The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-12-03
BLOODY shirt PAPERS!
Number VII.

Number VII.
The great, overshadowing 'princi-
pie" of the Democratic party has al
ways been that anything which could
work to the interest Of that party,
was right-no matter how disreputa-
bic it might seem at the time, and
under the circumstances, when en-
ployed. The same Democracy which
said that few men had the right to
own many men, women and children,
also said that the Democratic paaty
should not be put out Of power by a
fair election. The same Democracy
which said that it would destroy the
Government rather than permit any
other than a Democratic President be
inaugurated, also said that few men
should do the voting for many. The
same Democracy which attempted to
succeed to the Presidency through
murder, in 1876, also stuffed ballot
boxes and raised figures on election re-
turns in 1885. The same Democracy
which murdered the citizens Of this
country by thousands rather than
submit to a fair election, also says
"behold, we are the champions of Re
form! By US lies the way to political
purity!'
This Democratic party which comes
before the people to-day so covered
with the blotches of political sins
that it fondly hopes that the people
will be confused by its extreme wick
edness and overlook some Of the worst
sores, is the party which is response
ole for the death Of every Jackson
County boy, and every citizen Of the
State Of Ohio who was killed in battle
or starved in a Southern prison-pen.
The greatest recommendation to pub
lie favor which the party holds, is the
fact that it cost this country more
valuable lives, and more treasure, than
any party known in American history.
Let no man be deceived by the silly
pretensions of this party. The time
of it's SHINING is-when it gets the
opportunities.
A party that had to be shot into
submission to the laws Of the land, is
not a party which an intelligent law
abiding citizen cares to affiliate with.
In every broken law, you will see a
Democratic argument; in every SOL
dler's grave you will see Democratic
principle. Jeff Davis is a Democrat;
Bob Lee was a Democrat; Wirz, the
Andersonville murderer, was a Demo-
crat; the Democracy Of Winder, the
brute Of Libby, and other murderous
prison-pens, was Of that good old kind
which commenas itself to the party;
John Morgan was a Democrat, and
his horse thieves compelled Jackson
County farmer to shout for Vallan-
digham; and these are but samples Of
the shining lights Of the Democratic
party Of those times-and the same
party which supported George Hoadly
and curses Grover Cleveland because
he cannot distribute offices fast
enough.
Times are more tranquil now; there
is no political danger worth speaking
Of, as long as man is not Republi-
can in the South; but the record is
there, the character is there, the De-
mocracy is there. This Democracy
says to the people Of this country to-
day, "We have shot your dear ones to
death, or starved them in vile prison
pens; now faunt the bloody shirt, will
you? Tell Of our mistakes if you
dare, and thus injure yourselves"
This party is all bad. It was as un-
principled when it was raising the
figures upon the poll-books in Colum-
bus and Cincinnati, as it was when it
fired upon Sumpter. 1t was as bad
when it murdered Prent Matthews in
Copiah County, Mississippi, as it was
when it murdered Lincoln. It was as
bad when it tried to run Samuel j.
Tilden into the Presidency by murder
and fraud, as it was when it massacred
the colored men at Fort Pillow. 1t is
as bad now as it ever was. Shun it,
young man, as you would plague.
And old man, if you are in that hor-
ribly disreputable camp, get out of it,
at once.