The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-10-11


offensive dictation in newspapers ana
elsewhere within the State and beyond
| the eState-Republicans, ] say, with off~n.
sive and peremptory dictAtIon in the
/ State Of New York have been summoned
/ to declare themselves, and loud mutter
/ lngs have been given of retTibutlou and
/ OF vengeance II they dare even TO remain
silent. The Marshal of France bas just
attempted TO degrade and punish great
| Frenchman because he uttered his senti-
ments. Perhaps be has succeeded. That
was in France But it seems now that
American citizens are to be chastised, not
| for utteriDg their sentiments, hut, as my
| friend from Broome expressed il. Il they
dare to hold their peace. Not yeti Not
yeti Exotic despotism. revised and i'm.
proved, will not grow in American soil
and in American air Loud applause
No. sir; it will perish. Ia would be thus
trodden out il 1t did not die out.
THE "MAX-NmLINERs' AND "DILETTASTE."
Who are the men who have been crack
ing their whip over me and every other
Republican, Some man has said, Il am
of age in the Republican party. For
| twenty-five years / have labored for il
and stood by its flag [spplaussl; and in
twenty two years never have ! been false
to its principles, its cause, or it's candi
dates" CGreat applause.l Who are
these men who are cracking the party
whip over Republicans, and taking chargs.
OF the convention and the conscience OF
the Republican party2 Some OF them
are the msn-milliners, the dilettante, the
carpet-knights OF pOlitics-men whose
energies heretofore have been devoted to
accusing and dsuounciug men more hon
est than themselves Kisses and cheers
and tremendous applause. ! say their
energies have been devoted to denoubc-
ing end accusing men who, in sun and
storm. in war and peace. have chung 70
the Republican flag aud defended il
among those who tried to trail and tram
pie il in the dust. Some Of these men
who are now debating To the Republican
party, bow they could work their way
luto conventions in past years, denounc
cd, belttled aud befouled Republican
Administration. and poraded their own
cheap veneering of superior purity
some Of them masquerade as reformeis
Their vocation and ministry is to lament
the sins OF other people Laughter and
cheers Their stock in trade il ran
cId. flatulent selfrighteousness. Kisses
aHd cheers They are wolves in sleeps
clothing, and under their fair words their
pursuh Is office plunder Applause.]
Mr.. President, when DR. Johnson de-
fined patriotism 10 be The last refuge Of
scoundrel, he was then unconscious of
the then undev' loped capabilities Of the
word reform. Loud applause Yes
sir. iu. China lived a man five hundred
years before Mays son walked beneath
the bended palms OF Palestine, aud that
great teacher cautioned his disciples
against the very irnpo-tors sud bumbuga
that are being played to daza and mis-
lead the American people.
Mr. President some OF these new-found
party overseers [applausr are "a this mo
ment striving 10 show that the Krpubli
can party has been venal, wicked and un-
clean all its lite. They are trying TO
prove that il is dishonest corrupt. ahom-
Inable for men in Office % take part in
politics, and thus they are trying. ia
place OF proving title a. clear as George
Wasbington's, TO show that the last can
vass was fraudulent and corrupt, not only
in some States. but in every State. North
and south IL il an open secret that in
the last campaign, office holders every
where. in committee and in organization,
did all that men could do tor the success
Of the Republican party. / speak in the
hearing OF men who know better than
in the last canvass ofticr-holders were not
only encouraged. but urged to do all they
could. Some Of these ready chaTioteers
[laughter have deemed il their duty
heretofore, upon no provccation that the
rest of Us could discover, to make con.
vcntions and all else the vehicle Of dis.
psraging Republicans and Republican
Administrations Some OF them but yes
tefday sat in Democratic conventions.
some in very recent years sought uomi-
nations from Democrats, and some with
the zeal OF neOphytes and the bitterness
OF apostates. have done what respectable
Democrats would not do TO belle and
slander their action and country before
all the nations of the earth. Yes, sir
Grant loud applause] and all who stood
by that fearless, irseorruptiblc magistrate
bave been objects OF bitter snd truthless
aspersions OF these men. They forget
that foundations of great parties are not
laid. and their colossal proportions or
slow growth upheld by department or
ladies magazines or gush Laughter
liz is said OF certain Democrats in Massa-
chusetts that they tried to keep the party
as small as they could in order to make
the dividends rs large rs possible. Great
laughter | hope that thrt u not the
purpose ia this-St-te lt SOMETIMES hap
pens that the grasshoppers IN the corner
OF the fence without even q newspaper
can bs heard 10 make more noise thzn
the flJuks and herds that Craze on the |
thousand hills A Chinese wsr OF noises
has been raised in various parts of the /.
state, ard irom without the State. to /
drive and dragoon This convention into |
cOntendiEg over certain matters.
With an important election before US /
we are summoned. not to adhere To the /
essentials apOu which we can agree. but /
90 out from matters Of controversy and 1
splIt and carry division and weakness |
down into the extrcmIties and ranks of /
oar party. ] know that broad liberty in 4
criticising the Natioual Administration 1
bas not been without authority hereto l
fore. For rxtretpe license in this partic. /
ulsr, many arguments might he found IN /
the flies Oi the Journal made iamous by 1
the pencil OF Mast. have read them Of 1
ten. A convention may believe that /
where men are agreed i'm the essentials 4
of their faith and of their work, they /
ought 70 forego insisting with others in |
tho matters of individual belief But |
there seems to he high anxiety to clothe I
the Republicans OF this State with test 1
0aths and cateChisms and place them in |
a false position. We hear a great deal OF |
rumOrs Of wars TO be waged, a crusade to |
be preached, and vengeance to be reapsd |
WHAT is the meaning OF all this3 Why |
should il be thought that the Republi. |
cans Of this State are predisposed tO find |
iAult with Mr.. Hayes, as is my apprrbcn-
sion. They nominated him. The Re
publicaus OF New York gave him more
votes for his nomination than any other
State did or could give. Without these
votes he could never have become the
candidate. These votes came from men,
most of whom felt bound in honor, and