The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1868-08-13
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BY THE EDITOR.

controversy, to divest his mind from
all prejudice, and do his opponents JUS
tice. This is the case not only in po-
litical, but even in religious discussions.
Hence we hear the Democratic orators
making charges that the radical party
is the party of despotism, and that 1t
pays no regard to the constitution of
the country-and these charges made
by party which fought desperately to
fasten human bondage upon the whole
country, and to destroy the constitution
for which it pretends to have SO much
reyerence-a party which set up new
Government within the territory of the
United States, and fought under
strange flag. 1t seems ridiculous that
such party could have the insolence
to prate about despotism, and the con-
stitution; but ever since the devil was
engaged in that little proposition about
a land speculation, we may expect inn
pudence and insolence from his disci-
pies.
The true mode of arriving at the
principles ofa party, is to take all its
teachings and acts, during series of
years. Looking at the Democratic
party from this standpoint, what has
il done, and what does it propose to do2
In the year 1856 and from that time
to the present, its whole aim has been
to establish slavery all over this land
For this purpose Kansas was invaded.
For this was the Dred Scott decision
promulgated This was the question
upon which the people voted in 1860.
The Democratic party was out-Voted,
and at once appealed TO arms. After
a four years struggle the party was de-
feated in war, as it had been defeated
at the ballot box. 1t might have been
thought that thisp party, having tried the
last resort, would have abided the re-
suit. But no. 1t at once demanded
that defeated rebels must at once be
placed at the head of that Government
which they attempted to destroy AD
that has been the only real question at
issue, ever since the war closed. The
party now boldly claims that if it gets
into power, the first thing it will do,
will be to set aside all that has been
done by the party which saved the Gov
ernment from destruction at the hands
of Democratic rebels. Now if it was
proposed to do this in legal and con
stitutional manner, there could be no
objection. But the proposition is to do
this by revolution and war. The party
admits that if it could secure the Pres
ident and House of Representatives,
that the Senate must remain Republi-
can during the next four years SO
this rebel, traitorous party, proposes to
disperse the Senate at the point of the
bayonet, destroy the loyal State Gov
ernments of the late rebel States, and
place the rebels in full power. Is not
this truel Did not Frank Blair say this
in his Brodhead letter, and did not
the convention nominate him unani-
mously, on account ofthis letter. And
do not all the Democratic papers, and
all the rebels of the South say that Blair
is right, and that the party will sustain
him in this revolutionary doctrinel
But the worst feature which | see in
the teachings of the Democratic party,
is the continuous attempt to array one
class of people against another. 1t has
been taught for years, that it is right
and proper to cheat, oppress and abuse
negroes, because they have been poor,
ignorant and helpless Now tbs right
and proper to swindle the rich have
always held that's party that will swindle
negroes, will cheat white men if it has
the opportunity. Rascality will work
out wherever the opportunity offers.
Do you ever take up Democratic
paper which does not attempt to array
the poor against the riehl Do You not
see article after article about the rich,
bloated bondholder leaning back, draw
ing his interest, while the poor man
tolls from morning till night, to pay
the taxes of the richl This of courseis
all lie, for the rich pay the taxes, and
the man who owns no property has
nothing to pay, as we have no poll tax
os in this country. But such teaching
has the tendency to make the poor, and
ignorant, and vicious, discontented,
and makes them believe that it is right
to take property from those who own
it, in any way that they can get it.
This leeds to theft and robbery, The