The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-07-08

burned orders and coupons were found,
also the remains of patent filer. OF
course it cannot be told what papers
were destroyed"
So it seems that the bad people did
not all come to Gallipolis with the
Salvation Army. 1t is one of the fea-
tures-so asserted-of the mission Of
the Army, to go out and seek after
the meek and lowly, and bring them
out into the marvellous light of Sal
vation. Possibly the Army's visit to
Gallipolis was in search of the betray
ers of public trust who are spoken of
above as having stolen and burned the
city's books.
It reminds us of the story Of the
good old brother over in Lawrence
County some years ago. He was re-
garded as decidedly the purest Chris
tian in the community, and one Sab
bath he attended large class meeting.
The power Of the spirit was unusually
great on that day, and the good broth
ers were profuse andeloquent in the
story of their spiritual joys. They
scared, in Christian experience, far
beyond the cares and trials Of earth.
At last, when all the rest had spoken,
the good old brother slowly and SOL
emnly arose. All were in an attitude
Of eager listening. Surely this good
man exceeded all Of them in Christian
grace, and had undoubtedly sweeter
story to tell than any of them. Look
ing around upon the perfect Chris
tians who had given in such joyful
experience, he quietly remarked : MY
dear brothers and sisters l am truly
glad that you are all saved-that in
you there is no sin, or likelihood of
sin; but as for me, hare my doubts
and fears P'
~
The Ironton Register says that A.
Banning Norton, a veteran Texas
editor called On that paper last week.
The popularity about A. Banning is
that he made VOW that he would
never cut his hair or beard until
Henry Clay was elected President. As
consequence the upper part Of the
old gentleman somewhat resembles a
haystack in the winter time. This
noble resolve of Norton is worthy of |
an old-school Dervish. Now, to COM
plete the thing, let him resolve not to
wash himself until Cleveland is re-
elected to the Presidency. Then, if |
any man be fool-hardy enough to
assert that he lacks anything, he may
readily retort that it is concentrated
lye.
***
1t will be great day for American
politics when politicians get the idea
that a bold, straightforward, manly
course of action is the only one
that can be successful, or command
respect There is too much of dis
position to base present action upon
some scheme for the future. In fact
it occurs too frequently that those ac-
lively engaged in politics are given to
ofice-seeking, which renders their
course indecisive, vacillating. Send
such man into public convention,
and he takes no deeper view Of his
surroundings than the possible effect
of his present acts upon his future
prospects The real truth-that tax
ing firm stand upon honest convic-
ton is the only course which COM
mands respect-seems never to enter
into consideration. The present duty
is the one to consider. The circum-
stances of the future may be such that
no scheme Of the present could posi-
BILE prevail, and the additional fact
arises that other hands may possibly
assume control at the very time when
we are looking for the successful con-
s ummation of well-laid scheme.
One Of the greatest mistakes fallen in
to is the idea Of political leadership.
We have seen men in more than one
delegation, who assumed authority to
voice the opinions Of the entire dele
cation, as we'll as to say how the bal
lots should be cast. This idea, how
ever, is fast disappearing. The day of
political bossing," they tell US, is at
an end. Men who take part in poll
tics are presumed to be men of intelli-
gence, capable Of arriving at intelli-
gent conclusions, and grasping all the
features Of the political situation in
which they may be placed. 1t is the
duty Of all such men to sit down very
hard upon the political schemer. A
man said to US g have been a Re-
publican for so many years, and the
party has never done anything for
me p Let us say to that man, you
are not possessed of the first idea Of
the character of the Republican party.
If you are Republican merely for the
hope of reward, you should get out of s
the party at once. There is a great
body of earnest, hard working Repub- !
licans, who work for the party on
principle, never asking for an official
position, and perhaps never will.
These are Republicans on principle,
and know more about politics in half ;
a minute that all the political trick
sters will ever learn. These are the
man whn haun niuan the Rnnn hlcan |