Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1873-06-26
fl Neau Departure.

10th inst, and adopted a..series
of, esolutions, which viii open a
new era,in the political affairs Of
the State of Ohio. They go tor
@. N. Lamison, the Democratic
Congressman, for voting for the
salary grab and pocketing his
portion of the swag. We see
nothing particularly IL the reso-
lutions that we can object to.and
if a party can be formed,o plans
devised by which honest and
good men can be put Into our
places of public trust, it will GER
tainly lave our undivided sup
port, we care not by what name
it is called, or under what banner
it fights. Reform is what we
need and wins at we must have
The following are the resolutions
which sounds the issue:
"Whereas, The events of the
past decade have demonstrated
the tact that the tendency Of
those 1ntrusted with the affairs
of Government is to Disregard the
interests of the people Tor tie al
tainment of selfish purpose: ami
whereas, The open, high
handed and glazing corruption OF
the servants of the people: in
squandering the public bonds
upon pet corporations, in the
Credit Mobilier frauds, and in
the action of the Congress of the
United States in and about the
passage of the infamous act com
mon.y called the "SaIary Bill"
by which the servants Of the
people purloined from the public
treasury a vast sum of money
over and above the amount for
which they agreed to serve them
it now becomes the duty OF the
people, made imperative by every
consideration of manhood, cells
respect and self-preservation, t.,
arise in their might, irrespective
OF former political alliances, and
hurl from power and posi- ion
every man whose honor has been
so cheaply exchanged for pelf. as
no longer fit to be intrusted with
the affairs of a free and enlight-.
ened people; and
"Whereas, Corruption, in aI,-
palling proportions, pervades all
the political avenues of the coun
try, SO that public confidence is
almost, entirely obliterated; and
whereas, the sole purpose of the
Democratic party is, and ought
to be, the promotion of the public
interests and the preservation OF
the honor of the people aud
whereas, both of the political
parties have demonstrated that
they are powerless to check or
control the existing tendency to
ward the utter decentralization of
the politics of the country; mere
fore
"Resolped, By the Democracy
of Allen County, in Convention
assembled, That we invite the
people of the State of Ohio, with.
out regard to past political asso
Citations, to meet at Columbus, in
Mass Convention, on the 9otlI
day of July next, to take such &C
ton as the exigencies of the
times demand.
"Resolued, That all Govern
ments derive their just power
from the consent of the govcrned,
and that strict construction of
the Constitution, coupled with a
rigid observance of its provisions
in the enactment of all laws. is
orr only protection against cen
tral;zatioa and consequent dee
potts m. 'sa
"ResolUed, That men elected to
positions of honor, trust and pre-
fit do not thereby become the
rulers of the people, but are their
servants, and therefore ameEabie
to the people of every breach to
confidence or<violation Of trust,
and should be held to the stric-
test account of their official con
duct.
"Resolued, That the President
of the United States, by his rea
d,ness to approve a bill by which
he has been enabled to poke.
$4,000 per aunum extra pay, has
published himself to the world as
the most sorbid of all who wor-
ship at the shrine of Mammon.
"Resolued, That we have with
pride viewed the official career
of Charles N. Lamison our mem
Der of Congress, as a true repre-
sentative of the people, up to the
timeh he gave his countenance to
the Salary Bill.
"ResolUed, That after mature
deli ;eration, and without any
feeling of passion, we do hereby