Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-07-07
Coming EIec-
tiOns!!
Congressional! Address to D.
mOcrats ind Conservatives.


Special Dispatch to the Cin'nati Eng.
WASHINGTON, June 9th, 1870.
The Democratic Senators and
members in Congress, at a eau
Gus held last night, agreed upon
IAN address, which was to-day
signed and issued as follows:
tsTo our fellow>citizens of the u
nited States, friends of Consti-
tutional, Economical anu hons
q est Government
"The undersigned beg leave to
: call your attention to tie pecul
sar importance of the elections
(which takes place this year, and
respectfully to submit sugges-
,ltions for your consideration
by the State Legislatures to be
elected nearly one third of the
>1United States Senate will be
chosen. Nearly all the members
Iof the next House of Represen-
ltatives are to be elected next
fall. Upon the coming elections
then depends the question wheth
Ter the Democratic and Conserva-
tive element In the Senate shall
s4be increased, aud whether that
element shall have a majority OF
Representatives in the House of
? Representatives. and as q conse>
whether we shall have
Unconstitutional, economical and
honest Government or a contins
uance of revolutionary, extraya-
giant and wasteful partisan rule;
whether we shall have a general.
uniform. justsand constitutional
Legislation, or oppressive and un.
lequal taxation and wasteful ex-
Expenditure. That we have strong
reasons to hope for a favorable
result plainly apparent. The
elections already held clearly
u show that the tide of reform has
IN with power that canno1
a beIfesisfed. IT no bfuudeFs b.
-committed BY the friends of re-
1 form; if they do their duty and
act wisely; if they throw off al
apathy, and act with vigor and
ytsteadfastne there is every rea,
icon to hope that their efforts vii.
be rewarded by success. lie
there be no discussions aboui
minor matters; no time lost il
othe discussion of dead issues; ne
Is manifestation of narrow or pros,
,rtcriptive feeling; no sacrifice o.
the cause to crafty personal nm
Ibition or resentment, and let the
e'Ibest men be chosen for candi.
b dates, and we may hope to SCI
Jour country redeemed from mis-
rule; and IL this connection WI
beg leave to say to our fellow
re- citizens of the Southern States
# Do not risk the loes of Senator,
or Representatives. by ~electin:
:, men who can not take the ties
u oath, or who are under the disa
bility imposed by the Fourteentl
lr Amendment. Whatever may b
n said as to the validity of tina
amendment, or of the test oatI
|, act. you may rest assured tia
De Senators elected by the votes Q
of Legislatures VIII
aare held by the Radicals to b
10 thus disqualified will not be per
2 United to take their seats, an
the; members of the House 0
u; Representatives thus disqualihe
y wflkalso be excluded. 1t is tn
10 plainest dictate of practical wis
dom not to incur any such risks
We hope soon to see the da.
when all disabilities will be re
but in the meantime d
not, we aattNat you, lose the OF
,e poftunity to strengthen the De
Jmocrati0 and Conservative fore
in Congress, and the possibility
q nay, the probability, of obtaining
a majority IN the next louise Q
1T Representative, by putting iti
d 1.-THE power of our .adversaries (
sr overthrow or disregard you
Z elections"
The above address was signe
by every Democratic and Con
seryatiYe member of Congress.
which we omit for want of spac
stTHE FOURTH OF JULY.o-Thi
is the. title of poetical produt
ton by a young lady of this tow.
sent as for publication. 1t i
we'll written. 1t reached us en-
tirely to late for an early publ
~ cation. The writer evinces
10 poetical ~talen, which if eultivs
er ted, maysgiye her a promineu
IL place In the literary world.
The advance agents of tn
81 great "mosqueto troupe" are al
posting their bills in this place
u The air will. resound with th
We musical cadences. of these exnar