The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-01-20

cial stations, even duplicating the
President himself in rings to pillage
the revenues and defraud the tax
payers, as it is now administered, it
is the most corrupt administration
on the face of the earth. In the glare
of all the corruption and prostitution
of the government for mere selfish
purposes, Grant has the effrontery
in violation Of all precedeuts, to seek
third term, and what is more as
tonishing than all, he has the active
co operation Of a large portion of the
Republican party, including many
high officials, the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, which has of late years
become a high and p2iitico jesuisti
cal institution. In addition to this
are the Bankers and Bondholders,
and the immense horde of of1ice-hol-
ders throughout the nation, who will
fall in for him a third term. The
Methodists, as church-men, are great
sticklers for temperance in all village
officials, but when it comes TO vote
fon Grant, an habitual drinker, they
shout to the Lord for forgiveness,
and blindly vote for him as a neces,
sity. From the highest appointed
to the lowest village postmaster,
they are for Grant, and these arc
odds which the Democrats have tc
contend with in the next Presiden
tial contest.
In view of these great obstacles, il
is manifestly important that The
Democrats should go into the com
ing canvass united as one man.
This end can only be attained by
mutual concessions, and surely there
should be sufficient patriotism il
this great national party to give ant
take upon a matter so vitality con
nected with the welfare of the mass
es. United the Democrats can cleo
the next President, but divided
Grant in all probability, will becom
his own successor, and perhaps Die
tator for life. The people demand
change, and why will the leaders il
the Democratic party be stubbor
and stiff-necked, and stand apart o.
an idea of policy, which does no
threaten Wi form of government
A reconciliation mast be secured
for everything that is dear to US a
demands it. Let influential demo
Gratis step forward in the interest Q
their country, with the palm of peac
and harmony in their hands, NEE
each other on halfway grounds, an
agree upon terms. Unless som
such reconciliation takes place, tn
hard-mcneyed Democrats will eithe
have to act for themselves and run
man of their policy for Prcsident
or unite with the hard-moneyed Re
publicans; and the legal-tender me
will be compelled to run a candidat
of their own agreeing with their pc
icy. This division would place i
the field three candidates, with tn
chances in favor of Grants re-eleC
ton, unless a sufficient number c
legal-tender Republicans would leav
the party and vote for the People
candidate to insure success. Thes
are probable results, but with tn
Democrats united their candidat
would be morally certain of success
especially if he were a western maj
With these facts before us, VI
earnestly urge n compromise betwee
the two wings of the Democrat
} party on the finance question. The
agree upon all other subjects, an
why divide upon this, which is t
endanger success and thereby los
all? Let us look at these thing
calmly and with patriotic motive
fcllow-democrats, and go to work fi
the success Of u party and II
welfare of our impoverished conntr