The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-01-18
From the acinc Christian Advocate.
The Slavery Of Party Politics.

That any man who claims ordinary hu-
man intelligence. in the face Of the start
ling and overwhelming revelations Of In.
timidation, fraud, outrage. and violence
prrcticed upon the colorcd men Of the
South. can have the brazen offrontery TO
claim the Southern vote for Mr. Tildcn.
j. only 70 be- accounted for on the same
principle we account for the preparation
Of this Southern infamy. This charnel
house cannot be covered The sworn
testimony Of men and women white and
black, puts these outrages upon the pages
Of the history Of this country by the side
Of the bloody Rebellion and over the
names Of the same parties North and
South who bear the responsibility OF that
tra'torous attempt
How any mat. or any party. who now
winks at these things can hope Tor a res.
pectable mcdiocrity of political standing
hereafter. IL one of the unexplained DO.
litical mysteries Of this Republic The
weak attempt TO cover up these aEsAssin's
tracks by charging the same thing upon
men Of opposite political preferences.
should bring n blugh to every mans face
who makes H. That both parties IN the
South have been guilty OF violence no
sane man will deny but that there Il
any comparison In these things. IL not
true a. everybody but an idiot must
know. The same element North and
South that instiratcd the Rebellion. that
sat prinning in delight nt the starving
and rotting carcasses OF Anderaonville
and Libby, that carried the infected
clothing Tor the foul purpose Of slow and
lsathsome murder, and that assassinatcd
the President Of this nation. j. the reck.
ing element Of contention. fraud. out.
rage, and murder to-day.
10 b. hard to possess ones soul in pa
thence before this cavalcnde Of marching
death. aud yet while there l. blood 20
call from these g:aycless cemeteries there
j. God TO hear The cry Of Bloody
Shirt will not close the ear or the voice
Of Him before whom these victims will
vet meet the trausgressnr. aud we can
afford TO wait until lie shall curse Meroz
and ~ surely will
But how are these things 20 be recon.
cilcd with common morality TO say moth.
ing Of religion7 IL il bad enough for
proiossedly good men 90 keep silence be-
fore these evils. but when they excuse
them by magniiying every counter evil
when they step between the victim and
the revolver and not only lay their
shameless hand-over the wailing mouth
Of the widow and orphan, but over that
Of an indignant Republic a. well, what 10
this bat deliberate lying3 Every mans
interest in this country Is locked up ia
the moral status OF the nation; and no
man can afford the experiment Of such
teaching What j. there in a political
party or party name demanding such a
sacrifice OF honor7 How can such an
altar be accepted by any one who values
his soul or those Of his iellows7 The
nameless iniatuations Of the Ilindoos
are not a whit behind the senscless po-
litical slavery OF this country Men at.
iach themselves 20 party aud At once
throwing in wealth. name and moral
character. though risking both the pres.
ent and the future, rave as II the stAbili.
ty Of the universe depended upon the
success OF that party.
Party politics - 10 day the American
Juggcruaut crushing It's thousands. Can
honorable men become thus enslavcd7
Can any one but be who Is politically la.
sane drag his Christian profession under
these reekIug wheels3 While such
things continue the Church may we'll
hang her head in shame before the sneer.
| ing multitude who know but too we'll a
/ political liar Is no better than any other.
I however gaudily party trappines may
hang over aud around him. aud however
loud and long he may shout for national
integrity and reform.