Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-06-29
The DUTY of the Hour.

hour is thorough Organization
a definite and complete under
standing and unity of purpose
and action on the part of thu
freedman Of our country, the
friends and supporters of q re.
publican form OF Government a
gainst the advocate of Imperial.
ism. That the Radical admins.
tration means revolution is nc
longer a debateable question. II
holds power to-day by virtue OF
disregarding and overriding
the plainest and most positive
provisions of tho fundamental
saw. TheTact known as the XII
Klux Bill, made operative in
every State in the Union, is des-
igned by the impeFitiists as the
to complete the transformations
VIII this people - tamely
yi4id up their long established
Institutions, sacrificing their
priceless liberties, OF will there
be witnessed til at powerful COM
lmotion-that unfaltering to the
for0 ard move, il unbroken -
- column, Chat zoalors, bold
and brave men, Americans, are
capable of and may reasonably
be expected to make under the a
farming existing a political situa-
tion-such All upheaving and
thu ndering as shall drive the
the thieves and vand4ls, the cur
sed usurpeis, from the capitol,
even though it should become
necessary to batter down the
temple of liberty itself in or to
oGst the despoilers. It is the set
tied conviction of statesmen,
who have given the subject
mulch deliberate thought that the
elections of1S71-2 will decide the
form of the future American Gov
There will be but two
parties in this great controversy,
viz: The GRANT 1dica1-Imperia-
on the one hand ag,nst the
Democracy and Conservative Re
publicans on the other. The
mean absolute central
OF power and authority at
Washington, while the-Democra-
will battle to maintain aud
perpesnale the rights of the
and the people under the
the constitution. Upon this issue,
distip ction is broad, and vo-
ters must take position as their
Judgement and convictions lead
The State election this fall will
be taken as an index of the Pres
ideutiai contestin 1872. In Ohio
have a very full State ticket,
and the Democracy everywhere
agree that the nominations of
of June LIST. were ~eminently fit to
be made, men who are able and
capable, and--who may be ie,
lied upon to bear aloft the true
colours Of the party. Besides we
have Il Legislature to elect, whose
duty it will he to choose a y. S
Senator to take the seat of Sher-
man, the chief among the high
protective tariff schemera, in the
interest Of New England States
and against tho West, all the
aud grab robberiee, San Domin-
90 Jobs, etc. In addition to the
State aud County tiket5, we shall
have in Dlrke a Senator aud two
Judges of the Common Pleas
to vote for.
The duty of the hour then is to
prepare for the October election
to close up the rauk5 and muster
IN recruits. Hundreds of honest
Republicans, tired and sick of
Radical theft, oppression AID
persecution, arc ready TO join Us
% effect the needed change in
and who will ask no qnes-
tons about bounty or rank.
We have not time to waste il
discussing mere absfractions, the
opinioua of this or that
man or little caucns squad
have nothing to do with the de-
of vagariee CT policy mon
grels, tut believe that tire De-
mocracy of Darke are ready for
a square fight with RaGicalism,
and that the Democratic ticket
will receive an increased MAORI
ty in this county.
Every Democrat IN Onrke is
hereby notified to report for ac-
tive duty during the campaign;
and hereof fail not under the
pains and penalties of Radical
power and vengeauce.-Green-
UiLLe DCnocrat.