Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-07-20

tires everywhere. Internal rev-
enue officers ard postmasters
everywhere. Cunning and un-
scrupulous politicians every where
looking tor favor or depending
for their continuance in place ON
executive rmilcs. This is an as
surance of all the energy and i'm
plements of successful political
campaigning. 1t would cen to
be Impossible to Illustrate or de-
IeAt their plans or undertakings.
their plan is to nominate Gener
al Grant, and they have fully IN
dertaken the devclopement of it.
But that is not all the Prize is
not Oh. The race is not ended.
Notwithstanding hosts OF roli>
t clans are vieing with each other
in doing obedience to Grant,
their success provokes the discon-
tent and distrust of many others,
who are ready for a counter move
ment. In addition to these, the
greater portion of the Republi-
can press is either indifferent or
manifestly hostile to his re-nomi-
nation. His political supporters
have said SO much iii his favor
that the press has been obliged
TO speak, and from present indie
atoms there is nothing like uni-
formity of views. In this land
there is nothing, excepting al
ways and In every instance mon-
ey and monopolies, SO powerful
as the press, and when controlled
by money or monopolies becomes
in turn the potent Instrument
Though we know not how venal
or corrupt it may become, we be-
lieve, generally speaking, the re-
publican press is still untainted,
and whilst it would encourage
the people to have faith in the
capacity Of leading Republicans
to administer the general govern
ment wisely, it does not give any
particular prominence or credit
to the President. The ordinarily
discerning reader cannot tail to
be impressed with this fact: that
the most Intelligent and indepen-
dent organs do not regard Gen
eral Grant as the administration,
and very seldom, if ever, give
him credit for what they claim to
have been achieved for the good
Of the country for the last two
years. If any portion of the
debt has been in reality paid or
the burdens of the people tighten
ed, General Grant has not by his
wisdom done it or devised the
means by which it was DONE
Although at the head of the class
others work out the problems.
We must give many of the rad
ical leaders credit for great skill,
intelligence and sagacity; after
this it would not be very con-
sistent to say that they would
urge a man for denomination
whose first term has chiefly been
characterized for the glorifcation
of his own family and relations
to The most distant generation
To say that this conduct on the
;'art of the chief magistrate of 40.
100000 of people, does not ava
ken their contempt and scorn, is
belittIing and b%elieing human ma
ture. Men are not yet all so de-
PRAYED and stupid. This concen-
tration of all the offices and emol-
uments possible in n family
channel allied by blood and mar
rage, has occupied nor of the
public gaze, wonder and detesta-
ton, than his greed for st. Dom>
lingo or his hatred of the South.
To yield to the assertion that it
is a foregone conclusion t h a t
Grant will be the leader of the
again after the fatal ex-
pertinent through which they are
still passing, without any signs of
Improvement, is to admit that
they are blinded, and content to
sacrifice every principle of duty.
The Ku-KIux Investigating
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