The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1866-07-12

the only reasons in favor Of the plan,
but the beauty consists in the practical
workings. Thus, A. violates the law or
ordinance to-day marshal B. Tor q CIT
izen) makes complaint tomorrow. A.
is arrested, and the witnesses subpenaed,
the trial is had forthwith, must be had
as soon as witnesses can bO got every
thing is fresh in the mind Of the wit
ness there is no appeal or delay, but Oh
the contrary the process from the COM
mission of crime to punishment, is SUM
mary. The necessities of society in
cities and villages demand this mode of
speedy punishment, to regulate society.
Now how is it under the general stat
ute by your plan. Suppose A. violates
the liquor law to-day. Tomorrow
nssm5e' B. informs smelling committee
man G., and committeeman G. files the
proper affidavit, and A. is arrested,-
trial had, and A. is bound over to court.
He elects to be tried in the Court of
Common Pleas. The case stands until
October before the grand jury meets.
Then an indictment is found, and as q
matter of course, A. has to the next
term to prepare his testimony, which
comes in February, 1857. Then the
case is called, and one of the witnesses
is gone; an affidavit of the fact is filed,
and the cause is continued until the May
term. The case is called again, and now
a witness is absent and cannot be found;
again an affidavit is filed, stating the
witness cannot be found, and the facts
the defendant expects to prove by him
entities to shother continuance, and the
cause is continued until the October
term, 1867. The case is then called
the defendant is ready for trial by this
time, probably new prosecuting attor-
ney has come into office, or the main
witness for the State has died or moved
away, and the prosecuting attorney,
without any fault on his part, must enter
a nOlle, as is called, which discharges
the defendant without trial or, if wit
nesses are in attendance the trial is had,
and the witness is called to the stand.
The prosecuting attorney, from his notes
before the grand jury, can see what the
witness swore to when there. He would
have forgotten it but for his notes. He
asks the witness about the particular
time and sale. The witness has drank
probably i50 drinks at the same place
since that time, and frankly and truth
fully states he has been there 20 much
and 80 0tten--he can not now remember
anything about the matter. The case
goes to the jury, and verdict of not
large amount of costs to be
7 paid by the county. This is the fate Of
about nine cases out of ten, which
you will see by looking over the docket
for two years back You may blame it
to Judge, jury, prosecuting attorney,
lawyers, or witnesses, it is nevertheless
true.
Another reason am in favor of the
ordinance plan is, that this extraordinary
effort that is sometimes made to pros
ecute such cases in villages is for the
especial benefit Of the people Of the
town, and it is not right that largs
number of prosecutions should be COM
msnced without any special care as to
whether they succeed or not, because
the county would have the costs to pay
anyhow But under the ordinance, be-
sides being more speedy and certain, if
we as citizens, for our own benefit, in
Stitute recklessly prosecutions, we would
have the bill to foot ourselves, and be ae-
countable to the people OF the town dir
ectly for our conduct. The people of
the balance of the county do not desire,
nor should it be asked Of them, to pay
the costs of nine cases in ten, when the
people in town only are especially in=.
tend to be benefited thereby, partic-
ularly when there is better way.
AS to your proposition to discuss the
question you propose, I will simply say
it is not stated so as to raise the issue be-
tween us ON the liquor question; and if
it did, with all due Difference to your
ability to discuss the question, I think it
would not be very edifying to the peo-
pie of Jackson, nor profitable to our
selves to do so. Therefore, l think
modesty and prudence, and temperance
itself, demand that we wait until the peo-
pie ask US to discuss the question, and
not impose OH them by asking them out
to hear us.
l would not have asked the space foE
the insertion of this, but you close by
asking me if your statements were not
true, which was unnecessary, as you
stated yourself that I had denied it all
This looked to me as though you posi-
itively asserted / had lied, and you was
finging it back in my face, and giving
it show of strength by calling on those
present to vouch for the truth of what
you said. I look upon liar as one of
the basest of the human kind, and felt
stung to the quick to see the charge in
my own county paper against myself,
read by two or three thousand of my
fellow citizens, whose confidence have
had in a great meastre for many years,
and as you have referred to the persons
present to prove your statements, / will
now in turn make the following PROPOSE
ton: You may select any one person
present on that occasion, "a member OF
the association, excepting yourself and
the gentleman that called me to order,
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