The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-10-06
Showing their COIOrs,

bration, we saw b. f. Scott Esq. On
our way from the meeting he showed
us copy Of the Alliance Ne,os, a pro-
fessed temperance paper. In it was
an editorial which said there was
tremendous uprising in Jackson coun-
ty-that John T. Moore, wonderful
Christian gentleman-a very great
and good temperance man, was can
didate for Representative, and that
hundreds of Republicans were going
to vote for him, on account Of the bad
temperance record Of Jones, the Re-
publican candidate. The Ne,Os then
advises Scott to withdraw, in favor of
Moore, SC.
The lions skin cannot conceal the
ears of the ass. If the temperance
party is honest, why will its organ,
the Ne,cs, advise Scott to withdraw In
favor of Moore? The whole thing,
as managed by the leaders, is to place
the State Government in the hands OF
the Democracy. Is this honest?
What has been the record OF the
Democracy? As long ago as Jan. 8,
1856, in State convention, the party,
among other things, said:
"Resolued, that the introduction Of
moral and religious questions into po-
litical controversies and issues OF the
day, is a wide departure from the an
cient principles and sound policy of
the country; at war with the true in
terests of the people, corrupting alike
to morals, religion and politics, and
Of a most pernicious and dangerous
tendency"
At the State convention August 26,
1874, this resolution was passed:
"We favor the submi1 ion to the
people by the General Assembly of an
amendment to the Constitution author
izing the passage Of license laws"
The same year, Sept. 2, 1874, the
Republican State convention passed
the following resolution:
'That the restraint Of intemperance
and its causes to the full extent of the
legislative, judicial and police powers
of the State and the forfeiture of the
public trust for intoxication, are de.
manded by the moral and materia
welfare Of society and of the State.
On the 18th Of June, 1875, the
Democratic State convention resolved
"That we are opposed to the passage
of what are called the sumptuary laws
or any interference with social habits
or customs not in themselves criminal
and we reprobate any espionage by
one class of citizens upon another un
der any pretense whatever"
July 25, 1877, the Democratic Stat'
convention resolved that the Democ
racy was opposed to many things, ant
among others,
'The liberty Of individual. action
unvexed by sumptuary laws
To this part Of its several platforms
the party has ever been true. Las
winter, the only practicable measure
on temperance in the Legislature, wa
the proposition to submit an amend
ment to the constitution. This re
quired a three fifths vote in eacl
House. Enough temperance Demo
Gratis in the House Of Representative:
Joined with the Republicans to give
the measure the requisite majority
The Democratic Senators then held ;
caucus, and resolved to oppose thu
matter, and so they went solid agains
it, and defeated it.
We published the following in th'
Standard three weeks ago, and up tt
this date Saturday Mr.. Moore ha'
not answered-he dare not answer:
Your State convention passed tht
following resolution:
Resolved, That the Democrats o1
Ohio in this year as in all years are il
favor Of the largest individual liberty
consistent with the public order, ano
are opposed to legislation merely
sumptuary.."
Do you indorse that resolution
Are you in favor of free beer, and fret
whisky? If elected, and your party
in caucus, resolves, as it did last win.
ter, to oppose temperance legislation
will you obey the caucus, and vote
against all temperance legislation?
What can we think of the honesty
of party whose newspaper organ ad-
vises Scott, an independent temper
ance man to withdraw in favor OF
Moore, the regular Democratic candi-
date? Scott has always been prac-
tical, as well as theoretical temper