davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-27
THE FOOL-KILLER NEEDED.
The following is the bill introduced in
the Ohio Senate by 1. T. Monahan:
A BILL

The following is the bill introduced in
the Ohio Senate by l. T. Monahan:
ABILL
To Amend an act entitled An act for the
Prevention of Certain Immoral Prac-
tices, passed February IL, 1881 S. a.
c., p. 44S.
SECTION !. BE Il enacted 5y the General
Assembly Of tie State of Ohio, That if any
person of the age of twelve years or up
ward, shall profanely or irreverently use
the name of God, Jesus Christ, or Holy
Ghost, or shall call any person a liar,
fool, or use any other abusive or vulgar
epithet, to or about any person, or shall
maliciously circulate by public speech
or otherwise, any false report, to bring
into disrepute the good name, or injure
the character of another, each and every
person so offending shall be fined in any
sum not exceeding fifty dollars, and may
be imprisoned in Jail for any time not
exceeding ten days, at the discretion oi
the court. That the original section
four of said act be and the same is here
by repealed.
1t is but truth to say, that no man o
good sense would introduce such bill
Why, it would have fined !. T. fifty dol
lars, and sent him to Jail ten days, wher
he was a roaring, ranting, shouting
Methodist class leader; because if it il
ever profane and irreverent to use the
name of Deity, it is when it is used by
canting hypocrite, under pretense of re
ligious worship.
Under that bill it would be unlawful
to call its author a fool and liar Thi
would fine and imprison half OF the peo
pie of Jackson county, and a good dea
more than half of the Democrats of tn,
county.
We have no particular objection to
stringent law against profanity. Their
has been such law for forty-fve years
and it is a dead letter Our opinion i
that the best way to do away with pre-
family is for leading citizens, like 1. I
Monahan, to refrain from setting a ba,
example before the young.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-27

The Ohio Penitentiary, under Demo
cratic management, has been a heavy ex-
pense to the State. Some time ago the
Democratic warden had a washing ma
chine constructed which was an infringe
ment of a patent, and the patentee COM
PEELED the State to pay him $500. In
order to smooth the matter over, the
Democratic officials entered this upon
their books as repairs"
The Columbus Journal thus goes for
some OF the Democratic management:
The editor of the Delaware Herald de-
liberately lies when he says that "thc net
excess Of cash earnings over all expenses
at the Ohio Penitentiary was $50 in
1875. He lies again when he says that
the absolute proofs that this statement
is q lie are "slanderous misrepresenta-
tions, uttered by Republicans for political
purposes" The proofs are from the
record, and they show that not only is it
false that the net earnings were any such
sum- but it is true that there were no
earnings whatever On the contrary, the
whole earnings Of the Penitentiary did
not pay the expenses Of that year by
$3j, ,942 p, counting only paid bills, and
not including bills to a large amount
thrown over to the present year. in order
to cut down the showing Of expenses for
1915. The absolute, bottom facts are,
that even with this sort Of manipulation,
there was only about 10000 lett Of the
intended to run the lnsti-
tuition to February Is; and every dollar
Of this was drawn out within a few days
on November bills. How many other
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-27
I. T..

We have received a communication
from Columbus, which we suppose was
written by /. T., although he forgot to
sign his name, and the printer took the
liberty of sticking a name to the bottom
of it. In this card, and IN one which we
copy from the Cincinnati Enquirer, l. T..
pretends that he has reformed-that he
has not used profane oath for about a
year. No wonder that he wants law to
protect him from being called a liar. On
Saturday evening last large crowd was
waiting for the opening of the mail, when
James A. Aleshire, in the presence of at
least twenty men, said that he had heard
/. t. Monahan profanely swear during
the campaign last fall
1t will not do to claim that Mr. Ale
shire is not to be credited. No man in
the county has better character and
reputation for truth than has Mr. Ale
shire. He was the Democratic candi-
date last fall for Probate Judge, and
while ]. I. was beaten four hundred,
Aleshire was only beaten a little over one
hundred, and that by one of the most
popular men in the county. Now what
have you to say to Aleshire's public state
ment about your Has he lied, or have
YOU lied?
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-27
ST. GEGHAN.

