The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-08-17
SCHOOL COMMISSIONER SMART.

We fail TO sec that c. = Smart is taking
any measures to stop the stories deroga-
tory TO his character as gentleman and
a scholar. We will say right here, that
we have long known Mr.. Smart, and
have felt very friendly towards him.
When in Columbus a little over year
ago, at the editorial convention, we were
much in his company, and were impress
ed with the idea that he was giving his
best efforts to fill the important office
which he now occupies, with credit to
himself and for the best interests OF the
common schools in Ohio.
We do not exchange with the Sandusky
Register, but we met the editor, |. +.
Mack, at a caucus in Columbus, year
aud half ago. We heard him make
speech in the caucus and know that he
is man of ability. Last year he was
prominently presented as a candidate
for Lieutenant-Governor, by large por-
tion of the Republican papers of Ohio.
charge made by such a man should not
be ignored.
We find the following article from the
Register going the rounds of the papers
SMART.--A special Columbus dispatch to the
Cincinnati Times of Saturday night says;
estate School Commissioner Smart, after sew
eral weeks absence has returned. He informs
his friends that the scandal published I'm the san
duslIy Register, copied in other papers, had us
origin I'm enmity, arising against him on ae-
count OF his opposition TO an Ohio school-book
ring.
Smart lies. The Register has no connection,
direct or indirect, with any school-book ring
II does not even know that there is such ring,
aud IL did not base its structures upon his scan
dalous conduct in this city upon Information
itiSd cd wiah the hV School book trade smarts con-
duct here was the subject Of street gossip and
he cannot hide behind any schoOl-boOk ring,
agent or firm. Ifhe Is Innocent of the charges
OF improper conduct in this city, he has bis
remedy in a court of law. He knows that he
has not and hence his silly falsehood that
schoOl-book ring rs at the bottom OF the charges
made against him. But we have still another
dose for Smart, and there is no school-book
ring at the bottom OF 1t.
And also this;
sMART.-School Commissioner Smart is as
slippery as Sam Tilden, his fellow Democrat.
respondent he stated that the charges made
against HIM by the Register grew out OF the en-
posed We promptly deny that statement.
Now we have the following from the chilli.
cothe Advertiser; "Mr Smart informs us that
true, brought out with malicious intent on the
part of the editor" Tqat too is utterly false /:
The editor OF the Register has no personal
acquaintance with and never saw Smart. He
never had any dealings with Smart directly or
Indirectly, socially, politically, officially ror
In any way whatever. He could not, Therefore,
have any malice toward Smart more than he
could have toward the Emperor OF Germany or
the editor of the Chillicothe Advertiser.
Smart's conduct in this city was simply shame
full He knows that 1t was, and his only. de-
fense is to charge malice in one paper upon an
imaginary school-book ring and in another
paper upon the Register. Smart tells the Times
correspondent that there is a school-book ring
which is determined to break him down. The
people of Ohio would like to know something
about this school-book ring II one exists. As
the Commissioner of our public schools, Smart
owes IL TO the people to expose this ring. that
we may be on our guard against 1t. II ne has
any "sand" let him come to the front and ex-
pose the ring. He may be forgiven his love
making TO interesting young school teachers, II
he can expose ring. Smart should perform
works mete for repentance.
Is Mr.. Smart, by his silence, going to
admit that these damaging charges are
trueR