The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1868-08-06
From the Church Union.
Our Politics.

The motive principle by which the
Democratic party is worked is essential
ly struggle for power. The motive
principle of the Republican party is the
same. This must always be so of every
party If the Christian men of this ma
tion should combine to see to it that the
land be ruled from this time henceforth
by the ideas of Christ, the very first
thing it would seek must be the power
to make the changes needed. This
seeking for power is all very well, so
long as the motive is a good one, /. E. /,
the ulterior motive. Nobody blames a
man for wanting a gun in his house, or
a revolver under his pillow as defense
against robbers, 1t is not murder, to
own weapon, but it is The peculiar
use of the gun or revolver that consti-
tutes murder. 1t is not wrong in dis
franchsed rebels to desire power. 1t
is the peculiar use Of that power which
makes the sin, If they desire to use
it to keep the negro from his rights,
then it becomes robbery to seek it.
They reached out their hands, took a
terrible weaponin their hands to destroy
the liberties of one-half their popula-
ton. 1t was murder, high-hande1,
unprovoked robbery of life and prop
erty that was the intent, and it cost
SO, ,O0O, 100000 and 100000 precious
lives to take that weapon away 1t is
the exercise of power for a bad intent
that makes us deprecate the election Of
Horatio Seymour What will he do
with his power? This is a question
which should come home to every
Christian man. Will he put that deadly
weapon which cost SO much to wrench
from rebel hands back again into their
possessions Will we give to the
demon of rum full liberty to do all the
harm it can7 Will he compass every
power to keep the black man and wO-
man down? Will he upset the present
plan Of reconstruction Will he fail
to check riotous assemblages, if he shall
fear to lose votes thereby? We know
Horatio Seymour makes pretentions to
religion, that he is often delegate to
religious assemblages' We know he is
plausible and apparently a law-abid-
ing citizen, but we do not believe that,
Judging by the past, he will not fail to
do these very things7 AS Christian
watchman stationed on the walls of no
seetarian Church, but upon the walls
of the Church of the living God, we
feel that we have right to warn all
Christian men from the support of a
man who is pledged to a league with
death and an agreement with hell to
destroy the liberties of this nation by
his policy. There is that about Hora-
ito Seymour that ought to make every
body's blood to run cold at the thought
of his occupying high position where
he may do these things. So much for
Democratic rights to hold office.
Now, the Republican party, as we
have said before, occupies exactly the
same position SO far as the first aim is
concerned. The Republican party want
power There is no sin in this, if their
motive is good. Now, what is the
motive7 And the way to get at this is
to look into its life and the life of its
candidate. 1t must be confessed that
looking at the life or history of the
Republican party we tnd its record
good. 1t has at times, and in different
parts of its great lines ofattack wavered.
On the rum question it has not fault
less record. The Herald says that Mr.
Griswold, the Republican candidate for
Governor, is a Free Lager man. II so,
there is a sorry wavering here. Yet,
in the main, perhaps The chances are in
favor of Republican purity of record on
the rum Question. As to national
questions, Republican acts in the past
are better than the present professions
of the party. But if Providence has
continually thrust the Republican party
into such positions that it has beer
obliged to do right or lose power ahd
be annihilated, very well. Will the
Republican party act better than it,
recent professions at Chicago? W.
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