The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-07-31
Of every lover of honesty and

md smell of every lover of honesty and
good government"
There sticks out the Gninus of the |
whole thing. The old rebel Democracy |
is playing the exact part that the cat did
In the fable. 1t covered itself all over |
with meal and lay quietly in the meal
tub pretending to be dead. But it would |
have been a very live cat if the mice had |
come within its power. The Era hopes
that the little start you are making in
this county "will blow the corrupt Repub-
lican party" &c.
In the same number of the Era, / find
this:
JACKSON CoUXTY-Mr Wilson Hawk
writes: The excitement in politics Is
running very high in this county. The
action of the friends of Prohibition in
cutting loose from old party ties, and
nominating county ticket, makes some
of The politicians tremble in their boots
for fear of defeat, which is sure to come
You may expect to hear good report
from jackson county,"
Who tremble in their boots, and to
whom is defeat sure to come? The Re-
publicans, of course You know that the
Democrats are tickled nearly to death
over your action, hoping to get all the
county offices through your action. Mr..
Wilson Hawk has always been consist
ent Republican, but now he seems to re-
joice at the overthrow of his party, and
the restoration of the rebel Democracy to
power.
The Era, your organ, talks very glibly
about the great sins, and corruption of
the Republican party. You seem some
what inclined to talk that way yourself.
Let us see about this corruption.
l believe you are member of the NJ.
E. Church. Suppose l should say your
church is ''intently engaged in efforts to
preserve its form when the old spirit had
fed, that it may continue" seduction and
rape land such like important church
measures" Then could cite the case
of one of your leading ministers who re-
Gently ran off from Columbus for seduc-
tion, and another who has just been
an attempt to commit rape. No Mr..
Scott. Scoundrels will get into political
parties, as well as into churches. l stand
here today to defend the Republican
party. l have a very high regard for all
the churches in our country. I have a
high regard for the glorious old Repub-
lican party, which has torn race from
bondage, and given it the inalienable
right to liberty and the pursuit of happi-
ness. When a preacher commits rape or
adultery, is that church measure, for
which the entire church is responsible
Not unless the church justifies him in the
act. When about an equal number OF
men in office from each of the political
parties commits robbery of the public
treasury, is that the act of both parties,
and are both necessarily corrupt? l
think not, unless they are sustained by
the parties You know how the STAND
ARD has treated the salary thieves, and
the numerous articles selected show how
the other papers have spoken of them.
You know how the Republican conven-
tions so far have treated them.
will close for the present, with the
following, from the Columbus Journal:
When the editor of the Westbote talks
about the Republican party being under
an iron despotism, and afraid to speak
its mind on any subject, he is either at
tempting to deceive such of his readers
as do not see any other paper, or he is
ignorant as Digger Indian. His claim
that the Democratic party is outspoken
and independent in its criticisms of party
leaders, while the Republican party is
afraid to open its mouth about the mis-
taken and corrupt Vaccinations of party
rings, is so ludicrously untrue that we
should suspect our neighbor of joking, il
he conld deliver himself of a joke with
out the Cesarean operation. We should
be glad to know what he reads, if he does
not know that Republican journals are
utterly fearless and outspoken in con
, demnation of corruption. 1t is notable
fact, also, that the Republican press has
of late years taught a new gospel, un
known under the old Democratic dispen
sation-and that is, that the severest de
nunciation is not to be dealt out to party
opponents. while the delinquencies o.
fellow-partisans are covered up; but or
the contrary, the bitterest and most un
sparing criticism of the Republican press
is expended upon members of the Repub
liean party who go astray.