The Democrats in the Ohio House OF
Representatives last week, with only one
exception, came up like little men, and
obeyed their infallible master, after re-
ceiving so vigorous kick in the rear
from the great toe of his Holiness last
winter.
The following appeared in the Legisla-
tive proceedings last Friday:
Mr.. oglesbee, from the Committee on
Penitentiary, reported back Mr.. Nc
Claims bill to repeal the Geghan law, and
recommended its passage The bill was
ordered read the third time. 1t was
read accordingly. Mr.. Converse moved
the postponement of the bill to next
Wednesday Lost, A to 81. The Dem
ocrats at this point began to filibuster.
Mr. Hodge, of Cuyahoga, demanded the
previous question, and all preliminary
motions having been exhausted, the bill
passed, 62 to 43, tho vote was a strict
party vote except that Mr.. Krimmel oi
Pickaway, Democrat, voted aye, and Mr..
Carrothers, of Delaware, Republican
voted no.
We learn that l. Il. says he is going to
be heard when the matter gets into the
Senate
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-27

The following Is from the Jacksonville.
Illinois, Journal. Miss Watson was for
several years a resident of this place.
DrArH o. MIS- DonA wArsox Died. at
the residence Of DR.. y. English. IN this
city, wednesday morning 18th inst az .
o'clock. Miss Dora Watson, daughter Of
Charles G. Watson. deceased Mas Wat.
son was born iu Kanawha county. West
Va. May. 1856, and was consequently az
the time OF her death nineteen years Of
age. Losing both her parents az an
early age, sho was adopted by her uncle
and aunt. Mr. A. A and Mrs. Julia Wat.
son. with whom she resided until her
deccasc She had been Tor the past
school year iu attendance az Monticello
Acadamy. ln November last she was az.
tackled with an intermittent fever. re.
covering. in n measure she was removed
90 this city Her disease developed az
length into a species Of spinal meningitis.
Miss Watson was beloved BY all her
acquaintance ln her letters 10 her
aunt written from Monticello during the
past autumn she invariably asked TO DO
remembered ia prayer. Upon her re-
moyal 70 this city just before tho holi-
days. she affirmed that shc had under.
gone a great change In her character in
the last few months This change was
apparent 20 her friends. 40 that they are
c0nsllci with thc belief that she Vas
prepared for death.
lieF funeral occurs today at > p. m,
from tLc residence OF Dr.. y English.
East Court st. sermon ~ Dr. Harsha.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-27

Tho following dispatch from Xcnia last
week. to the Cincinnati Gazette. refers 10
a crime which is but a sample Of what IL
being caused ~ drunkenness almost
daily, ia Oh parts Of the country
The selection OF a jury for the trial Of
Gus. llumler has been progressing la
court TO day. About eight Iurymcn have
80 far been sent 20 the box. McGrudor.
Darlington 4 Sabiu appear Tor the pros
ccution; Snodsrass 4 schnobloy for the
defense.
IL will be remembered that in August
last, during the Jamestown Fair. the
people Of that town were shocked BY the
fact that llumler. a citizen Of that place.
had cut his child's throat from ear 70
ear. and had driven his wife 10 a neigh
boring house. threatening 10 kili her
The child-his youngost-waa q bcauti.
ful boy Of fifteen months. llumlcr was
arrested. had a preliminary trial before
Esquire Cheney. and was committed 20
Jail. The Grand Jury found an indict-
ment for murder ia the irst degree. /
understand the defense will urge inaani-
~ as the cause OF the deed. When ar
rested Humler was intoxicated. and had
been in the habit when 20 of threatening
the life OF his wife
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-27


The Waverly Watchman, which sup
ported l. 7. Monahan for State Senator
last fall, appears to be getting its eyes
opened. 1t says:
Dr. Monahan, Senator from this Dis
trict, should resign his seat, forthwith,
and return to the bosom of his admiring g
constituency Whenever a man per
forms an act which renders him immor-
tai, he should cease further efforts in
that line lest he over-does the thing.
Now, the DR.. has rendered himself i'm
mortal by introducing BILL subjecting
all persons who take the name Of God in
vain to fine of fifty dollars. Nor is this
all. The DR. has shown by this act that
he can rise above the trammels of party
in defense of the name of the Great Ru-
Ter Of the Universe. For be it known,
the DR.. is a Democrat, and anything that
is in favor OF "free speech" is a Demo
cratic measure. Whoever dreamed that
DIR. l. T. Monahan would display such
brilliancy of thought, depth of mind, no
bleness Of soul, and beauty of holiness SO
early in the session. By Gravy it's
wonderful Amt it?
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-27

