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The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-07-19
Public Opinion.

No reform" Of the Civil Service is pos.
sible which is not based upon the idea
that Office holders are primarily the peers
of their fellow citizens, and entitled 10
the same political privileges - Troy
Times (Rep)
No finding Of the Louisiana courts can
disturb Mr. uayes's title or make it bet
ter or worse than IL is now. The fact
that Mr. Hayes-is in the White House
furnishes no reason, legal or moral. why
Wells * Co. should not be in the peni.
tantiary. L Baltimore Sun (lnd.)
So long as Hayes does as good Demo
cratic work as he has done most OF the
time since he went into the White House.
be may safely expect that both the Dem.
ocratic Speaker aud the entire D-mo-
cratic majority Of the House will be with
him. The Democrats who are not sup.
porting him in this are very few and very
hard 10 fnd.-lSt Louis Republican
(Dem)
Even 10 the Republican party is defeat
ed in Ohio, the fact needn't discourage
President Hayes from prosecuting bis
policy. IL would be foolish for him to
expect instantaneous indorsement from
politicians whose plans he is disarraug.
ing. but they will tumble" as the boys
say. to public sentiment long before the
next National Republican Convention
meels.-[ Boston Herald (lnd)
The action Of the Louisiana Democrats
in indicting the members OF the Louisi-
ana Returning Board Is a gross violation
OF the pledges given by their leaders;
and we predict that IL their scheme is
carried iuto effect il will prove for them
and their party in the South as fatal a
piece o. policy as could have been advised
by their O.tterest ioes.- Boston Journal
(ReP)
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We would like to know how any man
one remove above the meanest negro " bo
ever submitted to be a slave. can con.
tinue to hold Office under Hayes. Here
is dispatch that appeared in one Of the
papers recently:
The President. yesterday. informed the
Secretary OF the Kansas State Associa-
ton, composed Of Government employees.
that there was no objection to the con-
tinuAnce Of the State Association, but
that politics must be eschewed; also, that
no political service can be rendered by a
Government employe at any time while
he holds such position. even though il
does not interfere with his duties The
recent rule established Is intended 70
cover the whole question. and under IL a
Government clerk is not allowed TO dc
any political work, even after busines.
| hours
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-07-19
ANOTHER LIE NAILED.

Some ten days ago the Washington Re
publican started the lie that ex Senator
Wade had become reconeiled to the new
rebel policy Of Hayes. and would give il
his support. We did not know but that
Mr.. wade's brain had softened. as in the
case Of Webster, Chase. Sumner and
Greeley.
Mr.. Wade has written to the Republi-
can. and says:
While | am now, ss ever. as a Republi.
can. anxious for the success Of that par.
ty, believing that il has done more to
sustain the rights Of man and promote
the principles Of just government than
any political organization OF which We
have any account. ! can not permit my
sentiments TO be misrepresented. Now.
! should like 10 know who. or what, IL
your reliable authority" for the above
statement Certainly have authorized
no one TO make such a statement. or any
other. Since my letter to Mr.. Painter
which was surreptitiously published,
have written TO no one upon the Presi
dents policy, and have spoken to very
few persons upon the subject. and ther
always in defense of that letter, which
few herebouts oppose. | regret to say
that all that has since transpirsd in th'
South. and in the North. has but con
6rmed me in the correctness Of the sen
timents expressed in that letter. viii
add that greatly fear this policy. undei
color Of what is called Local Self govern
ment." is but an ignominious surrende
OF the principles OF Nationality Tor whicl
our armies fought. and for which thou
sands OF brave men died. and withou
which the war was a failure and ou
boasted Government a mvth.
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gentleman who has been travelling
extensively through the West. has arriv-
ed at some very just conclusions. For
instance. he says:
A rather singular circumstances, in
view Of the almost unanimous opposition
among the people. is the fact that the
large majority of the local newspapers
that have seen are most vigorously at
work to puff Mr. Hayes and his policy
and reform" to the very sky. There
seems to be no limit to the enthusiastic
eulogies OF these local organ grinders. j
asked gentleman Of intelligence to ex-
plain the extreme difference between the
opinion of the people had myself heard
and the opinion of the papers The an
swer was that these papers had, from
local or personal interests. only recently
taken the new cue, after they had for
years preached just the opposite doc.
trine. "Our people" said my informant
have, by these very papers. been for
years taught to believe that the rebels
were still objects OF danger and hatred
that they were unit for selEgovernmsnt
that Chamberlain and Packard are mel
. of great worth and heroism; that the life
Of the negro is only safe under Republi
can rule; that Democratic rule means tbs
Wholesale murder Of negroes and theii
civil and political oppression; that civi
service reform is an impracticsble. wilC
} theory; that men like Matthews. Evarts
; and Schurz are enemies of the Republi
! can party; and that the existence OF thi
party is necessary to the existence OF tn
Government and the Union itself" Thi
i. may sound comical. but this is precisel,
what stalwart Republicanism means IL
the West. OF course the very plain
= thinking rural mind cannot change n
g quickly as the organ grinding newspape
= man. and this NAV account for the dis
= crepancy. Seed does not bear fruit in
, mediately. New ideas and political cor
nections are OF very slow growth. In
, few years these hardy people may poss
q bly, come around to understand what NJ
IIayes means. and perhaps appreciate i
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-07-19
THE CLEVELAND CONVENTION

