The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-02-11

Teeth for Ten Dollars at the Office
Office of DIR. Jones, Dentist.
It is not at all surprising that the
long-haired statesman from the Solid
South should bitterly oppose the ad-
mission of Dakota as State. The
handwriting is plainly visible upon
the walls of our political system-and
these statesmen read it but too plainly
indicating that the solidity Of the
South will in the near future be a
matter of very little Importance in
the affairs of this country. A stretch
of States will soon be in existence
that will shut the South off as little
section by itself, when it may be just
as solid as it pleases- The West and
Northwest are being filled up by
earnest, progressive people-the kind,
as rule, that take little stock in
Democratic politics. The work Of
the party leaders in the North lately
does not seem to indicate that the
party will grow to any appreciable ex-
tent, and altogether it looks as though
the South will yet have to sink itself
in the pool of its own conceit-or dis
card the methods which made and
keep it solid.
In conversation with an old Army
Officer. who served through the war,
he made statement which may seem
remarkable, yet which has doubtless
been observed by many. ''Ithas been
my observation" said this officer,
"that the best material for soldiers is
found in boys under twenty-one, and
that as rule the boys from the towns
and cities stood the exposure and hard
ship better than the boys from the
country" This was accounted for by
the fact that boys in the country live,
as rule, more steady lives, their
habits being regular, and sudden and
severe changes telling upon them
more rapidly than upon boys who
haye been used to more Unsettled liv-
ing, keeping later hours, living to
some extent upon different food, and
possibly from other causes. Certain
it is however, that the experiences of
the war upset good many well set
tied theories. TIE boy from the town
or city-who had never experienced
hard days work in his life-would
readily take up with the army life,
become thoroughly Injured to the hard
ship, and out-march men who under
ordinary circumstances could work
him to death. The records of the
hospitals have contained the names of
thousands of men who were perfect
types Of physical strength before en-
tering the army, while many boy,
entirely unused to work or exposure,
went through the life Of hardship and
and danger. seemingly without ia
tigue. The school of experience has
some wonderful demonstrations not
found in theories and textbooks.
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We have not space to give the text
of Mr.. Poorman's Bill-now before
the Legislature-to regulate the man
ner Of conducting elections, but we
are convinced that there are many
points Of value in the law. 1t pro-
vides method of selecting Judges of
election prior to days of election, and
afixes a penalty for parties refusing
to serve. A ballot-box partly of glass
is requi1ed, and SO constructed that
the voter may see his ballot drop
from the hand Of the Judge into the
box. The whole tenor Of the bill
seems to throw around the ballot-box
such legal protection as shall make it
extremely difficult to perpetrate
frauds. There may be differences Of
opinion as to some points Of the bill,
but as whole we regard it as good
law.
There is a report from Washington
that large number of leading Demo-
Gratis, including some members Of
President Cleveland's Cabinet, have
been engaged in transactions with re-
gard to certain telephone scheme,
which throws the old Credit Mobilier
business in the shade, and threatens
to undermine the foundation of the
Reform Cabinet. 1t would indeed be
a sad thing-especially for some Of
the Republicans who Topped over in
the interest Of Reform-if. after all,
the new Democratic administration
should prove to be but mortal, in fact
as bad as the worst Republican ad-
ministration the country ever had. 1t
is an easy matter for the party out of
power to prescribe certain line Of
action for the party in power, that will
work for the glory of that party, and
the good Of the country at large; but
suddenly place the professed Reform
er in power, and he finds that the
flesh is very weak. A man will be
man-but what is yet still more sadly
true, Democrat will be a Democrat.
It will indeed be sad if the new ad-
ministration shall fall so far short of
the glory of Reform, as to necessitate
its retirement at the next election.
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