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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

The speech of Hon. JOHN A. Nc
MAHoN, furnished in a DEMOCRAT
supplement last week, gives u%niver-
sal satisfaction in this County, and
has made him hundreds of votes. 1t
should be read by every voter with
out reference to his political belief.
1t shows the Republican party, its
frauds, its rascalities, its corruptions
and its hypocracies in its true light,
and is a complete v%indication of all
the stale and senseless charges made
against him by the "bread and but
ter brigade" of Grants rotten and
thieving administration. 1t leaves
the laboring classes, the farmer, the
mechanic, the greenback advocate,
the Banker and bondholder, in nc
doubt as to his position and whose
welfare and interests he studies and
labors to advance. It shows the hyp-
o~critical p%retentions of the Republi-
can Congress in its love for the sol
dier in the late war, in rewardine
them with offices, as compared with
that of the Democratic, taken from
the Congressional Record. Itexpos.
es the rascality and robbery of the
Frcedman's Saving and Trust Com.
pany by the Republicans, in which
millions of dollars were stolen from
the poor deluded and ignorant ne.
groes of the South, who trusted the
money in their keeping. And il
shows that Mr.. MCMAHON is moi
afraid to put himself upon paper, thai
his constituents may know exactly
how he stands upon all the vita
questions at issue in the present cam
paign.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

1t is now confidently believed in
well informed Radical circles that
Boss Tweed is concealed in the house
of Samuel j. Tilden, and it is more
over asserted by a veracious member
of the Canal Ring that the two wor-
thies are often seen at the dead hour
of night counting over the barrels OF
money that they stole from the city
of New York, disporting themselves
anon by cracking loo" for the
drinks. 1t is also pretty well settled,
by the same authorities that George
Adams, the notorious train-wrecker,
is none other than Sam Tilden in dis.
guisc.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

PINcHBAcK, the negro that fraud
ulently had $4,000 of the peoples
money voted to him for presenting
bogus certificates for a seat in the
United States Senate, is stumping
Indiana for Hayes and Icing like a
thief about the Democrats, in trying
to make the Hoosier believe that if
they get the power the Confederate
war debt and Southern claims for
slaves will be paid! Every nan of
common sense ought to know by this
time that this negro is a lieing fraud
and a swindler, and that the Consti-
tuition expressly forbids the doing of
any such thing. "Pinch' is a fair
specimen of the class of men that arc
stumping now in behalf of the plum
dering party.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14
THE wATcHWoRD,

1t cannot be too frequently urged
that the issues of the present cam
paign is REFORM. The GRANTEES
have brought forward the "bloody
shirt" and have tried to spread it out
so close to our eyes that our vision
might be obscured, and we might not
be able to see this issue any longer.
They cannot, however, succeed in
their purpose. The days of their
iniquity are numbered. We will new
er more consent to see our country
~harassed, burdened, cheated, plum
dered and disgraced as she has been
during the past eight years. We do
not intend to fight again over the is
sues of the war. They are settled,
irretrievably settled, and the Repub-
lican leaders are guilty of treason in
trying to raise them from the grave
in which they have been buried, and,
by their agency, striving to keep old
animosities alive and the hand of
man raised against his brother.
All that is settled, and we have
now only to deal with the manner in
which the Government has been con-
Quoted since the war was ended.
The corruptions, the abuses, and the
extravagances of the Administration
are what the people look at, and
what they are determined to reform.
They have adopted Governor Tilden
as their leader in the battle, because
they have seen him dealing with,
and successfully combating abuses
of the same kind in New York.
They cannot trust the GRANTEES any
longer, because they have broken
every promise they have made, and
are now endeavoring to secure an
other term of power by means of lies
and receptions. Success is certain
to attend our efforts, for VIZ know
that when Tilden is in the White
House, all that is opposed to homes
ty must vacate the place,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

1t is now about two years since
the Freedman's Saving Bank was
closed, and the poor depositors have
only as yet received a dividend of
twenty cents on the dollar. A very
large proportion of the remainder
found its way to the private Golfers
of the Radical managers. And the
"colored troops fought nobly"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14
with them and buy up the Ia

gether with them and buy up the la
Dor claims at a discount, thus swind-
ling the laborers out of money law
fully theirs and which they could
collect by the laws of the State. The
committee went east and saw their
men, among others MI. Tilden, so
soon as he heard the scheme he re.
piled: eff l owe anything l refer you
to my private Secretary and it shall
be paid dollar for dollar, but I UiU
not enter into any such scheme as
this"
This is the story, as I said above,
as told me by me of the men who
a present at the interview with
Mr.. Tilden. Did you ever hear of SO
barefaced a falsehood. MI. Tilden,
who was the only honest man in the
pack, was turned upon and abused by
the rest; but it is a fair sample OIL
the mode of conducting the campaign
by the Radicals.
General GEO. W. MORGAN, of Ohio
is here for his health. It is expect
ed that he will make a speech here
soon. G..
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