One week from next Wednesday the
Republican (whatever that may mean)
Convention will be held in Cleveland. II
We are TO judge by the tone of the (for-
mer) Republican papers. the new rebel
policy" Of President Hayes will be in
dorsed with whoop and a yell. We
hope this may be the case, and that
Charles Foster. the partner and chum OF
Stanley Matthews, may be nominated for
Governor
We believe the Republican party will
be disastrously beaten in October, in any
event. IL the party should take the only
sensible course at Cleveland, and cast in
to the sea the political Jonah who il
sinking the party ship. even then the
parties are too nearly equal to have any
hope Of Republican success; but il the
rebel policy be indorsed. more than fifty
thousand Republicans in the State will
not think it worth while TO attend the
election. We want the policy rebels Il
take the odium and responsibility of de
feat
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Another Statement of the Presidents
Civil Service Views.

j. P. Hamilton, Secretary Of the Kan
sas Republican Association, called on the
President to ascertain whether the civil
service rules applied to persons holding
Office in the various State associations.
The President was under the impression
that these associations were simply so
cial in their character; but being inform.
ed that a large amount OF political work
was done by them. he asserted that no
person in the Government employ would
be allowed to take any part whatever IN
politics. IL the associations were OF
social character, there was no objection
TO their continuance but politics must
be eschewed. The President distinctly
stated that no political services can be
rendered by Government employe, at
any time while he holds such position,
even though il does not interfere with
his duties, as it is his (the Presidents)
intention to forever divorce politics ana
evil service 30 Tar as in hun lies power.
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When we remember the long
ed dirt throwing of the Cincinnati Com
mercial at the Republican party during
the two terms OF Grants administration;
when we remember iis support Of Charles
FIR ncis Adams in 1872; It's determined
effort to defeat Governor Noyes and
elect Allen in 1873; its desperate fight to
defeat Hayes nomination for Governor
in 1875; iLs persistent ridicule OF Hayes
in 1876; its attempt TO prevent his nomi
nation Tor President. aud it's abuse OF
that nomination after il was made; when
we remember its fIequent declaration
that il desired to see the Republican
party broken up-when we recall all this,
we are moved TO amszement At the sub
lime impudence with which it now at
tempts to dictate a Republican platform.
-TCincinnati Times.
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Letter From Cincinnati.

