfast
: Table Papers OF DR.. Holmes. In order
to give the necessary time to this
u work, Mr.. Howells has turned over the
j detail editorial work to Mr.. Walker.
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