The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-28
How Democrats See 1t.

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How Democrats See Lit.
1t is frequently amusing to look at the
same thing through different colored
spectacles. The Republican glasses just
now, when turned upon Hayes, have a
kind of roseate tint, with no small
amount of magnifying power. Opticians
tell us that the natural power Of vision
is apt to become disturbed and delusive
by habitually using glasses Of toe high
power. There is, consequently. great
propriety in changing leases occasion
ally, in order to correct any tendency to
delusive images in looking at things.
Sweeping the political horizon with a
Democratic field-glass is unquestiona-
bly, a safe corrective of the Hayesy ob-
liquities resulting from the Republican
spectacles, 80 commonly used since B
O'Clock z. M. of June 16, 1876. A Column
bus correspondent Of Chicago paper
kindly furnishes us his Democratic lOrg-
nette for an inspection of what he labels,
"The Cincinnati Catastrophe" Looking
through that$w discover that, instead
of Jupiter Tonans, or an Apollo Belyi-l
dere, HAYES, the ''great accident" "has
not the physique of a statesman, NO,
more than the record OF one. He is an
ordinary looking man, with a heavy
head that would not enthuse phrenolo-
gist, and will be recognized wherever
he goes as what he is, namely, success
fui stock DEALER"
Disappointed at finding, through this
Democratic lens, that HAYES is really
nothing more than man, we shift the
focus and look again. But this time the
new focal distance makes him look no
better, even worse. For now it is dis
covered that she utterly lacks magnet
ism, and leaves no impression on The
mind of the visitor other than that of
the presence OF fiorld faced man, with
pork packers physique, and the voice
of sea captain" ...
We were disgusted at this revelation.
The idea OF nominating for the Presi-
dency "a horid faced NAM was terrible;
and when were superadded ga pork
packers physique, and the voice Of sea
captain" the thing was revolving. The
Democratic spectacles had pierced the
Hayesiness that surrounded the 'tgreat
accident" and entirely changed the
visual angle by which the Republican
nominee was rendered visible.
We were moreover kindly invited to
turn this Democratic feld-glass upon
certain other figIres looming up around
the "great accident" We looked AND
.beheld John Sherman, ex-Goy. Noyes,
and Lieut.. Gov. Young, fluttering about
Hayes and appearing like so many coun-
try scare-crows in a cornfield on breezy
morning. Noyes and Sherman were
struggling and tugging tor the possession
bf chair labeled Senatorial" while
Young was seen sneaking up to another
ehair stamped 'Gubernatorial." Some
how Republican spectacles didn't reveal
ANY of these little spots on the sun. We
therefore examined the more intently /;
and soon discovered 1t written that,
"Young is a renegade Democrat, read
Rtst of the party Uf the State by Vallan.
aigham, now attached 10 the Repubii-
san party in order to have shelter. He
eeing poker-playing consumer of 'bonr.
bon was put on the ticket last fall, In
order to gather in the German vote OF
Cincinnati, as opposed to Sam. Cary.
He is q man of limited education; . good
Judge OF horseflesh, knows nothing Of
the b stsrs Of ttrerctun'fy, proved a lam
snt4b!e failure as President OF the
Senate here this winter, and besides
has an unpleasant odor of crooked whis
ky, gained while inspector of revenue al
Cincinnati afew years since. r'' ,tt'4- y
rHayes will NOT. Of course, be per
mftted TO hand over the helm OF the ship
pfState to this political monstrosity." Z
All these things are discoverablt
through Democratic spectacies OF the
kind used at Columbus. Thereis virtue
In nsuch aids to vision. BY turning then
upon the Republican nominees, one can
not only discover sa fiorld-faced man
with pork packers physique, and the
voice of q sea captain" but will also
behold Ie QtfFs
"Gorgons, and chimeras dire;
More devils than vast he'll can hold"
We recommend the use of sucf
glasses to pensive public, as the means
for correcting Republican color-blind
ness, and enabling people to see things
as Democrat sees them. -
The "Tammany WigWam."