The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-06-10
THE RADICAL

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bolster up the desperate and sinking
of the Republican party,
under the corrupt and usurping ad-
ministration oftheir salary grabbing
President. Closely analysed this
Convention would be found to con-
sist mainly of three elements, to wit:
Those who want Office; those who
supported the crusade against the
whisky influence and are in favor of
4 crusade against the Catholic reli-
gion, and those who want Grant for
a third term. The first and second
element controlled the Convention,
and may be put down as the main
spring that will run the crusade"
machine in the coming campaign in
the interest of the present Radical
party. The bugles of Zion were
sounded all over the State for the
friends of the crusade and religious
bigots to meet on this occasion, and
prevent any concession in the Eomi-
nation of q candidate for Governor,
and the slaughter of the liberal
Judge TAFT, shows how well they
succeeded, and proves that they in
tend to fight the campaign on a
ruthless and political crusade against
everything that is liberal and pro
g~rcssive. RUTHFoRD B. HAYES was
nominated for a third term against
his repeated protests, over Judge
TAFT, simply because the latter OPP
posed the Crusade and gave a deci-
sion against mixing religion with
the alphabet in our-common schools,
and. the rejoicings and display of
banners in our place, by the leading
spirits of the crusade element when
the result was known, is satisfactory
evidence of this conclusion and
# they succeed in electing Hayes in
October, the Crusade will be opened
in the spring again, the. McConnells-
vile Ordinance. re-instated and the
Adair Liquor law, with its black
mailing objections, put upon the
statute books. Mark that. a
Some parts of the platform adopt
ed at this Convention we indorse as
clearly democratic, but other por-
lions of it smacks of Cesarism and
Capitalization. For instance, it is
announced that 'the States are one
as a nation" This declaration is
true with certain qualifications. The
confederation of the States consti
tutes the Federal Government, anG
one State is equal with another in the
compact and has a right to act in.
dependently within its own territory
in all matters not expressly delegat
ed by the people, under the Consti
tuition upon the national government
and that in these respects neither
Congress nor the Executive has
right to interfere in the domestic af
fairs of any State. In other words
we are for the maintenance of al
the powers delegated to the Fedora
government under the Constitution
and for all tile rights reserved to the
several States, and a strict construc
ton of the Constitution asst is. Thi.
we understand to be democratic.
The next plank in the platform il
financial, and in our opinion i!
against the interest of the toilins
millions, but eminently to the advan
tage of the Bankers, Bondholderl
and those who deal in money as
trade and business. THAT q polio,
of finance should be pursued, which
without unnecessary shock to bust
ness or trade, will ultimately equal
ize the purchasing capacity of tn
| coin and paper dollar" This mean
: a specie basis to be reached, regard
| less of the interest of productive la
Dor, and to the manifest advantag
i. of the bondholder. What q grea
departure this doctrine is, from tha
which was announcedin Congress b
> Thadeus Stevens, Sherman, Morton
and all the prominent Republican
when the act.authorizing the issuin
of the 5 20 bonds passed? This sam
doctrine for years, was announced i
both national and state platforms {
the Republican party, but such
financial policy has been pursued i
Congress by the Radicals, in retirin
legal tenders and substituting blac
backs, that the bonds have been rer
t dered equivalent in value to GOLD
and now the Republican state pla-
form goes back on this just an
$ wholesome doctrine Of paying th
bonds in legal tenders, and bold
declares for a specie basis. This
: indeed one ofthe most gigantic swir
dies V e perpetrated upon a fire
: people by their representatives, an
9 is unjust and infamous.
The 4th and 9Th planks refer t
f free education, no division of til
School funds and no connection b.
l tween Church and State, which W
heartily indorse as wholesome an
y OOOd Democratic doctrines TIL