The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1875-01-28

Last week we spoke of a Democratic
paper about to be issued at Athens. We
have no doubtInow that it will be of the
genuine stripe, if the following, from the
Cincinnati Gazette, is true;
Country editors belong to a virtuous and
highly respectable class of citizens, but they
not always proof against the temptations of the
great city, nor are they free from the preten-
sions of wicked confidence men. Here is a case
in point. A man is now in this city, who rep
resents himself to be Col. JONES' editor and pro
prietor of the Athens Journal He says he late
ly obtained control of the paper, and has been
trying to convert it into true-blue Democratic
sheet. But Democrats scarce in Athens
county that the effect proved very exhausting.
He came to Cincinnati early this week to re-
cruit his wasted energies and procure some new
material for the paper. He carried in his pock-
cts letters of introduction to prominent pub
Usher, representing himself to be Col. Jones,
and to other parties in this city, and we'll
filled wallet to pay his bills.
But instead of presenting his letters of intro
duction, and attending to his business like
virtuous country editor, this man, who says he
is an editor, straightway proceeded to get
drunk. What his experiences were during the
day Tuesday, is not definitely known, but at
night he turned up at the Ninth Street Station
house, filled to the collar with benzine, and
editor. He was taken in, and found to have
balance on hand of little over thirty-seven
dollars How much he started with, it is i'm
possible to say. He was given a cell for bed,
and in the morning went away quite sobered
up. But he resolved to have another day of it,
and at night was gathered into the Bremen
Street Station-house gloriously drunk.
When he was turned loose in the morning
he broke at once for the Saloons and improved
his opportunities so well that it took four po-
Iicemen to bring him in to the Ninth Street
Station-house at night. His total assets
amounted then to Sl5IO, and he was the most
diIapidated editor in appearance that ever pre-
sented himself before the bar of police station.
He was shown to the same apartment. The Of
hcers, who began to learn something of his his
tory, showed him considerable attention and
gave him some friendly advice in the morning.
He said he knew it; he had disgraced himself
and spent the most of his money, and he would
go at once to his hotel, wash up and shave, at
tend to his business, and go home. But, alas
for mortal resolutions! He went straight
around the corner, and in an hour was in a
state of glorious intoxication again.
To make a long story short, he occupied the
same cell at Ninth Street last night, and looked
more like a total wreck than ever before,
Every cent of his money, as well as his railroad
ticket was gone, and all the capital he had to
buy his type and get home with was his letters
of INTRODUCTION. III eAplAhutioh ne stateu lnat
it was a fact that whisky was so scarce iii Ath-
ems that he had hardly been able TO get drop
for months. His theory was, that coming sud-
denly from that dry and barren locality into a
place flowing with the juice of the corn, he had
been overwhelmed with temptation and totally
demoralized.
1t may be that this is not country editor at
all, or else that it is not the Individual editor
ne processes to be. If he is an impostor, and
thus bringing disgrace upon the fraternity, he
should be made an awful example of.