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Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21
.RlEeas Ratified.

Col. Allen WAS serenaded at
his home, near Chillicothe, a few
days after his nomination. The
Colonel made one of his charac
teristic speeches.
At the conclusion of the meet
ing the following resolution was
adopted:
Rescued, That in the selection
of our distinguished fellow-citi
zen, William Allen, by the De
mocracy of Ohio, as their stand
ard bearer i'll the present politi
cal campaign, we proudly recog-
nize the statesman of historic
fame; the compeer of the illus
trious names of his age; the true
representative of Jeffersonian De
mocracy, unsullied by specula-
ton upon the public funds, Gre
dit Mobilier, Congressional Trea
ury grabs, and all other forms @.
official corsui.tion."
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21
Repa6sacap:S0Jary Grabs
(From the New York world.)

(From the New York World.)
1t is a singular fact, and one
worthy OF notice, that the Re
publicans since they came into
power at Washington have three
times increased the pay of mem
bers of Congress. The first Cou-
gress in which the Republicans
had a maturity elected N. 2.
Banks Speaker. aud before the
adjournment increased the pay
of congressman. Up to that
time the compensation was S.
per day, aud the Democrats held
that IL was amTte. But the Res
publicans were not satisfied with
this and increased it to $4,000 per
year in gold. tn 1866 the Repub-
licans again went in for an in
crease and raised it to $4,000 per
year. This was after the close of
the war, when the country was
trying 10 get back from the in
fiated prices.
Now comes another Republi-
can congress OF 1917 aud 1878,
which votes another increase, and
not satisfied to apply it to only
future sessions provide for back
pay tor the entire term about ex-
piring when tie bill passed.
Thus we have the first and the
last Republican Congress devot-
ing itself to the business of salary
grabbing. 1t was the first i'm
pulse of the party when it came
into power and has settled into
a confirmed habit, a sort of second
nature. Republican rule has adj
ded a heavy debt upon the ma
ton, and enormous salaries are
extorted, three times increased,
closing with a back>pay grab.
The people have paid dearly for
Republican rulers.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

The question OF responsibility
of a party for the abuses com
mitted under it's rule is thusly
put by the New York World:
In 1870, when the Democrats
were in power in this State, the
Utica Herald, Conkling's home
organ, laid down the following
axiom:
"Whenever any political party
is in power it Is responsible for
all evils growing directly out OF
the administration of the gov
eminent. x By this standard
we are willing that the Republi-
a party should be judged-by
it it must and will be judged"
Now that the Republican par
ty is being arraigned for its Gre
dit Mobilier swindle, salary grabs,
Central Pacific and other jobs in
Washington, the paper which laid
| down that doctrine refuses to ap.
ply it to its own party, but is try
ing to place the blame upon the
minority party in Congress. L
is, like all the other organs o
the Republican party, trying to
factap tho sins of ita Owr, mart,
upon a few De nocrats and make
them scapegoats. This is too
thin. The Republican party i
responsible for all evils CROWN:
out of the administration of tn
government at Washington.
has had undisputed sway in tn
executive and legislative depart
ments of the National Govern
ment since 1860.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

As the editor of the Eaton
Register has been considerably
exercised about L. D. Campbell
and the "salary grab" and charg-
ing him with pocketing his por-
ton of the "swag," and then US
with endorsing him, we give be-
low an extract from a speech
made by this gentleman at a
Democratic Ratification meeting,
in Hamilton, on the 14th inst.
tits to be hoped that this denial
of the editors charge, will have
a tendency to quiet his nerves
and stop his blowing. OF course
we don't expect key to give MIR.
Campbell the benefit of the de-
NAL through the columns of his
paper. but we do hope he will
now turn his attention to Presi-
dent Graft, who lobbied the bill
and has pocketed his portion of
the steal:
Colonel L. d. Campbell open
ed the meeting by a speech in
defeuse of himself in connection
with the retroactive salary bill.
lie denounced those who had as
sailed him upon that ground, and
said that no dollar of that money
had yet reached his hands, and
that when the whole truth came
to light there would be nothing
which would throw the slightest
faint npon himself, or cause his
political friends TO regret their
steadfastness in his behalf.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21
RntE Road .RcetAemt.

