The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-09-25
cleveland Leader.l
j JACKSON COUNTY.
The Political OutiOOk--A Bitter Fight
on Representative.
Something About the T1yo Candidates
s:Plenty of Work at Good Wages.
JACKSON. September 8,

JACKSON, September s.
The campaign in this county is rap.
idly developing into a bitter fight be-
tween the candidates for the Legisla-
ture, and the Democracy is resorting
to every artifice to elect their man.
Their candidate was a Democrat dur
ing some sixty-three years, and nine
or ten months of his natural life. His
name is Levi DUNCAN, and he is an
uncle Of the sleek young kid-gloved
Senator DUNCAN Of the recent NAL
odorous Ohio Legislature. He was a
Democrat when that party was the
supple tool Of the slave power. He
was a Democrat during the war, when
Democracy and treason were synony-
nous expressions. His Democracy
was elastic enough to fall into line
and eat crow with the Greeleyites, and
without throwing up this dish he was
ready to march under the banner of
the ballot-box-stuffer and income-tax-
dodger of Gramercy Park in 1876. He
was once elected to the Legislature as
a Democrat, and he was one of the
men to vote for the miserable admix-
ture law which compelled a man to
swear that his father and mother We're
white before he could vote After
this long career of fealty to the wav-
ering principles of Democracy the
Honorable Levi DUNCAN now appears
before the people as a full-fedged Ma
tional. He accepted the National
nomination, swallowed the platform,
and really believes that he has done
nothing that is in any way antagon-
istic to the Democracy. He is evi-
IDENTIFY of the opinion that the De-
mocracy has no opinions worthy of
being respected. Whether this is so
or not | shah not discuss. 1t is, how
ever, question which the Democrats
of Jackson county are called upon to
consider out Of respect to themselves.
Have the Democrats of Jackson coun-
ty any principles? Are they Inclined
to be swallowed up by new party
and to follow an unprincipled leader
under a flag which represents ideas
entirely at variance with their own?
Is the Democratic party of Jackson
county so disorganized that it is forced
to accept as leader a man who has
gone over into the camp Of a rival
party? IF Levi DUNCAN is elected
will he act with the Democrats or the
Nationals? If he acts with the for
mer he will betray all the Nationals
who vote for him. Ii he acts with the
Nationals the Democrats will have nc
one to represent them. one of these
parties will be outrageously swindled
if DUNCAN is elected, and if he is moi
elected both of them will feel that
they made fools of themselves by fol.
lowing a candidate whose politica,
status can best be defined as
creature of amphib1ous nature;
A dog on land, a fish on water.
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE,
Hon. James B. Paine, is straight
forward Republican, stands before the
country as such, and seeks no alliance
which will permit of any uncertainty
as to his political status. There is NJ
subject upon which he fears to expires.
his opinion without equivocation. H,
does not seek to ride two horses. HI
will win fairly or not at all. He stand
before the community as a member o
the Republican party, and as such h,
is disposed to gain or lose this election
One year ago he was elected to fill
the unexpired term of Representativ
Monahan, and though he entere'
when the session had half expired
and had everything to learn concern
ing the condition of business, he 500
proved himself a valuable member
He was never absent except once dun
ing sickness and when on committe
business. In this action upon th
many measures that came before th
'oHuse, Mr.. Paine was always cor