The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-10-03
THE ISSUE.

The people are just now being treated |
to a vast amount Of oratory on the sub
ject of finance. Financiers are plentiful,
and all of them are willing to teach the
people the true theory Of conducting the
financial affairs of great nation. w
see and hear them of all grades, from the
rich demagogue, to the poor devil who
never did, nor never will, perhaps, earn
dollar in his life. We are speaking now
of Democratic fnanciers. Each of them
assumes to know the shortest and surest
route to financial prosperity He may
not be able to conduct his own financial
affairs-he may be 6 bankrupt, in fact,
yet he can tell you all about the finances
Of the country, even to giving you the eX-
act figures. In at least nine eases out Of
ten, his figures will have no semblance Of
truth IN them, but that does not detract
from them as a Democratic argument.
The issue in this campaign is, whether
! the public credit shall be upheld. and the
good name Of the nation sustained, or
whether we shall give way to reckless
!
consequent destruction of the public
credit And included in this Democratic
scheme for financial ruin, is the determi-
nation of the Southern wing, or brains of
the Democratic party, to have compensa-
ton for every slave made free by the war,
and all property confscated by the Gov
ernment, or destroyed or consumed by
the Union forces. Think of it, reader.
Perhaps you had son, a brother or a
father in Sherman's march to the sea, in
Sheridan's dashing campaigns in Virginia,
or in the marches and fights of sturdy
old Pap Thomas. You think the past
should be forgotten, and you vote the
Democratic ticket. In so doing you vote,
indirectly, to pay twenty prices for every
particle of provisions consumed by such
son, brother or father, in all his travels
through the "Solid South in pursuit OF
traitors We say twenty-fold because
when once the payment of such claims
begins, the Southern traitor will be very
particular not to get the amount of his
claim too low, but to get it just as high
as his conscience will allow him, and his
conscience is noted for extreme elastici
ty All the Southern traitors and their
Northern subordinates are waiting for, is
good majority in the next Congress-
That secured, they will begin carrying
out the infamous measures we have
alluded to- We do not write this as an
electioneering howl. The conduct, past
and present, of the Democratic leaders
fully warrants US in saying what we have
said
In no Congressional election since the
close of the war has there been such
imminent danger to the country, or such
urgent need of getting out every Repub
lican voter, as in the present election II
is, more than ever fight for the life O.
the nation. The same old copperheao
serpent has raised to strike the deadly
blow. The duty of all loyal men, of al
men who believe in honesty, of all mer
who are opposed to the ruin of the coun
try, financially, and the sinking of the
public credit out of sight, is very plain
The old serpent should again be stricken
down. This time the blow should be-
effective. 1t should receive its quietus
The principle should be immovably fxec
in our political system that nations, al
well as individuals, should be honest
that a great nation cannot be made
play for demagogues and selfish
schemers; that traitors must take bach
seats"
We will, all of us, doubtless hear many
soft words from Democratic demagogues
on election day. Let US not be deceived
by them. Let US keep in mind the pict
ure Of thousands Of graves scattered owe,
Southern battle fields let US remembe
the despicable, cowardly conduct of tn,
Northern copperhead during the war, ant
his mean and cringing conduct since
, and, remeu bering these things, let US 9,
to the polls early on next Tuesday, anC
cast our ballots in favor of honest money
, against the payment of rebels claims, ant
against the schemes of all tricksters ant
demagogues let US cast our ballots il
: favor of preserving the life and credit 0
the nation; let us vote the Republican
ticket from top to bottom.