The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-03-26

Justice of the Peace out in Richmond,
Indiana, who ought to be raised to the
top of the Bench with derrick. A
young colored girl had saved up
eighty-fve dollars with which to go to
house-keeping-as she was to be mar
ried soon-and gave it to her lover to
purchase part of the outfit with.
He spent the money, having a jolly
time around town He claimed to her
that he had paid fifty dollars for
carpet, at a certain store. The girl
found that this was lie, and meeting
him in front of the store, she took
hold of him and tried to pull him into
the store to prove his wickedness.
Then he struck her, and knocked her
down. He was arrested and taken be-
fore Justice Of the Peace, who fined
him five dollars and costs. The fine
was made light because of the 'aggra-
vation' of the girl in assaulting the
great stout fellow, and trying to pull
him into the store. There was one
thing lacking. The Justice ought to
have held the dangerous woman under
a peace-warrant for the protection of
the poor fellow who stole her money.
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Fred Weiss, of Washington County,
went into Marietta and got drunk.
After giving the doggery keepers the
money which might have made him
comfortable, he wandered away, into
the night, and in the morning was
found on the steps of the County In
frmary, frozen to death. 1t is not
that this was Fred. Weiss, or any
other individual, that should cause the
horrible affair to attract our attention,
but that such things could be, in
civilized community. The same dog
gerry keepers who sold liquor to this
unfortunate man, would sell it to the
best child, in the best family, in Ma
rietta. It is clearly patent to any one
who has closely observed their con-
duct, that the doggery keepers are as
rule utterly devoid Of conscience in
matters pertaining to their horrible
business. The most that we may
reasonably hope to accomplish, just
now, is to call the attention of boys
and young men to such horrible pic
lures as this. We believe that all pa
rents should teach their children that
every time man or boy goes into a
doggery, he lacks just that much Of
being as respectable as he was before
he went in. Boys should be taught,
as far as possible, to shun the horrible
places. True such teaching is an up
hill business, when we consider that
in most towns and cities large num-
Der Of citizens, including the officers
Of the law, daily and nightly visit
such dens, and drink, and gamble,
with persons Of all ages. At the pres
ent time there is no restraint whatever,
either upon the doggery keeper or his
victim, and we do not believe there is
a shadow of doubt that more young
men have been drawn into the dog
geries during the past six months, in
this neighborhood, than ever before,
in the same length Of time. This
drunkenness, AID its causes, should be
made SO contemplate that no respect
able young man or boy would think
of going into doggery, or Of handling
cards, or other appliances Of the dog
gerry or the brothel, anywhere. The
procession to the grave and the gal
lows is still moving. Strive to keep
your boy out Of the ranks.
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"Who is responsible for the gener-
ally bad tendency Of public morals,
and the seeming utter disregard of
law?" asked a citizen, while bewail-
ing wickedness of the community in
which he lives. The answer, to be
made sufficiently comprehensive would
occupy great deal Of valuable space.
An Important feature Of the answer
is that the people, the voters, are
largely responsible. 1t is the duty of
the sober, intelligent, moral men in
community to see to it that only
worthy men get into Office, yet it is
really rare thing to see that interest
manifested in a nominating conven-
ton which should be manifested.
This carelessness places in office a GER
tain class of men who only succeed
because other men will not have the
Offices, and who after while come to
consider the positions as their individ-
-Raall tai property, the principal business of
which is drawing the salaries from the
taxpayers, and having a good time.
This state Of affairs has caused the
municipal governments of many COM
munities to degenerate to the charac-
ter of disgrace, and a farce. An
officer who assumes to own, or have
a claim upon, the suffrages Of any
party, should at no distant day be
struck squarely by small-sized but
exceedingly vigorous political revolu-
tion. No eleventh-hour pomises of
reformation should be accepted. If
an officer in any community shall
prove drunkard. a gambler, or
loafer, duringhis entire occupancy of
the Office, then come along on the eve
of. nomination and tell how good
he is going to be, he should be sat