Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1855-04-26
To the Chic Democracy.

a campaign in Ohio this year worthy of the
great principles at stake, or sre we to sit quiet
ly, or measurably so, and see the Slate 60 bodi
by into the hands Of The Know Nothing ordetl
Are we to be governed by the people, in an old
fashioned, open daylight way of doing things,
or are we TO he ruled by o secret oath bound,
midnight organization p? To this the contest
has got 20 CONF and it might as well be looked
directly in the face first as last. The Spring
elections just past, have exhibited most l,inly
that the | emocrauc party has been more sleep
ing than leah. They show that there is a no.
Bile vitality still left, 10 kindle the embers Of n
most fiery battle. But what preparations are
making 7 What ale the committees doing 7
WhatprogreSS is making towards a reunion of
The democratic elements, and a close and thor,
ough Organization III no one, personally in-
.erested, cares about the result, or relies upon
t~he.great mass Of voters, 10 do ii themselves, UNI
stimulated and uncaTed for, why thea the
chances are that they will be forgotten when
hey most expect to be remembered. II any
thing is TO be done in a general way,it is time
to BEGIN TO prepare for the work. 1t is time
that some interest be taken 10 scatter broad cast
over the State, information that will satisfy The
people that It is better 10 sustain q party that
acts openly and m My, than one that acts Sc
crelly and steulthily. The Democracy has got
10 fgat openly and above board, while their
opponents keep everything hid from the light.
This very difference involves q great repub-
lican principle that Of itself is a power TO
WELD a mighty vote among men accustomed
10 fair aud manly dealing. This issue should
at once lie made and acted upon. and all the
Others will follow in Their course. But who is
10 sci the ball in motion Who is TO lay Out
the great road way that leads 10 the desired goal
Editors may write and plead, and urge, but
if what they wife and urge fall into but "A lew
hands, and those ~listlesS, it is labor in vain. =
IL our organizations are incomplete or vanish
ed they Sh uld be revived and freshly Stimu.
lated. If they ATE led aStray by novelty OF
false doctrines, they should be got back, or
passed off into the fold OF their choosing. II
any are undecided, they should be reasoned
with, and shown that there ATE but two sides
to tn is question one Of which they mu 81
choose. That the double indefinite play Of
The past year will not suffice for the year to
come. If you have objections to what is,
let them be heard that they may not be lost
10 what is 10 come.
We are prepared 20 do our duty in the 20,
sition we and curSell so suddenly placed, one
tat is OF immense labor, aud Of The utmost
responsibility. At time Of life when we
shonld have been enjoying repose, we are in
the mi@st Of q new and most important con
test-one new to this country, end in some
respects new TO the world-oLe in which hui
mainly itself deeply concerncd-a contest in
which we fe, it cur duty, sol mn dnty,to en-
gage,- one which ought 10 arouse every friend
Of true American principles 10 action, one 10
which is linked our good naIne, our future pros
perity and our very existence as a republic
4, l.n,ac M npu frals-nNua iII- none
10 say al care nothing for the final event"
We ale struggling agaiDs, mighty odds. We
have shown by the secret proceedings We
have published, the exlen! of this secret or
ganization last November, with the working
oCterrihc machinery ever since. We showed
by that publication, that rs long ago as last
| October elections, that they had, IN edition
10 their organization, a secret service fund OF
| about $40, 900, TO aid their electioneering.-
Il is expected, then, that they are 10 tie Tough
and CONQUERED in the next State election,
| without organization on our ~part-wlth0ui
means o counteract their plots, and withOu'
a circulation for our paper, 20 say nothing
of athers,) that is not contemplate, compared
with the mighty and unequal struggle We ale
engaged in p!
These are matters 10 be thought Of noc, not
| after it is too late. 1t will be two laie altei
defeat overtakes us-unDecesSary deieat-to
sit down q PROSTATE and hopeless party and
SpenG our time in elimination and le Grimm
| alton. We desire 10 see no such a thlng-il
| shall not he our fault # It occurs. But the
centre must be sound and strong, or the cir
cumfere nee will be broken aud weak. This
is the law of politics, as well as Of Diechan-
les. 1t is a philoSopnic truth, that no one
need attempt 10 controvert, however agreea.
| BILE il may be for him 10 do so. When q
household is ass lied from every quarter, il is
no time 10 settle family difficulties. But il
there is to be no thorough organizatlon-no eC-
fort 10 meet our political opponents in Il spirit
Of determination-if no one cares for any body
but himse If, and should prefer defeat himself
10 the success Of one he might desire iIluck
it is better that it be known nolc, than known
when il would 90 no GOOD. Ii is due The ed
itorial palanx OF the State, that it be known
before they get uselessly embarked IN a hope
less contest in which they must be The ssape-
goats.
As we have already said, now is the prop
er time TO talk about these things, and talk
plainly. A vigorous, and even successful
contest in one or t"o citie.--in an hundred
townships is not enough. We have a large
and powerful Stale, and 10 make our efforts
ava liable, every county, township and school
diSttct should bring up every aid within It's
utmoSt'abllity. By this means alone can the
element hostile 10 the bigOted an proScrlptlve
Know Nothing Oder be made effective. By
this alone can the whole force OF our party be
brought into united action. BY this alone
can there be the least hope Of success in the
rap GIy approach ing contest. Time ant
money ale nothing with the secret OrdeT-l
we are les" rceardful Of our side Of The CUES
tion, we might as well not fool our time away
with Idle hopes. No great prize was eve
won by inactivity and indifference, and much
less the prize of enduring prime iples.
If, however, the great and good Old party
that so long carried hope 10 the million OF the
oppressed Of the earth, is paralyzed or dlscon
tented, 1T the troubles brooding over it,if any
be candidIy and honestly stated. Let The
complaints be heard, if from an otherwise
friendly quarter let them be satisfied in oil
proper ways, and no cause of cold indifference
left among those who honestly desire tht
success Of enlightened and liberal principles
Those welded 10 bigotry, superstition and in
tolerance, ii is useless 10 hope for. They be
long 10 a different order OF men-they can'havt
no ia it'll i'll q purely humane, charitable anC
mognanimous party. They are not of US
they cannot he generous, tolerant men if The,
woul1 try, any more than a wicked man coulC
he n good christian without a conversion from
his sins.
For The sake of the good and homes. men
who are becoming anxious as to the future o
our paTty-who are readYto unite in any ACTIVE
movement 10 secure the ifiurnnh of Democratic