CIxeIxxATI. July II. 1871.
As many Of the readers Of the Stan
dard are Welsh people. and are some
what connected with the Welsh Of Gin
einnati, they would perhaps like 10 hear
from them In regard to the Murphy
movement among the Welsh; for pei.
haps the readers Of the Standard believe
that this is the worst place for drinking
in the country. notwithstanding the dog
gerry Of l. T.
The Welsh had n temperance meeting
at the Welsh Church on College street
last evening. IL was announced last Sun.
day that Rev. David J. jenkins Of Jack
son county would be present and address
the meeting on temperanee. This seem.
I'd to arouse the people. especially the
Jacksonites. and the Church was almost
full But Mr. jenkins was not there
much to their disappointment Rev. Mr.
Ellis presided at the meeting. lie made
few remarks. in which be said that this
was a fight. and the gun used on this oc-
casion was double barreled. one barrel
was loaded with English shot and pow.
der, and the other with Welsh. and he
wanted his gunsmen 10 Gre right on the
enemy. The tirst was tho English. which
was shot by Dir. Abell. and IL was n most
able shot. lie told a sad story Of twenty
years experience in drinking. eight ycars
Of which he was a sot but now he IL
total abstainer and a good worker in the
Murphy movement. The Welsh barrel
was fred by the orator Lewis Hughes
lie said he never had drunk much. H.
said that drinking was only habit. and
that any habit was hard 10 conquer. Mr..
Hughes has been a widower for the past
four years. aud he has bad habit Of go
log around to see the girls. and the habit
conquered him; 80 he was married last
week. The happy one wAs Miss Ann
Jones. OF Walnut Hills. Mr.. Hughes
has brother living in Portland. Jackson
county.
The next was reading by Miss Annie
Pugh. II is hardly necessary for me TO
say to those who know Miss Pugn, that
the best was now 10 come. She IL the
one who CARRIED away the lAurels in
reading al the Eisteddfod Rt Oak Hill in
1873. aud at Cincinnati In 1870. when
she rises TO read or speak to an audience.
she seems to be a female Hen Clay.
She is cool and calm In the conf ience Of
her strength She is by turns patient or
indignant. bold or yielding, q, IL suits
her purpose. Shsksf care is her favOriis.
Her earnest look, amid her 10 uty.wouId
attract attention any time.
After the speaking and rcr log the
pledge was passed Arou "a. AMI many
signed IL. aud the meeting adj. un 70
meet next week. L-w JACkSoE.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-07-19

On the 18th day of July, 1868, the
Standard Office was destroyed by John
Morgan's rebel army. Who would have
thought at that time, that in fourteen
years. the great Republican, or Union
party, would have President, and q
large portion of the party agreeing with
him, holding that Morgan was right, and
that the rebels were fighting for the cor.
rect principle-the sovereignty and indie.
pendence of the States Verify the
whirligig of time brings about strange
changes in q very short period of time.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-07-19

