The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-12-03
DEMOCRACY.
The new Democratic paper at Ironton
makes the following quotation, but does
not say from what paper it is taken:

The new Democratic paper at lronton
makes the following quotation, but does
not say from what paper it is taken:
1t is common these days, and yet very ridicu-
lous to behold man swell up with admiration
party. He is generally infused with vague
idea, that there is something grand about them
somewhere, but exactly what sweetness they
have, or what lovely forms they will assume,
he can't for the life of him tell and the pecu-
liarity of the case is, nobody else can.
And then the Democrat makes the fol-
lowing comment:
The man must be blinded by partisan preju-
dice, or has read the history of his country dur
ing the past three-quarterS of a century to little
TO such sentiments. Identified with every i'm
portant political event. measure or policy that
aggrandizement of this nation during that long
period of time the principles of the Democratic
the nation itself; the absolute sovereignty of
the people, and the supremacy of the Constitu-
sonaI liberty and equality of the people before
the law, and the reserved rights of the States to
manage their own internal affairs under the
Constitution. Such are the time honored and
fundamental principles OF the Democratic party.
quarters of century ago; there 1t has stood
ever since, and there it stands to-day, full of
and representative of human liberty and popu-
! lar government by and of the people. 1t has
never tampered with the National Constitution
| its record, and time honored principles in con-
| mention of which causes every tue American
| and patriot to warm with national pride and
The Democratic party does not shrink from
| avowing and reasserting its time honored prin-
| cipleS of estate Rights" and "Home Rule" un-
| der the Constitution in the management of the
| internal affairs of the States, control of its
| schools, hospitals, places of amusement, State
officers, courts and administration of public JUS
tice and the laws OF the States, 1Otthout federal
| interference, and % of the 81 sovereign States
have just declared that the Democratic party is
| right. Called three-quarterS of a century ago
into being to rescue the Nation from the usur-
patton and treason of the Federalists, it is sin
gular coincidence that to-day for the identical
same purpose. repentant Nation recalls Its
| banished from unmerited exile.
Now is n ot such stuff sickening? Talk
shout the Democratic party being in
favor of personal liberty and the equality
of the people before the law That
means the liberty of the aristocratic
Shareholder to buy and sell as chattels
human beings, as good by nature and
with the same natural rights to liberty
as the Democrats There is the same ole
stuff about the reserved rights of the
States, sovereign States, &C., as we have
always heard from the reasonable, rebe
Democracy. This new oracle of the ebe
F Democracy is brazen enough to pretene
, which is covered all over with Treason
and rebellion. 1t wants no federal inter
ference. 1t never did when its pet anC
only great principle was the strengthen
r ing and extending of human bondage
1t wanted no federal interference whel
its sovereign States" were throttling tn
nation, and when an army of Democrat
were marching upon the National Cap
tai. This vile, reasonable party ha
shame enough only two years ago t
. plead piteously that its record of slavery
!, treason and murder should be forgotten
But here is new organ which has tn
> boldness to say that the Democratic pa
ty does not shrink from avowing and r,
!, asserting its disunion principles. Go oil
; and see how long "25 of the 81 sovereig
States" will sustain such doctrines.