The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-08-08
JOHNSON"


| am firm Repubican--in favor of
the whole reconstruction policy Of the
Congress of the United States "m can
DOR" am opposed to no principle ad-
vocated by the Union Republican par
ty, except the proposed Amendment to
the Constitution of the State of Ohio.
| shall vote the whole Union State Tick
ct, and shall vote for every man on the
Union county ticket excepting Senator
and Representative. l now challenge
Levi DUNCAN and J. Edward Jones or
either OF. their friends or supporters to
meet me in the several townships of
Jackson county, and discuss the politi-
cal questions before the people. All
that have said | mean-''m candor."
Come out, Mr.. J. Edward Jones, Mr..
Levi DUNCAN, or any of your orators and
meet me before the people
GEo. w. JOHNSON.
Is there one Union man in Jackson
county green enough to be caught by
the above! One year ago we said in
the STANDARD, that we doubted whether
Mr.. Johnson would be radical, if it
did not pay to be one. In answer to
that he made loud professions of radi-
calism, and called down curses upon
himself if he should ever go over to the
copperheads Now what is he doing?
One year ago, when it was not party
issue, he was noisy and troublesome in
favor of negroes voting; now he is OPP
posed to the Constitutional Amend
ment. lie promises to support all the
State and county ticket Except Senator
and Representative. This is all sham
These offices have tenfold more polite
al Importance than all the balance of the
State and county ticket. Why promise
in advance of the nomination to oppose
the Union candidate for Senator? Is
there anything so lovely in James EN-
mitt that Union man should promise in
advance to support him3 Oh, no, Mr.
Johnson. You can deceive no one.
Youpropose to send Levi DUNCAN and
jim. Emmitt to the Legislature to vote
for Vallandigham for United States
Senator, instead of sending J. Edward
Jones and Gen. Wells S. Jones, or some
other Union man there, to vote for
Ben, Wade for U. S. Senator. And
you are a Union man, are you? Eth ?
Who believes it for a moment, or who
can be caught by such a scheme? We
have heard much Dragging during the
past ten years about the wealth of Dun
gan and Emmitt. Do they pay your
expenses Judge, while making those
speeches, or have you the money and
leisure to do it without consideration?
How is this?
Mr.. Johnson has talked for more than
a month of being an Independent can
didate for Representative, lie seems
to be troubled with disease that is
killing off a good many politicians in
our county. lie seems to think that
he is created by Almighty God for the
sole purpose of holding Office.
We have long been Judge Johnson's
friend. Personally we are so yet lie
possesses many good qualities. lie did
good service in the Union cause, ever
since the war broke out He is young
man of fine talents. lie may have been
badly treated by poiticiansin in the Union
party, as there are mean men in all
parties. But should this cause him to
torsake principle? We have always
endeavored to do Mr.. Johnson Justice,
and we published his affidavit along
side of Mr.. Jones, that the people might
hear both sides. We did not say a
word editorially on the subject As
good man as lives in the county wrote
us communication last week, saying
that at the time Mr. Johnson spoke of
having the conversation with Mr. Jones,
he, (JOhnson) was drunk, and got into
a fuss with the hack driver. We did
not publish it, preferring to let the pco-
pie judge between the statements of the
two gentlemen without any prejudice
either way. The party, by its delegates
decided that Jones was right, and
Johnson was wrong. lie ought to have
submitted to the decision.
We are sorry to part company politi-
cally with Mr. johnson. We have
had, in our political life, to part with
many in whose minds the seeds of truth |
have been sown, as it were, in stony |
places, or by the wayside, where it
sprang vigorously, but soon withored
for want Of soil, or moisture. And i'll
We live, we expect to part company
with others of the same sort; but the
cause of truth and justice remains the