The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-12-10
BLOODY-SHIRT PAPERS!
Number VIII.

A mans life is valuable to the world |
only for the good it accomplishes, and the
useful lesson it teaches. And the rule |
which applies to the individual applies |
with equal force and propriety to the |
party which engages actively in public
affairs. If good man dies, we delight |
to pay the last sad tribute to his memory, |
by recitipg, above the cold form of clay, |
the good deeds accomplished during the
the time when the immortal soul inhab-
tied the frail tenement. His life has been
good, and the world has been made better
by his having lived in it. If he has been
a bad man, the influence and trend of his
life have been toward bad, rather than
good, and we should not forget that the
world is made worse, rather than better
by his having lived in it. The lesson of
the life is something of which the world
cannot afford to lose sight, If the life
of party has been good, if it's work has
been righteous in its inception and carry
ing out, we gladly point to it as some
thing commanding universal admiration.
But if the life and work of party have
been bad, even to criminality, we point to
it-not for the purpose of admiring it,
but that we may not forget the lesson it
ever teaches.
Some of the evil work of the Demo-
cratic party has been noticed heretofore.
The refusal of that party to obey the laws
of the land with regard to the election of
chief magistrate, has been noticed al
ready. But none of the evil results of
the party presents sadder picture than
that presented at the depot in this place,
in the early days of the war. The excite
ment was running high; the Democratic
Rebellion was in full blast; the blood
tingled in the veins of the stalwart
young men of the North; almost every
train out of jackson was conveying a
greater or less number of young men to
the front. On the occasion to which ref
erence is made young man by the name
of Hooton was trying to get upon the
train to go the front. His sister hung
about his neck with the most piteous ap-
peals which were sadly seconded by the
mother, who felt sure that her son would
| be killed, and so expressed herself. In
vain the young man-who was noble
looking fellow-urged his duty to his
country. They could not give him up.
At last, just as the train started, the
young man tore himself away from them
by main strength, and leaped upon the
moving train. The screams of the mother
and sister brought tears to the eyes of all
those within hearing. AS the train NOV
ed away the brave young soldier stood
upon the platform of the car, waving his
hat in token of farewell. And it was a
farewell :.
The tears of the mother and sister were
| flowing for the wick kedness of the Demo
cratic party. That wickedness had made
it necessary for this young man and his
comrades to leave their homes and go out
to the battle-felds In a few months
that boy came back. This time he waved
no signal of either farewell or return
greeting. The CLASSY, sightless eyes were
turned Heavenward, and the heart that
burned with such patriotic zeal, was now
silent lump of clay. Another victory
was scored for Democracy. Another
home had been wrapped in gloom and
despair. "But holdp' says the Democrat
"That is allpast and gone" What is all
past? Did the gay, light-hearted boy
ever return, save in the imagery of the
mothers and sisters hearth Is the re-
quest to forget" the only recompense
that party would offer those who lost
their dear ones through the intrigues OF
Democratic treason2 Can the statement
that all is now peace in this country lessen
the horror of the picture presented by the
slain kinsman? The mother who lost a
son in the Union Army, may be proud
that he enlisted, but she cannot cease to
remember who caused his death. And il
is well to remember these things. Dur
ing the time when the life of the Nation
seemed trembling in the balance, when
the earnest support of every loyal man
was deemed necessary, the party that
stood by the Government is worthy OF
our admiration and grateful remem-
brance. The party that opposed the Gov
ernment and sympathiZed with and aided
and abetted it's enemies, is only worthy OF
the contempt of all loyal men, forever. 1t
is not good sign of the times, that party
should ask the people to forget it's work
This is always the plea of the criminal
The Republican party courts the closest
scrutiny of its record as party, and asks
no man to, cease waving the bloody
shirt, or forget its war record.
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