The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-09-25
THE DEMOCRATIC METHOD
A FEW POINTS FOR MINERS TO
PONDER


A FEW POINTS FOR MINERS TO
PONDER
Nothing in our political system can be
so thoroughly disgusting to any man hav-
ing even limited knowledge of the his
tory of that party, as the talk of Dem
ocrats about being "the friends of Labor. "
Look back along the history of the party,
clear back beyond the memory of the pres
ent generation, and it is one solid string
of expressions of the poor. The Repub-
lican party found the Democratic party
compelling four millions of poor people to
work for nothing, to support lazy Demo-
cratic loafers. The Republican party gave
the Democratic party thrashing and
tack these poor people and released them.
The Republican party befriended these
poor people from that time on, in the face
of the most bitter opposition by the De-
mocracy, and now that the colored man
is the equal, before the law, of his Demo-
cratic neighbor, the latter would lovingly
fall on his bosom and tell him what a
good, very good, friend the Democratic
party had always been to him. And this
at the very time when the Democracy are
shooting down colored men in the South
for voting the Republican ticket But
the colored men see through the preten-
sions of these demagogues.
The Republican Party found the Dem
ocratic Party advocating, nay demanding,
the flooding of the country with such a
deluge of greenbacks that the laboring
man would under such condition of
things, be compelled to accept his wages
in greatly deprecated currency. The Re
publicans settled that matter also, and
made the gold and the paper dollar of
like value. And thus the record goes on,
with regard to National matters. How
is it with regard to local matters?
We have not in all our observations of
human affairs found solitary Demo
cratic employer who proved himself to be
better friend to the Laboring Men than
his Republican neighbor. On the other
hand, we have found Democratic employ
ers to be foremost in advocating the re-
duction of wages, and the most bitter and
uncompromising in fighting organized
Labor, whenever it dared strike blow in
it's own defense.
Over yonder in the Hooking Valley an
extensive miners strike has been going
on for some time. These miners felt that
they were being oppressed by their en-
ployers and resolved to strike for what
they regarded as their rights. We will
not stop to discuss the wisdom or folly Of
strikes, but merely take the facts as they
are presented. The miners in this County
and in the town of Jackson, have been
sustaining these Hooking Valley boys by
weekly contributions of money and pro-
visions. But, just as our miners-who
were directly interested, expected to see
their friends in the Valley successful, up
comes Democratic Sheriff, and calls on
the Governor for troops to shoot down
these miners. The soldiers are ordered
into the Valley, and as if this was not
| enough, the Democratic Governor, with
a Democratic demagogue as an adviser,
marches into the Valley with his soldiers,
like a conquering hero. True, the claim
is advanced that these troops were Or
dered out for the purpose of protecting
life and property from rioters. But, as
suming that the Democracy are the es-
pecial friends of the Laboring Men, and
always willing to make any sacrifice fol
them, why do not the Democratic opera.
tors in cases where men strike for what
they regard as living wages, pay the de
manded wages, instead Of calling out sol
diers to shoot down the poor men who
are demanding increased wages. If they
cannot afford to pay the wages demanded
how can they claim to be pre-eminently
the friends and champions of Laborine
Men. You will find, Mr.. Miner, that IL
euery case where the Democracy have hat
an opportunity to prove themselves eithe
your friends OF oppressofs, they hav'
proven themselves your most bitter ant
cruel oppressors.
In 1880, it will be remembered, soldier
were brought into jackson County. Th
official making the call for troops was
Democrat, but an honest man, and doubt
less thought there was danger. The rio
consisted of gang of disguised men wh'
upset a shanty or two, but did no violenc
to persons. One of the most active advo
Gates of the calling out of the troops, ha
been eyer since that time going abou
bowling to the Laboring Men abou
the expressions of the Republican party.
Let us take a case of Democratic argu
ment: According to a demagogue VIII
has been investigating affairs arount
Monroe Furnace, q maa named Wallace
a man who is peculiarly fitted for votin,
the Democratic ticket, comes forward
unblushingly, and says that men are get
ting but a fraction over fourteen cents
day, for the hardest kind Of work in tha
neighborhood, because he has been payin
at himself! Why does he not pay his mel
two dollars per day instead of fourteen
cents? We don't believe there is Re
publican in jackson County who woul,
ask man to dig ore for fourteen cents
day. This man says y the Laborin
Men, iyou ought to place the Democrac
in control of the Government, becaus
they are the friends of the Laborng Men
as witness the fact that am paying me-