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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-08-18
GOV. e. z. MOVES, of Ohio,
GOV. SIDNEY PERBAM,
will speak as follows:

PENNINGTON, Friday, Aug. 25th, 2 p. m.
BRUNSWICK, Saturday, Aug. 26th, Ppm.
WATERvILLE, Monday, Aug 2sth, 2p.m.
GOV. MOVES will speak as follows:
GARDINER. Friday Evening, Sept. 1st.
BANGOR, Saturday Evening, Sept. I'd.
BUcKsPoRT, Monday, Sept. 4th.
CALAIS, Tuesday, Sept. 5th,
EAsTPoRT, Wednesday, Sept. 9th.
MAcHIAs, Thursday, Sept. 7th.
CHERRYFIELD, Friday, Sept. Sth.
ELLSWORTH, Saturday, Sept. 9th.
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1.-TWO frst-class Tenements to let in Fremont
Il Place, opposite Park. Inquire of E. PONCE.
corner Middle and Exchange St, or JOHN c. PROC
TER, 25 Exchange St. ju24tf
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Tenement to Let.
CONTAINING six OF seven rooms, Sebago water
~ and gas; on first floor. Inquire at
aug12d1w 81 WINTER STREET.
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AsaA a New two story French-Roofed House,
sAl&a No. 422 Cumberland St., containing four
G1EYT4TE teen rooms fitted up with furnace, gas,
@1DSebago water, and all the modern i'm.
provements of first-class house. Inquire of JOR-
DAN BROS, No. II Danforth st. apr4dtf
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A Desirable Rent.

A New French Rooted Cottage,
Very pleasantly situated, near the Horse Cars. at
WoOdford's Corner; will be let to a small family.
Apply to WARREN SPARROW
ju16dtf 1874 Middle ST., or on the Premises.
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TO LET
RENTS.

To Let.
n BOUT September lst, she lower tene.
"A ment of house No. 80 Brown 81. In-
quire ON the premises. aug1edtf
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

We are informed by a note from
Lewisburg that, 1. Z. FREEMAN, Esq,
in a political harrangue at that place
on Monday night of last week, made
the statement that the "rebel Con-
.gress of rs and '76 passed a bill to
pay all claims of the South, negroes
and allr' A man is to be pitied
who will stand up and make such a
statement, either for his Ignorance
or his disregard for the intelligence
of his hearers, and they certainly
can have no good effect for the party
or men who do it. 1t seems, howev-
er, to be the delight of the "slop
shop" stumpers in the interest of the
Grant-Hayes party, to stuff the peo-
pie whom they have robbed and out
ragged beyond all decency, with such
miserable lies for the purpose of
binding them to the corruptions and
rascalities of their party. We have
too much respect for the intelligence
of the masses to believe that it will
win, because every man of ordinary
sense knows that we cannot pay the
debt we owe now and that Democrats
r not very likely to add more to it.
But anything to mislead and gull the
people into the support of Hayes.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

We deem it proper to state for the
benefit of voters, that from Sept. l,
1876, to Sept. l, 1876, Mr.. Lewellen
received for his services in and about
the Courthouse, exclusive of his
fees or compensation arising from
the office, $275.-Register.
You "deem it proper to state in
the above, either a malicious false
hood or an ignorant one, and you
can take your choice. According to
the books in the Auditors office,
which don't lie, Dennis Lewellen has
received for his services from Sept.
L, 1875, to Sept. L, 1876, just one
hundred dollars, instead $275 as the
editor falsely states, and this sum
includes building privy, lattice work
around same; building house around
the Clock and other carpertering.
The amount received by Mr.. LEVEL
en-, is about one half heretofore paid
Sheriff's for work around the public
buildings, and the square was then
turned into a horse and cow pasture.
These are facts. OF course the edi-
tor will not correct the false state
ment he has made, because men who
band together and nominate public
officials by fraud and deception, will
not hesitate to elect them in the
same manner.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28
Tits noticeable. if not STRANGE. that

1t is noticeable, if not strange, that
it is only in those Southern States in
which the republicans have power,
that there are any political disturb
ances or any pretence that any class
is deprived of or are unprotected in
their rights of liberty and pro-
perty. In the States under DEM
ocratic rule the laws are enforced,
peace prevails, and white and black
alike enjoy the equal protection of
the laws. That a similar condition
of things does not exist in the States
under republican rule, must be
ascribed to one of two things:
Either the republican rulers are in
competent to govern, or they refuse
to enforce the laws so as to encour-
age the dis orders which they make
a pretext for military interference,
and use, at the same time, as a polit.
ical campaign cry. Certain it is that
in the States unJer democratic gov.
eminent whites and negroes are al
peace, and there is no pretence that
the latter are deprived ofany oftheil
rights.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28
STOP THAT LEI

