The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-07-26

PERSONS who lived in Jackson forty
five years ago will remember LeGrand
Byington, of Piketon. He practiced
law here. He was a leading member
of the Ohio Legislature. He was a
Democrat, and LeGrand Byington,
Caleb J. McNulty and Allen Latham,
were in reality the Legislature.
Hon. VIM. Allen, of Iowa, sends us
an Iowa paper-the Des Moines Reg
lister, with the following marked:
ANOTHER PROTESTING DEMOCRAT.
The following letter from Mr.. LIE
Grand Byington, of Iowa City, the
noted Democrat, was sent to the Des
Moines Leader for publication. 1t
was too bold an arraignment Of the
Democracy for its surrender to the
saloon to be printed in that paper,
and publication was refused. So it is
given to the State through the Regis
ter. It is so severe, and so impregna-
BILE in its positions, that the Leader
was afraid to trust its brother Demo-
Gratis of conscience and courage with
a reading of it. It is one Of the hard
est blows yet given to the Democrat
ic party for its shameless surrender to
the rum power. It is as follows:
Iowa CITY, July 4, 1sS3.-Editor of the Leader:
From my sick room send you few lines for inser-
too dSn much UNDER the influence ofparty discipline
he% has eTr ease e
paper bearing my signature 49,, l.
sS the
the party in respect to the liquor traffic is to me
No scearge known 70 our time approaches, in mag
TRe @ deadly Sc 2 aa Of sRese e1s xss
is confined to party or sect; and remedies should
hye PyOnd and nd bPe5c
in Iowa foreed the great question to the
the legaized perpetuation of the misunderstanding
Two successive General Assemblies of the State
passed measure OF permansnt repression, and sub
partisan election for Incorporation into the funda-
mental law, and it was ratified by nearly two-thirds
Pending this benefcent proceeding, the Democrat
the question did not concern it an organization
n6ss Of G 6e
the result, and by executive order placed the pro
Judgment, it still remains, mandatory-and only to be
ese bg as
cratic party Ghanged front & At df T eT it nd de
nugatory fasco of the Supreme Court decision exer
ali of us against prohibition,' and for well regula-
tedn damnation, called license.
The Democratic managers tell us that prohibition
Ss SE dens nd
non-sumptuary, and the party must '.judiciousy''
father the saloon. Here is and double test but
its logic is contemplate. Prohibition and
license. as legal mandates, differ only in degree.
While. therefore, the test fails to satisfy the
political conscience the party is become wholly
responsible for the great growing social malady.
Can afford it? 49,
For more than fifty years, within my personal and
profession observation, all the multifariouS X
miserable shams and expensive failures They have
everywhere multiplied the horrors of the dram shop;
and so 1t will the end of time. Any further
Derimenting in that direction savors of idiocy
tain this efete and pernicious poicyso abhorent
my feeling and so repugnant to my judgment-l can
but hesitate if not refuse.
But what alternative? The attitude assumed by
nv party has forced the other party to the direct
issue The flat of both (Which both disclaimed the
Intention thus made the question conspcuously
partisan; and, result of this party hocus-pocus,
find myself standing with the Republicans upon this
leading question of State policy, while antagoniZing
them at every other point To vote for their candi
party whose general principles, shameless hypocrisy,
tory procvities, reckless usurpatlons ana al perya
ding corruptions my especial and everlasting de-
testation.
In this deplorabe state of the case what am to do
or as Mr.. Webster once moaned, where am to
go?" l appeal to the Leader for advice You may be
able indicate facie mode of escape from the
dilemma, but at present 1T seems TO me that must
either spit upon the platform while voting the ticket
disgusting hypoerisy) or dodge all responsibilities
forget to go to the election.
LEGRAND BYLNGToN.
What an abiect service the saloon is