The N. Y. Independent. in review Of
Gov. Chamberlain's 4th of July oration,
says:
Governor Chamberlain did not defend
his own case in South Carolina at all
except by implication. He took the case
OF Louisiana and showed that il had in
it every element of justice, and that its
overthrow was an outrage upon justice,
and the blame of il he throws upon
President Hayes. We have no doubt
that never were two men more justly
elected to an Office than were Governors
Chamberlain and Packard to theirs.
Their right is as strong as that Of Presi-
dent Hayes to bis office, or stronger. II
Mr.. Packard is not now the rightIul Gov
ernor of Louisiana. neither is Mr.. Hayes
the rightrul President of the United
States. On this matter there can be no
question among clear-thinking and hon.
est men. Was it. then, a cowardly and
treacherous desertion of these men by
the President which allowed them to be
driven out of their Officer 1t would
seem so, on a hasty observation, and we
do not wonder that, after all their labor
and suffering for the cause, they think 90.
Yet after all that. the Independent
goes on to excuse the course of President
Hayes, and even to justify it. We can
not understand such a course. If Pack
ard and Chamberlain were elected, and
Hayes permitted them to be driven from
office by violence, how can he, as an
honest man, retain the office OF Presi.
dent?
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There was a fearful riot at Montreal
Canada, on the 18th inst. 1t was the an
nual outbreak Of the Irish Catholics who
never fail to murder the Protestant Or
angemen, when they celebrate the Battle
of the Boyne. In this case they only
succee ded in numbering one man, and
wounding few others. IL was one OF
the most cowsrdly performances of these
Catholic savsges.
The New York Tribune, speaking OF
this riot says:
Brutal as crowds usually are, il is not
often that crowd Is so brutal as that ia
Montreal yesterday. Their first act. al.
ter taking possession of the city. was to
attack a woman because she wore an or
ange lily and to pursue q man who came
to her rescue; then. after having lain in
wait for him as wild beasts watch for
their prey, they hunted and shot down a
man who was brave enough to take his
part. Then they thrust away from the dy-
ing man the clergyman who came to ad-
minister the last consultations OF religion.
IL is impossible to read of this mob's
mastery Of the city without indignation
at the imbecility of the authorities which
allowed armed ruffians to take possession
OF the streets and murder whom they
pleased. Considering, however, the in.
efficiency of the police and the disposi-
tiou OF the crowd, 1t 10 n matter for won
der that so little blood was shed; and
that is something to be thankful for
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The-colored men have come to a very
sensible conclusion in South Carolina.
They have resolved to emigrate to Libe-
ria, Africa. There are already enrolled
in Charleston $500, and in the State
10000. who have agreed to emigrate.
We are satisfied that the negroes never
can get justice in this country. The
white savages in the South never can,
and never will, be civilized. Let Chris
tian people of means, not fool away their
money In efforts to send missionaries to
foreign lands, but let them aid the col
ored men to escape to Africa from the
savsges Of this enlightened % land.
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The New York Independent supports
the rebel States rights policy of Presi-
dent Hayes. In reviewing the speeches
Of Gov Chamberlain and Senator Blaine
at Woodstock, on the 4th Of July. it says:
The United States can not keep its ar
my engaged in maintaining an ignorant.
even though patriotic Government. in
halt the Union, however much we may
want to aid the cause. The people will
not sustain us in it. President Hayes
and all his Cabinet decided that it was
impracticable, and that there was no law
or Constitution for it, That is the end
of it, We wish it could be diff. r. mt. as
sincerely as does Governor Chamber
lain; but the thing is decided and there
is no changing it. The action is in its
own nature irreversible, and we must
make the best Of it. and now 60 to work
with the slow agencies Of education and
colonization.
And in another place the Independent
says:
IL 10 said that the Republicans of Mis-
sissippI do not think OF putting any tick.
ct into the field this fall A State that
has at least $4,000 Republican majority
and gave last fall Democratic majority
of nearly 10000 has a way OF conducting
elections i'm which honest voting has
no chance. Considering how Mississip
pi Democrats manage elections, we dc
not much wonder that Republicans have
concluded to let the whole thing go by
default, and should not wonder IL they
J were to sell out and quit the State.
We have a Constitution which express
: ly says that the United States shall guar
, antee to every State in the Union a re
t publican form of government. We onc'
thought that a republican form Of gov
r ernment was one where a majority o
= those legally entitled to vote, shoul'
] rule; but We find that we have been to
e tally in the dark. and republican form
of government is one where the State j
e ruled by violence and murder; hence tn
;, United States. through the Executive
u President Hayes, have guaranteed I
South Carolina and Louisiana a govern
e ment where the majority OF the legi
q votes have been wiped out by murder.
10 Surely we live in a great country, an
d have a wonderful form of government. {
e which we should all feel justly and patr
q otically proud
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On the 4th Of July a man named Nc
Quay killed man named Radcliff, in
Pickaway county. near the Ross county
line. McQuay had been working for
Radcliff. and the parties disputed about
settlement, when Radcliff attempted to
put McQusy out of the house. A fight
ensued, Radcliff got McQuay down on
bed, when McQuay cut him in the side
with knife, causing his death in a few
hours. The evidence before the Mayor
Of Circleville, in the preliminary exam
ination, showed the real cause of the
homicide:
They had been drinking beer in the
harvest field. and witness thought both
Radclif and McQuay felt the effects of
liquor Radcliff was 20 years,
3 months and 4 days old. He had the
reputation of being quarrelsome and dis
posed 10 faht when under the inhuenc ce
OF liquor, but when sober, was generally
quiet and orderly.
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There are now in the Ohio Peniten-
tiary over LOO convicts, a much larger
number than at any previous time. There
is law that forbids the convicts being
hired out at less than so cents per day.
An effort was made last winter to have
this law repealed. but there were too
many smart Alecks in the Legislature to
do anything necessary and practical. and
the law remains in force. and now about
one half, or nearly 900. OF the convicts,
are idle, and have to be supported by
the tax payers of the State, as it is i'm
possible to hire them out at so cents per
DIV
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DANGER AHEAD.

