The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-04-10
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.

elOFG maue Dy certain newspapers, eS-
pecially by those of Cincinnati, to have
Judge Taft nominated for Governor by
the Republican State convention. We
opposed his nomination. We believed
then, and we believe now. that Judge
Taft is an honest, able, pure man, and as
reliable Republican as there is in the
State. Our reasons for opposing his
nomination were, that he was urged by
the Cincinnati influence. One third of
the population of Hamilton county are
Germans, and other foreigners, and nine
tenths of these are infdels We make
no objection to infdels in this free coun-
try, while they permit those who have
different belief, to enjoy that belief; but
these Cincinnati infidels openly violate
the laws of the State, and insist upon,
and actually enjoy, the privilege of sell
ing beer, whisky, &c, in violotion of law,
and in desecrating the Sabbath of the
Christian believer. This element has
complete and undisputed control of both
political parties in Cincinnati, and it as
sumes to control the politics of the en-
tire State. 1t was this infidel, hummer.
outlaw influence, that urged Judge Taft
four years ago. and chiefly because he
had made a decision when Judge, ruling
the Bible out of the Cincinnati schools.
We attended the State convention at Co
lumbus, and became disgusted at the
attempt of the Cincinnati bummers to
bull-doze the country delegation. The
last we heard of Taft at that convention,
was when we saw the bald faced, blatant,
bibulous Billy Bickham, of Dayton,
standing upon a seat bawling Taft
Taft' as Hayes received the nomina-
ton.
During the,past two months almost
similar move to get Taft nominated has
been in progress, except that it has TAX
en- more respectable shape, and more
papers outside of Cincinnati have urged
his nomination. We have made no OBJ
lection to his nomination, hoping that
Republicans generally would acquiesce.
Recently the old questions have been
raised, and we have seen some half dozen
Republican papers, and among them
some of the most influential earnestly
objecting to Taft's nomination. 1t will
not not do to say that the ant:-Bible de
cision was based upon the laws of the
State, and that said decision was affirmed
unanimously by the Supreme Court of
the State The ordinary voter, however
honest and intelligent, has not the time
to wade through long judicial decision
to arrive at concluion. 1t is sufficient
for him to know that Judge Taft ruled
the Bible out of the schools
If Judge Taft should be nominated, we
could give him a cordial and conscien-
tious supports but would it be good poll
cy for the party to nominate a man who
would compel the party to act upon the
defensive from the commencement to the
close of the compaign?
There is still talk of Charles Foster.
| We have heretofore expressed the opin-
ion that he would be beaten anywhere
from TWEEN ty-fve to fifty thousand His
part in bargaining the Southern Republi-
cans off to the rebels, in order to get
| Hayes into the Presidency-his vote for
the anti. Chinese iniquity, &c, puts him
| clear out
| G. II. Grosvenor, and others as indis-
Greet. are urging Gen. Garfield. This
would be worse than the nomination Of
| Taft The Democrats would show that
he made oath on certain occasion, that
he never had any interest in the Credit
Mobilier rascality, and then they will
produce his receipt for dividends in that
concern that he voted for the Infamous
salary grab; that he received five thou
sand dollars for half hours speech in
the DeGolyer pavement swindle in Wash
ington City, wherein the people were
swindled out of 100000; that he was
nearly as deep into the bargain with the
rebels about Chamberlain and Packard
as Charles Foster himself.
| Then what should the Republican
State convention do? We answer, take
a clean man. There are hosts of such all
over the State. In this part of the State
we could mention half dozen, such as
Il. S. Bundy of Jackson county, N. II
Van Worries of Athens, V. B. Horton ot
Meigs, Judge johnson of Lawrence
Judge Harper of Scioto, Milton L. Clark
of Ross, Mills Gardner of Fayette, &c.
For the second place on the ticket, nc
more suitable man can be found in the
State than Peter Hitchcock of Geaugs
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