The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1875-03-25
REPLY TO "MILLERIsMs.
"Come and let US resaon together
To the Editor of the Standard:

To the Editor Of the Standard:
Notwithstanding our late unpleasant
ness, enclosed you will find the much
coveted shinplaster. Ny letter of Feb.
9th was intended as private letter, and
your own preface led me to believe that
you considered it as such. But enough
of this
Ny retorts had the desired effect. You
acknowledge that there are some bad
Republicans and some good Democrats.
Neither party monopolizes aH the good.
Neither party is free from sim Then
why insult the honest men Of any party
because there are some rascals in it?
Why brand the entire party with such in
famous epithets as thief" murderer
&c, because they differ from US in opin-
ion? Differences of opinion are not
crime, and, as we are inhabitants of the
same country, why not dwell together in
union and "bs otherly love?' Instead of
adding fuel to the fire kindled by the
war, why not seek to allay the bitter
spirit? True, you do not see how an hon
est man can be a Democrat. Perhaps
some Democrats think the same by Re
publicans. But the better way is to con-
slider man honest, until we have proof
to the contrary, | believe the majority
of the American people are honest.
What say your
You do not see how an honest Demo
crat could serve in the army. If he be-
lieved the war to be unconstitutional
invasion of the South, you believe him to
be, in fact, murderer. That is GER
tlinly sensible view of the matter, but
your party did not act upon it in 1864
|. Men who believed the war to be wrong
were drafted, and forced to serve in the
nd hnaYo OF
if they had demanded discharge on the
grounds that it would be murder for them
to serve in the army. And since then,
you and your party tried to disfranchise
those who went to Canada to avoid be-
coming murderers. If it was murder for
"A Democrat to serve in the army, it was
also murder for your party to force him
to serve in the army. Do you believe
that Democrats should have been exempt
from the draft because they believed the
war to be wrong2
You complain that lose sight of the
fact that you spoke of party actions and
not OF individuals. Yet you alluded to
several parties personally, and use the
words every individual Democrat" and
every Democrat" thus ihdiscriminately
Jumping them all together.
Your claim that the majority of con-
victs are Democrats, Statistics. alone,
and not mere assertions are necessary to
prove it. 1t may be so. Democrats will
not be allowed to violate the law and go
unpunished.
Your idea, that criminals have poor
opinion of the law, is a very generous
one, but certainly very erroneous. All,
except some idiots, who ought to be in
the asylum for the insane, know the law
to be just.
l do not Justify Allen for lying or
even exaggerating. The truth will al
ways do, in all cases Yet I think he in
tended what he said as a species of hy-
berbole, which is certainly too common
among politicians.
No sane man believes he has a right to
steal or murder. Theft and murder
never were sanctioned by the Almighty
and slavery was hence many men be-
ieve it to be no sin. l think slavery was
wrong, and believe that Northern Demo-
Gratis generally believe So l have not
much sympathy for those Southern fell
fows They came very nearly destroying
the Democratic party, once, and are sup
plying your party with some capital now,
yet in most quarrels both parties are
sJme to blame. l doubt not but what
10th parties have committed some
excesses.
You say II cannot see the force ofyour
argument when you merely reply you
are another Tell me where | used the
expression. please.
i did not vote for Horace Greeley. l
have not replied to all your points. Time
will not admit, at present. Yours as
ever JOSEPH MILLER.