The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-05-02

A DEMocRAuc SPEEcH. --0n last Sat-
urday we noticed some shabby looking little pos
ters in town, announcing that Levi DUNCAN wonld
address the Democratic Club ofLick township, at
the Court Room, at one o'clock on that day
About two o'clock the bell rang, and between
that time and three O'Clock, the bell rang three
times. Being In need Of local Items, we went
down. On the way we noticed many Democrats
on the streets. Going into the Court Room, we
found some twenty or thirty men, and Mr.. Dun
gan was making speech. And such speech
1t was worse than Random Thoughts-it was ran.
dom shots. Bro. DUNCAN appeared to labor hard
He gesticulatsd powerfully. 1t reminded us of a
blind man, striking out wildly at random 1t
was like mad bull charging upon q red rag
The speech was uery scattering. He was heavy
against the constitutional amendment. He had
but little to say against negroes voting but then
II was SO terrible to disfanchise soldiers deser-
ters.) He said when men were about to be draft
ed who thought that the war was not waged to
preserve the 'constit-OO-tion," aud they slid out
to Canada, they ought not to be degraded, and
made slaves Of We were surprised to hear of
Mr. Dungans new born love for the soldiers.
During the war, it was not thought that Mr..
Dungan's love for the soldiers surpassed the love
of women. eve do not insinuate that he loved
women better than he ought, but refer to the case
of David and Jonathan by way of illustration J
He said that eight or ten negroes voted at every
election in jackson, for year or two past, and
always voted against the Democracy. He said
they were getting quite sassy about it. But then,
they voted because they were more than half
white the courts holding that there could be no
half way place in this case, and man must be
either white or black. He said he could not find
fault with the decision of the courts, as the law
now stood. he did not tell bis hearers that this
decision was made by Judge Wood, a Democrat,
upon the wording of the constitution of 1902, and
Gratis. and with this decision before them, they
did not make any change, DISTINGUISHING mulat-
toes.
On the subject of States rights and secession he
went as far as Calhoun or JEFF. Davis ever went.
He said this neUer Das aatioa and he hoped 10 God
tnecer mightbe. When he pronounced the word
nation, or national, be did so with disdainful
sneer. a.t
He was heavy on the Grand Army of the Re-
public, and said they were dangerous organiza-
tion, that came to the footing of horn, and were
we'll organized. He said the Democracy did
things openly, &C. He forgot to tell how he
drilled the Knights of the Golden Circle during
the Democratic rebellion. Some six or eight
Democrats here became dlsgusted with this base
Misrepresentation, and left the room. He paused,
and said he did not know whether they were cop
perheads or not. Perhaps they could not endure
such strong food as he was administering to them.
He was down on the Western Reserve, and New
England. He said the bonds we're held in New
England, and 'you, my hearers, you pay all the
taxes" This was rich, as not a man in the
crowd, except one doctor and two lawyers, paid o
cent of revenue tax.
He said the Republicans backed out in the de-
batting society, and refused to discuss political
questions, and chose the question of Baptism.
This was exactly the reverse of the truth, as all
the Democrats except l. 7. Monahan backed
out, and were afraid to discuss political questions
He begged, for money to help run rebel paper,
and said many irrelevant things.
Now we propose to accept Mr.. Dungan's chal-
lcnge and will debate the political questions of
the day with him in every township in the county,
the central committees of the two parties arrang-
ing the times, places and order of discussion
Will he do IL ? We shall see