Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-10-05
Lett Us Have stsae state
an Veto. 79i


'e'r The following from that most
excellent Democratic journal,
the Cincinnati Commoner, speaks
our sentiments SO entirely that
we reproduced it in our pages, re-
5qhesting for it a careful perusal:
4 In Ohio, it is historythat when
the party stands up to its ancient
landmarks, its candidates achieve
a victory, but from the moment
they are abandoned, we cannot
elect any body It is our mis-
i fortune that the whole. expectaut
body of present and prospec-
tive office seekers are laboring
under the fright of the result of
Il tho war, and are ready to compro-
mise for the sake of success with
any plausible ,treachery to the
constitution and the federal sys-
tenn. They will never get office
tenor do they deserve it, until they
abandon these cowardly subter-
fuges, compromises, and false
tdepartures-all being mere bids
i for speils and contracts. The
! more honest leaders themselves
Fare of this opinion, but they lack
the nerve to declare it. a real
.qrleader-one who goes before, not
an Ohio leader, whose definition
is one who straggles. behind, just
within earshot is what the crisis
demands. Our rank and file
have been so long and so badly
educated, that they will not sup
= port such a EealIeader, although
will do homage to his in
u %struction when they speak pri-
Vately their genuine sentiments.
Therefore,, we can only. show
such weak and paltry daily pa
pefs as the Enquirer, which has
neither insight nor honesty, and
such 5otwadsllers about amend
Il ments, greenbhcks, banks, public
debt, tariff. and other clap trap
-as tue Democratic orators who
made up the Columbus platform,
and who are holding forth to no
earthly purpose in all the villages
Q and at the cross roads. What
does such a bold bad man at
Senator Morton, the administra-
1tiou leader, who has his. doctrine
of the constitution, and VINO ac-
c~ordingly stands up at Louisville,
and proposes to do so to listening
thousands at Cincinnati, in be,
half of the imperial docrine-for
the Empire and the Emperor
Graut-what does he care for a do
zen tfmid men like Pendleton,
Thurman and Groesbeck,who as
sert no constitutional doctrine,but
confne themselves to legal criti-
= cisms OF acts of Congress-. Do.
not. these gentlemen know that
Congress is forbidden by the
origin OF the Federel system-a
r. creature of the State-and by it's
natnre-aiways subject to the
States, to pass. civil rights bills
Kuklux biIls-bayonet bills-and
THAT all such could never be
Matched out at all, but remain
dead in the shell, if the truth and
the whole truth we're constantly
asserted on these fundamental
matters by the teachers OF the
people? OF what avail is it to
criticise the odious particulars of.
such legislative acts, if Congress
may pass them, and another set
Of the servants Of the States may
%expound, and another enforce
them at ali hazards?
Why don't those Democrats, SO
called. open the way by study
and requirement. fhe public mind
to get an intelligent public opin-
ion which will coerce the States
servants collected in Washington,
to abide by the limitations of the
Federal compact? Why do they
not proclaim the sovereignty of
the States as above and beyond
all kinda of constitutions. and
only self controlled, while with
IN the grasp OF sheir own volun
tnrv engagements? Why allow
the states to be subordinated by
thci.I own temporary agents?
Why rest everything IN the'shape
of resistance to the despotism of
the imperialists who mediate
not only wounds, but murder OF
the body polite, on the ballot
box, which their puny speeches