The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-10-24
GROWNTNG.

" H"AS AoOSANeu y l6Ller ITOn MT.
Mcfarland, published elsewhere, in re-
ference to what we said last week about
the Union party in Scioto and several
other counties, lodging the main issue
in the late campaign. We should not
have said anything, had not the Tribune
made an unjust attack upon the State
Central Committee.
The Republican publishes our article,
and says that all the leading mon Of
that county did not dodge, and men!
tionS the names of Glover and Harper,
who discussed the amendment. We
had been informed that these gentle
men particularly lodged, and were on :
y anxious to persuade the people that
they could vote the Union ticket, and
scratch off the amendment. We are
pleased to know that these gentlemen
did not do SO foolish thing as that.
We read all the Portsmouth papers
carefully during the campaign, and
while we admit that the Tribune and the
Republican were ably conducted, yet we
must confess that the Times kept them
on the defensive, and had all the ad-
vantagss arising from the amendment,
while our side only had the disadvan-
tages. Our side was timid-so it ap-
psared to US. When Vice President
Wade was At Portsmouth, he scared
the old fogIes of that conservative city.
The Portsmouth correspondent of the
Manchester Gazette was scared at Wade
And since the election we find the fol.
lowing editorial in the Tribune:
Ben. WADE.--lt would be as well for those
who run the Republican machine to understand
mat Ben; Wade is not the most popular man
lhaI could be sent to canvass Southern Ohio.
II may be suggested that this Is not the proper
time to Rrowl, but we are preparing for future
contingencies. Up on the Reserve and at head h
quarters they seem to think that all that Is nee
essary TO insure success is to ''astouish the na-
lives hereabout with one Of the Honorable
BenJamins highly seasoned haraRgues, and
''Week-kneed" Republicans and wavering
Democrats will incontinently fall into H
Ills arms. We are grieved to say that such is not H
the iact. ION the contrary, quite the reverse - \
IL the object OF speaker be to unstntedly H
punish all who differ with him in the ST ghtest H
particular, intamo all the latent passions which i
ia htIfn hpna M. ,i,ta Il
heat, aud arouse the opposition to such a pitch /
Ilat they VIII spend their last dollar TO bring out Il
their last man. the Honorable b. w. il an EN-. Il
lnent success. But so long as we are possessed |
VI = lingering suspicion That the ob,oct of a
sPeeen is W gain votes to the side oftie speaker
~ n't i'U,e OF Benjamin for u.s. thank YOU! We
snI,lsn nt MS straightforward course and out
PoAGn .l utterances but 1t dOsen't necessarily fol-
10" 'llSI we are obliged to commend his dscre.
ton. To show that we are not alone In our
opinion, we will just mention that it is the be-
llel OF competent judges that the Vice Presi.
dents speech in this city cost US from lfty to
seVenty.fve votes.--7ribune.
Now if the people of Scioto county
cannot stand radical truth, they had bet
ter next year call on the State Central
Committee to send them old Tom. Ew-
ing, or Garrett Davis. We are die
gusted with this timidity of politicians,
at the plain truths of Mr. Wade. We
have heard enough OF it. If Jesus
Christ should come to Portsmouth, and
talk to the rebels and coppcrhead. as
he talked to the ScribeS and Pharisees,
score more of their politicians would
hop over to the rebel Democracy lie
said to the Jewish copperheadG aye
seTpentS, ys generation of vipers, how
can ye escape the damnation of hell I"
When did Wade ever use language 50
as thati And yet Christ was
speaking to men as far superior to Dem
1cratic traitors as he was himself supe-
Tor to Judas Iscariot.
We can tell the Southern border
counties of Ohio, when the old curse of a
lavery spreads over them like the ex- /
landed tail of the night mare, that their
'nly salvation frsm rebel rule, is to a
meet the issue squarely and fairly, as it t
met by Vice President Wade. +