The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-11-05
1t doesn't take much to console a

1t doesn't take much to console a
Democrat, after he has been showed
under at the polls. The papers on
that side are endeavoring to stuff their
Democratic readers with the idea that |
Foraker was really defeated at the re-
cent election. because she is minori-
ty candidate" Foraker got 1858
more votes than Hoadly, and 331, ,5O4
more votes than Leonard. Yet these
Democratic teachers claim that he is
"a minority candidate because he
had not clear majority over all.
But let us apply the same line of
reasoning in another light, and see
| where it leaves the Democrats: For
aker had 359, ,538; Leonard, 2S,034;
these added together make 3S7.572.
Hoadly had 341, $3.50. Then the Dem
ocratic were really showed under to
the tune Of 46, 1872, because that is the
balance against them. Like all other
Democratic tricks, this one fails be-
cause it will not bear investigation.
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The Chillicothe AdUertiser speaks
Of the successful raising Of carp in
artificial ponds by Ross County farm
ers. These fish are said to thrive on
almost any kind Of vegetable diet, and
some of them have attained weight
of two pounds in year after being
put into the pond as little minnows.
Almost any farm could have a fish
pond, and thus raise an excellent arti-
Gle of food at very little outlay.
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The local editor of the Carroll Free
Press produces the following, which
probably accounts for the disaster to
the Democratic party last month:
"The Starry Heavens present rare
attraction this month. The planet
Saturn, which rises about o'clock in
the constellation Gemini, with its
vast rings spread open to the widest
extent, was in perihelion last week
and as the earth is nearly between it
and the sun, the opportunity afforded
for studying the ringed world is such
as occurs only once in about thirty
years.
No Democratic party ever lived
under such sky as that. The news
from Cincinnati also indicates that
the planet Satan was in pair-o'-hell-
ions in Cincinnati, about the same
time
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An account was recently published
Of highly esteemed widow lady who
came near marrying a worthless scamp,
through answering personal in the
Enquirer This lady lived at Hills
boro. Why should respectable wild
ow lady answer personal bv an un-
known man?
The Brown County NeUs objects to
Sherman and Noyes because they took
part in an alleged fraud, in 1876, ''by
which President was stolen and
seated who was not elected" There
seems to be some danger that our
Democratic friends will keep on re-
peating that old story until some of
them actually begin to believe it, after
a while.
A Democratic exchange complains
that ''the Republicans want the whole
earth" Well, why not? A very
large portion Of the earth belongs to
Uncle Sam, and had it not been for
the Republicans the big farm would
have been cut up into lots, and the
Republicans naturally feel an interest
in the old place. The Democrats have
shown that they are worthless as po-
litical farmers. The only value of
Democracy upon the great political
farm is as fertilizer. It will do we'll
enough to sprinkle over the farm one
year, but it is always necessary for the
Republicans to do some vigorous
plowing, grubbing and turning-under,
the next year. The Republicans have
shown that they know how to possess
the earth successfully and righteously.
Why, then, should they not possess
the earth?
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"What is the matter with the
preachers?" said the head of a family
to US, a few days ago. The question
was a puzzler. and the only answer
which could be framed was ''there's
nothing the matter with the good
preachers The daily press during
the past two or three weeks have had
had a wonderfully large number of
accounts Of Ministers having gone
sadly wrong. But this should not be
used as reproach to the Ministerial
calling. 1t should be borne in mind
that no calling is more victimized
by frauds, than this One of the first
things scoundrel thinks of, when
laying his plans to victimize COM
munity is the religious dodge, and it
often happens that fellow chooses
the Ministry as profession, knowing
his own weakness and instability of
character, and he has not far to fall
when temptation assails him. Minis
ters are men, and some of them very
weak men, too. But the sacred call
ing of the Ministry should not be
held accountable for the humbugs
who disgrace it.