The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1875-10-21
OHIO ELECTION.
AL1TTLE TESTIMONIAL.

Ofatltude mas ever been our weakness.
We never forget kindness shown. Be
fore the election we said nothing about
the large amount of public printing and
advertising to be controlled by the coun-
ty officers to be elected. The good peo-
pie have voted it all into our Office, even
including the Auditors printing, which,
for the past four years, has been taken to
the other Office. For this we thank the
old citizens of the county, and the Welsh,
the colored brethren many of the Ger
mans, and some of the Irish. But espe-
cially do we return our thanks to Bro.
Gould, of the Herald. He has made
many votes for the Republican ticket
True, he is not citizen of the county,
or voter, his family residing at Wash
ington, Fayette county, and he is only a
sojourner, as it were; but he is close
observer, and took lively interest in
Jackson affairs at once. Bro. Gould had
not been in jackson week until he
knew more about Jackson matters than
we had learned in our fifty years resi-
dence. He could tell to fraction, Just
exactly how many inches tight every
woman or girl had her dress pinned back
and he recorded his observations in his
paper from week to week This rem
dered him exceedingly popular among
the young women.
We knew Bro. Gould would be of great
service to the Republican party, ever since
he came among US. The following, pub
lished in the Washington News. July II
1875, Democratic paper, published at
the home of our beloved Brother, gave
US hint of the aid we might expect from
his labors among our people:
JACKSON HEARD FRoM.-We have re
ceived copy of the Jackson Herald ot
July 9th, (not by mail), and it flies at its
mast head the name of w. G. Gould as
editor, and under the heading of the
first page, the names of Gould q Towns
ley as publishers, somewhat mixed. We
take few extracts from said number
Townsley says:
This arrangement, while it will lessen
my profits, will make the paper what il
should be, and what the Democrats have
a right to expect. / ask for the contin
ued support of all old patrons, and hun
dreds of new ones"
Yes, we have no doubt but what the
arrangement will lessen his profits greatly
but if the Democracy expect to gain any
thing by having Gould to edit theil
county paper, they are sadly mistaken
as Gould, wherever he has advocated the
cause of Democracy, has done more tc
kill their principles than he has to ele
vate them And to-day if the Democracy
of this county had recognized most any
body else besides Gould and the present
incumbent, they would have been five
hundred stronger.
Gould, in his salutatory says
Coming among the people of jackson
county almost an entire stranger, it may
not be out of place briefly to state which
shall govern US as editor of the Herald
We will advocate Democratic principles
believing that in their success depends
the perpetuity of liberty, the prosperity
of the people, and the great agricultural
and mineral resources, as well as the
great enterprise of the nation"
Well, it is bad for the citizens of Jack
son, but good for Gould, as he can make
a stand only where he is not known
He further says:
1--WE will shrink from no responsibility
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measures-measures at all times, m en-
after they become the representatives o1
principles by authority of the people in
mass convention or through regularly
constituted delegates. 1t will not be ouI
aim to lead but to follow where Demo
cratic principles point the way"
Oh, dear Perhaps Mr. Gould forgets
that he denounced John Savage last fall
when he was honorably nominated for
Savage for the reason that Savage refused
to lend him aid in helping to defeat the
Democratic party in Clinton county, for
Gould's manner of conducting a news
paper is better calculated to defeat the
party than it is to advance the party
cause But we never knew of Gould ad
vocating the election of any man but
what was defeated, while on the other
hand, we do not know of cne whom he
attempted to defeat but what was elected
And if the Democracy of jackson county
wish to be successful the coming cam
paign, let them nominate men whom
Gould will disprove of, and their election
is sure. But, if they nominate men that
meets with his appreciation, defeat is
their reward.
We promise our readers to extend
every aid and courtesy to Bro. Gould in
his good work of defeating the Democ
racy and will not again mention either
him or his paper, for one year.