The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-04-11
STRIKE, BUT HEAR"

people of Jackson county. Let no one
into whose hands this paper may come,
fail to read this article.
arrived at the age Of twenty-one
years. on the llth December, 1889
On the first Monday in April, l94O, /
cast my first vote, and that was done in
Jefferson township, in this county. !
have voted at every election, from Pres.
ident down to School Director, and new
er missed a single election, l believe,
during all the twenty-seven years since
that time. In the year 184O l voted
for Gen. William Henry Harrison for
President; in 1874 for Henry Clay; in
lS48 for Martin Van Buren; in 1852
for Gen. Scott; in 1856 for John G.
Fremont; in 1860 for Abraham Lin
coin; and in 1864 for Abraham Lincoln.
l regard voting as religious duty, and
| always vote to effect some purpose.
| first inquire what IS my duty, and then
perform it in the fear OF God, without
regard to consequences, either to my
self or others. When l voted in Madi-
son township, nineteen years ago, for
the principles Of the Buffalo Platform,
which were mild against the spread Of
slavery, when compared with the Re-
publican platforms Of 1856, 1860, and
1861, | had l60 votes against Inc, and !
stood alone in that township, and there
were only about fourteen of us in the
county. S. G. Montgomery. Dr.
Isham, Alex. Miller, George L. Crook
ham--all but myself, are dead, or have
left the county Then the mob howled
on my track but, like the patriarch
who, from his pillow of stones, saw a
way leading to heaven, looked with an
eye of faith to brighter day. And |
lived to see it.
After fighting in the cause of truth
and justice for twenty-seven years,
some people are SO dull as to believe
that now, when my eyes are growing
dim, / will forsake the work Of life
time, when the principles for which |
fought so long, are triumphant But
to the questions Of the present hour.
A newspaper has tremendous infu-
ence upon public opinion. Many per-
sons underrate this influence. The De-
mocracy kept up rebel paper in this
county until the fall of~Richmond and
the surrender Of Lee Then it died a
miserable death. The copperheads new
er can, without the aid Of Union men,
run a. paper in this county, unless at
sacrifice of money. Ii we can prevent
the publication Of rebel paper here,
our majorities will in time be as large
as they are in the counties of Athens
Meigs and Lawrence, where no rebel
papers are published
Soon after the election last fall, H.
c. Miller, Union soldier, started a
rebel paper here. He is young man
of ability and character. He has
wealthy and influential friends and rel
atives Hon. Archibald Mayo was the
political editor Of the paper, aud he is
man of no mean ability, and most willy
copperhead Mr.. Miller got all the
profits Of the paper, and it was to his
pecuniary interest to have it reach every
family in the county, and if the copper
head party could succeed in gaining the
ascendency in the county, he would be
largely the gainer by the operation.
His Union friends sustained the paper
Fon his account, and it was thus made
more dangerous. | entered into no
controversy with this paper, on Mr..
Miller's account He gave notice that
he must suspend the publication Of the
paper, unless it could receive more pat
ronage, His friends then took him up
for Mayor The emoluments of this
Office would enable him to continue the
publication of the rebel paper. With
out it he must stop. With no desire to
injure him, | thought the good of the
party required me to oppose his cleo
ton, and thus break down the rebel pa
per. At the first meeting, at the Sher-
ifs office, said things that had bet
ter not have said. This aroused Mr..
Miller's friends, and they determined to
nominate him at all hazards. When
the convention met, the first thing they
did was TO vote down a motion to have
any rules to govern the convention
They told the Union men present that
they only intended to defeat me, and
that as soon as Mr. Miller was nominal.
cd, he should decline, and then a third
man should be announced. Many good