The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-08-29
RANDOM THOUGHTS No. .s.
BY THE EDITOR.

On Wednesday night of last week it rained hare
all night. In the morning ithsd stopped raining
but It commenced again little after sevcr
o'clock. The copperheads were in high glee
and thought our meeting was spoiled; but tho
blue sky soon made its appearance in the north
west, aud the rain was over, and there was fine
day.
At daylight the little Bull Dog" from Ports
mouth opened out, and fired IS times. Early in
the morning flags were put out and strcamers
stretched across the streets, with such notices a:
Equal and exact justice for oil men," MAN.
hood Suffrage sc.
Soon in the day the people begnnto arrive.
They came on horseback and in wagons Sever
al mule teams came from keystone Fum ace,
with fife and drum, and when the train from
Portsmouth arrived there were about five hun
dred people in and upon the cars. And they
were all citizens Of our county, as the Ports
mouth people did not come, as Wade was to be
there on Saturday. l went to Hamden to meet
Wade and Grosyenor, and on the return the spc-
clal train was again loaded. Arriving at Jackson
i / found the cannon and the band, and the people
ut the Depot, and there was a crowd of people al
The way up town. got in my office window,
third story and there was crowd TO be seen on
every Street. then had business at the PrOba te
Office, and It was quite difficult to get there for
4 the crowd. Then there was dinner.
The crowd then went to the Fair Ground. ]
will not attempt to estimate the number at the
meeting, only this II was three times as large us
the Thurman meeting A dispatch in the Gin
cinnah Gazette next day placed the number at
ten thousand. At Wade's meeting last fall, good
Judges placed the number at seven thousand, and
Wade told me that this meeting was much larger
than that. At any rate there were more people
than could get near enough to hear the speakers,
and except the great barbecue in 1868. it was the
largest meeting ever held in Jackson,
Wade spoke m hour and half He took the
ground that have always taken, that the princ
pies Of the Republican party are based upon eter.
nal justice, and must always be successful. The
Golden Rule Is the cornerstone of our creed aud
must receive the appreciation of the Almighty
| have not room to state the points Of his argu'
ment, but as II was substantially the same as his
speech at Marietta two days before, will publish
that speech next week. as it was reported for the
Cincinnati Gazette. After Wade concluded, Gen
Grosyenor Of Athens spoke for nearly an hour,
skinning snakes as he went along. AS he had
met rebels on the battelclds Of the South, he did
not appear to be afraid of them in Jackson
Gen. Jones, our candidate for State Senator, mad,
a short speech when the meeting closed.
Everybody regards the meeting as amost grand
and glorious success. 1t was the first of the cam
paign, and no one dreamed Of such demonsM
ton Senator Wade had been here less than q
year ago, and many thought that another speaker
might have drawn larger crowd. Only n shor
time ago Judge Thurman had been here, and hi'
meeting was dull affair, The Judge had prac
tlced law here for ten years, and was always pop
ular In our county. He had not been here lol
years. He Is really q man OF talent and emincnce
and II was thought that Wade could not draw as
large meeting as he could. These were the
reasons why oil were taken by surprise at The
Immense size aud enthusiasm Of the meeting
Union men are earnest and enthusiastic, whilc
cops are crusty aud sorc-headed. Porter Du
Halfway says Wude was profano, and that gen
tleman, so eminent for pety, was going to rcpl,
to Wade the same night at the Market House
But he did not do IT, The cops say Gfty Repub
lie ans came away from the meeting disgusted, bu
when offered ten dollars apiece to name thesO
Republicans, they backed out.
The signs of the times are ausplclous. neve
bet, but some of my political friends are so dc,
morOzed Os to bet, and they are willing togo thu
oysters that the whole Union ticket win be elect
ed In Jackson county do not like to brag. |
Is not safe. But lot no one be scared II jackson
county gives from one to five hundred m0jorIt!
for the two Joneses, and all the balance of tn
ticket In October. ID. NJ