Another Rail Read murder oc-
Cured OIL the night of the 10Th
inst, near Lemont, on the Chi
cago and Alton Road, in which
eleven persons were killed and
thirty-four wounded, many of
which will die from their injue
ries. Among those dangerously
injured is Hon. j. w. Smith,
Warden of the Illinois State Peu-
itentiary. The accident was
caused by the colliding of a
freight train with the express
passenger, the former running
outside of its time. The cnnduc-
tor of the freight mysteriousIy
disappeared, and has not been
heard of since.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

A Virginia newspaper asks the
pertinent question why the ne
groes, who compose nine-tenths
of the Grant party in that State,
should not have nine-tenths of
the political honors. Instead of
that, the white GRANTEES, who
are hut one-tenth of the party,
have two United States Senators,
all the Representatives in Con
gress, and the nominees for Gov
ernor, Lieutenaut-Gc Governor, and
General. Bnt the Grant
ties don't want the negro as an
office-holder. He fulfils his mis-
sion when he cheerfully and un-
complainingly votes for a nomi-
nee of the Administration.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21
Free Turnpike Notice,

NOTICE is hereby given that a petit
IN ton will be presented to the Board
of County Commissioners at their next
regular session, asking for the appoint
ment of Free Pike Commissioners to lay
out and establish a Free Pike between
the points and along the following de-
scribed route, to-wit Beginning at the
Eaton and Lewisburg free pike at a
point where the road crosses said line
between the Townships of Twin and
Washington, running thence North Oh
said line to a point where the Lewisburg
and Western free pike crosses said town
ship line between the Townships of
Monroe and Harrison, and there to ter
inmate.
Eaton, Aug. Z, 1s7s-4w prf 8 80.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21
PARTITION NOTICE.
GEORGE StumD. Pl'tff.

George stamp' Pitf' P PRE- e, Co.
John H. Stump, ct al def'ts.) Court.
fOHN H. STUMP, SARAH BEACH
county, State of Indiana, Henry S.
Stump, of Darke county, Ohio; Sophia
Murphy and James d. Murphy, of Mont
gomery county, State of Illinois; Eliza
beth Chrisman, and John Gear and
Mary E Gear, and Adam H. Geeting,
their guardian, of Preble county, Ohio;
Susan Stump, and Alfred Stump, of But
Ter county, Ohio, and Elizabeth Stump,
(widow) of Preble county, Ohio, will
take notice that a petition was filed a
gainst them on the 25th day of June, A.
d. 1873, in the Court of Common lPeas,
within and for the county of Preble, by
George Stump, and is now pending,
wherein said George Stump demands
partition of the following real estate,
to-wit: Situate in the county of PrebJe,
in the State of Ohio, and described as
follows.
Being the east side of the northeast
quarter of section twelve, (12) in town
ship four, az of range three (3) east,
containing e~ighty-two acres, more or
less-the same being the balance of said
quarter, after deducting from said quar-
ter a tract off the West side that was
decided to Daniel Zech, by Henry Zech,
and five acres which was also decided by
said Henry Zech t. Jonathan Stump,
taken off the Southeast corner of said
quarter agreeable to the n express
ed in said deeds, to which refer
ence is had; and that, at the next
term of said Court, the said Geo. Stump
will apply for an order that partition
may be made of the said premises.
GEO. STUMP, Petitioner.
Gro w MOVER Atty
Attest-W. d. QUINN, Clerk,
BY B. F. LARsH, Deputy.
July 81 1s73-w6. prf $1O,55
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21
For the Democrat.
LesU5sbgs.S HE AsS.