Some persons are reporting that
Mr.: MCMAHON was challenged for
debate at Winchester, and refused.
1t is false. The meeting appointed
at that place for Mr.. Mcmahon and
one for Mr.. McClung, a Republican
speaker, happened on the same eve
ming. Mr.. McMahon was asked if
he would speak from the same stand
with his opponent and divide the
time-he cheerfully accepted the
proposition, and done so. McClung
opened the meeting, and if ever there
was a poor devil politically skinned
and driven to the WALL it was this
man McClung. A Republican who
heard the speeches said to as, that
it was simply political suicide to pit
McClung against Mcmahon, and in.
jured them in that place. This is
the truth about the challenge.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

Senator Gordon, of Georgia, in his
famous speech on civil service, gave
the figures on the revenue frauds
committed by the whisky ring. Put
ting the annual manufacture of whis-
ky at 100, 100000 of gallons, the
United States treasury should have
received since 1864, $1,260, 900, 900.
The actual amount received, as sta
ted by Commissioner Pratt, was
$4S9, 10000 900 thus leaving, as the re-
ceipts of the plunde-ers, the immense
sum of $500, 900, 600. Who got this
money? Why the Republican ring
sters who have grown fat and inso-
lent and loyal upon it. None con-
tributed more literally for the bust
ness of carrying elections for the Rad
icals than did those revenue thieves.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

Democrats of Preble County, if
you expect to have a voice il the Sc
lection of your candidates you must
smash the Eaton R~ing.-Register.
Exactly. That is just what they
intend doing, and we know a num-
Der of good, honest and independent
Republicans that will assist in the
business; men who have been slaugh-
tered by this Republican Ring and
hoodwinked" out of their votes be-
cause they would not pledge them
selves to contribute the spofls Of
office to sustain a band of political
gamblers, that have peculated off the
tax payers and defaced their public
records to cover up their stealings.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28
ARIDDLE.

Our civil war terminated in April
1855, nealy eleven years and six
months ago. We think it advisable
to state this emphatically, because
there are numerous Rip Van Wrinkles
in a few drowsy localities, who are
scarcely walked up to the fact that
the war is really over Notwithstand-
ing the ignorance of these dreamers
the trouble ended as above stated,
and the Republican managers forth
with set themselves to work which
they pleasantly observation-disclosures
struction." Abraham Lincoln did
not stand long in the way, and An
drew johnson they well-nigh eucher-
ed; but since Ulysses S. Grant receiv-
ed the purple, they have been re-
constructing to their hearts content
These "Ieconstructionists" have had
full swing in our national affairs
during nearly eight years past. I'm
til the present Congress they had
president, Senate, and the House of
Representatives in their favor, and
anything they honestly intended to
carry out they might have accom-
plished without hindrance. Yet &C
cording to their Cincinnati platform,
the declarations of their leaders, and
the asseverations of their party press,
the South is not yet reconstructed"
sufficiently to suit them. The Amer
lean people are therefore asking
themselves this question: If the Re
publicans failed TO reconstruct
the South during eight years o.
Grant, how long will it take to effect
their protested purpose under
Hayes? But there are some riddles
that no fellah can answer.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

No sensible man in the United
States can fail to see that Hayes will
be the agent, the attorney in fact of
the gang of plunderers which now
controls Grant. 1t is manifest by
the late conduct of Ulysses that he
is preparing for the election Of Hayes,
so that in the event of his occupy
ing the White House, the "Babs,"
the "Belks," the Porters, Leets, Boss
Shepherds, the Joyces, Averys, the
McDonalds, and tie thieves of a less
degree that are the favorites now
may remain. Hayes in his letter
says that the civil service will be
maintained as Grant established it;
in other words that the GRANTEES
will be retained. This is one of the
explicit avowels that Hayes makes
in his letter of acceptance.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

The spoils of Office are a great con-
sideration among the Republicans,
and all who hold an Office or expect
to be elected to one, must contribute
largely to Sustain party organiza-
tion," as the Eaton Register has it.
Zach Chandler is making his levy
upon these poor devils for the pur-
pose of running the campaign and
Sustaining party organization" Our
P. NJ. had to "buck" over about $50.
The P. M. of Black Jack, Ohio, who
was called on for a contribution of
$40 in aid of "party organization"
replied:
81 only get $40 a year; take the
id office and go to hi"
Mr.. Chandler hasn't gone yet, but
there is every reason to believe that
he will.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

White-wash as as you may; talk
about the war, eleven years past and
gone-wave the bloody shirt, and
howl copperhead and rebel as much
as you like, it will not hide the reek-
ing, jobbing, fostering, nasty rotten
ness of your party. We propose 10
wave the dirty, daubed, Republican
shirt, while you wave the bloody one.
Why, the war had better have finish
ed us, than that we should be plum
dered to death, and ruined by the
scoundrels of our own household.
But We will not perish. The people
want a change. "A change they are
going to have. They know change
could not worst us, SO it's bound to
come. "Stand from under"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28
The Republicans affect to be uneasy

