Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-09-05
Oar Candidates for COas-
2TRSS.

represent the Fourth District in
Congress. The one is the nomi
nee of the Radical Republican
party, and the other the nominee
of the Liberal Republican De-
mocratic party, and the voters
of the District should thorough
ly canvass their respective fitness
for the position before the cleo
ton. Mr.. Gunckle is quite
wealthy, and the son in-law of a
rich banker in Dayton; the chief
manager of Soldiers Home, and
calculates largely on this institu-
ton for his election. 1t gave him
his no mination, over more worthy
outsiders, and now it is intended
to use the soldier's vote as a unit
in his election. Under the force
of their superiors, who hold the
tenure of their support in their
own hands, these soldiers will be
compelled to support Mr. .Gunckle
or be dismissed from the Home.
Mr.. Gunckle, as might be natur-
ally inferred, has no sympathy
with the laboring classes of the
District, and cares nothing for
them except as "hewers of wood
and drawers of water" so far as
they can be used under the parti-
san lash to vote for him. AS a
matter Of course be moves & will
legislate for the interest of the
bond holders and capital gener-
ally. He is a high tariff man,
and his prominent idea of policy
is to legislate for the benefit ofthe
few at the expense Of the many
a wicked and crushing policy on
the productive labor ofthe coun-
try; for it matters not to the la
borer who makes the ak Dr. pro-
vides the leather for his use, but
he is directly interested in the
price. Whatever tariff duties are
levied on these, and a thousand
other articles of consumption
which thereby increases the price
of the things purchased, the Ia
borer pays the excess, which
goes to increase the wealth Of
consolidated capitalists This
policy renders labor subservient
to capital, which neither plows
nor sows, but fattens upon the in-
dustry ola down trodden people.
In line with this policy Mr..
Gunckle will evidently favor the
rrinous system of giving away
the public domain to railroad
corporations, and thereby dwarf
the system of free home-steads to
the poor man, and place it out of
his reach. Again, Mr.. Gunckle
goes for fighting the rebellion
over again both in the canvass
and in Congress. Notwithstand-
ing Grant once said: "the Nation
requires peace" the radicals are
now fighting the w~ar;over again.
Their chief stock in trade seems
to be, to widen and still intensity
the breach between the States
There should be a stop to this i'll
feeling between the North and
South, at some time, for the
Southern States cannot be held
as conquered provinces. In the ma
ture of things this is unnatural &
utterly impossible. Now that Slae
very is at an end, and no one pros
poses to revive it, and nearly
eight years have elapsed since
the close OF the war, why keep
upthe breach between the States?
Why not adopt a more liberal
policy, and cover the breach. by
universal amnesty, forgetting the
past and returning to fraternal
relations between the States up
on terms of perfect equality
The Southern States are nearly
ruined by carpet-baggers, and un
just liabilities imposed upon
them against the consent of the
people. Why then do the radi-
Gals persist in a policy so ruinous
to the republic! The answer i
apparent to all.
On the other hand J. j. Win
ans, the liberal candidate is Of
the people, and is a fair type of
the great middle classes. He is
a lawyer of good standing at the