The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-06-17

this paper, as | did not, as the boy
would say, begin it. | referred to
no particular individual or individuals,
unless they be guilty. | meant those
guilty of dishonesty or immortality
Gncluding myself if peradventure |
might be found among the number
regardless of descent, position, circum-
stances or what not Ny aim was
not, as the gentleman intimates, to
establish myself a model for others,
or to scan the eye of my brother for
the mote, while my own vision was
obscured and injured by the sins Of
my own commission. Nay verify, |
consider myself man possessed of
like infrmities with my fellows, sub
ject also in like manner to the temp
tations of this life, and altogether pos
sessed of the same liabilities to err
But great reformers are made Of
sterner stuff than that which | ex-
hibit. Granting this to be true, mas
much as | have never made preten-
sions to great reformations Of any
kind, | desire to reciprocate the broth
erly advice, and suggest to my friend
Morgan, that the great defenders of
American immunities and privileges,
have shown more promptness in ac-
ton than he has yet exhibited, and
unless he can follow the enemy with
more dispatch, will not prove himself
a hero Of an Appomattox, or Milti-
ades of a Marathon.
But ] am sore over my late defeat.
Well, this is mystery. | remember
Of no late defeats, other than those
common to mankind in general. But
then, L suppose my memory is bad,
and it must be so. And then | am ac-
cused of 'skulking" Intrenched be-
hind the printing press, and firing my
gun at random, seem to have hit the
mark. Like Lorenzo Dow's man who
stole the ak, he lodges, whereof we
are presuming The fact in this mat
ter is. that my ideas were not led on
by individualisms But granting that
such things of which l have spoken
heretofore really existed somewhere in
the body institute, my motive was
only to awaken thought among the
teachers, and to call to mind the fact
that as we are models for the chill
dren in our daily walks, so we can not
afford to sell out, and at a miserable
discount too, any shares of stock which
we have deposited in virtue.
In refutation, [ will speak of but
one other matter. To quote, I'VE
close by congratulating the good peo-
pie Of Jackson county that they have
such an extensive corps Of teachers,
Mr.. johnson to the contrary notwith-
standing" | presume this was in
tended to be complimentary. But
just what amount of compliment to
squeeze out of extensive corps is too
extensive matter for me. | suppose,
however, that the competency of the
teachers in general is meant, and |
challenge Mr.. Morgan, Or any of his
accessories or advisers, if such there
be, to show wherein [ have assailed
the general qualification and fitness of
the mass of jackson county teachers.
Indeed [ am proud Of them, however
egotistical that may sound. [ have a
perfect right to be. They have
achieved, by their indomitable will
and energy in affairs of education,
noble place, and although they have
not attained that height from which
they may always look down on the
mean things which lie below, inhaling
only the atmosphere Of purity and
perfection, yet far be it from me to
detract from their well-earned success,
or tear from their crowns of rejoicing,
gem, though it be of the faintest
hue.
Truly. T. w. Johnson