The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-05-23
Hours with the Newspapers.
Number 10.
BY PHlDELTA.

world being Judge. The American peo-
PIE have not simply demonstrated the
practicability Of a republican form Of
government they have also demon
strated that free people, young re-
public can do great things. There are
three great achievements in prospect.
l. THE SPEEDY PAYMENT or THE GREAT
NATIONAL DEBT.
We will thus prove that we are an
honest as well as a free people. A
promihent politician in this country has
said, 0he wish being father to the
thought,) "no such debt ever has been
paid-it will be repudiated" All we
have done many things that have never
been done before; the politicians logic
only equals his honesty! Again; it is
said, "England cannot pay her debt"
There is another thing which, it seems,
England cannot do at present-viz.;
effect reformation in her government. That
this government can do, and will do
many things 0he speedy payment of a
great debt included) which European
governments are slow to do, is just what
the American people are teaching the
world. A pure, political faith per-
forms miracles [wonders]. The doc
trine Of reputation is not preached in
good faith 1t is not the doctrine of
patriots generally; but of demagogues
trying an experiment in the heat Of par
ty strife. A powerful protestant faith
underlies the strife. Away with your
talk Of hypocrisy thousands acho pay
tare8 believe that it is an honest debt.
1t is not more difficult to pay taxes than
to give blood The faith that conquered
will not cover before taxes. The ma.
tons ability to pay this debt and the
abundance of our resources are scarcely
questioned; the argument does not
hinge upon gold or silver while the Pa
cifc railroad is rapidly cutting through
the gold-belt Of the continent. The
question is not scan we pay?" but
" wa we pay7" and the answer to this
question is the manifestation of popular
,cW that followed the attack on Fort
Sumpter. .....
H. THE RECONSTRUCTION OF SOCIETY IN
TIE SOUTH.
The social structure Of the South and
that of the North, for years, have been
antagonistic The "irrepressible con-
flct" has resulted in the destruction of
the basis of the southern social struc-
ture They accept the situation and
will not attempt to build again on that
foundation. Conflict is inevitable upon
every attempt to construct society upon
the basis OF slavery in any section Of
republic in this age; and any such con-
fict is not doubtful for, the simple
doctrine of human rights is simple pow
er Ever since the declaration of Amer
lean independence the principles Of so:
cial construction, North and South,
have been diyerging. Then came war
"a social earthquake-and the rebels,
like Korah and his company of old with
censers in their hands, went down in the
chasm of fire. The principles of social
construction, North and South, must
now converge-they cannot do other
wise Even the political independence of
the South would not change the social
result. They cannot restore what the
earthquake destroyed. Such revolu-
ton cannot go backward; it is revo-
luton of society crashing onward |
through the centuries. Blind indeed |
are they who cannot see the light radia-
ting from the points of million bay |
onets.
III. THE ENFRA AECHfsEMkNr of WOMEN.
We are not attempting to show the
rights Of women in this respect nor the |
benefits of such movement Our gov
ernment does not timidly follow the |
trail of European governments popu-
lar freedom cuts out its own social chan
nels, throwing out the fossils of old |
time civilizations. The prevailing SEN
timents of the American people are pro-
phetic of the enfranchisement Of women.
Even if we were enemies to the move
ment we could not turn our eyes from
the signs. If we curse it as radicalism,
still radicalism goes crashing on. The
idea of manhood suffrage which has in
cluded the raw foreigner, the simpleton
and the negro, is really the idea|of uni
versal suffrage including the intelligent
woman with her fine social intuitions,
her class-wants, her recognized equality
with the man save wherein defective
education has interfered, and with her
ability to vote without the desire, gener-
ally, to hold office. Our country wants
,oterS who have ideas, yet who are not
'poLtcians !" this want is felt and its
voice will be heard.