This i from the report unanimously
made, Of the Congressional Committee
Of investigation. composed sf Democrats
and Republicans, into the Southern pris-
on pens:
The subsequent history Of Anderson
vile has startled and shocked the world
with a tale Of horror, Of woe and death,
before unheard aud unknown TO civiliza-
ton. No pen can describe. no painter
sketch, no Imagination comprehend its
fearful and unutterable iniquity IL
would seem as If the concentrated mad
ness Of earth and hell had found its final
lodgment in the breasts OF those who in
augurated the rebellion and controlled
the policy Of the Confederate Govern
ment, and that the prison at Anderson
vile had been selected for the most ter
rible human sacrifice which the world
| had ever seen. Into it narrrw walls
were crowded thirty-fiyc thousand cnlis.
/ ted men, many OF them the bravcst and
[ the best, the most devoted and heroic.
/ Of those grand armies that carried the
/ flag Of their country 10 final victory For
| long and weary months here they suffer
| cd, maddened, were murdered, and died
Here they fingered, unsheltercd itom
| the burning rays OF a tropical sun By day
and drenching and deadly dcwB by night
in every stage OF mental and physial dis
| ease, hungered. emaciatcd. starving
maddened, fostering with ushcaled
wounds; gnawed by the ravagvs 81 sour
IVY and gangrene; with swollen limb and
distorted visage; covered with vermin
which they had no power to extirpatc.
exposed 10 the flooding rains which
drove them drowning from the miserabl,
holes in which, like swine, they burrowed
parchcd with thirst, and maddencd will
hunger; rackcd with pain or prostTatct
with the weakness OF dissolution, will
naked limbs and matted hair; filthy will
smoke and mud; soilcd with the very ex
crement from which their weakness woul,
not permit them TO escape; eaten by ia,
gnawing worms which their own wound
bad engendercd; with no bed but th,
earth; no covering but the cloudcd sky
these men, these heroes, born in the i'm
age Of God, thus crouching and writhin.
in their terrible torture aud calculating
barbarity, stand forth in history a.
monument Of the surprising horrors .
Andcrsonville as it shall be seen an,
read in all future time, realizing in thD
studied tormonts OF their prison-hous,
the idea OF Dante's Inferno aud Milton
hell
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-27

Chillicothe at one time had some mer
with brains, but the chills have shaken
out all that kind Of article, and now the
little fellows are jealous when they sec
talent developed in other places.
Hear the Gazette:
jackson G.. IT, boasts Of a Harmonic
/ Society, which. in turn, boasts a leader
| by the singular name OF Jones. A spe
| cial meeting was held recently, at which
Mr.. Jones was made the happy recipient
of a purse Of 500, donated by the Society.
The literary talent Of jackson assembled
on the occasion, and some OF them sang
songs, others told stories, Macklcy made
a speech, and the village poet, Mr.. T.
Crandall, read an original poem. which,
like the battle of the Nile, consisted OF
about 1901 verses, one Of which we ex.
tract to g.ye our people an idea Of what
a Jackson poet Is capable Of
"OId Pharoah's hosts who swallowed them,
Were swallowed in the sea
A warning to our enemies
Ofwhat their fate may DC.
Has name which rhymes with Ipsle-,
And we hope he Will never get lost in the
Bat that his path may De strewn with Io-os.''
Mackley should secure for his friend a
position on the Philadelphia Ledger
Childs evidently does not know what po-
etical sweetness is going to waste on the
jackson air.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-27
That Little Bill.

