The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-11-27
Our Great Country.

rv was there a period which gave
,etter promise of great future, than
he present time gives of glorious
future for the United States. The
wealth of the Nation is being rapidly
leveloped-the great fertile agricul-
tural regions being rapidly settled,
and everywhere there seems to be an
air of prosperity. We have the best
currency in the world, are at peace
with all the world, are rapidly secur-
ing paying foreign markets Tor the
large amount of produce and manu-
factures we have to sell, and with an
excellent system of free schools
spreading intelligence on every hand
a good honest Government, 1t does
seem that Gen. Grant spoke truly
when he said 1--WE do not think well
enough of ourselves.
There is also to be observed greater
tendency toward the right, IN the IN
ternal political affairs of this country.
Intelligent reasoning is making great
inroads on the hardened prejudice OF
former days. 1t has been frequently
observed, that when great question
Of right and wrong has been submit
ted to the American people for their
decision, they have almost invariably
decided in favor Of the right. There
is less inclination to believe the wild
rawlings of demagogues, and greater
tendency to sift intricate questions to
the bottom, and find out just what
there is in them.
We now hear, once in while, the
cry of Empire "Centralizatlon'
&C., but such talk is dying out. The
nearest approach this country even
made to an Empire, and the boldes'
attempt at Capitalization" was dur
inc the administration Of Gen. Jack
son the idol of the old-time Democ-
racy.
Granting that the country IS max
ino GREAT forward strides-and wha
honest man will not grant it?-lt L
proper to inquire into the causes
which are bringing about these gran(
results. We do not believe that any
political party is to be wholly credited
with the great success Of this Nation
We would credit-not party action o
policy-but the people. AS certainl..
as political parties are the outgrowtl
of public sentiment, just so surely will
the action of a political party be L
4 accord with the public sentlmen
which created or sustains it. Lookln
at the grand results in this country
we must conclude that the work Q
the party in power has, in the maj
been wisely done. The transitio
from the old dogma Of State Sovel
! eighty to the great principles OF te
: day. has been slow and tedious; but
!, has been going on steadily. The Rf
publican party has fought mon
strous battle with wrong, and has tr
d umphed. The result of the recer
d elections shows that large maJorlt
$ of the people endorse that party, an
its work for the good Of the countr.
n The public sentiment which sustain
the great Republican party is health
honest.
It is only necessary to briefly notl'
the past and present of the Dem'
= cratic party. It is now, and has ev'
n been. the fate of the Democratic par
e to be the tool Of somebody or som
thing. In the days Of slavery, tt
Is Northern wing of the party was hel
\ less in the clutches of the demon
~ slavery. The entire party bow
. down to the curse Of human bondag
. vet there was not black man on
lie Southern plantation who more readl
r. obeyed the lash of the overseer, th
er does the Democrat obey the par
xt lash.
It is not Necessary to follow t
Democratic party through the o'
" ~ twenty years. We believe that IN
~ that time the doctrines and actions
~ the party have tended toward wrol
Let us come down to the present TIL
lis and we find that the party has be-
w. for more than three years, struggl1
wo in the grasp Of one man. We bell
the Democratic party to be absolut
an unsafe party with which to tr
,ps the interests Of this great country.
all has shown, by the revolutionary a
or of the 'Brigadier" Congress that
ng unsafe and unfit for public serve
We trust that now, away from
H. heat of a political campaign, ev
LLo L voter may take time to compare
' ar history of the two great political |
'o ties. look about at the work that
y been accomplished, and make up
mind in calm, deliberate man,
rth which party he will act with IN
The future. If this be done, the Repu
at can party will entertain no fear a
di- the result.