The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-07-24
SDeech of Allen O'Myers.

Speech OF Allen O'MyerS.
The Democrats had made the an
nouncement some time in advance
that Allen O'Myers would speak at the
Court House on Saturday night. The
audience was rather small. The speak
er had occupied over an hour and a
half, when we left. We were quite
disappointed in the speech, as we had
expected a rather able effort from this
fast young man; but it was almost
devoid af argument, and had no ar
ragement or connection whatever
He would rant and rave, and skip
from one thing to another, and back
again. 1t reminded us very much of
the rantings of the ignorant back
woods hardshell Baptist preachers of
forty years ago. He spoke so rapidly
that he was constantly making blum
ders. For instance, when attempting
to say ''the face of Gods footstool,"
he rendered it "the foot of Gods face
stool"
The main object of the speaker
seemed to be, to render his speech abu-
sive and witty. He failed in both at
tempts, entirely overshooting the mark.
His wit consisted of repeating, some
forty or fifty times, the words, ''The
grand old R-e-p-u-b-l-i-c-a-n par
ty" The first half dozen times he
said this, trying to look cute and sar-
castle, some of the Democrats laughed
and stamped. After that, only some
half dozen lop-eared, crop-haired, bull
let-headed, half-idiots of boys, grinned
and poked each other in the ribs when
the speaker repeated the witty words.
Our old friend Lincoln Carr came
in, and often made side remarks which
contained more genuine wit than all
the regular speaker said. Mr.. Myers
was unfair and dishonest in much of
his speech. For instance, he went
heavily for the salary grabbers, which
was all right; but he attempted to
leave the impression that it was Re-
publican measure, condemned by Dem
ocrats He had not the honesty or
manliness to tell his hearers that both
parties participated in that steal. He
had not the fairness to say that Charles
Foster was in Congress when that
measure was passed, and that he voted
against it, and refused to take the
money. He had not the manliness to
say that Frank Mckinney has been
elected chairman Of the Democratic
State Executive Committee, and has
control of the campaign, and that Nc
Kinney was in Congress at the time
the salary grab bill was passed, voted
for it, took and kept the stolen money.
The speaker said that Gen. Rice had
introduced the bill granting arrears of
pensions, which bill was passed Mr.
Paine corrected him, and told him that
the bill introduced by Rice did not
pass-that it contained provision
permitting pensions to be granted to
rebel as well as Union soldiers, and
that the bill which did pass was intro
duced by Republican. Mr.. Myers,
by brazen impudence, stuck to his first
assertion. He knew that there was
not time for Mr.. Paine to bring in the
Congressional Record and trace both
bills through and prove that he was
asserting what was not true. He said
he would like to talk about the recent
Democratic Legislature-the O'Connor
Legislature, as Mr.. Paine would no
doubt like to hear about it, as he,
Paine, had voted against every bill be-
fore the House to reduce the fees of
county officers. Mr.. Paine arose with
astonishment and Indignation, and
asked Mr.. Myers if he intended to
make that charge against him? When
Mr.. Paine had thus crammed this lie
down his throat, Mr.. Myers swallowed
it, and acknowledged in substance that
he had lied, and said he would take
that back.
This first speech for the Democracy
did the party no good. Mr. Myers
was like most of the Democratic speak
ers who come to this place-he sup
posed that our mining population con-
sists of a set of ignorant, stupid fell
lows, who do not know any thing
This is very great mistake. The mi
ners know several things, and are not
so very easily imposed upon.
Our Postmaster, S. P. Baldridge,
was at his old home in Adams countH.