The Lutheran Synod adjourn
ed on Wednesday last, after one
weeks proceedings. Cousidera-
Bile official business was rapidly
disposed of. Rev. Bartholomew
of Lima, o., gave vent to his con-
scientious scruples on secrecy,
rather eXTemporaneously, which
disturbed the even tenor of their
ways, and threatened a general
ruinpus among the Divines, and
the accommodation Of the agi-
tator. Nevertheless everything
was ~a1icably settled. After the
Ministerial fraternity had taken
their exit, the remaining poultry
e ..erged boldly from their secret
haunts, congratulating them
selves on their hair breadth es'
cape.
The snug brick dwelling OF
Low. Parmlee is rushed along.
and will soon be completed, and
will add materially to the APP
pearance of our village. Others
should follow suit.
The Modocs whisper among
themselves that Capt. Jack fire.
quents too much at jerome Park
One of the tribe became unruly
the other Sunday and abscondet
next day, but in two days aftel
returned penitent, and cow seems
reconciled.
Money scarce, business dull
and no cholera? X.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21


The farmers Of Clinton county,
Mo-, after declaring themselves
independent of existing parties,
passed a resolution demanding
the resignation of Congressman
I. G.. Parker, a back-pay grabber.
They also resolved that "Presi
dent Grant by his act Of signing
the till known as the salary
grab, in violation of the spirit OF
the Constitution, whereby he put
500, 600 in his pocket, the hard
earnings of the yeomanry of the
country, has shown himself un-
worth the confidence of the peo-
pie irrespective ofparty, aud just
ly deserves the condemnation and
e~xecration of the toiling masses
throughout the country" But
]. G. Parker has not resigned, and
it is not likely that any number
of similar resolutions will induce
Grant to return his extra $780,
900.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

The ticket nominated by the
Democratic State Convention,
and also the platform adopted,
receives the hearty and unquall-
fled endorsement of the Demo
cratic press in the State and out
of it. Words of good cheer greet
the action of the convention from
every quarter.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21
EBNuk Failures OW a.
round sVHhNE they We0A.

The failure of the Hoboken
Savings Bank was no much of a
surprise. Why should it have
been? People expect banks to
fail nowadays, and why should
not banks be expected to fail
People aud pastors, the church
going and the unprofessing Chris
tians, have for a few years past
been trying the experiment of
cutting loose from all 0ld-fash>
Toned principles of honesty, and
now the practices vhich they
have sanctioned or winked at in
some have been adopted by 9th
ers, and we are being furnished
with plenty of opportunities to
see how they work.
Gen. Grant, Immediately after
his Inauguration as President,
began to distribute offices of trust
and enrolment among those who
had made him valuable presents
of money or other property. 1t
was the first instance in the his
tory of our Government in which
a President had openly and un-
blushingly adopted the system OF
paying private obligations by the
bestowal OF public place.
Who was found to rebuke this
corrupt practlce-this corrupting
example? Who among either
the political or the religious teach
ers of the land?
When the Credit Mobiliel
frauds were exposed. did mer
who were considered virtuous an6
pious think it their duty to turr
their backs on the Schuyler Col
faxes who had been engaged il
them? or we're such character
received with apen arms AM
loaded with fresh honors by you
Young Mems Christian Associa
tions?
The tree which is planted wi
bear its natural fruit. 1t frau
is to be CLOSED over and passe
by with an approving smile
when discovered in public off
GERS, we shall have enough of
may be by and by a little to
mnch-in our banking house
and counting rooms.-Sun.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

Our beef-headed President has
made another speech and here it
is. IF there is anybody in the
country can parse it he should
get out a new grammer at once;
Ladies and Gentlemen of
Kingston: 1 have been in your
country two days, and I have
found them most enjoyable here
and at Overlook Mountain. am
very much fatigued, and want to
retire, as I shall have to take the
early boat for New York in the
morning"
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

Can any candid man dispute
the perfect truth of this state
mem? 1t is from the Milwaukee
News.-"The whole rule of mo-
nopoly-the tariff monopoly, the
bank monopoly, the office-hold
ing monopoly the entire rule of
rings and corruptionists has
grown up since the Republican
party came into power. All these
monopolies, abuses and ring
frauds are the fruits of law enact
ed by the Republican party.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21
CHRIS. SCIIENCK

Ben. BUTLER says, III his de-
fence of the ''salary stcal," "Our
mechanics have received the
back pay from the Government,
and are ..piurderera" The same
as congressman" Pray, mechan-
les, when did you receive that
back pay from the Government?
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21
TEe People c0N Haze
aChGg they Want.

