The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1888-04-05
The Spring Election.

ing seems quite strange when we con-
slider that the Republicans have a
good, safe, working majority - or
ought to have, in Jackson. There
has been a vast amount of political
idiocy INDUCED in that can only work
to the injury of the party. We have
heard the story that there was de-
termination on the part of the relig-
ious societies of Jacksonsto defeat the
Republican candidates for Council, be-
cause Of some grievance, real or imag-
mary. Such talk is the worst kind Of
bosh. Were the religious people of
Jackson to concentrate their efforts to
defeat any set Of men, the election of
such men would be an impossibility.
This nightmare doubtless came from
the fact that a number of Republi-
cans voted the Democratic ticket last
spring in order to defeat three good
Republicans, simply because they
were temperance men. The fiat was
sent forth that henceforth the dog
gerry was to rule Jackson, if it re-
quired the election of the Democratic
ticket to secure that end. We said
then that the boys were making q
very grave mistake, but that little
breeze blew over. This spring there
was, seemingly, fair chance Of elect
ing the entire Republican ticket, yet
there was raised, by the same men,
the same old cry about the temper
ance cranks. These cranks bad voted
the Republican ticket last spring, just
as they generally do. But it was sup
posed, or eoniectured, or dreamed, that
the "yellow dogs" of last spring were
to be the whipped dogs" Of this
spring. As result, spies were sent out
to watch church numbers and others,
and number of men had quite an
amusing experience playing with
these spies, and creating the impress
sion that a wonderful scheme was be-
ing worked. It was the old story of
the guilty conscience. The scratcher
without cause, looks expectsntly for
the scratcher with cause. The mis-
take is ever with the former class.
There are ''old scores" laid up to be
paid off, and so the work Of disorgan-
izing the Republican party goes on.
1t is strange that intelligent men will
get into the idea that they can do en-
tirely as they please, and that an en-
dorsement of their every act-public
and priyate-is a test of Republican
ISM The result of the election Just
passed is due to multitude of causes,
to use an extravagant term. What
they were it is not necessary to try to
But they are generally
understood. The result should serve
as solemn warning to all our people
that there is something deeper in Re
publicanism than petty quarreling,
and fighting one another. We should
have care for the party welfare.
The party is not owned by any man,
and never will it have doggery for a
fgure-head. lie talking to Republi-
cans, and counseling intelligent ac-
ion, will do no good, then we are
to stand by and see the
work Of the warning factions end in
lefeat. It was highly unreasonable
.or men to suppose that party fealty
would compel the men who were de-
'eated in the interest of the doggeries
o work for the ticket enthusiastically
his time. The plain truth Of the
natter is-and we state it as Repub-
ican who has the good of his party
t heart-that there is very small
Machine badly wrecked, and it is
erhaps as well that this small polit-
,al reverse came soon enough to
void something more serious. It
,as not the churches, it was not the
Union; it was a general .
match in which people
IMPLY voted as they wanted to. s