The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-11-19
Much has been said about the

WlckeQueSS OF O1QClnndCl, anu III has
not infrequently been compared to
Sodom. While there are of course
many good people in the great wicked
city, such thing as respect for the
Sabbath day, would seem to
stranger thing unknown in Cincin-
natl. Crime runs riot, and laws are
set at defiance. Naturally, one would
suppose that Cincinnati offered bet
ter field for Missionary work, than
any foreign locality upon the Globe.
Recognizing this fact, three members
of the Salvation Army-Mr. and Mrs.
Barte and Miss attempted to
institute a series of revival meetings
there few days ago. We have no
record that these people annoyed any,
body by noisy demonstrations, or un-
couth conduct of any kind. They
hired hall, and conducted their
meetings after the manner of such
meetings generally. While a great
many people differ with the Saliva
tionists as to what are the best meth
DDS of Christian work, none can, with
any show of reason or honesty, deny
them the privilege of their chosen
methods when conducted within the
bounds of decorum. Yet one night
last week the building where these
three evangelists were holding their
meeting was stoned by bowling
mob Of ruf6ans, the meeting-like
the windows broken up, and the
ladies subjected to brutal assaults
both Of epithets and missiles-when
they attempted to leave.
No more disgraceful scene was ever
witnessed anywhere. These people
could have held meeting undistnrbed
in the Fiji Islands, or the interior of
Africa, but not in Cincinnati. Is it
wonderful that the citizens of that Ill
fated city are talking about law-and-
order leagues. and committees of
safety? 1t may not do to say the
world is growing worse, but it is per-
haps entirely within the bounds of
truth to say that Cincinnati is grow
ing worse. That the people of that
city have gone back to the ignorance
and crime of attacking religious
meetings, does not speak well for the
civilization of the great State of Ohio.
Cincinnati may be little better than
Sodom, but it does not appear so to
the calm observer. Good people may
not hold religious meetings in the
city, but it might be well for good
people everywhere to pray for Gin
cinnati.
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The question of the Senatorial dele
CATION from Hamilton County is still
unsettled. The proceedings in the
Courts of Hamilton County have dis
closed the most glaring frauds on the
part Of Democrats and Democratic
officials. The Democrats have gone
before the Supreme Court with an ap-
plication for writ of mandamus, to
compel the Clerk of Hamilton County
to issue certificates of election to the
Democratic candidates, but the Court
has not yet granted such an order.
Meantime all the Republican candi-
dates for the Legislature have served
notice Of contest, and there is possi-
bility that there will be no Democrat
from Hamilton County in the next
Legislature. The Democracy seem to
have overdone the matter of raiding
the ballot-box and defeating the will
of the people, and seem in a fair way
to be crushed by their SINS
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Some of the Democratic papers are
talking of Fitz Hugh Lee as candi-
date for Vice President in 1888. We
are not prepared to believe, however,
that this country is yet ready to see
Presidential campaign conducted as a
Rebel cavalry parade. While it would
give unspeakable joy to the Democrat
ic press of the North to see the windy
Rebel in the place Of the Copnerhead
Hendricks, we think that blissful cup
will be withheld yet for time.
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The person who solves the problem
Of how the young shall pass their
time, and puts it into practical opera
ton, will be greater than Howe, a
Morse, or an Edison. We may all
prescribe certain rules by which the
young ought according to our ideas
to be governed; but the putting of
such rules into practical and success
full operation, is far different matter.
Any man would rather have his son
in a skating-rink than at saloon,
and would perhaps rather have him at
a prayer-meeting than at either Of the
aforementioned places. Almost ev-
cry man would rather have his daugh-
ter engage in some better occupation
than playing cards, and many other
frivolous if not harmful pastimes.
But the young mind does not run in
the same channel as the older and
more experienced minds that have
learned wisdom by hard knocks, and
ofttimes bitter experiences with the
world. The life that runs along in
the same channel from youth to old
age is rarity-almost amounting to
q curiosity. The young life can hard
ly be confined within the bounds of