The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-12-19

the resolutions on the table, which was
carried, and the meeting adjourned.
The correspondent of the Columbus
Democrat says:
The speaking began to grow hot, and
personalities were INDUCED in. In fact,
the lie was passed and repassed, but the
gentlemen who INDUCED in the talk
seemed familiar with such proceedings
and remained calm and unconcerned,
while the audience, who were not accus-
toned to seeing such scenes, enjoyed it
said it was better than a circus. Chap
man and Fry laid TO the light and air
some Of old Jim Emmitt's transactions
when he was president of the road Jim
denied the accusations, and in turn
showed up some of the crookedness now
going on. James Ely, former director,
and Hon. James Pursell, present direc-
tor, INDUCED in little set,to, in which
Ely drew first blood by saying the other
had never been anything but tail end
OF the kite in the board. Of course, as
was the policy of the meeting, Hon James
said it wasn't SO, and proved it, too.
1t finally settled down from bursting
volcano, which emitted nothing but fire
and foul air, to a mere si.nmering, and
then just in the right time, before anoth-
er outbreak could come, the president
sensibly closed the meeting. 1t re11ind-
ed the spectators of the old story of the
monkey and parrot" After the par
rot, who was minus his top-knot and
feathers, exclaimed, II tell you we've had
hell of time!"
These gentlemen, when they want to
instruct the stockholders, should at least
try and control their own personal feel
ings in the matter. Remember that it
would be good for "brethren to dwell to.
gether in unity and the old and time
worn adage that when rogues fall out
honest men get their due"
And the Washington Register says:
DIsGRACEFUL MEETING.
On Tuesday last small hand bills were
scattered over our town announcing that
Hon. James Emmitt would address the
stockholders of the S. J. d P railroad at
the Court House in the evening. At the
appointed time the house was well filled,
when Mr.. Emmitt arose and offered for
adoption a series of resolutions calling
upon the officers of the road to make and
publish report of its financial condition.
and before taking his seat he made some
remarks rejecting upon the honesty and
integrity OF its present managers. These
remarks brought Mr.. Fry, of Springfield
mitt in the most unneasured terms as
scoundrel, and dishonest in the extreme.
Then j. F. Ely took the floor in defense
of Mr. Emmitt, and he in turn was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Chaplain of Jackson, and
he by Hon. James Purcell. The Ian
guage used by three of the speakers was
disgraceful in the extreme. The terms
scoundrel, liar snd swindler were band
led backward and forward without stint.
These men should remember, when they
hold their meetings here, that the citi-
zens of Washington have sense enough
to know the difference between BULLDOG
ing and a simple statement of fact. If
what these men say of each other be true
(and they should be honorable men oc-
cupyins the positions they do) then have
the stockholders of the road fallen among
thieves, whose only aim it is to fill their
own pockets. We listened attentively to
all the speeches and then came to the
same conclusion that the fellow did whose
wife had whipped him. After quarrel
broomhandle had driven Jim (not Jim
Emmitt for he fights to the last) under
the bed. After few moments Jim grad
ually put his head out and said: Now,
Mary, l have been thinking this whole
matter over and have come to this con-
clusion; that l am just as good as you
are, and you are just as good as l am !;
my folks are just as good as your folks,
and your folks are just as good as my
folks, but the truth of the matter is,
none of US are any great things" This
is about the conclusion our citizens
formed of the railroad magnates-judg-
ing from their own language-who spoke
on Tuesday evening