"I never said all Democrats were saloonkeepers. What I said was that all saloonkeepers are Democrats"

This quote by Ambrose Bierce is a humorous way of pointing out the political bias of the time. It implies that the Democratic Party was associated with saloonkeepers, and that all saloonkeepers were Democrats. This could be interpreted as a criticism of the Democratic Party, as it implies that they are associated with activities that are not socially acceptable. It could also be interpreted as a criticism of saloonkeepers, as it implies that they are only associated with one political party. In either case, the quote is a humorous way of pointing out the political bias of the time.