The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1868-09-17
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In opFartiee oflqatiweek we charged
the Democratic party, in substance,
with an incrdiDate love of power,
stubborn determination to regain the
control of the Government, even at the
sacrifcefoflthe Union and Constitution
,themselYea.uoWb Whenever a political or
lganizatien,, pr q specific school Of poll
tieiahs, attempts TO establish political
dynasty, and claim an exclusive right
TO COVE and control, and BY heredita-
Try transmission of power, retain the
absolute control ofthe Government, it is
time for the friends Of Freedom and
Universal Liberty TO take action in de-
fense Of right and impartial justice,
forever free themselves from the fetters
that stichfpolitical demagogues would
fastenT upon them, The Democratic
party retained its power and prolonged
its existence by an arbitrary education,
of its ideyoteesi teaching them that it
alone has ithe.exclasiye right to control
the government and direct its affairs;
that it ist the 1Hly party capable and
worthy Of assuming SO great respon-
sibility, and fulfilling so great a trnst.
IRdaed, tll6y are taught that the Dem
e5fatic parry was born in the bloody,
struggle Fof the aReyolutioh that the
eGoyerpnepta established by the arms
of loyalty and patriotism was bequeath.
ed to Il as a sacred legacy; that our
forefatliefs never intended that any
Iibtherthan the Democratic party should
,Puleiit THAT for I any other party to
claim equal rights and privileges with
them, was preposterous usuFpation;-
that TO attempts to throw them out of
power, was treason andrevoIution; that
in fact, any one in opposition to De-
IlmoerHty, bad noirights1 "a Democrat
should respect, no claim q Democrat
should take cognizance Of Those are
berniciods teachings, erroneous theo-
Tries aud destructive and revolutionary
kinitheirleffect. ~ We claim the Demo-
cratic party as aati present organized,
will never again WELD the power of
! Governmenb its day Of power is for
ever gone; its influence is fast waning;
Ritiis dnily dsing9a political death; and
tine WILSON buryiit, never more tobe
!, ,resprrected. sfGod speed the timei But
though Democracy is struggling in its
\ death agonies, it still m makes a show of
life and puts forth mighty efforts to re-
susuitate its dying body Those efforts
are the eneFe desperate, because the
| last and only hope, and are charactizcd
| by everything that is. base, treacherous,
1faithiess and revolutionary! To demon
1istrate tlis9 #ehw willsnow consider Che
! National tissues tlaatagitatG the country,
/ as evoked by the two great parties Of
! our land, and see where they stand with
regard t6 those issues, and how they
treat them, and then let the "good peo-
,ple choose for themselves" whom they
\ will have to serve them.
+ Rd Ana } frst91the Financial question.
4 This islufged as leading issue, and
1.-TWO positions aFerheld in regard to it.
One, ,by-the Union. Republican party,
THAT the. obligations, of the Government
! shall be akept 10 good faith; that it:
! id'ptbHisesIt6 pay"ishall be made good
j to the Iastafartbing; that the great Pub
lie Debt shall he paid according to the
| letter and spirit of the law and contracts
i An opposite position is held by tht
I iDeh6crati9 party which, when divest
+ hed9ofail itslsophisms, isvirtually repu.
diatiomARteoVert intehtonsif they are
thrown into power, tocancel the deb
| by the issuance of worthless and ire
I tdeemable. currency 'tiuSh" or openly
declare tHe b6hd-holders shall nevei
be refunded the money they loaned thu
Government inits hour Of distress anC
bktrihl and this brings on National bank
!, ,rupteg and financial rui4; 7 .T ffis
Weelaim that the Democratic posi-
7 ton on the Finances, involves the re
, fpudiation Of the National debt; the in
II solvency ofsthe National Treasury; thc
ruin of the National credit; the ute
! depression of all the Commercial, Ag
ricultural, and Manufacturing depart
ments of the country; and last, but no
f east-4TVdfl We are no fanatic o
i prophet, but if we failto prove wha
1--we, have stated, we will not be offend
, ed to be accounted such. With all this
J the record of Democracy with regar'
.9to the Finances, is very strange an
! novel, and inconsistent; inconsisten
with itself, with honor, honesty AM
$ true business policy. a1g
{. .gl Everybody knows that the Demo
cratic party has always been har
9 ey7partyi that the specie plank {
(, its platforms were always the heavies
y IBdthow is it now7 They first advc
: Gated open Reputation; next that th
=iEdebt should beapsid in coin, but th'
|, there was not gold and silver enoug
9 in tbe -c5untry to pay the half 2f ]
Y this was only a cloak for Repudiatsol
q next the debt must be eypaid in greer
.. . backs, and that enough paper must in
W mediatelybe issued to at once wipe o.
! the debt; but this was only anoth'
y form of liquidation; finally they sa
IS only part should be paid in greer