The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-12-04
DAVIS MAcKLE1
AS TO CONSISTENCY.

AS TO CONSISTENCY.
The Gallipolis District Nes0s thinks
the Standard is not consistent be-
cause it does not believe that the only
way to reach desired point is to turn
ones back to it, and run in an oppo-
site direction. Bro. Pagan seems well
pleased over the defeat of the Re
publican party, and the turning of
the Government over to the cut
throats and traitors Of the Solid South,
because the Republican party ''did
not declare against Rum" May we
ask where, and under what circum-
stances. the Democratic party ever
declared against Rum, and where it
ever failed to show clearly that it was
and is in favor of untrammeled deal
ing in the internal traffic?
Bro. Pagan makes the same mis-
take made by the garrulous Gage. who
spoke here some time ago, in claiming
that men who voted for the Second
Amendment ought to vote with the
party Prohibitionists, in order to be
consistent. Let us see how that is:
Some thirty-three hundred men-at
least nine-tenths Of whom were Re
publicans in jackson County voted
for the Prohi bition Amendment. The
Party Prohibitionists stood aloof as
matter Of course, and ran little side
show Of their own. They did not
take kindly to the Amendment be-
cause it was not a party measure Of
their own, but we are willing to give
them credit for voting for it. Nearly
all Of the Republican speakers in
Jackson County-old and young-and
many Republicans who never before
attempted to speak in public went
among the people. pleading the cause
Of the home against the saloon. The
Standard advocated the cause Of
Prohibition more vigorously than any
other paper in the State. On the
other side Of the political line, just
one Democrat gave an earnest public
support to Prohibition, and we believe
he voted the Democratic ticket, treat
ing the temperance question as a
moral question, outside of the work
of political parties.
Now, in order to find out to what
extent the Prohibition party are
scooping things, look at the vote last
year, and that of this year. For
Second Amendment in Jackson
County there were in round numbers
$500 votes. For Prohibition Party
ticket this year, 71votes. We respect
every mans right to act and vote as
he pleases, and we are just as strongly
opposed to the liquor traffic as any
Prohibitionist, as our work for the
cause of temperance has shown, but
we do not believe in attempting to
attain political notoriety at the ex-
pense Of common sense.
When the tail says to the dog; If
you don't declare me the head and
front, and advance in nay direction, |
will twist your head off, it may be
actuated by very stern resolution,
but its logic is bad. There might be
thousand associations formed, calling
themselves "the Prohibition Party"
but they would have no right to ques-
ton the honesty of every man who
did not subscribe to their practices.
The Republican party has shown it
self to be the party Of progressive
ideas; in all it's efforts for the good OF
the country and the Advancement of
the people, it has had the bitter oppo-
sition Of the Democratic party, and
now, because this great Republican
party has not travelled with unreason-
able haste, or adopted the idea of every
man who presumes to teach political
morals, professed temperance people
rejoice that great and good man
whose own State, the pioneer Of prac-
tical temperance reform, gave him
tremendous vote-has been defeated
by beefy stockholder in Brewery,
all in the interst of Prohibition.
As well might one church organ
ization say: "Because all other denom-
nations will not come to our way OF
thinking, and adopt oar plan of saving
the world, therefore we will teach
them lesson by joining forces with
Satan, and preach the beauties of an
estate of lost sinfulness.
Were the question Of Prohibition
submitted to the voters of Ohio to-day,
it would receive at least fifty thousand
majority. The Prohibition Party
could not get ten thousand votes all
told. In order to be considered
temperance man, we do not deem it
necessary to throw ourself into the
arms Of a party which advocates licens-
ed dealing in liquors, and gives the
great State of Ohio Governor who, in
a public proclamation faunts his dis
belief in Almighty God.
There is talk of General Mcclellan
for Secretary Of the Navy, in Cleve-
lands cabinet. The General ought