Dear Editor
An Open Letter To The Citizens of Wards 2, 4, 5, 6:
“These are the times that try men’s soul’s.”
Yes indeed! Very true. These words could have been written here in our town the evening of Wednesday, May 4th. They do indeed apply, and have applied many times in the history of our civilization. These are the opening words of the first of Thomas Paine’s “Crisis” pamphlets, which was distributed to Washington’s men just before he crossed the Delaware for his surprise attack on Trenton. The writings of Thomas Paine were a significant factor in rallying the ragged, starving, freezing army at Washington's winter quarters and in bringing many British sympathizers over to the American cause. The pen is indeed mightier than the sword. We are still finding that out today. Edmund Burke, an English statesman and political philosopher around the same time wrote, “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” There are some people here in our town today who are heeding this warning and are trying to do something, trying to get at the truth. A beloved itinerant preacher 2000 years ago said, “The truth shall make you free.” The man who condemned this beloved itinerant preacher 2000 years ago asked, “What is the truth?” There are people in our town today who are asking the same question and who are searching for the truth. There are also people in our town, people in high places, and people of wealth, who are working hard to obstruct the search for truth. People who do not live in our city and do not care about it’s residents. The truth shall make you free. THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO FEAR THE TRUTH ARE THE GUILTY!
I have lived in this town for thirty-three years in two separate periods. I had the fortune (or perhaps the misfortune) to be living in Washington D.C. all during the Watergate era. I was happy and pleased to watch my hometown newspaper do daily battle against the powers of corruption and cover-up in the White House. I would ask ALL the citizens of St. Charles to consider that it was two dedicated and unflinching news reporters and a newspaper called the Washington Post that brought a power hungry president to his knees.
We are facing similar evils in our town today, and after Wednesday night’s hearing the scene is beginning to resemble my days in Washington. While it is not the Washington Post, we are fortunate to have a newspaper which makes up for in courage what it lacks in size. We have another newspaper in town but it is not our paper. Although it is called the Post, it bears no resemblance to the Washington Post of the early ‘70s, and is working against us in our fight for truth and freedom.
Our newspaper, the First Capitol News, is homegrown, St. Charles born and bred, and has for some years now been waging war on the side of, “Truth, justice and the American way.” Read it! Support It! And if the spirit moves you, express yourself within it’s pages. It costs nothing to do so except your time and effort.
Our town is being invaded, in fact has been invaded, by powerful interests outside our boundaries. Their agenda is not your agenda. Don’t let them fool you. All that glitters is not gold. One convention center does not a city make. These ringleaders who headed up the Mayor’s cheering section at last Wednesday’s hearing are trying to take over your city. Help us drive them beyond our borders to where they came from so we can once again have a government of the PEOPLE, by the PEOPLE, and for the PEOPLE of St. Charles.
People of Wards 2, 4, 5, 6: wake up! Remember, “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” Do Something! You CAN do something! Ask yourself, “Is my City Councilman representing my interests? Or is he representing those foreign interests?” Do you really approve of the actions of your Councilman Wednesday night? Tell him what you want. You elected him. You’re paying him. He’s supposed to be working for you. If he is not, you have the option of removing him and replacing him with someone who WILL work for you.
Join our fight and help us take back our city.
Glen Dashner
TONY:
After reading the article about the firing of Officer Mayer in the First capitol News, I later read the article about his firing in the “other” paper.
If one did not know the true details about this incident, as you have reported it, one could think there were two different incidents being reported on.
In my opinion, in the other paper, one is lying and the other is swearing to it. Amazing how the truth can be twisted to fit their purpose.
Keep their feet to the fire by keeping us informed to the truth as it really is, not as they want us to perceive it.
An avid reader
PJ
Dear Tony:
I hope you can publish this in your “Letters” section.
I think the City of St. Charles should be ashamed of the actions of one of our so-called “Movers and Shakers”, Tom Hughes. Where does this pious “Pray-every-morning-in-the-shower” Christian come off boycotting the “National Day of Prayer” breakfast by declining to emcee the function and cancelling the two tables his company paid for at the event? His behavior is despicable and exposes this so-called “Christian” for the person he is in real life: A diversity intolerant and a religious bigot. Your public relations firm has a lot of work to do to spin you out of this one, T.R.
Mr. Hughes has based his success and wealth on a life in Christian faith. He needs to come down from the heavens that he feels he occupies currently and return to Earth where there are many religions and races that pray everyday to their God for strength. You need to understand Mr. Hughes, “National Prayer Day” was founded years before you probably were born. It was not set aside for your personal promotion and aggrandizement. And by the way, the word “Christian” does not exclusively appear anywhere in the denotation of this special day.
An ashamed St. Charles citizen.
Dear Editor:
I have heard that ex-Councilman Dan Gould is one of the new owners of Oliver’s Restaurant on North Main Street. You remember Dan Gould. He is one of the people who dis your newspaper and has been trying for several years to keep the First Capitol News from informing the citizens about what is going on in OUR CITY.; Didn’t he or his friends send out threatening boycott letters to your advertisers? Now is your chance. Let him have it. Maybe you can do like the labor paper and have a do not patronize section and run it each week. You can have Dan Gould’s Oliver's Restaurant in the do not patronize list. Go to it!
Rod McGomery
Editor’s note:
Sorry Rod. That is not our style. Other people may get off doing things like Dan Gould and his friends, but not us.
If Dan wants to invest his money in Oliver’s Restaurant we wish him well.
However, if he wants the Restaurant to be a success we would suggest that he advertise in the First Capitol News. Since we are the most read newspaper in St. Charles, it would be a wise decision. We would be happy to accept his advertising and help him grow his client base..
