Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-01-09
A FEW REMARKS
Pertaining to Our Spring Election

Pertaining to Our Spring Election
EDITOR JoURNAL--"Now for busi-
ness"-ah! just so. A good heading,
Mr.. Editor, and quite well worded
article, Brother Callard, and certainly
inspired by desire on your part that
this Village" should take a step for
ward with the rest of the world in its
progressive march. We all know you
as highly respected citizen and one
who in the past has taken very active
part in whatever progress that has
been made, but OH Brother c., | am
afraid you are looking at the conduct
of our municipal business affairs
through colored glasses, when you state
that "the town Council have now
placed the interests OF the village in
the line of progress" Howso, Brother
G. Can you tell the citizens OF this cor
poration one single plausible act in this
direction on the part OF the Council;
one single piece of business OF theirs
conducted as they would conduct their
own business affairs; are we any far
ther up in the progressive march
through any act or piece OF business on
their part? If not in what way have
they placed "the interests of the viii
lage In the line OF progress?" Perhaps
am looking at this matter through
colored glasses, and my error can be
corrected and the mote | find in my
brothers. eye transferred to mine. Ali
right, If my eye has the mote l will try
to get it out. But it still sticks there
through Brother C.'s next statement.
What is this 1 see? Statement of
accounts"-"Mr. Hanson's report high
ly creditable" - "business economy"
oh. the same old chestnut, is it not.
Just watch us and see what set Of
veritable watch dogs of the corpora
Lion treasury we are. Do you not
think we deserve some new bones?" Do
you Brother G? do not, and methinks
many others feel likewise. But hold
on. This statement, This business
economy" racket is shown up in
Brother c.. next lines. Oh myl dear
sir, how remember the times when ]
have seen you writing editorials at the
desk of the worthy and able Clark
Wagner, an ex-editor of the Toledo
Commercials; and how we'll l know that
any one who writes either under his
eye, at his suggestion, or under the
inspiration OF his presence, always &C.
quires the faculty of writing with a
double meaning. Those sentences that
can be taken as you please; that say
"pease read me between the lines. "
How keenly sarcastic and yet how
truthful. Oh, Brother c., do you still
write under the inspiration Of G, W.,
aud mean to give your sentences the
Double Entente in this statement.
''And the work that has been accom-.
plished by them is apparent to all who
pass through the streets" Was that
really meant for sarcasm-surely,
Brother c., you were not in earnest.
Why do you know, the citizens have
been wondering for a long time what
disposition was to be made Of that
muniiicent approp iation Of one hun
dred and seventytiYe dollars (Sl75.00)
for street Improvements. Not that any
thing had been done, oh no, of course
not, but what will be done. Really.
Brother c., that subject has been on
our mind for some time, and we agree
with you in the statement that the i'm
provement is very "apparent"-for
nothing is so apparent to the eye 30
nakedness, (that is nothingness) and all
the apparency OF the improvements (?l
made out of this truly muniticent fund,
can he put into that recently discov-
cred Greek word-nit.
Am | wrong Brother G? 1 am no
better and perhaps not so well versed
as others in the proper conduct OF
municipal business, but l really fee
that we can make great improvement
in our present Council and truly I an
sorry that the terms Of one and all are
not to expire this Spring. Iagree with
you brother g., in your close that We
''uniLe in keeping earnest and capable
business men in the Council and Schoo
Board and give them hearty and cor
dial support"
Mr.. Editor, you are to be commiser
a.ed that the troubles of indiyidua
citizens are to be burden to you
paper, but you would cease to be
bright and shining light were it other
wise. Thanking you for the space CIV
en- wherein to air my views, subscrib
myself, u plain CITIZEN.