Perhaps Mr.. Lewellen is for G.
Clay Smith or Mr.. Cooper. And
then again he may be for Hayes OF
Tilden or for all of them. Why not:
Register.
We believe we can answer as tc
Mr.. G. Clay Smith, the Prohibition
list candidate, that Mr.. Lewellen is
not for him, but unless Mr.. Snyder's
position is misrepresented, during
the Crusade, to be consistent, Mr.
G. Clay Smith is the gentleman he
should go for.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

The Republican papers make the
very improbable charge against Gov
ernor Tilden that some thirteen years
ago he did not render correct tax re-
turns upon his property. In regard
to this assault, the New York Sun
says:
SHE is all right there, and his enc
mics, try as they may, will be unable
to get a point on him. Mr.. Tilden
has already been through the fire
and he. has stood the ordeal success
fully. 1t is remarkable that in a Gu
reer 80 long and active as his, there
are SO few apparent flaws for his pc
litical opponents to find out. No on,
need fear that anything that touch
es his honor or patriotism will b
proved against Mr.. Tilden by hi!
most virulent and vigilant Republi
can assailants. His integrity as
man and a politician is beyond TIL
assault of Mr.. George Bliss and hi
confederates."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

The election of Hayes means the
continuation ofthe 94,119 office-hold-
ers under Grant, who are sucking
out the life-blood of the people. No
wonder these fellows are abusive and
malignant toward all who are oppos-
ed to them "dead beating" the tax
payers any longer. Let the tax-pay-
ers vote to turn one-half of these
suckers out to honest labor. 1t is
time.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

The Eaton Register is full Of de-
nunciations of Mr.. McMahon. He
is called q "traitor," "lebel' and "po-
litical trickster." Whole pages are
devoted to his humiliation. We adj
wise the Register to go slowly. Ev-
cry body that reads the head line 'R.
Williams, editor" knows that the edi-
tor is working for his position; and
everybody suspects that he hopes to
be retained if Hayes and Howard are
elected. A Collector of Internal
Revenue under Grant ought to be
more modest.-Dayton Democrat.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

If any n wants information as to
the principles and intentions Of the
contending parties, let him read
President Grants interview with q
correspondent at Long Branch
on September I'd, and Governor Hen
bricks speech at Shelbyvllle on the
LIST. The contrast between Hen.
bricks large craftsmanship, ant
Grants petty malignity against op
ponents, and transparently false de
tense of his friends like Robson ant
Orth should determine the vote o
any fair man.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14
The Republican plunderers hire

The Republican plunderers hired
a scallawag to carry a rebel flag
through q Missouri town. And Re
publican papers think that is a good
reason why profigacy should go un-
rebuked, why the people should sub
nit to be plundered, why bayonet
rule should be perpetuated, and why
Grantism should be riveted upon the
country.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

BARNES, the Republican candidate
for Secretary of State, was not only
a Crusader but he made an attempt
in the Ohio Legislature to forbid
Masons and Odd Fellows from sitting
on %juries. If the Masons and Odd
Fellows a vote for such a narrow
and bigoted creature, who thus open
ly insulted them, they are ,meeker
than we believe them to be.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

The Cooper men, and all other
greenback advocates who want a good
sound document on that question,
should call at the DEMOCRAT office
and get a copy of Mr.. McMAHoN's
speech. There is no equivocation in
that-it is on the square.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

When you want to find a strong
epithet to denounce anybody you
don't love, don't look for a word in
the dictionary; words there are too
commonplace. But just take up a
paper that's anti TildeE and what a
rare collection of gems you have to
select from.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

The farmer see that eight years
of Grant Republicanism have chang,
ed prosperity into adversely; that the
products of his farm are selling for
less than it costs to raise them, and
that his taxes have doubled. Has
not the farmer, then, the best Of rea-
sons to work and vote for a change:
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

Spells of Office for "party organi-
z~ation' is the qualification required
by the Ring for its candidates. Do
the honest and independent tax-pay-
ers of Preble county indorse such a
demand?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14
DENNIS LEwELLEN served

DENNIS LEwELLEN served over
three months in the war and was in
one engagement; how long did Mr..
Snyder serve and in how many bat
ties was he? AS some people are
particularly anxious to bring such
matters to bear against candidates
for public position, we ask for in
formation. Who will answer?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

BILL ALLEN, who was shot at and
hunted down as a traitor during the
war, received the solid vote of the
Preble county delegates as their can
didate for Congress against a Union
soldier. And yet these very fellows
have the impudenee to talk about
voting for ''rebel sympathizers." O.,
for shame!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

