The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-12-31

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jackson just now, there can be little
doubt. 1t is no uncommon sight to
\ see boys staggering drunk upon the
streets, while men laying some claim
to respectability will engage young
boys in gambling schemes. This is
not pleasant to contemplate, but it is
true. The only hope seems to be for
parents to redouble their vigilance,
and endeavor to keep their boys from
making the fatal start. The man
or rather the brute-who leads boys
into the pathway Of drunkenness or
crime, is more contemplate than the
murderer who seeks by brute force to
drive a knife through his victims
heart. Such creatures deserve nothing
but contempt at the hands of a re-
spectacle community. There is need
of earnest, prayerful work in this
community during the present year.
Let the next Christmas time find a
better state of things than has been
seen for the past few days. Let the
fellows who seek to destroy the young
men Of the town be taught that their
work must fail. Let the next Christ
mas be merry Christmas, !" without
the drunken feature.
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We have large list Of Democratic
exchanges, among them some Of the
ablest Democratic papers in the State.
We are glad to get them, for many Of
them are old friends. We read them
carefully. We have glanced at them
with little more than ordinary care,
perhaps, since the election frauds in
Columbus and Cincinnati. We were
little bit anxious to discover the first
denunciation of that Democratic
trick, from Democratic authority.
But, strange as it may seem, while
some of these Democratic papers have
| admitted the forgeries, none, so far as
our recollection now goes, have uttered
word in denunciation of the horrible
work. It is certainly sad day for
our political system when the more
respectable portion Of the Democratic
party will sanction such Infamous
work as raising the figures upon cleo
tion returns, as shown by the cuts in
another place in this issue. This is
the trick Of the forger and the sneak
thief, yet to all appearances it has the
unqualified endorsement Of the Demo-
cratic party.
Craig Tolliver, the notorious rough
Of Rowan County, Kentucky. was
shot dead by man named Crisp, last
week. Tolliver was the notorious
bully who declared that he could not
be brought to Ohio to answer charge
Of robbery. But Deputy Sheriff
marched him over without the least
trouble. He was acquitted Of the
charge, and went back to Kentucky to
resume his outlawry again. This fell
low and his gang Of followers made it
impossible to hold Court in Rowan
County, and the whole country around
was kept uneasy byshis conduct. The
only thing which promised any pro-
lection to society was the Staying Of
this man, who had become little better
than wild beast. There is a point
where forbearanee should step out,
and the pistol or the rope step in, and
this seemed to be one Of the cases.
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Democrats affect to believe that the
ideal politician Of Cleveland's mind
exists only in his mind-as the Re
publicans used to think about Hayes
ideal. But this is mistaken idea.
The ideal Civil Service Reform poll
tician has an actual existence. We
have seen him. He was mild-man-
nered man; he made number of
speeches during the campaign then
going on; he refused to contribute
penny toward campaign expenses, and
when the party Of his choice was vic
torious at the polls, he refused an ap-
pointment to paying Office, because
bad men and bad methods had been
employed in securing the victory; he
denounced the disreputable spoils
system of grabbing official position;
he worked for his party by riding to
the polls in carriage, and waiting
for voters to come to him in the
street and beg permission to vote with
the party Of pure ideas; he would not
tolerate contest for a nomination,
but urged all men to wait with true
dignity until the nominations sought
them; he maintained that the party
in power should only succeed for the
purpose Of winning a victory for
principle, and should Immediately
turn all the offices over to members
Of the opposite party; while thepoli-
ticians of earth worked, and sweated,
and raved, and quarreled, he stood
aloof and sighed at the degeneracy Of
the times. Yes, Democratic friends,
we have seen this ideal politician.
We saw him in dream. He was in
Heaven.
~
Emerson McMillin-who is getting
out work upon the subject Of natu- i
raj gas, recently said to the Ironton
Register that in his opinion the dan {
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