The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-10-23
ssBIOOd on the MOOn!"
A Search for the Fighting Editor.

After the issue OF the Standard, last
week, man was cavorting about the
streets and business houses hunting ~
the fighting editor of this paper. tie
was hungry. He lives by eating Re
publicans, and he had been without
food for several days In fact, he was
| in a dangerous, very dangerous, an
alarmingly dangerous mood.
After inquiring about the streets he
was informed just where the editor
might be found, but like the King OF
France on the mountain, he ''came up
the stairs-and then went down
again" He notified the senior editor
that the junior must not put his name
in the paper any more. lie had
passed the junior several times ON the
streets, and was as quiet as lamb.
Besides, his name has not, we believe,
appeared in the paper during the en-
tire campaign.
Now, this man will know, by read
ing this, just who we mean. He
claims to have taken no part in poll
tics. We have the best of evidence
that on the day of the Foster meeting
he was sneaking about the streets, cir
culatin.g the lie that the senior editor
of the Standard was secretly opposing
Mr.. Fosters election. He knew that
every man to whom he told it knew
that he lied, but he did not hesitate
for little matter like that.
He is also said to have told that the
Wood Tariff Bill was opposed by
Democrats generally. Also, that Jim
Paine said Is cents day was enough
for workingman. In fact we found
one Republican who intended voting
against Mr.. Paine, on account of this
last lie. Circulating such disgusting
lies may not be taking any part in
politics, but we don't understand it
that way.
Now, a word about bull-dozing.
Democracy is the same everywhere.
The Democracy of Ohio would be just
as ready to introduce the Mississippi
plan" as the Democracy of Mississippi
were, only the Ohio Democrats know
that mob rule will not work in the
North. We had an exhibition Of this
spirit on the night before the election
last week, and for few days after the
election in 1876. We also had out
breakings Of this mob spirit right here
In Jackson county during the war.
The junior editor of this paper, who
was then small boy, saw, in the early
months Of the war, brawny Democrat
ic bullies, with fists like tea-kettles,
and heads like bullets" following his
father about the streets of jackson,
grating their teeth, and clenching
their fists, waiting for an opportunity
to pounce upon him unawares. It
was then the writer received impress
sions of the beauties of Democracy,
which will last until the great day
when we shall all have passed through
the great gates where rebel bull-dozers
enter not.
The writer believed then that God
In his wisdom and justice, would work
change in the order Of things, and
the writer had boyish ambition to
assist, as far as mortal could, in the
great work. He bears honorable tes-
timonials from his superior officers, as
to his service in the army, while since
the war he has been blest with suffi-
cient bone, sinew and sand, to tell
some of these old time bullies just
what they could and could not do.
And one Of the things they can not
do, is to scare us from the full dis
charge Of our duty as an editor, and a
follower of the great Republican par
ty. Any Democrat, ambitious of no
toriety, who goes about threatening
us, only wastes his time, and makes a
fool of himself. It has, for many
years, been one Of the sweet privileges
of the Democracy of Jackson county
to damn old Mackley," but we give
these gentlemen fair and timely warm
ing that their hatred must go no fur
ther than this. 1t is our purpose
never to go back ON a friend nor
cringe before an enemy. We desire
to be the friend of every man in the
county, no matter of what political
faith. If any man choose to have it