The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1868-08-27
Communicated.


dates OF the two great parties Of the un-
ion are regularly announced and submit
ted to the loyal citizens of our country
for their franchise. The Judicial, Con-
gressional, and county nominations, in
which we are Immediately interested, are
made, and we should now decide what
class of men we would have as our pub
lie officers-our official servants-and 90
to work, heart and hand, to elect those
men. In selecting legislators and ex-
ecutors of our laws, and administrators
of our public affairs, we should have
two objects in view. Principles and
Men-just, sound, broad and equits-
Bile national principles, represented by
true, honest, able, and loyal men,
And now this brings us to the consid-
Grafton of the two great national par
ties found in our government contend
ing for the ascendancy, the one striving
to retain the power it has fairly, hon.
orably and patriotically won, the other,
striving to regain the power it has reck-
lessly, and by corruption, treason and
rebellion, lost. We would not be self
ish and unmanly in our review of the
relative position, character, and merits
of these two parties, but would state
plainly what, in our opinion, are the
issues of the hour as enunciated in the
platforms, press, and speeches of the
political organizations known as the
Democratic and Union Republican par
ties, and after our statement" "pro-
ceed with the case"
And first, we solemnly charge the
Democratic party as the party of tres-
son and rebellion, of dishonor and cor
ruption; the enemy of justice, humani-
ty and progress, of all free and educa-
tional Institutions the party that in
cites and fosters discomfort, disorder,
and political and social commotion, even
unto blood; party without any fixed
principle or purpose, save to break up
the country, and overthrow the noble
fabric of our national government.
And first, it is the party of treason
and rebellion We are not altogether
willing that "by-gones should be by
gones," and that "old scores should be
forgotten, so soon, so we will take a
cursory view of the past, and then has
ten to the events of the present as they
afford an all sufficient text for our pur-
pose. That there were, and still are,
traitors in our land; that we have had
gigantic rebellion, bloody, sanguin-
ary war sweeping DER our country like
great plague, scourging our people
and desolating our land, no one will de-
ny for moment; and will any one de-
ny that those traitors, those men who
rebelled against the constituted author
tiles of the government, and plunged
the nation into a frstricidal war unpar-
alleled in the annals of history, were
Democrats always had been Demo-
Gratis, gloried in the name during the
war, and still act with the party? We
do not say that all Democrats are rebels
and traitors, but we do say that all reb-
els and traitors are Democrats and pride
themselves as such. Who were the
nullifiers and secessionists during jack
sons administration? History an
swers Democrats! The treason msdi-
tated, and the rebellion projected at
that time by J. G. Calhoun and his CO.
adiutors of the Democratic faith, were
only averted by the loyalty and indom-
liable will of sold Hickory" The
Kansas and Nebraska troubles in Buch-
anan's administration, that almost
threatened us with civil war, were fo-
mented and promoted by the Demo
cratic party. The men who caused the
late rebellion, that plunged a peaceful
happy people into the bloodisst of wars,
not to redress any wrongs, or remove
any grievances, but to satisfy selfish,
despotic ambition, a chronic love Of
power and determination to "rule or
ruin"-wsre all democrats, and none can
refute tie charge; the men who fought
it through on the side of rebellion, aid
ed and abetted them and sympsthized
with them, were Democrats, and none
Others. The millions of treasure ex-
pended, the thousands of noble lives
sacrificed, and the rivers of blood shed
in the late struggle for our national ex-
istence, is entirely chargeable to the
Democratic party, or that part of it
that turned traitors, entered rebellion
and aided its success by comfort or
sympathy. The Democratic party alone
is answerable and responsible for the
high taxes, inflated currency, trouble
some and difficult legislation, disorder
| ly and chaotic state of the South, the
dangers of life and property, and the
daily murders committed there, the
numberless widows and orphans Of our
land, the mourning, suffering, and de;
privation consequent upon the tcar for the
enslavement OF The negro, the vassdlage Of
The "poOr schite8," and the continued pOiuer
Of The Democratic party! This party is
the same to-day in its principles, pur-
poses, and individual composition, as
in go and '61 and are no more worthy
of our friendship and confidence, and
no more fit to WELD the powers of gov
ernment, than at the time they piled
their whole strength and resources to
the dissolution of our union and the de-
Struction of our liberties. Shall this
party attain to powerH Let tevery lOya
citizen of the republic, every lover o.
peace, justice and humanity, answer a
the polls of the coming elections
Never! J. ID. II.