CoLULBUs, Jan. 49, 1876.
Editur Standard,
Sir l notice an article in
your last issue, That if true might Sub
ject the bill which i have introduced
into the Senate, to Severe criticisms
Supposed that you had by insinuations
Misrepresentation. and falsehood during
the campaign, Slandered me enough, to
Satisfy the most Incarnate and vicious
disposition that mortal man could pos
sess. You were not content during the
campaign by assailing, My character
alone. "but Hyena like you called remem-
brance of the Sainted dead for the purpose
of fixing Stigma las you supposed upon
Character that might assist in my defeat.
And now you come toward in a malicious
attack and declare that | am one of
the most profane men, in Jackson, Well
knowing the fact that ! have not used
an oath of any description for nearly
year pas~ That prior to that time for
more than four years past | Seldom
took the name of god in vain. That in
Sabbath School address, and upon all
occasions, l condemned in the Strongest
terms the habit of Swearing. The bill
which / have introduced is meritorious,
and deserves the appreciation of all moral
and well disposed persons, None but the
evil disposed and those who wish to be
profane, and Slander their neighbors will
object to the bill In order that your
readers may understand the contents of
the bill send you a copy and wish you
to lay it before your readers.
ISAAC THOMAS MONAHAN.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-27

We mentioned last week that there
was question of veracity between the
Macarthur papers about Col. Vance sub
scribing to aid in securing the railroad
shops at Zaleski. The Gallipolis Bull.
letin, the paper owned by Col. Vance,
and now edited, we think, by his father,
copied Bowen's article, thus indorsing
the denial. Now the Record says:
We have spoken a number of times oil
the refusal OF Hon. John L. Vance to pay
his subscription to the Zaleski car shops
but not a word have we heard from any
one, until last week, when, Bowen seeing
it spoken of in the JACKSON STAxDARD
the serpent was stirred and he accord
ingly squirms, writhes and twists. After
denying that Vance subscribed, he says
"Col. Vance had nothing to do with
those shops-has no interest whatever in
the building Of car shops in Vinton OF
any other county
Where does he get his information
/ Not from Vance, The latter knows bet
| ter than to deny it.
How dare Bowen or any Of his ilk dis
/ pute Ernest Fisher, when he is Treasurer
Of the fund and has it on his books in
black and white The sworn afiidayits
of a number OF citizens of Zaleski, can
also be furnished on application if neces
sary, that Vance did say, IL will give as
much as Bundy.'
The arguments adduced by Bowen
have nothing to do with the facts in the
case. Facts are facts and cannot be con.
/ :=overted by arguments. Here Vance
stands convicted OF dishonesty by proof
as strong as Holy Writ The arguments
brought out are about the only original
ideas that Bowen was ever guilty Of
That a man should not lend a helping
hand to his fellow creatures unless be
has a selfish interest in the matter but
il is the nature of Bowen exactly lie
is a cold, selfish unfeeling animal-cares
for nobody but himself.
Mr.. Bundy is q man with great social
qualities in his organization he is OF a
benevolent turn. Beneath his bosom
there exists a large heart, full Of the
sanguineous auid that beats in holy sym
pathy for his fellow man. This was the
cause Of Mr.. Bundy's subscribing to the
car shops fund, and after he had sub
scribed he paid it like a man. lie had
no more individual interest in those
shops than did Vance; but he is a man
OF the people and with the people.
Bowen imagines that because he has no
charity or benevolence in his gizzard,
that that quality does not exist in the
human family.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-27

bills chargeable properly to 1875 have
been thrown over to 1876 we have no
means Of knowing, because the whole
years appropriation was exhausted be
fore the 10th of November, and there is
no way for us to track unpaid bills at
present, except as they are presented for
payment. The Ohio Penitentiary in
stead of having made net saving of
over $4,000 in 1875, is thus shown to
have exhausted all its own earnings,
used up over $4,000 in appropriations
from the State Treasury, and is now abso
lutely running on credit. with the proba-
bility that there is still large amount
OF debt outstanding properly charge1ble
to 1875.
These facts have never been denied by
the officers of the prison, since we have
shown them up. They cannot truthfully
be denied because they are absolutely
true, and of record. Ii is reserved to the
little obscure organs OF the party to lie
the party out of this record, IL possible.
We do not intend to permit this. With
the help OF the Republican press Of Ohio
which has already cast the facts broad
cast, we propose to furnish the true and
correct version of Democratic State man
agement, to read by every voter, in al
parts Of the State, II voters do their duty
by taking and reading their county pa
per or the State Journal-or both, as
they should
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-27

