The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-12-12
WEST LIBERTY ASKS
A HEARING.
They Object to Pub
| fishing Sensation
al Reports
i'm our COUNTY PAPERS
WEST LIBsRTY, O., Dec. ., 1899

WEST LIbHRTY, O., Dec. 9, 1899.
EDITOR OF REPUBLICAN
Please accept the thanks and con-
gratulations of the people Of West Lib
erty for the fair, honorable and sensi-
BILE way in which your paper has dis
oussed our recent misfortune, and care
fully refrained from the publication of
sensational articles, such ss were cal
culated to encourage, rather than curb,
mob violence. Your common sense and
discretion, we assure you, is appreci-
ated.
Not that we are asking for sympathy,
but because we believe that clear and
impartial journalism is the kind that Is
calculated to elevate the moral stand
ard of any community.
We, the undersigned citizens of West
Liberty, Ohio, ask that you publish the
following 'weak effort" of the Exam
iner to set itself right, and remove all
doubt as to it being "All for Fun -
The Daily Examiner called Don Bailey. ed
itor of the West Liberty Banner and postmas-
ter of the town, to the telephone, Wednesday
"The Springfield Press of to-day contained
| a sensational article concerning West Liberty
which the Examiner considered q mfsrepre-
| you know about the statement that your citi-
zens intend petitioning the coming Legisla
ture to change the boundary line between
Champaign and Logan counties to locate you
| town In Champaign cOuntyT
Mr.. Ba11y-"Oh, there has been nothinl
said whatever on the subject except In a iok
Examiner-"Then you think there in moth
) Mr.. Bailey Absolutely nothing but lit
: Examiner-"Do your people entertain an,
bitter feelings toward Bellefontaine citizens?
Mr.. B.-"None whatever"
Y Examiner-.Are they satisfied with the yer
dict and sentence in the larceny case agains
| Nell Jackson?'
Examiner-"What are the people OF you
town displeased about, or what has given ris
to all this talk"
p count, and all Ill feeling is dying out. Ther
! was, ofsconrse. great Indignation here over tn
@ ease with which the Jacksons escaped punish
@ over, naturally. and the even tenor OF OF
4 | way is being resumed. Some one has take
some OF the joking talk seriously and sent
alton"
The above interview comes In tn
q nature OF surprise to West LlDert
people, as it in no way agrees with tn
s sentiment expressed by Mr.. Bale
freely upon our streets and in privat
2 conversation. He has perfect rigl
to adjust his flexible nature to the o
:. casion, and be interviewed in his ov
behalf, but we wish TO make 1t pla
that this interview was strictly his ow
and was unwarranted, and does not re
resent our sentiments or the facts in Il
= case.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Bailey is o.
POSTMASTER and editor of the Banner
he must not publicly assume that
:. is "the people," and act officially witt
~ out due authority.
Whatever of ''feeling" has been ge
' minated. is traceable directly to tv
II Bellefontaine newspapers, that now
gin to realize that their reckless poir
~ edness has really done injury, and se'
% to set themselves right before others
their citizens by means of the abo
Interview, particularly bringing o
the point that they had done nothir
Mr.. Bailey knew that he was not re
a, resenting the people here, and VIII
b, iold that they disapproved of it, he
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