The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-09-22
The Duties of the Hour.

ilHdHy 1lldG Hdfe preCeQeu l. IN CndUE
the issues are, like Gen. Hancock 81
tariff, purely local. The man ques-
ltlons involved are the redistricting of
the State and the control Of The Publ
allc lnstitutions-not that the latterE
are to be made bone of party conf
stention, but that each party has itsss
]own theories with regard to the Pub
]lic Institutions, and the members off
each party believe, as general thing,E
jim the doctrines advanced by the party
] to which they belong.
! We claim that it has been clearlyE
proven, when the Democracy were ins
power in Ohio, that they were not;
;; safe custodians of the Public Institu-E
Itions. We could quote here an array
jof historical facts that prove theI
darkest page in the record of the.
sState of Ohio, and that page writtenI
sby and of Democrats. But it is un-.
necessary now to go into details OPP
posed to this horrible record, is theE
record of the Republican party, which
we claim has been in the main, good.
A Democratic friend remarked, inl
this Office, few days since, that wei
a''must not commence abusing Demo-
/ 5crats this Fall as usual 1t is mott
! Sthe province of the STANDARD toI
abuse any man on account of his pol
aitics. We believe there are bad men
in all political parties. We do claim,
however, that the class Of men who
are assuming leadership in the Demo-
cratic party in this campaign, are not
such as are calculated to inspire hope
4 flor good results in case of Democratic
4 success. Any published criticisms or
astrictures upon these would-be leaders
aneed give no offense to decent Demo
3crats- this class Of Democrats are
aas heartily ashamed of the leaders of
their party as it is possible for good
amen to be ashamed Of anything.
4 It is the desire and aim Of the STAN
aDARD to make the issue of this CAM
apaign triumph Of honesty, of de-
acency, Of intelligence, Of Republican
ism, over an inscriptions scramble
Afor Office. To accomplish this it is
mot necessary to abuse any man or set
3of men. The ''leaders" are making
their own case strong enough against
athemselves.
q The plan of campaign adopted by
Mr.. Bookwalter is not such as will
Il lead sober, thinking Democrats, to
8regard him as at all fitted for the
8position he seeks. We very much
fear that John Wesley's" example
lis entirely bad in Gubernatorial can
|3didate.
i The people have tried Gov. Foster
4 a-they know HIM, and know that he
q is one Of the best Governors the State
a ever had. The affairs of the State
have been admirably managed under
him.
q What, then, is the duty Of all gooc
acitizens in this campaign? Shall we
elect Mr.. Bookwalter, with his almost
q countless horde Of hungry Office seek
Aers, have the Public Institutions o1
'gthe State ransacked from top to bot
tom, have decent, capable men turned
aout and the DIR. Jenners and the like
4turned in, or shall we re-elect Cover
q nor Foster, and allow matters to gt
ION in uudisturbed prosperity? We
8do not think any sensible Democrat
n will find any difficulty in settling this
q gimportant question in his own mind
q It is notorious fact that Mr.
ssBookwalter was nominated solely Oh
ssaccount of his money. No sane man
will claim, after reading his utter
Sances as published in his Literary
ABureau" at Columbus, that he is pos
dsessed of one-tenth the ability Of Gov
8ernor Foster.
q While we have no feelings towards
!aMr. Bookwalter but those of friend
ship, we ask all good, intelligent Dem
|Socrats, to join with US in teaching the
! young eagles of the Democratic party
What the Governorship Of Ohio cannot
4 be bought, and in re-electing Cover
3 nor Foster, and continuing prosperity
land good Government in Ohio.