The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-08-19

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Announces Himself as "a Candi.
date for Governor i'm his MOdeSI
Way.
PEPPER's TAVERN, HOLMES Co, \
August 9, 1869.
There wuz a Providence in my bein
compelled to leave Kentucky-a spe-
shel and crownin Providence in my
comm to Ohio. l shell never doubt
Providence agin. / thought it hard
to be compelled to leave my comfort
able quarters at the Corners, and mur-
murmerd when forced to trust myself to
the cold charities NV an unfeelin world
at my advanst age, but it wuz all for
the best. Ez high and exalted ez is
the posishen Nv Kentucky Post Mas
ter, the posishen NV Governor nv the
third State Nv the Yoonyun is more ex-
alteder.
The declinin Nv Gen Rosecrans wuz
not unexpected. Indeed, when Sena-
tor Thurman started for California tn e
next day after the Convenshun to in
doose him to decline / knowed he wood
succeed. Thurman hez a winnin way
with him ez Vallandygum discovered
two years ago next winter.
Rosycrans wuzn't never the proper
man to lead the Dimocrisy Nv Ohio to
victry. No matter how sound he may
be on all the questions now before the
people, there is an odor attached to his
name wich is a stencil into our nostrils,
and the men wich run our State Con
venshun ought to have knowd it. The
troo Dimocratic intelleck is limited-it
don't take too many ideas to wunst, nor
does it shift with facility. Doorin
three years Of the late onpleasantnis we
wuz kept bizzy trainin the Dimocrisy
to hate his name, with sich ez Burn
side, ct cetery. We succeeded. About
the time NV the fitin NV the battles Nv
Stone River, Iuky, Chicamauga, and
pertikerly about the date Nv the arrest
and exil NV our then martered saint,
Vallandygum, the very mention nv
Rosycrans' name wood set any Dino
crat in Ohio to frothin at the mouth
like a mad dog. The Democratic an
tipathy to the name amt changed.
We mite tell EN- that this same Rosy
Grams wuz our candidate, but the peo-
pie wood, in moments Nv forgetfulness,
heeve stones at any man who wood
perpose "three cheers for Rosycrans!"
They'd apologize immejitly when they
remembered themselves, but kin an
apology repay for a broken head? Half
NV our our orators wood hev been kill
ed before the campaign wuz half over.
There amt no yoose in tryin to git up
enthoosiasm under sich circumstances
Now that Rosycrans is out NV the
way, the question is wich NV our chief
tains shell take his place?
For obvious reasons, it would be
sooicidle to nominate Vallandygum.
He can't get Republican vote, and
ther are hosts NV Democrats who don't
like to hev it sed they voted for him
out NV regard for their posterity. 1t
won't do to nominate Cary, for he's too
recent convert, and, besides, he used
to occasionally lecter on temperance.
Ranney won't anser becoz Ranney al
luz wears clean shirts; takes bath
twict week, and goes somewhere to
church with his family evry Sunday.
He wood doubtless git some Repub-
likin votes, but he'd lose more than
enuff Nv the Democracy to balance the
account. Henry Clay Dean wood SCOT
exactly but he lives in Iowa. Jesse d.
Brite wood anser, but he is citizen nv
Kentucky. Sammy Cox hez alluz liv-
ed cleanly, tho he is sufficiently versa
teel to change all that in time, but on
Fortunately, he's in Spain, and, besides,
he's citizen nv Moo York.
VINO THEN sHEL WE NOMINATE?
i anser without hesitashen, without
any affectashen NV modesty-ME.
am Just now, the chief among ten
thousand, and the one altogether love-
". am the Moses wich is to Iced the
Dimocrisy NV Ohio out Nv their land nv
bondage into the land fowin with milk
and honey.
One advantage in nominaten me
wood be-there amt no danger nv my
declinin. / never decline nothin.
1t may be urged that amt known.
That's the very reason why | shood be
nominated. What wood Vallandygum
give eff he wuzn't knowni We never
succeed with known candidate. We
kin say in counties where they prefer
men whose hands wuz drencht in goar
that killed my thousands in counties
where they went for peece, by KILN
Provo Marshals and sich-that ! wood
have died in my own door yard, eft I'd
he'd one, sooner than bev gone South.
My other pints are ez follows:
| kin hold more NV the Democratic
party strate in traces than any other
man in the State. I wuz originally a
Democrat; I voted for Jackson and TOR
every Democratic nominee from that
date on to the present. tits smy proud
est boast, wich l wish inscribed onto
my tombstone when ! hev gone hence
never scratched tikkit. My war re-
cord is cleer. At the breakin out Nv
the war, l opposed everything the Gov
vernment did did not stun the Mass
achusetts soljers in Baltimore, becoz |
wuz not there, but l slung up my hat
when I heerd Nv it, and wept bitter
teers becoz wuz not there. / did not
volunteer. On the contrary, when
drafted, l made the best Nv my way to