The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1875-03-11


paper in Southern Ohio, and after my
time was out you sent it TO me, without
asking. No one has said that you are
not conducting "THE STANDARD" You
can conduct it as you please, and perhaps
it will be best for you to continue in your
natural course. The limited talents of
some men, render it impossible for them
TO be forcible and gentlemanly at the
same time. You boast that this has been
something like free country, since the
Republicans have had control" Yes,
and a very little something part of the
time Men have been thrown into filthy
bastiles. for opinions sake, and that by
your boasted liberty (?) party, and you
approved of it. Whether they were right
or wrong, they were, no doubt, honest,
and had as good right to their opinions
as you have to yours
You talk about Tweed. Look at the
long list of Repu ublicans who have stolen
public money, and the excuses that have
been made by your party leaders. Ben.
Butler said: What if some man does
steal million dollars; it only makes q
cents a piece, and who would make a
fuss for q cents
Some Democrats (who ought to have
been on the Republican side) did partic-
ipate in the salary steal, but Republicans
did the same. If the Democrats did
vote for Wood, Butler chief of the
salary grabbers, and champion of the
Civil Rights Bill, has since been a candi-
date, and voted for" One salary grab
Der, Garfield, believe, has been elected,
and by Republicans. Two. and only two,
Republican members of the Ohio Legisla-
ture, voted for the resolution of censure,
passed last winter The balance, no
doubt, approved of the grab. Chapman of
"Meggs'' is also in trouble about a steal
equally as serious
Grant. the biggest thief of all, who gets
about s40O per day, given him by Re
publican Congress, is yet indorsed by the
leaders of your party. Another steal was
planned this winter, which, no doubt,
Grant was to share. viz: the bill to ap-
proprIate $4,000 to defray the expenses
of the King of the Sandwich Isles He
is a royal parsonage and, of course, it
would look big to give him Cor rather
Grant for entertaining him) $685. 900. But
not one cent has been appropriated to
relieve the suffering of our people who
are starving in the West
Bill Allen may have lied when he said
that Sheridan had called all the men oil
Louisiana bandits, Cor banditti if you pre-
fer Latin), but he told as near the truth
as certain editor, who said that the Su.
preme Court had decided that colored
people had no rights that white men are
bound to respect"
l deny the assertion that slavery was
exclusively Democratic work. Slavery
existed before the party did You say
that the rebellion was Democratic affair
| think it was a matter outside of Democ
racy. Had all Democrats participated in
it, it would have been q success. Many
went into the Union army Democrats
and are Democrats to-day. And you cal
these men ''rebels, thieves "assassins'
&c. OF consistency, thou art a jewell
Besides many, who were blatant seces
sionists from the first, and fighting rebel.
all through the war, are, to-day, loyal
Republicans. They have been baptized
and washed away their SINS by becoming
Republicans.
Your opinion that every Democrat re
joiced in his heart at the death of Lin
coin, is akin to that spirit which judges
every thing to be done through impure
motives
Ifmen have been murdered continually
in the South, for political opinions, why
does not your party put stop to it,
all these reported murders were com
mi.ted for political opinions only. the
: perpetrators ought to be punished, anG
why does not your party do it. But is i
so? Did not committee, appointed by
: authority of Congress report quite differ
r emily? Sheridan's report, whether officia
) or otherwise, will not carry much weight
if viewed along with the resolution of the
Underwriters of New Orleans. Eithe
Sheridan has lied or many others have
Sheridan is aware that Southern out
, RACES is the food upon which the party
, lives, and wants to feed it well befor,
another election.
You say that for paltry seventy five
cents subscription l demand that yor
should treat these men as gentleman.
know you will do much for money, but an
not silly enough to think that you will
change your nature, and become gen
tleman for rs cents.
If Democrats are such wicked beings
; how does it happen that you will associate
with them? Yet you will shake hand:
! with Mr.. Littleiohn, go squirrel hunt
ing with DR.. I. T. Monahan, (when he
has gun at that), ride in buggy with
A. J. Dever, board with Frank Hudson
and vote for. Levi DUNCAN, thereby in
dorsing him, and all his rebel Democ
racy." Preposterous Mackley, the
Christian and philanthropist associate
with cursed traitors, thieves, scoundrels
and murderersl'' Surely man, who
associates with such, is not above sus.
picion.
You say you do not care about trusting
me. Wait until ask, before you refuse,
will you not? You did trust me for five
months subscription, and without ask
ing, too,. and would have trusted me
longer had 1 not paid up. You had been
| haU0ip0 60 piteouslv for voY,r cnbcor; hars