Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-03-29
GOOD TINES.
Washington, Feb, 22,lS42

Among the numerous suhtr'inges tn
which the cOnnskin party Tesoried in 4O
to make CIDERITEs on large scale, none
was more successfully used than the
promise Of gopd times, in case that party
c,me into power. The Farmer was told
iral his whenl should sell fIr one dollar
m tw,nIy five cents per bushel-hIs corn
fifty cents. and every article of produce IN
DrnDrriOn-the mechanic and labOrlng
men were t. receive double cOmpen.
sarion C,r their lbnr the moment The
coon skin Administration commenced;
aud thousands upon thousands of our
fellow cnunlrymen we're led ctpiiVe ~
the d.InSive arguments Of their w0rst pn'
lfical en- ries. Ys, the people were
deceived Nv tho hollow promises OF
hand of political aspiran's, who cared
nothing f,r their prosperity ar happiness.
,Gier inducing Them to vote the Wing
ii ket.
But this aside; lei us ask. has ths Wing
prn,nise of '.bpuer times" ever been
fulfilled? Hive the people ever reaIiz d
The hentf which thew were so often 'Olh
would CROWN the halrvon dtvs nf "TIP.
PECANOE AND TYLER TOOY If
they have nni, what has prevented The
VOrnus hoOn from heing handed dowh
T. them. bv the p'wers which were lOef'
feet the mighty changr2
l. baral promises we're made TO the peO'
ole, which we're tn be c0mpled with, on
| condition that "Tp aud ~" were elect.
ed. The Wig Ticket succeeded, and
Zip aud T,lAr Non" were elected. One
IOlg. loud noe ofinv burst from the Clar
ioos If whiggerv, from ma end Of The
IIIinn to tho Oihpr. Triumph sat upnn
The brnW Of everV O nv SKIN in the Cnnn-
ny. and songs Of exnlla'ior f l,wed. spOn,
,anenuslv. from every CIDER BARREL; but
amidst ali the i'y and hil'ri'y-lhe show
and pompasilV-ihe glory and goodness
Or those divl Of JUBILEE. the solemn
pledges. given To the people were. by
4ome m shap, utterly f"rgollen--enlirely
rverlnoked even the fact ihat they
had been made, had we'll night faded from
ha memories Of those who made
them,
The pc0pIe anviouslv. expected their
fhl6lnent, hn' all in vain. the cry then
came "giVe ne ''nh--I liule time, TO pnt
hngs in ordAr!" you shall then have the
CHAN IL which we promised!
Time rnllsd on, br relief came moi
With his revnlu ,Ons; MOI has II vet come
from The E urce whence The promise or
g'naied. Bp1 the salutary relief whict
has been alf rded--lhaI relief which re
suited IRON driving rslten. worthless
raQ currency from circulation and giving
the people specie, upnn which they cat
implicitly rely--ls, in this State, owing iC
the timely action nf the Democratic mem.
hers or the l4le Legislature.
The Only excuse which is now offered
10 ibOse who were thus egregously de-,
ceived. hy The coon skin party IS found Ii
,ha, disOsnsa'in Of D vine Providence
which leGi "Tyler too The incumbent u
the executive chair. Aud here the whig
Hnd a balm Nnr every s,re--a cordi.l 70
every wound. Oh, had atIIero lived
say ihey.-had bht Harrison hren spare'
to rule, for bis time, sovereign Of the as
cen'lenl, all would have heen right! Al
wouli have been fulfilled which had beer
{ promised, and the people saved ftam th'
/ durance Of anxiOns soliciiude and peplsx
ing emharrassmsnls. The unexpected
! drmise Of President Harrison Is uIade /,
cloak for the many decepiions whcE
we're played of upon the Con6J,ng anc