The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-03-20
THE STANDARD.
Signing Names.

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II have bro't your riverince q paper,
which hope yer riverinee viii sign, for
a poor man" - -
This he says as he fumbles in his
pocket fer a paper. He pulls out a cot
ton pocket handkerchief. then q erum-
pied mass of newspaper, and certain
queer auellsrpshej-hits of white paper
Whife prces at anyrate, butdingy enough
now IE is not there. Another peekat.
is emptied. In a third is found the
"dockument."
1t is a request that Pharaoh MacCrum
be appointed "on the police" It goes en-.
to state that each one of the signers is
personally acquainted with the candidate
-thataef his. .awnsp personal knegledge he
IS n man of good morals and s,lrri ght
life, temperate. industrious, and every
way fitted for the trust solicited for him.
We'll, my friend, what do you Want-of-
meT'
"If your honor would sign the paper"
But am not acquainted with you
"Yis. yer riverince; but these gintle-
men that have signed knows me, and
shure they wouldn't mistake"
Yes, they sign for themselves but.
how does that give me personal knowl-
edge of you for ten years; and how do l
know that you are sober or Industrious
or trustworthy / hope you are, but i
know nothing about it, have never seen
you, to my knowledge. Gll this na naoallent.'
1is, SIR that's true; but ye might
know from thin, pointing to the names,
Sure they wouldn't sign anything that
was not true 'sHNtAN Aa@ sfqaz 1Isl1nae A. hussa
my friend, cannot sign the paper.
It would be falsehood. / should say
knew man that / never saw. Mo- no
you need not plead; / will not sign it.
The man goes away in a bewildeGed
state. He had heard, he assured me,
that was kind hearted gentleman, and
he could not imagine why would not
help 3 poor fellow, ana no doubt report
ed, when he got home, that / was not
the man he took me to be.
Another young man says, "Ifyou would
be kind enough to give me q letter to
Mr.. Clahin, | know that he would give
me place"
But, sir, do not know anything
about you, and can not recommend you.
But here are papers, sir, that certify
my character.
Very we'll; go and show the papeFssto
Mr. Claain, and if he needs another man,
and " satisfied with your credentials he
will take you in" 'aFsases
a. But your name, sir would settle the
Not4ong after it was understood that
| certified things or recommended men
that ] kpeY nothing about.
These things are not peculiar TO rue.
They happen TO- all men of any position
or influence Men are solicited to LEND
their names in q manner that can not De
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The factnsis now notorious that men
have put the signing of their names out
of the ordinary code of morality Men
viii sign merely. to get rid Of a man. They
esFiAi5 rpcommendss book which they
know nothing about rather than hurt
some ones feeling by a refusal They
will recommend men as highly lifted fol
positions which they positively know
they are utterly untitled for. Nay, mer
will give to candidates the strongest let
ters for an Office, and then write secret
letters to headquarters to say that tht
letter is not to be regarded. Indeed, i
is said that in certain cases politician
And ditnecessary to have Il Understood a
headquarters that no letter is to be re
garded, unless it have some distinctiy'
signs upon it which have been agreed up
on.
Is there not need of better publi
sentfrneft@ ON the hsabject Of signini
names The laxity of practice is fas
taking all value from documents bearin
eminent names. Such q loose policy q
innow pursued q ought tosbe ran ked Wit
falsehoods. deceptions, and conspiracie
to defraud
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