The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-07-22

The Russian minister is said to have
declared, in Washington, that he can
90 home and tell his friends that the
handsomest woman he ever saw is the |
mistress of the White House. That
is all right, but some friend should re-
quest him not to express his opinion
of the President-unless he is COM
PEELED to.
Many of our Democratic friends
have asked us what we think of run
ming Mr.. David Armstrong for Secre-
tary Of State on the Democratic
ticket. We have no hesitation in
saying that there is not Democrat
in the State who would make better
officer. We must add, however, the
belief that any Democrat who runs
will be beaten at least twenty-five
thousand, or thereabout, unless the
condition Of things changes very
materially.
*..*
Noah J. Dever, for Judge, and
Hon. A. G. Thompson, for Congress,
will go through with a rush. Jack
son county will doubtless give each a
tremendous majority. Notwithstand-
ing the criticisms Of some of our
Democratic friends, we still stand by
Mr.. Dever because he is a jackson
county boy, and a Republican, and
comes Of a race of solid Republicans.
*,.*
The ridiculous story concerning
Noah J. Dever's alleged bargain with
the doggery-keepers of Scioto County,
during his candidacy for the office Of
Prosecuting Attorney, was invented
by man whom Mr Dever assisted in
prosecuting in a case involving the
parentage Of an illegitimate child.
The man was found guilty, and thus
seeks to get even with Mr.. Dever. We
can assure our readers that there is
not even q semhlance of truth in the
saloon story.
~
The Chillicothe Advertiser says that
in the few months the Republicans
have had control of. the Ohio Peniten-
tiary, filth and hed~bugs have become
manifest in the cells. quite likely.
That is what the new officers are prob
ably getting after. But you couldn't
reasonably expect the new administra-
ton to get all the Democracy out of
the institution within the space Of a
few months. Well have 'em all ont
after while.
The Portsmouth Times tells story
that we don't believe Not that we
would question the Times veracity,
for it is a friend Of ours, and one
standing high in onr esteem. But the
story is founded upon something so
unnatural that we find it impossible
to believe The story is that the band
Of Turks which passed through here
some time ago, were recently at
Youngstown when one OF TIE men
became enraged at one of the women,
and seized her four-months-old baby,
gave it to the bear, which killed and
ate it. We are not prepared to be-
lieve-after having seen the young
ones, that any bear, or any hyena, for
that matter, would, or could undertake
to bolt such a mess.
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Gen. Grosvenor thus speaks Of the
spectacle Of the President sitting in
judgment upon the acts Of Congress:
Il think the veto Of the President
has been caused by total misappre-
hension Of his relation to the Admin
istration of the Government of this
country. l have read with a great
deal Of care all the vetoes that
have emanated from this prolific
source Of vetoes, and | think the
trouble lies in the fact that the Presi-
dent Of the United States understands
it to be his duty to examine carefully
every act of Congress, and if he him
self as member Of Congress would
not vote for the bill, he gives no sort
of weight or character or considera-
ton to the fact that both branches of
the legislative department of the Gov
ernment have acted affirmatiyely on
the measure, and so putting up his
own opinion against that of Congress
vetoes the bill. We sometimes hear
something said about consolidation Of
power and Capitalization Of govern
ment. I know Of no such exhibition
heretofare Of a bad tendency toward
consolidation as the spectacle of the
President Of the United States refus-
ing to permit Congress to pension the
starving soldiers Of the Union. In
other words, he adopts and carries
into force the idea that in this coun-
try of ours the Executive of the Gov
ernment has the right and duty to de-
eide absolutely upon every question
of legislation: In that respect think
he is wrong"
1naG seems TO pe ABOUT as pointed
as one could wish Cleveland has
been using the veto power simply as
an expression of private opinion. If
a bill does not chance to suit him, no
matter whether it be right or wrong,
he seizes a pen, writes veto message
intended to be remarkably cutting,
and sends it back. To find a great,
lazy, fat hog, luxuriating at his ease,
and present anything to HIM, and he
will growl. This same spirit seems
to be moving Cleveland. The passion