The Radical lie about Gov. TIL
DEN's income being falsely returned,
has about been exploded, while the
facts of Gov. HAYES giving a false
return for taxation of his personal
property, is bothering the party very
much. With over 500, 600 worth Of
personal property, Gov. Hayes has
returned under oath for the past
three years, less than $4,000! How
is that for Reform?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

If Preble county Republicans had
nominated BILL ALLEN for Congress,
the very talented and learned editor
of the Eaton Register would have
been at a loss where to use his slang
phrases Of "rebel" and "traitor.'
How convincing such argument must
be to the average reader of that bril-
liant journal.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

Slang and abuse will not convince
men whose farms have deprecated
one-half while their taxes have dou
bled, that they ought to vote for men
because they pledge the spoils of of
fee to Sustain party organization
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

When the taxpayers of Preble
county are urged to vote for men to
fill their County offices because they
contribute the patronage of the posi-
tion for aparty organization" it is
about time a new deal was asked.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

The editor of the Eaton Democrat
says anybody who says he called I'M
ion soldiers Lincoln hirelings and
niger thieves, lies. The more you
punch a skunk the louder the smell.
1t was ever thus.-Eaton Register.
The more you pin a liar, the more
you get his true inwardness. at
was ever thus"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

The earnest cry for work is the le-
gitimate result Of sixteen years of
misgovernment, suicidal tinkering
with the financial question, and gen
eral corruption in the departments
under republican control. What we
need is something O than the
temporary assistance usually asked
or-we need to cleanse the fountains
from which the evils have sprung.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

When such men as Columbus Del
ano, W. W. Belknap, Babcock and
Boss Shepherd fall into line and shout
themselves hoarse for Hayes, is it
any wonder that honest men get out
of the Republican party?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

DENNIS LEwELLEN, JOHN T. DEEM,
JACOB BRINGMAN and DIR. HILL, are
all solid and sound greenback men.
They believe a little more money
would not hurt us and that economy
and Reform is what is needed. Vote
tor them.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

If the taxpayers of this County
want to know how much they have
paid out for ''party organization" it
would be well enough for them to
vote for the men who are rot pledg-
ed to such corrupt business. Give
the Ring ticket the go-by.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

The Eaton Democrat is making a
mistake. We don't elect a "Lawn
Mower" this fall.-Register.
True, sir; but the taxpayers OF
this county want a Sheriff who will
not charge mileage for 16 miles when
he only travelled s; and $1.50 a day
to keep the public square in q decent
condition, and then turn it into a
horse and cow pasture.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

The Vermont election has not pan
ned out for the Republicans as heavy
as the first reports indicated. Their
10000 majority has been reduced to
$4,000, and is the smallest Republi-
can vote ever given in the State.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

The men who r willing to run
for Office outside of pledges and
@spoils'' for "party organization" are
the kind the taxpayers of Preble
county want. DENNIS LEwELLEN.
JOHN T. DEEM, JACOB BRINGMAN and
Dr. HILL are the men.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

Republican editors argument in
favor of Hayes: You are a "rebel,"
"traitor" and "sympathizer with the
South" That ends it and ought to
convince every man of the honesty
and decency of the Republican par
nv
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

When a 'party organization" de-
mands the servants of the people to
contribute the spoils of Office to sup
port it, it should be voted "down and
out"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

The honest old Republican dele
gate who was "hoodwinked" out OF
his vote in the late Republican Coun-
ty Ring Convention, is ready to rise
to an explanation.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

Grants thread and butter bri.
gade" are very bitter against any one
that opposes Hayes election. They
are all towards" "rebel sympathiz.
ers" and "traitors." Yawl
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

We suggest to the editor of the
Democrat that the word lie is a fight
ing word, and that his past conduct
proves that he is not entitled to use
it.-Eaton Register.
That is a lie, too.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

MAINE voted on Monday last and
the Republicans carried it by an in
creased vote over last year. The
majority is about 10000.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14


"The Republican party is old in
power and fixed in the habit of ex-
travagant expenditures. To it, as to
a man accustomed from youth to
spendthrift ways, self-imposed reform
from a spirit of restraint is imprac
ticable. A new Administration can
fix the expenses lower from the start,
and with it retrenchment would be
comparatively easy. For example,
Grants Administration, instead of
cutting down expenses in this sea-
son of Extraordinary business depres-
sion, asked $25, 900, 900 more than
was appropriated last year, while the
Democratic House of Representa-
tives cut down the appropriations
$50, 900, 900 below the amount asked,
and $4,000, 900 below last years ap-
propriations-a saving to the people
of Ohio in Federal taxes, as compar-
ed with the taxes of last year, of 49,
900, 900, and to the people of Frank
lin County of about 100000. This
saving was only accomplished
against the most persistent and def
ant opposition Of the Republican
party in Congress, which opposition
was carried to the point of threaten
ing a defeat of all appropriations for
the Government. This struggle
plainly shows that the Democracy
are determined to reduce expenses,
and the Republicans to preserve
their present vast proportions."--
Gen. Eaciag at Columbus.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

