The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-07-30
Not Enthusiastic !
THE DEMOCRAT DON'1 TAKE KINDLY
To THE CHANGE

We fear the laudable efforts OF
charitably-disposed Republicans to re-
joice with the Democracy upon the
financial charge wrought by the
election of the Democratic ticket last
Fall are not meeting with that full
free and hearty response which such
Republican disinterestedness deserves
We have tried to ''rejoice with those
who rejoiced," but have suddenly
made the discovery that the other fel-
lows will not rejoice Now, friends,
be merry You will recollect very
plainly and distinctly that the Repub-
speakers told you that the election of
Cleveland and Hendricks would not
be good thing for the country. At
that time the laboring men were pret-
ty generally at work, at fair wages.
But you declared that they were
starving, and that the Democracy pro-
posed to drive the rascals out, that
the election of the Democratic ticket
would create great revival Of bust
ness, that good times would follow,
and one Democratic editor-very
close to Jackson County-declared
that good times would begin on the
4th Of March"
Now, If you told the truth then.
you should rejoice with exceeding
great JOY now. If you did not tell
the truth then, you are not to be
believed on any matter concerning
politics now. For at least ten years,
the sole, and only attempt at argu-
ment by the Democrats was the mis-
cry Of the poor. The Democratic
orators trotted along in the rear of
the Republican party with the faith
fulness of a pack Of hounds upon
trail, and when they found a man
with a tattered coat or an empty
stomach, they lifted up their voices and
howled, as Walt Whitman would say,
with great ''howlment. The party
was fed upon misery, and held togeth-
er upon the alleged suffering Of hu-
manity As natural consequence,
after all this close application to the
study Of human want, the party came
to think that 1t had mission to per-
form in alleviating this suffering
True, the Republican party fought
valiantly to perpetuate the suffering
then existing, if not to increase
it, but when the Democracy final
ly succeeded, we had the consola-
tion of knowing that, although we
lost the offices, our loss would be
the poor mans gain, for the Democ-
racy had promised us for ten years
that Democratic success would be the
financial salvation of the poor. Well,
the Democratic victory came, and the
great-hearted, magnanimous Republi-
cans are willing to throw aside all
past differences and rejoice with the
Democracy. But they will not join
US What is the matter ? In stead of
shouts of praise and hosannas to the
name of Cleveland, we hear the ex-
preston: "Fresidents don't have any
thing to do with good or bad times"
Oh ! When did you find that out,
Democratic friends ? That is the ar
gument we used last Fall, that the
administration was not to blame be-
cause times were not better, but that
Democratic administration would
make times worse. You disputed with
us and declared that the election Of
Cleveland and Hendricks would make
times good, work plenty, and wages
high. You know that these claims
were made by every speaker you had
on the stump Then you were get
ting fair wages, now you are getting
nothing. Come, let us rejoice !
Itch, and scratches of every kind