The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-08-12

| better than he now TO arrange IHe
most minute details of political cam
paign. His greatest work of course
was the campaign against Hayes, in
1876. Democrats affect to believe,
even to this day, that he was fairly
elected-yet the fact is they believe
nothing of the kind. With great pro-
fessions of love for the purity of the
ballot, MI Tiiden's personal repre-
sentatives and agents made desperate
attempts by bribery to obtain the
votes of states, and when it appeared
that there would be but one vote diff
| ference between the two Presidential
candidates, efforts %e.e made to pur-
chase single elector. These attempts
were traced-through cipher dis
patches-yery near to Mr.. Tllden
himself. The excitement was very
great, and Democrats were free IN
threatening hloodshed, but the very
fact of their backing ao|n and per-
mitting the Republican administration
to be inaugurated, was sufficient proof
that the belief in Mr.. Tilden's election
was only feigned A reign of terror
had been conducted in his interest in
the South, comprising atrocities that
would disgrace the most brutal savage
race upon the globe. These of course
cannot be charged to the candidate,
but are used as showing the work upon
which the Democrats based their
claims. They were beaten and out
witted at every point, and Hayes inau-
gurated.
Since Hayes Inauguration, Mr.. Til
den seemingly retired from politics,
though he still assisted his party by
his counsels. This is what gave him
the title of "Sage of Greystone." His
consuming ambition was to be Presi-
dent Of the United States, and, hav-
ing come so near it and failed, he
went down to his grave sorrowful,
disappointed old man. His last days
appealed more strongly TO the sympa-
thy than the admiration. The ''old
ticket is now gone-both Tilden and
Hendricks having passed away. 1t
will be long time before the Democ-
racy will love another name as they
loved that of Tilden.
*.*
A strong, uncemproEais:pg Demo-
crat said to us few days ago, ''wien
we Democrats want to know what the
Republican party is going to do two
years in advance, we read the Stand
ard, because it sees that far in advance
what the course Of the party must
inevitably be, and tales the ground to
which the party is sure to come"
Our good friend might have added
though somewhat clashing with his
political views, perhaps-''and the
Standard is always right, which ac-
counts for its not being compelled to
swallow itself" Occasionally some of
the more noisy and enthusiastic-if
noise be enthusiasm-Republicans
rush madly off for wild goose chase
or a snipe-hunt, and threaten with the
terror Of their wrath all who do not
see the wisdom Of following them.
But the boys come back, bedraggled
with the dews and the mud Of expert
ence, put on clean garments, and be-
have themselves for a season, until
another opportunity offers to kick out
the older heads and give the people
something new and progressive. A
few years ago some young men met
in business house in Jackson, and
resolved that "the Standard must be
put down-it's too fossilized-it can't
be used for our purposes" &c. We
cannot tell what became of that gang
without referring again to the late
Treasury misfortune, but there is a
rich history connected with it. The
people have stood by the paper because
it has been right. They stand by it
yet, not only because it takes advanced
ground in advocating the right as be-
tween parties, but denounces the idi-
ocy which sometimes creeps into the
Republican party. In the present |
howl against the Senate, the Standard |
took the right side, because it was
right, and we refer our friends to the
issues Of other papers to prove that
they are tumbling oyer one another
to get into line again, while Republi-
cans universally take the right side.
Logan is stronger in Ohio to-day than
he ever was, and his adherents during
the whole of the affair only laugh at
the folly of those who took the other
side. A critical period had been
reached in the threatened kicking out
of Republicans, and it needed but
little more foolishness to make a seri-
Gus break in the Republican ranks.
This is what we have been fighting
down, and successfully, too 1t may
be little humiliating to those who
advocated the disruption of the Re-
publican party to have to swallow
heir own heads and grope their way
oack-but they're coming, and the
hing will be all right yet.
The Democrats need not think the
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