The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-09-26
Communicated.

EprTOr SrANnARD;-It has been almost from
the organization Of the present Democratic party
a part Of its policy to hide It's real designs b,
making false issues before the people, and dodg-
/ ing the questions Of interest to the country
They ALWAYS put new false phase on every new
question ofimportance that comes before the peo.
! pie. They carry their sideshOws along, and cry
at the top Of their voices the greatest wonder OF
the world, and after enumerNting long list,
! wind up with -anggor. And what are they fuIi
EYper fenced sliowmen have learned that there
are many persons in this world on whom the cir
Gus and It's clowns soon loose their winsOme ef-
feet, and as they must have patronage, they ney-
er fail to bring along their niggcr show.
| The Democratic party having PLAYED the clown
so long for such poor pav--having failed Of votes
and tat offices, have, true to the instinct of GOOD
showmen, brought along the sideshows. They
tried to apologize for treason, first. after they
had helped to build the foundation for rebellion,
| by saying although secession was wrong there
| was no power in the Constitution to prevent it.
But the people saw too plainly through the ir thin
| spun, and said No. Next they came before the
people with their compromise system. But the
good people Of the North couldn't see q comprO- =
mise with armed rebellion, and again they were
repudtatad.
Having failed to make themselves acceptable
| by good words and low cunning. they next
thought to try force, and loud talk of open oppo-
stion to the government to scare the people in
10 their support. But In this they signally fail
cd again; for they found that loyal people did mt
scare well at all. Every body remembers vet how
they tried 10 bully union men into their support
by Jeers and hsses threats of violence, and rather
than have them vote against them, swOre among
themselves on certain night In 1868 TO cut the
throat of all the id Abolitionists in Ohio. Bat
still they failed to succeed Again they were re-
pulsed win scorn and, their leader, the old Viii
liandanghim, sent into the most inglorious exile.
Having failed on the plain issue of Oppost ion
to their country and It's cause, and made for them
selves the most inglorious record ever made in
any party, 1t Is not strange that they should trv
to dodge the question of their past lives, aud hide
themselves aud their record behind q niger,
The present. past, aud future too, fear, OF tnat
party, may be summed up in thsi Opposition TO
their eonnty's cause and affinity with treason
and traitors.
But they know 1t won't do to 60 before the
people with their past record; hence they run
about the country crying nlgger, nigger, until
they're almast black, TO try to force from your
mind recollection of the past Ask Valandig-
ham, Would you vote man or dollar now, and
he answers nigger, nlgger, Niger
Ask them OF the Oh icago Convention was the
war failure, and again their answer Is Niger
nigger, nigger. Ask them now if they think the
boys in blue were hirelings cut-throats and dogs
hounds Of hell, as they used to call them, and
they undertake to apologize for II all by CRYING
niger. The nlgger seems 10 be powerful ar
gument with them just nova powerful wall of
defense almost rs us strong as Colts Navy was
q few wears ago and they use him with about the
same effect. They couldn't scare the peopl then
with threats, nor can they now with nigger
But why Is 1t that their record must not be called
In question now1 Do they despise IL? No, they
love It, 1t they only dared TO own 10. But oh how
spectral does 1t look in the hands of their foes.
How gladly would they now that oblivion could
wrest II from those who now use 1t with such
telling effect against them But give them once
the much coveted power, and there will be no
more shame or sorrow for past olienses.
But they design to deceive the people. False
issues are raisd where there is no question of diff
ference, as the Pacific Railroad and currency
questions, simply to divert attention from their
real designs. No man Of common sense-not
even the democrats expect Thurman to be
elected, nor that the Amendment will be defeat
cd; nor do they care straw for either. They
have higher mark. They never Intended more
than to use Thurman US a kind of lever to hoist
Vall0ndgham-yes that old apostle of treason
and shame, to his country and his mother, too,
into the Senate ofthe United States, there TO meet
out his vengeance on the heads of those he could
not dupe, and who, when he betrayed them re-
bukod him.
Veters, beware OF the vengeance of that man.
They can't afford then, just now, to look back on
their past life. 1t would be a nice thing to them
no doubt to let bygOnes be bygones and turn an
old man out to grass now whose whole life has
beeu devoted TO his country's veal, to fost into
power the most inveterate enemy the country has
lone who has already betrayed and abandoned
his country In her greatest need.
But loyal people can't afford II.
They don care for Thurman's election, nor
the adoption OF the Amendment for they know
they can't accomplish the one nor defeat the