The "Dutch have taken Holland
and Vermont has gone Republican
Did any body look for any other re-
suit?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

Mr.. j. l. CHAMBERS was asked by
a prominent Republican of Eaton, if
what the DEMOCRAT said was true?
His answer was, ayes SIR"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

BARNES considers Masons and Odd
Fellows unfit to sit on jury, but Of
course good enough to vote for him.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

Grants salary is $160a day-con-
~siderably more than his services fol
q whole year are honestly worth.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14
Democratic State Ticket.

The time has gone by when men
can be sung out of their votes.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14

RUTnERFoRD's pianos forte is not
to pay tribute to the tax gatherer.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14
Correspondence Of the Democrat.
MARQUETTE, Mich,

even a passing notice of the interest
ing features of a trip by boat from
Chicago to this place, would take m
tirely too much space in your valua-
BILE paper. The scenery and Incl
dents are interesting beyond descrip-
ton and can only be enjoyed by talk
ing the trip; suffice to say the half
week was as enjoyable as any we ever
passed. 1t is more our object to
speak of one of our most northern
cities and its interests.
MARQUETTE
is a very pretty little city of six or
seven thousand inhabitants, and con-
trasts strongly with all other places
we stopped at on the trip up the
lakes. 1t is built with an eye to per-
manence and beauty; the other places
seeming to have been built, as one of
the passengers described it, "to stay
in, not to live in" 1t is situated on
a beautiful bay, which am told very
much resembles the celebrated ebay
of Naples" about 450 miles from
Chicago, which can be reached in Is
hours by the Chicago q Northwest
ern R. R. During the summer sea-
son it is visited by many persons who
desire to free themselves from the
excitement of the fashionable places
of resort-there were 3S stopped off
here from our boat alone. 1t is q
healthy region, and much resorted to
by the Chicago shay fever victims,
from which it is a sure relief. The
weather, since we arrived, has been
very pleasant, most of the time being
almost like our delightful October
weather; occasionally we will have
a day, warm in the sun, but in the
shade a delightful breeze soon cools
you. off, and makes you button up
your coat.
The iron interests are about the
only ones developed, if l except a
single quarry of dark-red sandstone,
which is very valuable for building
purposes; a large quantity is ship
ped to the lower lake cities. The
principal iron mines are situated a
bout II and Is miles from here, at
Negaunee and ~Ishpeming, this being
the principal shipping point. This
region is one that was most serious
ly affected by the "panic' of 1873.
The iron interests fell fiat, but they
are now beginning to look up again.
So faI this year the different mines
have shipped over 100000 tons of
ore, being a large excess over last
year. We enjoyed a ride out to 1sh-
peming last week and a trip through
the Lake Superior Mine, under the
guidance of the Company's Survey
or, Mr.. S~palding. 1t is wonderful to
see the machinery and ingenious con-
trivances they have for raising the
ore out of the mines. Mr.. S. also
showed us a "corner" he had located
more than a hundred feet under
ground, which was the limit OF the
Superior company's grant, from
thence the Barnum company were
working ont the vein.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14
LIVING ~E1PPOPWTAE1U@

Known as the Behcmcth of the Holy Bibe-the only IL IN exhibition in the
United States and the third n EYER in captivity, sec red after a FIVE years.
agents. Remember that no extra charge is exactedf for the exhibition of this
rare and coly feature.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-14
The Eaton Reqister is full of d.

That is a lie, too.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-09-07
Field and Orchard,

James Redpath, a horticulturalist
of Buchanan county, Iowa, has made
an experiment to determine the time
of year at which wounds made in
pruning are covered best and most
speedily. A branch one inch in diam.
eter was cut from an apple tree of a
well-known variety on the first day of
each month in the year, and at the
end of five years, when all were
healed over, they were opened and
9ound to have decayed the least in
those cuts in February and March,
Gust before the swelling of the buds)
and most in those cut in June during
the growing season y while those
pruned during the latter season had
the advantage of being closed one
year the earliest. A similar expert.
ment was made with the Yellow Bell.
flower, and at the end of four years
all the trees cut were healed over; on
opening the places where the pruning
had occurred, the result was found.
except slight difference in favor of
February and July. In these expert.
ments, the decay from Summer prun-
ing was about three times as extensive
as from that result in the Winter
months. Root pruning for dwarfs al.
ways ruined the constitution Of the
tree.