The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1875-08-05
PORTSMOUTH ITEMS.

Remember the excessive fees drawn
"by Robert A. Calvert were not inquired
into by the investigating committee, and
she offers no defense for drawing them"
Portsmouth Times, July "a, 1875.
The Times has been persistently en-
gagged in attacking Robert A. Calvert,
Republican candidate for Probate Judge,
for drawing what the Times alleged to be
illegal fees in registering births and
deaths in the county, yet at the very
same time it is laboriously engaged in
every issue in defending Jack Lewis,
Democratic Ex-Sherif, for taking illegal
fees, as charged by Gen. Goldman. Cal
vert, it charges with obtaining some S341.
On the-other hand Lewis is charged by
Gen. Goldman with taking over $4,000.
But then the Times could at any time
strain at Republican gnat and swallow
a Democratic camel In this weeks issue
is two columns devoted to defending Ex-
Sheriff Malone, Republican, on the
same charge as made by Gen. Goldman
against Jack Lewis, Democratic Ex-Sher-
if. The charge by Gen. Goldman against
Malone is the same as that against Lewis
and any defense Malone can interpose
will be equally available to Jack Lewis.
This is the old trick of using the bodies
of your enemies to shield yourself
AS to the charge of taking $341 illegal
fees by Calvert, as Probate Judge, for
recording and indexing births and deaths,
it is untrue. Judge Calvert is entitled
to the same fees for registering and in
dexing births and deaths as in other
cases. This would give him about 80
cents per name, but at his own request
the County Commissioners fixed the
price at 25 cents per name and the Com
missioners allowed his bills on that basis.
Gen. Godman's committee examined
these allowances by the County Commis-
sioners to Judge Calvert and found no.
thing wrong therein.
Yet-though it well knows these facts,
it is continually bowling like California
cayote about Robert A. Calvert taking
illegal fees. The Times thinks the Gin
cinnati Enquirer defeated Gen. Noyes
for Governor by bowling about illegal
fees in the Hamilton County Probate
Office, and as the Times is ever an imita
tor, it is seeking to play the same stale
device on Judge Calvert.
If partisan lying, if concealment of the
truth as to its own candidates and mis-
representing opposition candidates can
elect its ticket, the Times will do it.
"a dog disturbed the congregation of
"Bigelow Chapel Sunday morning, and
chad to be carried out by the nape of the
"neck This leads us to wonder why it
sis, when strychnine is so cheap, that
"town of this size should be so bedeviled
with dogs. We know that dog owners,
"as rule, are sensitive in regard to the
rights of their four-footed property, and
always threaten vengeance when any
zone suggests sudden death in connection
"therewith but observation warrants us
"in believing that they are not q remark
"ably dangerous class of citizens. A ca
mine new departure is what is needed"
The above article appeared in the Trib-
une last week 1t is from the pen and
brain of Mac alone. He has the kuno-
phobia and articles of the above import
appear in the Tribune every week. Mac
seems to think the dogs have no friends
and goes for them accordingly. If Mac
can find any article in his exchanges