Most oliticiaDs are content to
fight their own battles without
fighting those of all their friends.
But Gen. Grant is not satisfied
with beng Pres dent himself, but
is ready to select The State and
Federal officers all over the I'm,
ion. Having usurped the gov
eminent of Louisiana for a gang
headed by Brother-in-law Casey,
he now proposes to make Ben
Butler Governor of Massachu-
setts, Noyes Governor of Ohio,
Ben's son-in-law, Adalbert Ames,
q, vernon of Mississippi, Colum-
bus Delano United States Sena-
tor from Ohio, and George @.
Gorham, United States Senator
from California. To accomplish
these worthy objects patronage
is used to the great disgust of the
better class of Republicans in
those States.
This is not our funeral, and we
have little sympathy with the
mourners. The advancement Of
such men is the legitim ate result
of the overwhelming popular
majority of last fall. Secor Robe
sons frauds, the Chorpenning
swindle, the betrayal OF Cubs
with heavy fees to MIR. Fish''
son is-law, The Credit MobilieI
corruption, and the total unftnes'
of Gen. Grant for President were
all made known and were wei
understood before the last election
but the people voted to keel
them all in power.
We feel the disgrace inflicted
upon our country by the unfor
tunate manner in which it is rep
resented at home and abroad, anc
we sympathize with the minori
ty who have to submit and suffer
but this is a free country, and j
the majority of the PEOPLE o
Massachusetts want Ben Butte
for their Governor, no one els
has a right to object. If peopl'
choose TO vote their money ant
labor away by olecting men t.
Office who are pretty sure to stea
all that is in sight, who SHALL ea,
them nay, even if it is prett.
hard Oh their more sensible neigh
bols, who have TO submit to be
ing robbed also
If the people do not want But
Ter, Noyes, Delano, and Ames
and Gorham, they can say so a
the polls. There is no chance t,
defeat these men in the Republi
can conventions, for those ar
controlled by Federal patronage
but if all who are opposed t.
them will vote against them the,
can be easily beaten.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

Six thousand stores in New
Orleans are advertised for sale
or rent. Casey rules in the Gus
tom-house, Pinchback is Sena-
tor elect, Sypher, who elected
himself by afidavits instead of
votes, is On the payroll of the
nexs Congress, and Kellogg is
Governor. Isn't that sufficient
to account for the dilapidated
state of things in New Orleans?
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

Radical pa! ers in various parts
of the Union declare that the
Democrats of Massachusetts will
support General Butler in case
he is nominated for Governor.
To this announcement the Bos-
ton Post replies: General Butler
is a prize which the Republicans
have drawn, and they should
have the exclusive credit and
benefit of it. Any present tim
idity or confusion can be no temp
tation to Democrats who are bent
on higher purposes than mere
vengeance, and they will not hes
irate to repudiate all sympathy
in behalf of pretensions based up
on service rendered to Republi-
cans alone. In all taat has been
obnoxious to right and justice in
the government, General Butler
has been the most prominent; to
support hin: now under the finn
sy p~retext that he alone can
break up the dominant party in
this State, is no better than a de-
monstration in behalf of PRESS
dent Grant himself. whom he
represents, and the Objectionable
circle OF advisers about him."
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

James Otis has received the
taxpayers nomination for May
or of San Francisco. to run as
an independent candidate.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

The Cincinnati Enquirer says
that William Allen, the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor of
Ohio, was born in the Valley Of
Virginia in 1907. Consequently
he is now sc years old.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

BEN. BUTLER says, in his de-
fence of Grants "salary %steal,',
THAT as a population of three
and a half millions paid Wash
ington a salary of $25,000, a pop
ulation of thlrty-eight and a half
millionsu shold pay Grant $685.
000." And, because the people
have not seen fit to pay this nice
little sum, President Grant uns
dertakes to steal it from the Uni
ted States Treasury. Hence Ben.
Butler, the Ohio Repu blican
State Convention, and the Re-
publican press iudorse Grants
steal.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

