The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-01-23
Judge Nash of Gallipolis is dead. He
Was "A years of age.
Austln's Last.

To the Editor of the Standard:
In his last article in the Standard,
friend Kirk says that all the churches
have by resolution, placed themselves in
the line with his party; but their failure
to vote with it speaks still louder than
their resolutions, and says in effect, that
they have no confidence in it. Neither
should the brethren be rashly censured,
or accused of inconsistency A party
that has been in existence several years,
and has never been able to elect a con-
stable, or road supervisor, seems scarcely
capable of stopping the manufacture and
sale OF Intoxicating liquors. If you ad
NIT their general proposition, that in
temperance is a monster evil it does not
as natural sequence follow that you al
SO allow that they are the men, and they
alone. to furnish the remedy. Because
you tearfully assent to the declarations
of the itinerant root doctor-the old fell
low that has lived several years with the
Indians, and peels his elder bark upward
for a vomit and downward for physic-
that disease is hurrying its thousands to
the grave and that death is abroad in
the land, you do not necessarily admit
his assertion that he has root that will
cause disease and death to disappear like
the morning mists
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| ed and definite number of its members
The numbers of the elect are not more
stationary. We used to think we dis
covered signs of revival, and prospect
of large accessions. Previous to the fall
elections our Democratic friends seem to
| be in the act of going over to the little
party in body. They will reason with
their Republican neighbors on righteous
ness, temperance, and judgment to
come, and implore them to come up to
the help of the Lord, even to the help of
the Lord against the mighty. On the
second Tuesday, however, you will find
them, without the loss of single soul,
back in their camp, and the Prohibition
vote just as it was at the earliest period
of its existence. The party is accused of
being party of one idea. and that one, not
especially brilliant. Men of that class
answer all reasoning in manner that
generally ends the discussion.
Do you want your daughter TO marry o
niger? has brought many an able advo-
cate of human rights to a sudden halt.
Do you want to start a corner grocery,
and drag my boy into it, and make q
drunkard of him is the answer to any
suggestion that at this time total prohi-
bition is impracticable. If my prohibi-
ton friends will allow me to make sug
SeStlOn, WOuld aQVlSe tnem TO go 1Of
local option. Make every one define
himself, and either vote for excluding Or
retaining it in his village or town. That
will get the question out of politics, and
make these brethren that have been
resolving" with you, vote with you. II
you think that too practical, raise the old
YELL go it on principle, and leave the
consequences to God. AS the conse
quences would be very heavy, it is likely
He can take care of them. While [ have
no respect for the little party, as party
| have nothing but good to say Of the
men composing it. l know them all
They are excellent neighbors and friends
and exhibit no signs of lunacy, save in
fooling with little party that does not
own constable or justice of the peace
in all this broad land. If Uncle Sam hao
disfranchised them, they would doubtless
mourn over it but they have practically
disfranchised themselves, and seem proud
of it-Sich is life. With these few lines
bid the subject final good bye, with
malice toward none, but charity for all.
A. A. AUSTIN.