The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1860-08-30
Political Morality.

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During the short time we have
been at this place, we have exam
med the pages of our contemporary,
with as much care as our pressing
duties would permit; and unless
the ypes makes these gentlemen
say that which they do not intend,
we would conclude that our friends
ofthe Register, have either insti-
tuted, or are about inaugurating q
new theory for the successful pro-
mitigation of political views. A
theory which has for its object the
exposition of the personal and pri-
cate character of any member Of
our community, who aspire fors an
Office of trust or profit, and also a
particular examination of the intel
ligence and standing of every man
who by the long established laws
ofthe land, is entitled to exercise
the elective franchise. And hence
every number Of their paper is
found to be teeming with loud pro-
testations of the honesty q morali-
tyG) and intelligence q Of the sew
eral candidates, presented by them,
and also of the party by whom they
are to be supported, whilst against
the opposition candidates, and their
supporters, every species of denun'
citation, and abuse is heaped
up with apparent spirit and
energy; and we are sorry to say
that to all this is added epithets,-un
manly and ungentlemanly PERSONA
epithets. Now, who made these
gentlemen the guardians of the
morals of community or the keepers
of private character is more than
we know. Nor can we very well
see the necessity for boasting upon
the private and moral character Of
an aspirant for Office when no man
has asserted the contrary. The
presumption everywhere obtains
that every individual has q good
moral character and Is a reputable
man until the contrary ia charged
and proved. Consequently vindica.
ton is wholly uncalled for and un-
necessary until a charge is made
and when vindication is, thus at
tempted the legitimate inference is
that there is a foulmark somewhere
and it is thus necessary to mislead
investigation that would otherwise
certainly lead to detection and ex'
position. We hope that the
gentlemen whose election the edi.
tors of the Register r advocating
ere good moral men and have goot
characters as citizens, wehave heart
no one question this fact and bu'
for the repeated vindications We
should have taken these things al
admitted matters. We suppose
that it was the political viecs anC
the facts and circumstances sur
rounding the position assumed b.
the several candidates that formed
the issue with which we have tc
deal at least this shall be our course
whatever may be the course pursu
ed by others, and we cannot by any
means agree with our neighbors o
the Register that every man wht
does not see as we see, and vote al
we vote, is necessarily a wicked
and depraved man, of low standing
and dissolute morals, and has
thrown a vote in favor of vice ant
against virtue andtherefor, feel our
selves at liberty to hurl upon then
every manner of personal abuse
Nor do we believe that the intelli
gentO men of the Republican par
ty0 about whom just now the Regis
ter is talking so much, either be
lieve or approve Of any such thing
we have a higher opinion of thei
INTELLIGENCE q and MORALITY o.
Our neighbors opinion to the con
trary Notwithstanding.
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Somers Township.
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