The Chicago Times says that
at a meeting of the farmers of
Irequois county, the Radicals
made a desperate effort to pre-
vent the calling of a convention
to nominate a county ticket. This
effort, however. was not success
full. The probabilities that some
body is going to get hurt" by
this farmers movement are in
creasing.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

The western farmers declare
that free trade and Democratic
reform constitutes about all the
platform they need.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

The agricultural organ of Min
nesota, published at Minneapolis
in its issue OF the Oath inst, says
the wheat crop of that State is
immense. There will be forty
million bushels to export.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

The Boston Post says that the
Republicans have killed Democ-
racy so often they can't find sex
tons to bury it. AS it is evident
the Democracy will not stay
dead, even to please the Republi-
cans, it might be well for the lat
ter to show some little enterprise,
and turn their attention to some
other and more profitable busis
ness.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

Some of the newspapers have
become SO exclusively wrathy on
the back-pay steal that they in
sist on It's repeal at the next ses-
sion of Congress. They might
as we'll talk of sleigh riding on
last years snow. The money has
been paid out and spent, and
most Of those who have received
it are out of pubic life. Nor is
the prospect for repeating the
prospective increase very good,
inasmuch as, under a law of last
winter, members elect are draw
ing their pay every month-$625.
-A-repeal would, therefore, involve
a general reimbursement, and
this would be an act of virtue far
beyond the moral stamina OF the
average Jongressman.-[St
Louis Democrat.
We cannot see it in that light
The fact that the money "has
been paid out aud spent" does
not affect the question of repeal
at all. The way to repeal the
present law would be to pass g
new one, fixing the salaries O.
congressman $4,000, the ole
rate, and putting all the rest back
to the old figure. This would
not act retroactively, nor require
any Reimbursement. OF course
the Presidents salary could no
be changed during the-PresenH
term, but it could he changed tt
take effect March 4, 1877. Wheth
er Congress has the "moral STAN
ina' to do it or not ia another
question, hut there is not the
slightest difficulty in the way O.
dolngis, and if the people insis'
upon it it will be done.-GIndi'
annapolis journal.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

Some simple minded people
have for years labored under the
hallucination that the Republi-
can party cares for the darkey,
and loves him as ga man and a
BROTHER" but it seems to us that
they must be recovering the light
of their reason, as the fact be
comes more andmore apparent
that the Republicans only con
slider the negro in the light of a
machine to vote, and as he votes
for white Republicans. He is al
lowed to hold Office only in dis
tricts where his race So predomi
mates that it is impossible to keep
him out, and there is not on re-
cord an instance where a Repub-
lican convention, city, county or
State, has put "a colored man in
nomination for anything. The
darkey stands about the same
chance of gettinga nomination
in a Republican Convention that
he does of being struck by light
ming.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

The Republican Convention of
New Mexico passed resolutions
praising Gen. Grant, and request
ing "the payment of militia and
other claims"
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21
The Sack PNV.

The New York Tribune Of late
date published an exhibit OF the
Senators al 4 Congressman who
had taken the Back Pay and of
those who had returned it. OF
those who mp to that time had
taken and kept the Back Pay the
political Classification was as fol
lows:
SENATORS.
Republicans 36
Liberal Republicans 4
Democrats Ii
HOUSE.
Republicans 107
Liberal Republicans 4
Democrats 81
Republicans and Liberal Republic
cans in both Houses 15tj
Democrats in both Houses 1O1
Republicans and Liberal Republic
cans in excess of Democrats 40
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21

1t would seem that the farmers
of Kansas are to have a ticket in
the field. j.. Cochrane, Master
OF the State Grange, has called a
meeting for August 90, "to ans
nounce the position Of the order
in public affairs Meantime the
farmers are organizing in the sew
eral counties independent OF
their society.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-08-21
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