The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-04-27
In Lancaster.
A Democrat Representative Allows
Himself a Day off and Visits
the Ancient Doomyillc.

Boomville. Among the
first prominence that we observed
was that the Fairfield County Re-
publican has secured new asso-
ciate editor in the person of Mr..
Geo. LeaSure. We are glad to well
come the new editor to the literary
fraternity and hope ne will meet
with better luck in his new field
than he did .''once upon time"
when he paid visit to our city in
company with a certain political
wire worker. Yes we had brief
acquaintance with Bro. LeaSure
some months ago when he and
Senator Moss, of Lancaster, tried
to take Logan by storm. Bro.Lea.
Sure no doubt still remembers with
some degree Of emotion the very
warm reception accorded him here.
Now that he is in Il responsible pro-
fession he can visit our town and
be assured Of different rece ption
than the one he received on his
former visit. We are quiet,peace
loving community here in Logan
and we always treat our visitors as
they deserve. Come down and see
us again Bro. LeaSure aud we will
give you the best the town affords
from banquet to an editorial
mention.
While in the dead see village we
called on Bro.Pursell of the Gazette
who after his days work with pen
Gil and shears editing "forlorn
hope" in staunch democratic
stronghold, endesvor to pilot us
around and acquaint uI with the
beauties Of his adopted city, and
tried to impress upon our youthful
mind that Lancaster was the hub
of the universe and that everything
and everybody revplved around it,
Il fact which we believe to be true
if we may judge from the looks of
her deserted streets; yes, Bro. Pur-
sell everybody does rev0lve around
the forgotten burg but never stoI
long enough within the rusty gates
to view the beauties which only
exist in the minds of wasted en-
thusiasm.
The first place to which our gen
ial guide piloted US was a squatty
building with a preponderance ol
tower, standing at the corner OF
Main and Broad, and to which h,
proudly pointed, saying, "this il
our new city hall, isn't it beaut.
Well, of course, being gentleman
"to the manor born" and not wish
ing to give him any distress O
mind, we lauded the building t,
the skies, yet laughing in ou
sleeve in the knowledge that TIN
little squatty looking pile of ston
was not in it with our own hand
somely appointed pressed bricl
city building. Really,we are asham
ed of Bro. Pursell and unless h
mends his ways we'll have to dis
own him AS Il citizen of our bustlinJ
, hustling, progressive city; he. thel
: pointed to some empty boxes NOV
ing along on wheels through tn
deserted streets saying, "that is GU
street car system" To think Of
village the size of Lancaster wit
a street car system. 1t is our Opin
ion that the street car system i
Lancaster is rather an eXpensiv
, luxury, a sort of "white elephant
, on some ones hands which cannO
, be disposed of. After plotting u
: through and showing US the beau,
les of nothing and praising thei
street car system, our guide too
.. US across the street to q little b.
: 8 lot with Il puddle Of water in tn
! center and "fgure" robe-de-neut
in the middle of the puddle. Br'
Pursell stated that this was til
!. city park. Just imagine, dear reaC
: or, if you can strain II point, u par
: without tree or bit of shrubber
within it's narrow confiues. w
told our guide he ought to see th
park at Logan. Lancaster is trul
D great place and the wonder to U
g is that 1t has not been band-boXe
r and carted around to the differer
n expositions or taken wings an
: fioated away. Some say the pre-
sure of Bro. Lea Sure, the ne
guiding light Of the Lancaster RI
e publican has something to do wit
. holding it in place. We propose
y the near furture to make anotht
- pilgramage to this dead-see villai
and further view the remains.
% A New Departure.