The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-10-08

OnlO, out as TO whether the people OF
Ohio are willing to endorse the meth
DDS of the Solid South, coupled with
the disreputable character Of the
Democratic party North. The one
great question before the people is the
right of every man to vote just once
and have that vote honestly counted.
The Republican party declare in favor
of such right. and will labor to ac-
complish such result. The Demo-
cratic party is in hearty sympathy
with the system Of murder and scoun-
drelism which disfranchises one half
Of the voters Of the South Tndivid-
ual Democrats deny this. while at the
same time endorsing the horrible
work of their Southern friends.
The Republican party has from the
beginning of its existence been the
instrument of working needed reforms
of carrying forward and putting in
to practical shape the most advanced
ideas of civilization. The party has
always been right, and has been bold
and fearless in it's advocacy of the
right All along the years of its re-
cord stands forth the glory of its
work. No party ever in existence
among men has record surprising it.
AS it has been right from year to year,
so the Democratic party has been
wrong from year to year, and has been
following up the Republican party and
adopting many of its professions as in
good faith-because it knew they
were right-but opposing them secret
ly. for the same reason. In all the
years since the Republican party
came into existence, we challenge any
Democrat to point to single wrong
act by that party. During the same
time we challenge any Democrat to
point to one single good act by the
Democratic party That party has
been habitually and studiously wrong
for more than quarter of century.
t was wrong when it fnstered and at
tempted to perpAtuate human slavery:
IT was wrong when it went into armed
Rebellion because. under the the con-
stitution and laws. the Republican
party elected a President Of the
United States; it was wrong when, in
the course of such Rebellion, it shot
down the brave and patriotic citizens
of the North; it was wrong when it
starved brave Union soldiers to death
in Southern prison-pens; it was wrong
when it's Northern wing rejoiced at
all these hellish crimes; it was wrong
when it went about over the country
but few short months ago and sol
emnly assured the laboring men that
if they would vote the Democratic
ticket the party would give them a
change for the better. and really gave
them change for the worse; it was
wrong when it told the coal miners in
Jackson County that the price of min
ing would be raised abope seventy-fve
cents per ton. when within very few
months after Cleveland's Inaugural
ton the price went down to fifty;
it was wrong when. after making
great promises to the working men as
to what it would do for them. it
placed the workshops of the Ohio
Penitentiary in direct competition
with the free labor and skilled work
manship on the outside Of the walls;
it was wrong when George Hoadly
ignored GOD, in Thanksgiving
Proclamation, and the party endorsed
and applauded the act; it was wrong
when it endorsed Hoadly's advocacy
of the taxation of churches and asy-
lums; it is wrong noao. and cannot,
by its very nature, be anything else
than wrong. Let every voter, no
matter to what party he may belong,
study carefully the situation, before
making up his mind to cast his ballot
for the one party or the other. All
we ask, on behalf of the Republican
party. is investigation. That party
stands forth before the country, in
the broad light of day, and challenges
all men to come up and examine its
books and study the record of it's ser
vices and it achievements; the Demo-
cratic party hides behind wall of
professions, and howls for the people
to come up to its support backwards,
and forget the past. This is the atti-
tude Of the two parties to-day. The
Republican party, with all it's glorious
record, promises faithful perform
ance of duty, and the return Of John
Sherman to the Senate; the Demo-
cratic party promises another era of
disgrace to the State. and the placing
in the Senate Of tool of the South
ern Rebels. Remember, friends. that
the u. S. Senate is at stake in this
contest. and in that connection this is
one of the most important contests
ever brought before the voters of Ohio.
With the Senate, the Southern Brig
adiers would have complete control of
the Government, and it is not neces-
sary to talk of the result of such a
misfortune. In view of all these well
known facts. friends, give not only
your ballots, but your earnest efforts,
on next Tuesday, to the Republican
party, and thus prevent disgrace and
misfortune from falling upon the
great State of Ohio.