The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1875-08-26
HERE rs RICHNESS.

just one year ago to-day, DR.. I. T. Mon
ahan handed US the following article,
and requested US to publish it, which re-
quest was complied with, and it appeared
in the STANDARD August 27, 1874. The
heading was put on by the printer, and
the errors in spelling and grammar
were corrected by us. With these excep-
tions, it is exactly as DR.. Monahan
wrote it:
81. T. M.-THE REMNANT OF THE RING AT
THEIR TRICKS AGAIN.-THEIR HEADS MUST
BE sEvERED.-'HERE BE TRUTHS.
"To the Editor Of the Standard:
THE little ring who for some years
past have claimed to be the Democratic
party of this county, and who by trickery
and dishonesty, secure to themselves po-
sitions as managers and leaders of the
party, did their dirty work in the conven-
tion held on last Saturday, in such a
manner as to bring disgrace upon them
selves, and to forever sink their charac-
ters in the estimation of all honest men
In order that the people may understand
the contemplate trickery of this con-
temptible ring, will state few facts in
regard to their proceedings.
Prior to the convention they met in
caucus, and determined that they would
not consult the people, or allow them to
have say who should be the delegates
to the State Convention, Congressional
Convention, and Executive or Central
Committee of the county; but determined
to select these delegates and committee
men SO as to suit their purposes and hold
the ring in position to dictate in the fu-
ture, as in the past, who shall be candi-
what patv oh IL he M do
and sustained. and what treacherY, false
hoods and dirty work shall be done in
order that their selfish purposes may be
gratifed. In proof of these facts, notice
the proceedings of the principal actors in
the late convention.
''As soon as the people assembled, and
before any person knew who the dele
gates were, one Jonathan Booth-who
refused the nomination of a Democratic
convention year ago, and was afterwards
elected Auditor by combination of Re-
publicans and Democrats, who resorted
to every species of trick and trade so as
to defeat the entire Democratic ticket
and elect the selfconceited Booth
sprang to his feet, and moved that Irvine
Dungan-who was never known to en-
tertain an honest idea, financially or
politically, but who stands branded as q
dishonest decelving, political trickster,
without brains sufficient to cover up or
hide his eception-occupy the chair.
The chairman was hardly seated when
the said Booth moved that committee
of five be selected, to select delegates to
the State Convention, to the Congress
sional Convention, and an Executive
Committee for the county. This move
ment according to parliamentary order,
made Booth chairman of said committee,
and gave him the power to dictate who
these delegates and committeeman should
be-
"If these men had no design to pre-
vent the convention from having a say,
why was one committee selected to select
delegates to two conventions-and also a
Central Committee2 Why not divide,
and make three committees2 Why was
it that only five of a committee should
be appointed to perform SO much work2
Why was it that the chair was to appoint
this committee, in place of having each
township select committeeman Why
was it that after | called Mr. Levi Dun
gan's attention to the trick and unfair
ness of such proceedings, that the chair
refused to drop the names already ap-
pointed and allow each township to Sc
lect its own man? f? And why was it that
Booth and these first men selected met
and made all the appointments without
consulting the balance of the committee
appointed? 1t is plain that DUNCAN and
Booth are guilty of an act of low, cunning
dishonesty. And if it was in reference