The old slave power now being in full
control Of the Government. is looking
forward to the acquisition of territory on
our Southern boundary, the very same
as it did in The year 1874.
Senator Blaine made q speech on the
4th OF July, in which he gave warning OF
this scheme. We will publish his speech
next week.
Blaipe's speech has been attacked, and
the administration denies any intention
to make war on Mexico, or to steal part
of the Mexican territory. But we re
member very well that the same denia
was made in 1874; yet the army wal
sent into Mexico, and when, as a matter
Of course, the Mexican Government at
tempted to defend its territory, th'
American Congress resolved that war ex
isted by the act of Mexico.
History is repeating itself
Read the following. 1t tells the story
| WASHINGTON, July 9.-The Presiden
and others in high official stations ex
press qualification with the intelligenc
received through the War Department
Of the crossing of the Rio Grande b.
United States troops in pursuit OF preds
tory Indians, and of the success Of on
-oldiers' efforts in recapturing stolei
property and Furnishing marauders. On
OF the gentlemen referred 10, who occu
pies a very prominent position in th
civil service, remarked to-day that tn
action of the Cabinet in directing tina
Mexican marauders shall be followe
across the frontier was taken after th
most mature deliberation as to its results
and was based upon the unanimous cor
viction of the Cabinet that in no othe
way can our border be effectually prote,
ted. just so often, added this gentle
man, as the Mexicans enter our territor
on thriving expeditions. just so oitr
will they be followed across the Ri
Grande, and the next time our trooT
follow such party OF horse thieves 4
are mentioned in roday's dispatch, the
will probably bring back something b
-ides few horses-they will bring bsc
some of the Indians who commit d. d.pr
dations upon our territory at the il
stance and for the benefit OF Mexica
organizers of such cattle stealing exped
tions
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Judge puHadrax SAYS that the artlc

Judge DuHadway says that the article
copied by US last week from the Wa.
verify Republican is not true. and does
him injustice He says court was in
session, and jury trial was in progress,
and the court was pressed with business.
and large number of witnesses were in
attendance. The bell of the Lutheran
Church commenced ringing, and it was
SO close that business in court had to be
suspended. He told the counsel to sus-
pend the examination OF witnesses until
the bell stopped, as the jury could not
hear. The bell continued to ring an un.
usually long time, when he told the Sher.
iff TO say to the sexton that it was inter.
rupting the business Of the Court. The
Sheriff did as directed, when the bell
stopped. In a short time the bell com
tnenced tolling, which was the first time
he knew that it was for funeral The
tolling of the bell was not interfered
with, and there was no desire or inten.
ton to do so.
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Especial Dispatch TO the Cincinnati Times.l
An Alleged Agreement in Regard to
Wells and Anderson.
WASHINGTON. July 8

WAsHINGToN, july 3.
1t has generally been UNDERSTOOD here
that formal agreement was drawn up
between Major Burke. OF New Orleans.
acting for Governor Nichols, aud Stan
ley Matthews and others, assuming to
act Tor President Hayes. Burke, when
spoken to on the subject. has never de-
nird the existence OF such an agreement,
but has invariably refused to communi-
cate the character Of its terms. IL is be-.
lieved by some that in this agreement
there was a stipulation that Wells and
Anderson should not be disturbed. which
accounts for the opposition made by Gov
ernor Nichols TO the proceedings against
them. The President says positively
that he was led to believe that no meas
ures would be taken against the Return
ing Board. lti understood that as soon
as Congress meets an investigation viii
be had. and that Major Burke will be re
quired to produce the agreement ano
disclose its contents.