The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-21
side of economy in public expenditures
and uprightnessin the conduct of public
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SIDE OF economy IN puDuc expenditures
and uprightness in the conduct of public
affairs.
: TERRIBLEI According to the bowling
of the bloody shirt organs they are
slaughtering and cutting throats and
clubbing to death at a fearful rate down
south. Indescribable horrorsp Men
shot down like dogs by wholesale" "
Ku-K.uxers at their Bloody work." "
Murder and outrage and blood all over
the South" These and similar startling
words constitute the newspaper headings
of the many blood and murder articles
they circulate for the purpose of win
ming the votes of all believers in spooks.
MASSACHUSETTS noninates for Gov
ernor Charles Francis Adams, and Con-
necticut puts up Richard d. Hubbard,
one of the strongest, purest, and most
eloquent of the war Democrats. On the
other hand the manipulation of the Treas
ury books, Boutwell,, was made Chair
man of the Republican Convention of
Massachusetts, and Ben Butler was put
on the State Committee, while in Maine
the iobber Blaine has been raised to the
Senate, and is now managing the Hayes
canvass in that State. Such is the diff
ference between the men who are hon.
ored by both parties.
ST. PAUL Dispatch: Governor Hayes
is on record over his own signature as
deeply sympathizing with a movement
for a constitutional amendment limit
ing suffrage to persons born in this coun-
try or of American parents" and fer the
choice of American born citizens only
to official positions" True, nativism is
not an issue of this campaign. The one
issue is the possibility of that reform which
will consist in getting rid of that dishon-
esty which pervades the public service
under the Grant administration. But
the fact of Gov. Hayes's opinions on the
subject is certainly matter of interest
to foreign born voters and the children of
foreign birth.
{ CHICAGO Times: Governor Hayes's
friends are responsible for the precipita-
tion of what may be called the skunk
system of campaigning. He must not
therefore complain if he, like his betters,
comes in for some befouling. The chief
of the New York customs ring, stool
pigeon Bliss, the fellow conspirator of
Babcock, prints in his New York paper a
reckless charge against the personal
honor of Governor Tilden. This charge,
which is wholly the result of forced
construction-by which every business
man in Chicago could be accused in the
same-is refuted by the very document
from which it is violently garbled.
ROCHESTER Union and Advertiser ::
While of course the Republicans carried
Vermont recently by large majority, as
they always do, the Democratic gains
are unparalleled; and they are the signiti-
cant feature of the contest. There are
some two hundred and fifty or two hun
dred and sixty towns in Vermont. and
from one hundred and twelve of these
the returns show nearly double Demo-
cratic vote as compared with 1874. 1t
was then 1901. 1t is now Is, 1856. The
highest Democratic vote polled since
1868 was that for governor in September,
1872, which was only 1858. The total
Democratic vote in 1874 was only 49,
258, or less than the vote now reported
from one hundred and twelve towns.
PHILADELPHIA Telegraph: This clearly
demonstrates that, in Vermont at least,
the Democrats are coming out in much
stronger force than they did in 1874, and
in that year, it will be remembered, there
was a Democratic tidal wave which
swept the Republican majority in Con-
gress out of existence. The idea that the
Republican Presidential team is about to
win by walk-over had better, therefore,
be abandoned by certain sanguine
Leaders," who have staked their rep
utations as " arithmetic men onsuch an
upshot to the November race. 1t will be
anything but walk-over, and it is only
necessary to examine the returns thus far
received from Vermont to demonstrate
that important fact.
New HAVEN Register: "Civil service
(under Grant, is aourishing bravely.
Assessments, for political purposes, on
the clerks in the various departments, are
carried with boldness that exceeds any
thing in the history of the Government.
A. B. Rutherford, formerly third auditor,
is now one of the tax-gatherers for the
National Republican Committee. Fur
nished with names of all the clerks, and
the amount demanded, he goes from
room to room, asking for an order on the
disbursing clerk for the specified amount.
Formerly it was customary to issue q
circular setting forth the demand, and
asking for check for the amount. A
refusal was not attended with loss OF
Office, but woe be to him who dare refuse
now