The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1868-10-08
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most magnificent aud glorious meeting
ever held in Southern Ohio. tits true,
the weather was most propitioas. Clear,
cool, and delightful, no better weather
could have been desired. Then, every
man of us took hold, and worked with
will. The furnaces stopped, and
owners and men all came in. They
know the tremendous interest that they
all have al stake in this contest. Well
do they remember how furnace men in
this county were ruined under the last
Democratic administration, And the
laboriHg men well remember how they
were thrown out Of employment, and
how their families almost suffered, un-
der Buchanan's administration.
From my Office windows ! had fine
view of all that took place First to ar
rive, were the united delegations from
Bloomfield, Franklin and part of Madi-
son, headed by the martial band from
Keystone Furnace 1t was a fine de-
monstration. Then the delegation from
Jackson arrived at the Chillicothe bridge
and waited. This was fine delega-
ton, with the American flag ON staff
4s feet high. Next came Milton, with
her three furnaces, and her flags and
her teams. Lipcoln Furnace had one
team of Is mules, bringing over fifty
voters. Buckeye with her true and
jealous Welshmen. Latrobe with her
Fort Grant, her Monitor, &c. Then
came Liberty-spunky little Liberty,
with her triumphal car, trimmed of
with red white and blue silk, filed with
young ladies, and drawn by 43 yoke Of
oxen. All these delegations passed
around by the Fair Grounds to the De
pot. From the other side came Jeffer-
son--glorious old Jefferson, the town
ship that has not given Democratic
majority for forty years, to my certain
knowledge. Yes. Jefferson came,
with her hardy and true Welshmen,and
her solid old native born citizens. One
wagon from Jefferson Furnace was
drawn by 20 mules, and had forty yo-
ters. Then came the train, with its
hundreds Of people, its large delegation
from Portsmouth, with their fine brass
band, their Glee Club, their three can
mons, their flags and banners.
The Grant Guards made fine APP
pearance on horseback,
Dinner over, there was music by the
Portsmouth and Jackson bands, and
the Portsmouth, Portland and Jackson
Glee Clubs, and then one of the most
powerful speeches ever made in Jack
son, was made by Attorney Genera
West. Then a shortspeech from Gen
Powell, AT the time Atty. Gen. West
was speaking, Hon, J. ]. Harper was
speaking from another stand.
At night some five thousand people
assembled at the Fair Grounds and af
ter music by the Bands and Glec Clubs
thousands called tor Bundy, and thai
gentleman came forward and made one
Of his finest speeches. Then there wal
grand torchlight procession, and I
display of fireworks that left even the
Portsmouth display in tho shade,
SO much was to be done, and the
Central Committee wereso oYerworked
that some things had to DO neglected.
For instance, the notices for the trans
parencies, which were printed, were moi
framed, or used. We printed the fol-
lowing, on red, white and blue cloth
for the several townships;
"Liberty Leads the Van"
"Jackson Tp,-Few, but Good"
"Washington, Bully for the Ticket "
''Scioto, Will giyea Good Account, "
"Hamilton, All Right"
Jefferson, Good for 800"
"Franklin, All Ablaze,"
"Madison, Hunki-Dora,"
"Bloomfeld, Goose Hangs High"
"Milton, Will GgO for" the Ku- Klux."
slick Will go "Reb" mot"
And the following for General use in
the procession;
"Ws'll eco for" Seymour, as we did
for Lee"
"Grant Leads tho Charge.n
"Grant, Coliax and Victory"
eve made Grecnbacks, to Pay Sol
diers to Skin Graybacks."
"Look out for Pike County Carpet
Baggers.
"No "Rebs'' in These Ranks"
"Jaekson Co. Red Hot for Grant,
Colfax, Wilson, and the County Tick
ot."
jackson County Good for 500 Ma.