Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-07-11
The Radical Platform.

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the people T fools, who never
think or Investigate for them
selves.
One resolution endorses Civil
Service Reform, when 1t ls motor
ioas that Grants friends in the
Senate denounced Republican
Senators who advocated this mca-
sure as"traitors to the Republican
party and enemies of the admin
istration." Civil Service Reform,
indeed? What would become of
the thousands of negroes who
have no knowledge of their ALB.
C's., but who are Ne{8ce holders
under Grant, 'ifcapacity was made
the test Of holding office? They
would all have to leave, and this
would kick up a rumpus in the
darkey camp. To pass a resolu-
ton, then, in favor of this reform,
| when it is notorious that Grant is
hostile to 1t, is the act eff dishon-
est aemagogues who think they
can practice deception upon the
people with impnnity.
Another resolution demands
the abolition of the ranking pri-
vilege. Well, why have they not
abolished it? They had a large
majority in both houses of Con
gress; why did they not wipe this
"privilege" out of existence :?
Simply because they did not
want it wiped out. They want
to use the mails to send out their
speeches and lies to the people at
the peoples expense. They lied
in their Threats when they (the
Off -holders) declared them>
yes favorable to the abolition of
the franking privilege.
Another resolution opposes the
giving away of the public lands
to corporations? This is decided
ly rich. Why, duringthe admin
istration of the imbecile Grant,
millions and millions of acres of
the best lands in America have
been voted to1rich corporations.
and many OF tae Senators and
members of Congress who voted
for these grants are partners in
the corporations thus favored.
| That accounts for the milk in
the cocoanut. This is one of the
ways ley which certain members
of Congress became immensely
wealthy in a few years-they vote
themselves our pablo lands.
Had the lands that have been
voted to corporations been sold
to our own people at even a nom
inal price, enough money would
have been realized to have liqui-
dated two thirds of our National
debt.
Again, a resolution a adopted
favoring the protection Of the
rights of naturalized citizens; and
then, as if to. stultify themselves
as no men ever did the ofice-hol-
ders, carpet-baggere, scalawags
and negroes nominate the bigot.
Wilson, for Vice President. f
man who, but a few years ago,
advocated the Punishment of all
Foreigners aud Catholics from our
country? Wilson has never re-
canted his Know-Nothing tenti
ments. and never will. He is O
Known Nothing to day, as he was
twenty years ago: What beam
ties are they, then-Grant's office.
holders and negroes-to talk a.
bout protecting the rights of our
uaturalized citizens?
Then, again, we have a resolu-
tion squirting at additional pre-
tection-in other words D higher
tariff. This was a crumb fol
Pennsylvania, and WAS intended
as a blind. IF thcee Radical pap
suckers think the poop e want al
ditional burthens placed upor
their shoulders, by increasing ou'
tariff rates, why don't they graf
ify the people? Why did they
elect u free trader Speaker of the
House, if they favor Il high tariff
Another resolution was passed
by this blnck-and-tnn othce-hol
ders' conveution-a resolution
Gin. favor of economy in expen