The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-08-26
Humorous Side of Politics.
By a REFORMED BUTTERNUT.

God moves in mysterious way, his wonders tc
/ perform!" / am still in search of Democrat who
knows TO what political faith he holds this year.
met young Democrat this morning who claimed tha'
he would vote for Hancock because he is soldier
He reiterated the threadbare that the Democratic
party has always been the friend of the Union soldier
1t didn't take long to throw this particular Democrat
into a rage. just reached into my "Teasure-boN'
and pulled out the first clippings that came within
reach. The first this, from the BucyruS, (traW-
| ford county, Ohio,) Forum, Democratic:
| SIT 1.-THE Administrations has put arms into the
hands of outlaws, thieves, murderers and traitors
| This did not tend to place my young friend in the
possible humor, but this little beauty, from the
| Cincinnati Enquirer, raised his anger to white
heat:
''They 1.-THE soldiersl back and find fin their 4,i
charitable agent of an Aid Society, who has found
that there are ways than one OF administering
This great Democratic organ in order to vent its
spite against the gallant Union soldiers, attempted to
cast stain upon their wives And the Enquirer was
then as it is now, considered Democratic Bible.
These little bits of record not pleasant reading
for our Democratic friends. How any who has
been acting with the Democratic party for the past
twenty years. can ask Union soldier, the friend
of Union soldier to vote the rebel ticket, is pastmy
understanding.
A DEMOCRATS OPINION OF HIS PARTY-One of
the funniest features of the chameleon party is the
opinion it expresses of ITSELF To hear the average
country Democratic editor boast of the manner in
which Hancock is going to draw his sword and
march into the White House, is almost enough to
raise the hair on a bald-headed Republican Bnt
such talk is old to Democrats. They have a little
spell of that kind of blowing during each succeeding
campaign. This little warming clipped from the
WaYerly Watchman. republish it with great plea
sure, because it is about the only time ever knew
the watchman to tell the truth. It was published in
the Watchman during the troubles over the disputed
Presidency, in 1876:
ssIf the Democratic party submits quietly to being
robbed Of the victory which It aehieyed on on nf 1I
with the reins of Government or anything else such
and kept there for all time to come.''
Yet the who wrote the bombast, submitted,
in the tamest possible manner, to being robbed"
Gen. Hancock has not the most indistinct idea that
he will ever enter the White House by drawing his
sword. Candidates for the Presidency are not inau-
gurated in that way in this country
.sFEELs 1T IN HIS BOOTS Tsr-They were sitting
around Uncle Joe's corner, talking politics. One
good-natured Democrat got his Democracy rouse1
up to the John c. Thompson pitch of eXultation.
Said he, Il believe there's goin' to be change FEEL
IT IN MY BooTsr, But his enthusiasm was sent away
down to the freezing point when Republican who
sitting quietly observed: IF you were to
take them snakes out of your boots You wouldn't feel
it - Those Democrats who claim exultingly, fee
it in their boots in much the same manner-many
of them.
THERE is something odd-something mysterious,
in the persistency with which human nature follows
bad idea. just there, as pass along, L see a
man who is entering life's evening" His hair is be-
coming ''silvered.' conceived an odd fancy when
child, that every silver hair in old mans head
denoted some good deed. But, like many other delu-
sions that passed away. see that young man in
ont of him. he looks the young fellow straight in
he eyes, and-lies like Satan about the record and
aims of the Democracy Had that man grown gray
with hard work in the service of the Lord instead of
the Devil and the Dtmocratic party, his grave might
be hidden by flowers and soaked by tears. Yet he
will toll for few years yet, earnestly( Dadvocating
year what he will bitterly deny the next keeping
up unceasing struggle in an attempt to straddle
all sides of ali political questions, and at last will
go down into mother earth, leaving behind him a
reputation which suggest but one word as his
his epitaph-'Demagogue.