The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-06-12

T putation, based upon his supposed honesty, is
dispelIed by his stealing and his attempt jus
tify the steal. Mackley with all his political
Ohio bold iudependent original thinker,
caring little apparently for the individual, and
true, SO far as we know him to principle and
what he believes to be right and for the best.
A man of the style and type OF the editor OF
the jackson STANDARD is. not one who will so
deInean himself and disgrace his profession as
to levy blackmail and until we have more pos
BILE letter of g Honest john we shall hold on to
our faith in Macllley.
The Ashland (Ky.) journal pays you
the following tribute:
HON. JOHN T. WILSON.
Shortly after the announcement of the whole
sale theft by the Forty-Third Congress OF the
United States in taking from the National Irea-
| additional salary Tor the arduous duty of prom
enading the halls of Congress and living fat at
| out pretty strong in censuring the Hon. John
/ I. Wilson, formerly member of Congress from
that iStrict, for the he had taken in this
high-handed robbery, in first steadfastly voting
agalnst the 3li prondea l0f OF te he i PS
/ of the blood money. The STANDARD was un-
doubtedIy sincere in its censure, and of course,
called forth from this truly good man an expla-
nation of his cause in the transaction. This the
! Hon. John does in a bitter, vindictive manner,
! claiming precedent for an excuse and that he
"has done no worse than many others ~ He
! indulges in much abuse of friend Mackley.
charging him with attempt at black mail
! and other fully as enormous crimes from which
| last weeks STANDARD Mackley replies to
| 'HOnest"(?) John in a manner that unfoldS a
| great deal of private matters relative TO this
gentleman, going over series of years, and full
ly concurs in the old adage that .all IS not gold
| that glItterS." 10 speak plaln MackleX taxes
| the rag off the bush" and shows up the HOnOra-
BILE John T. Wilson to be no more than other
men. This controversy Will, no DOUBT hit from
| the brow OF Mir. Wilson the expected laures, of
being placed in the gubernatorlaI chalr OF ONO,
| longer entertain the thought of placing the
ecutiYe of the government in the hands of one
VINO had deserted his country in the hour of its
! peril, and in after years when placed in a po-
Surely never such man for Governor of so
great Commonwealth.
And Mr.. Smith of the Cincinnati En-
quirer, who was editor of the Portsmouth
Tribune in 1868, has word to say:
H. R. W. SMITH, FORMER EDITOR OF THE TRIB-
UNE, TO THE FRONT.
CINCINNATI, May 23d.
DEAR SIR: Your note of the 2Ist inst, direct
ing my attention to an article in the tribune OF
4 the same date anent the -Mackley dirty
linen controversies before me; 1hank YOU Lor
| your prompt and vigorous disclaimer in my be-
| An extract from Mr.. Mackley's article had
| previously met my eye; but it had not struck
at my hands, or as likely to fall upon the pub
| lie ear with more perceptibIe effect than other
| have observed that the other editors referred
to, who are still publishing papers in the dis
| trict, have felt called upon to rise and explain
| Since, however, you call me to the front, Will
The point to which my especial attention is
| directed-and the only one in which am inter
ested-is Mr.; Mackiey's statement that MI: vii
| papers in the district had demanded or received
| money in consideration of their support of
of him for Congress. This may be Iberally in
| terpreted to mean that Mr.. Wilson considered
himself the victim O. a ring of avaricious black
maiIers, composed of the editors of Republican
papers which were fighting his battle for Con-
gress. have recollection of ever writing to
Mr.. Wilson upon any subject whatever
! KNOW never asked a favor of him, financially
or otherwise, in any manner whatever, for my
self or friends.
| Persons who knew Mr. Wilson intimately
never heard that his friends ever contem plated
| necessity of appointing a guardian for him, or
confining him in an asylum in order to prevent
editors or other objects of charity. And if he
ever paid me any money or other valuable con-
sideration. 1T must have been in Infin1teslmal
quantity, for it has entirely escaped my memo
| ry-4nd am not christian statesman eth
is so for If it is I have forgotten it)-that Mr..
amount toward paying for the extra campaign
papers which We printed in his behalf. know
| we did a vast deal of hard work in the canvass,
| for whicn received precious little pay and
voluntarily; and if, having done so, he went
whining around the district that he had been
unJnstIy levied upon, he played two-faced
| If Mr. Wilson will say that ever demanded
him in any manner, or ever conveyed or caused
to b& conveyed to him the slightest intimation
ton of the IFi6uneS support of him, re-
ceived from him one cent illegitimately, or for
knowledge that I am as conscienceIess as the
saIary grabbing congressman. And l think ii
would be hard for man to make a more hu-
initiating ackn0wl edgment;o
rather the $500 which he he wanted but failed
| to get-I think he should have had it. 1t would
take at least that amount to make him square
wirh his conscience for the work he found it
necessary to do in Mr.. Wilson's behalf. In view
that he would at least double his price for the
same service. And think his mode of obtain :
by Mr.. John L. Wilson. We can at least enter
tain slight degree of admiration for the
stand iii and nd deliver; while We feela pro-
found contempt for the individual who
gets away with an unguarded pocketbOok, or
inVades an unprotected hen-rOOst. Mr.. Mack
ley demended $500 for valuable services per,
to get it. Mr.. Wilson formed one of gang who
made raid upon the United n ted States Treasury, W
and he got away with 5000 of the swag (less
the mileage), for which he rendered absolutely
killed him. H. R. w. SMITH.
Now let US hear further from you:
Now it is fortunate for me that kept record
tee @ of acRson County in 1857 By checks on &
]. Steven d Sons, payable to j. M: Martin, Trea-
reasonable! and 1 Know precisely What paid
to outside parties. Now what about that roll OF
committee if you paid them anything beyond
the $50 check or its proceeds? think there can
backs instead of a check, which had to be col
lected publicly, the committ-e would never
fer to have confined yourself to my specific
charges without fabricating and bringing in
outside matter. That false assertion about my
giving money to all the Republican papers, was
manufactured from ''whOle CLOTH" doubtless to
get help if possible to defend bad cause. AS to
the charge that betrayed DR.. A. B. MOnahan, !
have this to say. That gentleman has nothing
whatever to do with this controversy, and by
no word act of mine shall be brought into it.
When he makes the charge over his own sigma
ture 1 will reply to it, You state that you wrote
me another letter after my refusal to buy you,
in which you used this language: 81 told you
distinctly that wanted none of your money
foa myself" etc. Untrue again You wrote me
short letter in reply to my refusal, but used no
such language you now claim, and if you
had, pray tell me how that would have bettered
your condition, after having distinctly said in
your letter demanding the $500 81 propose here
after to take care Of No, l."
Yes. did propose to take care of No.
1. have carried out that proposition.
In former campaign in your interest
mainly, L worked day and night, going
many miles into the country, making
speeches, such as l could make, coming
home at II and o'clock at night, chilled
through and through. You remember
the great rain storm through which
took you into Franklin township one
night ! folded, directed, and sent out
thousands of documents and paid post
age on hundreds of them out of my own
pocket. At the end of the campaign l
was completely broken down, and two
days before the election l was attacked
!, with typhoid fever. | was hauled to the