The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-08-13

for, but we are not of the opinion
that the patriotism of any considerable
number of the old soldiers would find
full expression in a raid upon the
United States Treasury. We were a
soldier; we should have gone had
there been no considerations but the
mere bearing of expenses by the Gov
ernment; yet we were paid as per
agreement for a few months, when
the wages were raised, and the Gov
ernment actually paid us more than
we had right to expect. After the
close Of the war. we received hun
dred dollars additional bounty; had
we been disabled, the Government
would have granted liberal pension
and we think the Government has
been doing fairly well by the soldier.
We shall endorse every measure tend
ing to benefit the soldier, but we think
it very great mistake to attack Sen
ator Sherman for conscientiously dis
charging his duty, and we regard it as
decidedly ungenerous to assume that
the old soldier has no higher patriot
ism than desire to secure additional
pay for work performed and paid for
a generation ago.
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How unreasonable people will be
at times, even to the overlooking of
the most commonplace affairs of life.
Concerning the tribute Of the country
to the memory of Gen. Grant, a cor
respondent Of a Columbus paper
recently wrote;
1.-THE Democrats Of this town, who
are the possessors of a tall hickory
fag-pole, planted in honor of Cleve-
land, Hendricks and reform, be it said
to their disgrace, have refused to place
their colors at half-mast over the
death of Grant owing to the fact that
he was Republican.
You don't understand the situation,
friends. That pole was doubtless
hoisted amid loud protestations Of
Democratic love for the laboring men.
1t was emblematic of "Old Hickory"
and the good old Democratic days.
The Democratic promise had gone
forth, that if the laboring men of
Hooking county would elect Cleve-
land, times would improve at once,
and continue to improve Amid such
promises the pole went up. Now the
poor, honest, hungry workingman
stands idle upon the streets, regarding
that pole as great hickory he. Ac-
croding to Democratic testimony, it
was the only safety of workingman
that he be Democrat, as Blaine was
"a member of Syndicate" and would
make times oppressive in the mining
regions. Possibly those Democrats
had too much honesty to run flag
up even halfway on that lying pole.
*x*
1t has been said Of Gen. Grant, by
those intimately acquainted with him,
that he never gave way to profanity
that he never swore an oath in his
life. Taking such career as Grants
thrown among all kinds of people,
and serving long in the army-this
is remarkable. Here is trait of the
great mans character which should
impress itself strongly upon the youth
of to-day. Boys, you think it manly
to swear. Did you ever hear of Lin
coin or Grant rolling out a torrent of
blasphemy? Here is man who be-
gan at the lowest round Of mortal ex-
perience, and climbed steadily to the
top Of the ladder, and one Of the
brightest features of his fame is the
fact that he always had deep rever-
ence for his maker To the old SOL
dier this seems most remarkable, as
profanity was too prevalent in the
army. In contrast with the example
Of the great soldier, one may hear the
smallest boys upon the streets utter
such horrid blasphemy as to make one
shudder for the depravity of taste
which prompts it.
y x
AS a squad of G.. A. R. boys were
marching along the street on Satur-
day, a man remarked that ''some of
those men seemed young, to have
served in the war" And it does seem
remarkable considering the great
length Of time since the beginning Of
the war, that so many men still retain
a youthful appearance. Many of the
old soldiers are dropping out Of ranks.
Of the great leaders in the war Grant,
Thomas, Meade, and Hooker are gone,
and every few days some old veteran
of the rank and file drops out. It is
something, friends, for us to be ready
to obey the final order when it comes.
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It would seem, from the conduct Of