The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-03-12

The Democratic papers will no doubt
have much to say about Boynton's
charges against prominent Republicans,
but not a word about Groesbeck's great
rascality.
Here are couple of editorials from the
Steubenville Herald and Netgs, which we
would be pleased to see copied in some
of the Democratic and independent"
papers:
ALIAS for the poor old Democratic party!
An investigation in Cincinnati discloses
the fact that VIM. H. Groesbeck, at one
time the leader of the Ohio Democracy.
and talked of candidate for the Presl-
dency, about year ago gave SIz,0Oo 1of
the purpose of influencing the City Coun-
ell in the purchase of Burnett woods,
partly owned by him, for a.park. Groes-
beck now saws this act was a mistake, he
intended no wrong to the city, regretted
having paid it; was ready to cancel the
contract, and refund to the city all mon
ey paid on it. Who next p
"GRoEsBEcKs DOWNFALL.
1--WE made some brief reference to this
pitiable subject on Saturday, but there
is one feature of the matter to which we
desire to direct the especial attention of
our readers. 1t is this: that the twelve
thousand five hundred dollars which
Mr. Groesbeck confesses to having paid
out of his own pocket toward the TWEEN
ty-five thousand dollar corruption fund
which was raised for the purpose of infiu-
encing the City Council of Cincinnati to
purchase, for park purposes. certain
tract of land in which his wife had an
interest was paid by him into the hands
of the person selected as the agent or 60
between in the shameful transaction, in
the month of October, 1872, the very
period of his loudest and hoarsest denun-
citation of the Republican party, because
of its alleged "impurity" and incapacity
| for the performance of any good work.
| This superfine moralist-this impeccable
citizen-this stainless statesman-this
Iincorruptible patriot-this selfrighteous
| Pharisee who so proudly trumpeted his
! integrity to the four winds of the heav-
ens-this possessor of great wealth. SO
that he could not plead the temptation
of poyerty-this lawyer of rare erudition
and ability, so that he could not possibly
be ignorant-of the criminal nature of his
act-this intellectual giant who cannot
extenuate his offense on the ground OF
confusion of faculties-this eminently
respectable" man, who cannot urge in
his defense hereditary faint, or defect, or
flaw in will or blood-this lofty paragon
| of all the mental and moral excellencies
upon whom "every God had set his seal
to give the world assurance of a man
this modern incarnation ofthe decalogue
who could not endure political contact
or companionship with the common herd
of common men-this dainty epicurean
exquisite. whose nice senses were orude-
ly shocked and offended by the coarse
smells and exhalations of the crowding
workers and toilers of our busy land
this man, in the very moment when his
assumption of superior virtue was at its
highest, and the echoes of his indigna
ton over the frailties and foibles of his
fellows rang bugletoned up and dowr
the length and breadth of the country
was STOPPING to the part of common
briber and corruptor of others in order
to influence the passage of city ordi
nance in which he had an interest
Stand forth. hypocrite; and let the
people look upon your features un
maskedp