Last week we spoke of the outrageous
attempt of the Democratic papers of
Ohio, to get money for advertising the
proposed constitutional amendments,
charging three or four times as much as
the work was worth. Since that time,
we have raceived the Bucyrus Journal,
one of the ablest papers in the State, in
which Mr.. Hopley the editor, thus
speaks Of this attempted swindle:
The late Democratic Reform Legisla-
ture caused two notices of constitutional
amendments to be published for six
months previous to the election in Octo-
Der, 1875. Elsewhere on this page will
be found an exhibit of the bills rendered.
1t is a disgrace to American Journalism.
When Journalists, supposed to be and
protesting to be, the exemplars of homes
ty and integrity in public affairs, thus
deliberately steal under the color of law
what hope is left to the citizen2
When editors thus swindle the helpless
public, what wonder that Congressman
vote themselves salaries and become pub
lie robbers-and that corruption and dis
honesty in public Office is SO common
Far more in indignation than in anger
the declaration is repeated that the ex-
hibit of these claims for printing is a
disgrace to American Journalism"
What hope is there for advancement
in public virtue when such shameful
bills are rendered by those who are sup
posed to be the guardians of virtue, and
the censors Of public men.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-27

The boys are having a jolly good time
this winter The following dispatch ap-
peared in the Cincinnati Commercial last
Thursday
Fir. WAYNE, IND, Jan. f9.-This even
ing George Gorsline, a boy sixteen years
old, having revolver in his possession
supposed to be unloaded, was fooling
with it, pointing it at another boy named
Timothy Kelly, and exclaiming, Look
out, l am going to shoot you. discharged
the load, the ball entering Kelly little
to the left of the median line over the
left eye, ranging to the left and entering
the brain. There is no probability of the
boy recovering.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-27

The Democratic party has heavier
load than it can carry. Its army of rebel
Brigadiers in Congress is too much for it,
and now Senator Monahan is worrying
the whole rebel crew. The Waverly
Watchman says:
The Cincinnati Enquirer is making it
right uncomfortable for the christian
Senator from this District, DR.. l. T. Mon
ahan. We are glad that the Enquirer
has taken charge of the DR.. 1t relieves
the Democratic papers of this District of
an awful load, as well as fearful respon-
aihilitv
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-27

The notorious Monahan had the fol.
lowing card in the Cincinnati Enquirer
last Saturday:
COLUMBUS, Jan. 20.
To tie Editor Of tic Enquirer:
/ notice you copy from the Jackson
Standard a paragraph, stating that Jack
son has never been afflicted with q more
profane man than ]. r. From your com.
ment ! see that you think the Standard
good authority. If so, why not quote
from the same paper the remarks in re-
gard to the little item of $1,000 charged
for advertising proposed amendments to
the Constitution? 1t is well lknown that
Mr.. Mackley is INSCRIPTIONS, and was
never known to tell the truth about an
opponent. No respectable Republican
journal would quote any remark that he
might make about a citizen for truth.
And yet the leading Democratic organ Of
the State is forced into the enemy's
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-27

The Republican majority in the Ohio
Senate exhibited their intense love for
the wounded soldier last Wednesday. In
the election of additional clerks, the Re-
publicans nominated an able-bodied, full
blooded negro, while a Democratic mem
Der placed in nomination a one-legged
soldier, thoroughly capable, and a Repub-
lican at that. The loyal fellows who
have been talking about the treatment
of soldiers by Congress voted for the col
ored brother, and the soldier who left
his leg on the field of battle, after four
years of service was defeated. Again the
soldier was put in nomination for anoth-
er clerkship, but was beaten by fellow
who had never smelled gunpowder.
When the Republicans proposed a one
armed soldier for a third position, the
nomination was seconded on the Demo
cratic side, and he was unanimously
chosen. The brave boys can observe in
the above the hollow pretenses of the
loyal politician Portsmouth Times.
We recollect being in the Senate
Chamber when a Republican Senate pass
ed bill permitting the crippled soldiers
at the Soldiers Home, at Dayton, to
vote, and our recollection is that all the
Democratic Senators, including Senator
Newman, editor of the Times, voted
against the crippled soldiers having the
right to vote. How is this, Mr. Newmani
Are we mistaken in our recollection, OF
are you trying to play the demagogue
and hypocrite