Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-11-27
The Republican PARTY.


department of the Government
executive, legislative, and judi
cial. There has been no inter
ruption to this long-continued
and extraordinary reigr. For
whatever of good may have been
achieved in that time it is eEti-
tied to the fullest credit. For
whatever OF evil may have been
inflicted on the country it is alone
responsible. The people freel"
gave-their confidence and sup
port, and they have a right to
demand a strict account of this
stewardship.
Animated at the outset by the
great principles affecting human
rights aud the maintenance OF
the Union, the Republican or
ganization has been perverted to
the basest uses, and now stands
before the country STEPPED in
corruption and crime, and con
dcmneitb by IL vote of the people.
Its leaders with rare exceptions
are venal, prQaigate, dishonest,
selfish, and utterly unworthy. of
the least confidence. Those who
affected morality, preached tenn
perance, and advocated reform,
made merchandise of professions
which they secuted in secret, and
stand revealed by Investigations
as the very worst of trading i'm
posters and knaves. ad
Destitute of any guiding prin-
ciple, and managed by corrupt
Rings, the mission of the Repub-
lican party is ended. A career
which opened proudly and I'M
der the noblest auspices will close
in shame, and with none 30 poor
as to do it reverence. Its fall
even will not be redeemed by
one sign of departing grandeur,
for among those who will strug-
gle to avert this certain political
| doom there is not a single cham
pion worthy to be classed in the
category of statesmen, or a lead
; err sufficiently valued to attract
!, popular sympathy.
' The responsibility belongs tt
$ the Republican party for the enor
nous land grants to railroad ant
other great corporations by which
, the bulk of the public domain
adapted to agriculture has beer
i, appropriated, to the permanen
injury Of actual settlers; for TIL
{ rule of carpet-baggers in tn
South by which $2s0,o00,00
: have been stolen from an op
pressed and outraged people; TO.
the spoilations by which the In
e dams and the Treasury are rob
+ bed through fraudulent annui
titles, swindling agents, and ont
rageous contracts; for the mock
cry ola civil service by means o
which nepotism and favoritisn
. are more glazing than ever be
fore; for the invasion and subju
4 cation of States by Federal bay
onets in time of profound peace
+ for high taxation and tariffs tt
u, favor special interests; for tn,
indefinite postponement of speci'
payments by packing the .Su
, preme Court, for alarming cor
ruption in the public depart
, ments; for the absenteeism of th'
President, Cabinet, and hosts o
officials from the seat of Govern
ment; for centralizing power il
the Executive IN defiance of the
, Constitution; for legialating II
the interest of Rings, corpora
: tons and monopolies; for the
Credit Mobilier jobbery; for the
back-pay steal and the profligats
increase of salaries; for wIlfu
extravaganza in expenditure ant
waste of the peoples money
and for afpervading demoral;za
: ton. .
. This responsibility cannot be
divided or lodged. The party
i, which controlled Congress is an.
swerable for these great wrongs
for it was not only in their pow.
er to have prevented, crushed
and ended every attempt to con
summate such iniquities, but to
have denied them even a hear.