The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-01-28
BLOODY SHIRT PAPERS!
NUMBER XIV.

Quite ripple Of excitement was re-
Gently stirred up in one of the Con-
gressional Committees regarding the
effacing from certain captured Rebel
cannon at Norfolk, of ins nscriptions
placed upon them by the Government
authorities after capture. The tender
hearted traitors removed number Of
these inscriptions, because they were
offensive to Southern eyes. In at
tempting to defend this miserable
work, some Of the Democratic men,
bers advanced the argument that such
inscriptions tended to keep alive the
recollections of the war, and for that
reason should be removed. This is a
very pathetic argument. Anything
which can in any way revive those
old-time recollections, or teach the
young people OF to-day that the great
body Of the Democratic party engaged
in four-years war for the purpose Of
destroying the Government, must nee
essarily be offensive to Democratic
sensibilities.
This effacing from the old cannon
of patriotic inscriptions, might be
considered as precedent, or entering
wedge, which is aimed to prepare the
way for still greater schemes of mercy
to Democratic eyes. Taking the line
of argument Of these sensitive Demo-
Gratis, and pursuing it, where can we
stop? Will it not be necessary, after
while, to efface from the monument
of every Union soldier the record of
his deeds and his sufferings at the
hands Of Democratic traitors? In
fact, would it not be necessary to raze
to the level of the earth, to obliterate,
every soldiers grave in the country,
lest the sight of it should offend the
sensitive Democrats? We cannot
blame our Democratic friends for
wanting every evidence Of their cussed-
ness removed. The Democratic party
was placed, by the people, in possess
sion Of this Government, was trusted
as a public servant, and repaid the
confidence reposed, by being guilty Of
conspiracy, grand larceny, highway
robbery, arson, and murder. Being
arrested as a criminal, and pardoned
by kind-hearted people. is it remark
able that the blush of shame should
come to them every time they run
across silent witness of their horri-
BILE work? These sensitive fellows
are the same who demanded that the
flag should be lowered in honor of old
Jake Thompson, and who rejoiced
with exceeding great joy when "Bull
Run" was emblazoned upon the DEM
ocratic banner, but who We're smitten
with deep disgust when "Appomat-
tox" was elevated upon the other side.
These citizens do not pause to consid-
er the fact that very large number
of Democrats forfeited their lives, as
traitors, and that it was through a
magnanimity greater than would have
been shown by any other Government
upon earth, that they are now citi-
zens. The sight Of these captured
cannon, like the array Of soldiers
graves, acts upon these, Democrats
like the brand that is sunken into the
flesh of the felon. They would have
each cruel spot removed, Perhaps, as
public speaker recently remarked, it
would be better for the Democratic
peace Of mind that every member of
the Grand Army of the Republic de-
stroy his badge, as the sight Of it re-
minds the sensitive Democrat that
there was a war, and that, on the de-
feated side, eUery man aoas Demo-
crot! There may be some curiosity
to know why this peculiar sensitive
ness, on the part of Democrats. Union
soldiers are proud of their record; 10y
al citizens everywhere ought to be
proud of their conduct during the
war. Then why this objection to any
reference to the war, and coming en-
tirely from Democrats? Simply this:
The Democratic party was not safe
party to trust with control of the
Government, and when, after. the
Government had been ruined, the peo-
pie voted that party out Of power, it
went into revolution. The party
learned by it's experience that that
kind of work was a failure in this
country, and abandoned it. But the
same spirit prevails to some extent.
That party don't shoot patriotic citi-
zens any more, save in some isolated
cases in the South. 1t just reaches
into the ballot-box wherever it gets
an opportunity, steals out Republican
votes and puts Democratic votes in
their places 1t steals tally-sheets and
raises the figures representing Demo-
cratic votes. In short, the Democrat
ic party is not less dangerous, but a
little more sneaking, than it used to
be.
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