The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-10-09
Card from Harvey Wells.
To the Editor of the Standard !:

10 the Editor OF the Standard
DEAR SRA number of articles
have recently appeared in the Meigs
county Herald Of the most malignant
nature against DR.. Cline, candidate for
State Senator in the Eighth Senatorial
District, denominating me as one of
"Cline's bummers." charging that
am the 'Eph. Holland hummer of
Jackson county, and the agent in pro-
curing by purchase the nomination of
DR.. Cline. The author, not the writn-,
dignifes himself Veteran Republican!
VIII fhia arMEa " tt4 hf4elT lThrtef; hrtef fen 64efnJ J6ss66n,
is all "hoss," except that attribute
called horse sense | also admit he
has been a kind of Republican, (very
bad kind,) a good worker when there
was any lying to be done, according
his own admission, especially if he has
been paid his price for that kind of
service, say from one to two hundred
dollars each campaign. He has not
been paid anything this year by the
Doctor, and is mad about it, and
boasts that DR.. Cline will be glad to
pay him we'll to keep still before the
campaign is over Now, Mr.. Editor,
! am aware this devilish, stubborn,
contrary ''Old Wheel-horse,' is always
baking and kicking in the harness,
and was never known to pull with his
leaders unless the cash is first put into
his hands Now let me, through this
medium assure "Old Ben that all
this kicking and baking will avail
him nothing i'll extorting any money
from DR.. Cline, as the price of his 81
lence, as the waters must need be dis
turbed to prevent stagnation in such
moral atmosphere as he inhabits.
Mr.. Editor, the charges that | have
been the instrument, yes even the tool
in securing the nomination of DR..
Cline, is ground for self-congratula-
ton, and the fact that our nominee is
dead to the calumny of such men as
Ben. Johnston and his followers, re-
fleets credit upon his personal and po-
litics.l character and surrounds him
with halo of untarnished glory.
Now if 'Old Ben" is a horse as he
declares he is, ''and he won't tell lie
you know" he must needs have some
kind of forage, and who is to furnish
it for the campaign is the all-impor-
tant question. | suppose Mr.. Morris
contributed a few bundles of straw
and sen& them out by the feather-gatl-
erer, to subsist and keep him in run
ming trim until after the race on the
14th inst. Then the briars, brush,
thistles and bitter-buds of Swan will
have to suffer. Let me suggest, my
dear old Ben, that while time and
opportunity favors you, hunt up the
former Hlsculapius Of Wilkesville
DR.. Cundy, and engage with him IL
storing against the time to come E.;
good supply Of acorns. &C., for hiber
mating during the chilling winds Of
winter already fore-shadowed by tht
falling leaves and faded flowers 0.
Autumn,
.. 1t may be possible that your Wilkes
confederate has still lingering in hi
memory some incident of his expert
ence on board the steamer, where HI
l staked two hundred dollars on gam'
of ''three card monte which con
r tributed so much to strew with flow
4 ers the pleasing. gently winding paths
3 to bankruptcy. IeIlldpS Ie may nav
borrowed a stake since and will b
able to bridge over the "old loss t.
spring grass and put him in the ma1
4 llet of 1850 to the highest bidder, bu
i, | trust no one knows him will ventur
r r a bid. Now ''old hoss,n why did yo
!, not give Mr.. Douglass of Wilkesvill
n credit for few he SO generously con
s. ); tributed and not arrogate all to your
self.
= Why did you not state that whe
+ DIR. Cline voted against Mr. Douglas
e he was the candidate for Justice {
s. the Peace on the Democratic ticket:
Why did you not say that the Vii
ton county Court settled the boal
and brick bill in favor of Mr.. Cline
= Why did you not tell us that a
- your references to impeach DIR. Gin
re were men of your own character, n
e, entitled to credit or belief?
Why did you forget to tell tn
when DR.. Cline was a candidate 1