The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-09-01
Hon. RaInh LeatA.

nominated as a acandidate for Congress
by the Democracy Of this District, at
their convention at Portsmouth on
Wednesday oflast week. We feel it
our duty to oppose the election of Mr.
Leete, for reasons hereafter to be CIV
en-. But we wish to say in advance,
that Mr. Leete is our personal friend,
and a gentleman whom we very highly
esteem. And further, we will say that
be is a gentleman whose talents and
ability would render him an honor TO
this District, should he be elected to
Congress. And further, we will say
that there is more real craftsmanship
about Mr.. Leete than any other man, of
either party, in this District.
The above being our belief, the ques-
ton might be asked, why we cannot
support such man? Our answer is,
that Mr.. Leete's talents and influence
render him doubly Objectionable to US,
when those talents and that influence
are to be exerted in furtherence ofmeas-
ures which we honestly believe will
be detrimental to the best interests OF
our common country, and especially
detrimental TO the best interests of this
Congressional District.
The Convention which nominated
Mr.. Leete adopted resolution indors-
ing the platform otthe Democracy atthe
State Convention. One of those reso-
lutions is the following:
Resolved That we denounce the present tariff
rs well as thesubstitute lately introduced in the
House of Representatives from the Committee
| of Ways and Means, as gigantic robbery of the
| labor and industry of the country; that they are
solely designed to advance the interests of O few
| thousand monopoliSts, and that this should nt
longer be submitted to, and that no candidate
for Congress, nor for any other office, Is worthy
of support who is not in favor of a low revenue
tariff which closely aproximates with free trade
all the neccessaries of life should be absolutel!
free OF tariff.
Now we hold that ifthe above reso-
luton should be carried out, that il
would ruin the prosperity of this Dis
trict. We ask our readers to cut this
resolution out and preserve it, until We
re-publish Mr.. Wilson's Tariff Speech
(Which we shall do soon,) and then say
which ofthese gentlemen will the more
correctly represent the wishes and in
terests of the people of this District, o
both political parties, on the only ques
ton really at issue In this District.
The last number of the IrontOn Jour
nal contained the proceedings of tn
county Convention of the Law
! renee county Democracy. There wer
! twelve resolutions adopted, which wer
/ introduced by Mr.. Leete, and evident
! drawn up by him. Among these r csc
, lutlons is the following:
9 9Th. That the so-called Fifteenth Amendmel
I to the Constitution Of the United States esta
I fishing negro and Chinese suffrage has peg
, adopted lOthOW the consent Of the people Of {
g State Of Ohio, and in open defiance of their wi
expressed In ballot box In 1857. That we are 0
= posed to the Incorporation of the Asiatic and
/ rican Races into the political power of the UT
8 ted States, we are therefore In favor of calling
q Convention of all the States TO revise and amer
9 the Federal Constitution. ...
t We thank Mr.. Leete for his candC
Y aud honesty in thus giving us hint
s the design of the Democracy We hay
Z; always held and believed, that il the d.
T. mocracy should ever attain power, e
W erything accomplished by the war wou
"a a be set aside Some of the bolder p
?, pers, like the N. Y. Day Book, open
=: :: avow that slavery must be re-establis
ID ID ed Those who fatter themselves til
n n the Democracy intends to acquies,
y in the work of reconstruction, liber
Is Is and equality ofrights brought about
:, Republican party, are most sadly m
IL taken, and this resolution, introduc
be by the man who Immediately after
re publication, was chosen by that par
ID as its standard bearer for CongressioI
4, honors, is good evidence,
C. C, For the above, and sundrY other re
he sons, hereafter to be adduced, we +
Re Se tour duty-reuctant duty we adm
10 to oppose the election of our respect