The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-08-23


goes no farther than a sort Of sgrr' mpnt
to refrain from voting. What earthly or
unearthly good do these Repub ms
purpose accomplishing by not voting2
Let it even be- granted that they have
reason to be- dissatisfird with the course
of the Administration. and with the
Cleveland platform. still they can not
undo the past they can not replace
Chamberlain and Packard. Nothing
that they can do can bring about these
results. Even should Ohio go Democrat
ic. and even should the President take
| the result a. a rehUkP. il would do
good; he can not undo what he has don
The policy" il ended and can not, there
I fore be properly called policy 20 tar ~
that word implies the present contin :
ance of a certain line ol conduct.
The only possible fleet Of a refusal to
vote is to put the State in the hands OF
Democrats Even If the President were
as wrong as his most furious opponent
has ever alleged. he is not So wrong IN
| Republican eyes as the Democracy
There is not Republican in the land
who. il the question were PUT to him
whether he would trust a Democrat in
preference To the President. would not
confess his allegiance to the President
Democratic victory, to which the re-
fusal OF Republicans to vote will contrib
ute, will only be an insult to the nose for
the purpose OF spiting the face H. can in
no wise change what has been done. Ii
would help the Democracy in its struggle
to gain i'm 1880 what il failed to gain in
1876, and il would place in jeopardy ali
which it was hoped had been secured.
Senator Morton struck the key note
for Republicans i'm his open letter and in
l.sVNA a tod
no matter how the uniteduess has come
about, must be opposed toy n united
North. The refusal of Republicans To
vote works only in favor Of the Demo
Gratis IL is rs if dissatisfied r. publ
can should say because the President has
given the Democrats an inch, ! will give
them an ell. The effect of such action
will he to give the Democracy States IN
the North to which they are not entitled.
IS u ell a states IL the South. This l.
nothing less than political suicide. IL l.
"a course Of action that no one would
resort 10 IN any other relation OF lite
What reasonable motive can man sug
gest for resorting to il in polilics2
A few days later, it contained the fol-
lowing
| THE BEATTY MOVEMENT.
| TO the Editor Of the Cincinnatti Times
You ask: What earthly or unearthly
good do these (dissatisied) Republicans
purpose accomplishing 10y not voting 2
As one OF them, and answering for my
self onlys say That good which is ri
ways accomplished by refusing to blindly
follow blind leaders We can not undo
what has been done, and il is sad thing
that we can not, but il we firmly refuse
to sanction what is wrong, we may pre-
vent a continuance OF wrong-dOing
The only vital issue between the Re
publican and the Democratic party is the
very issue embodied in Hayes policy,
and Hayes policv having been indors
ed emphatically by the Democratic party
not only in its conventions, but by it,
..ditors aud orators, as also the rank anC
tile, and especially in South Carolina.
ask you now what is to be gained by
further support OF the Republican party
as now run under the plan OF the "laye
policy As look at IL, il we continu,
our support OF the Hayes policy" vi
contribute our aid in hurTying the Re
publican party on to ruin. IL we with
hold il, we may induce the supporters q
the +" Hayes policy to pause aud r. feet
and return to their allegiance to true Re
publican principles
j have no sympathy whatever with tn
Democratic party. and will do anything
reasonable and proper to prevent ITS get
ting the control ot either National Stat
or municipal affairs. | regret most sin
cerely the Necessity which Is TO give il
this year. the Governor the Legislature
and a United States Senator to sit an,
act in concert with Judge Thurman Blu
the Hayes policy has placed the Re
publican party of Ohio in such position
that it is compelled to do this, or lose tn
State in 1880. The defeat OF the Rspuh
iicsn party in Ohio, this year. would not
AS you suggest, help the Democracy il
its struggle To gain in 1880 what it TAILED
TO gain in 1876 but its success would
A defeat AT this tine seems abSolutell
necessary for the welfare of the Rrpubli
can party and the prrpetuIty OF it's prin
ciplcs. As during the war some of what
AT the time, appeared to be our most dis
astfous aud bumIlisting defeats, prove,
IN the results which followed to be sigma
victories, 20 now let US hope that out O
the deleat which, through a most unwis
policy, is sure TO overtake the Republical
party OF Ohio in Octnber. that "a crown
ing and laIting victory may be accorded
it, not only in Ohio. but throughout tn
whole country in 1880.
REPUBLICAN,.
REMARKS BY THE EDITOR
As "A safrty-valve, the Beatty protes
would be "A very good thing. no douht. 10
those Republicans who can not iudors
certain measures OF the Administration
prOvided, 1t is not carried To the point q
hrlpIng back to power the very part,
which the protest vehemently opposes
Drspite the opinion OF our correspond
ent-One of the most prominent R-pub
licaus OF Ohio, who L. not machIn
politician, and who has no persona
grievance whatever-this course seems I,
us inconsistent with the very object an,
motive OF this protest. 1t is an uudrnia
ble fact that large number OF those VIII,
are supporting the Republican State tick
ct to-day do not lully approve the cours
oi the Administration in every respect
but they do not on that account wish 1,
sre the Republican party overthrow
I'd the old Democracy, dominated by.
Solid South, again restored to Nationa
power. We hope the Protesters will
come to see that the true course is for al
Republicans, despite all differences, 1,
8 aud firmly together, ard TO fight onl,
the enemy. Certainly, defeating Judg,
West, throwing away Republican Sena
torship, and paving the way Tor sweeping
Democratic gains next year in the Con
gr-ssiOnal elections, would afford no rem
edy tor anything the Administration ha
done, aud as "a "rrbuke' to the Presi
dent. does it not seem altogether to,
costly for any stalwart Republican to lee
that he can afford that luxury2
The following are specimens Of few
of the many letters received by the Beat
ty committee, from some OF the counties
UNION COUNTY.