The Republicans affect to be uneasy
about Democrats allowing rebel
claims if they get into power. The
14th amendment to the constitution
of the United States, forbids the Teb-
ell debt being ever paid by this Gov
eminent. As to the rebel claims of
the South, the Republicans in the
last eleven years have allowed about
500, 900, 900 of them, and the last
Democratic House did not allow a
single one of these claims, So much
for economy.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

We would rather give the Demo
crat this printing than have Mr..
Snyder defeated. Our chief interest
is in maintaining the integrity and
harmony of the Republican party.
Register.
How self-sacrifcing! How mag
unanimous! How'd thin! How pa
triotic to maintain the "integrity"
and Harmony" of a party that has
altered and defaced II public Rec
ords to cover its populations and
stealings! But, any one that has
read the lamentations and abuse of
this same person for the past year
over the Sheriff's patronage, will
have to "smile a smole" when they
read the above exhibition of patriot
ism and love of party!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

Let the tax payers of Preble coun-
ty go to the Records of the Sheriff's
office under Mr.. Townsend, and COM
pare them with his predecessor; and
then answer themselves whether it is
better that such men should be
"rooted out" Then turn to the
Clerks office and look into thu Re-
cords there and compare them with
the Ring incumbents, and answer
whether it is better that Independent
men should be srooted out" No
defacing of public Records-no over
charges can be found in them now.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28
A CHANCE |.
500 against $50!

A good many of the 'slop shop
stumpers and cross-road slang-whang
politicians are stating that JOHN A.
MCMAHON voted for a bill allowing
rebel claims for losses in the late war.
We will bet any one of these fellows
500 to $50 that they cannot show
any such a vote. Mr.. MCMAHON
never voted for any rebel claim bill
of any kind whatever, either cotton,
negroes, horses, mules or jackasses.
Now gentlemen, "putu up or shut up"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28
MI. W

Hon. j. A. MCMAHON closed his
canvass in Preble County on Satur-
day afternoon last, by a rousing and
enthusiastic afternoon meeting in
West Alexandria. His first meeting
was held in Camden on Tuesday eve
ming, and was admitted by opponents
to have been the largest held at that
town for four years. He spoke in
the open air, and the large crowd re
NAMED in perfect order and listened
to his scathing speech against the
present corrupt rulers, for over two
hours. We heard many Republicans
say that it was the ablest, tairest and
most gentlemanly political address
they heard this campaign, and that
they believed he was an honest and
faithful representative and ought to
be elected again. The Camden Band
furnished excellent music on the &C.
casion. Somers will give a good re-
port for MCMAHON. On Wednesday
afternoon he spoke in the Court
House in Eaton, to a very large gath
ering of Democrats and Republicans,
and there was but one expression
came from those who heard his ad.
dress-"h Was fair" His meetings
at Winchester, Lewisburg and New
Paris, were all well attended and
from information received from these
points have had a most salutary eff
feet. The satisfaction Mr.. Mona
HON has given wherever he spoke, and
the expressions of admiration from
Republicans for his gentlemanly de
meanor toward his opponents, can
not but help give him Preble county
by a small majority, else men vii
vote against their honest belief ant
convictions.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

HowARn, the Republican candi-
date for Congress in this District,
took a fee of $4,000 in a Railroad
case that occupied his time about one
day! He vas discharged! Do the
poor men of this District want a man
to represent them that values his ser
vice at such an e~xtrayagant price?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

What we wish is to put a man in
the Presidents place who will hon.
estly and diligently search out,expose
and remedy the corruption and other
evils of Grantism. What the Repub-
lican leaders wish is to elect q man
who will keep them buried, and nev-
er disturb the dust which gathers
about the suspicious departmental
pigeon holes. Therefore they are for
Hayes and we are for Tilden.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

Cows "chew the cud," and they
are said to lose it sometimes. The
approved domestic remedy for loss of
cud, in some parts of the country, is
o half-decayed dishcloth, which is
thrust down the animals throat.
The Republican leaders have invent
ed a remedial agent that beats decay
ed dish-cloths all to pieces. Their
party has 'lost its cud," and they
propose to cure it by thrusting a
bloody shirt down its throat.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

Senator Bayard says: off Judge
Taft's order can be carried out it
will totally subvert Jul form of gov
eminent and leave local self-govern-
ment, which 1 believe to be the very
soul Of our institutions, the shadow
of a name. In my judgement it will
behoove all citizens who desire to per-
petuate our system of government, to
raise their voices in an instant and
severe condemnation of this attempt
unlawfully and dangerous to enlarge
Federal authority"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

The Republicans have been at a
loss for a battle cry. They now have
one for which they are uuder obliga-
tons to the joint wisdom of General
Hayes and Fitzpatrick. 1t is these
words epigramatic, and suggestive,
and condenses their whole case:
"Plenty of money and the bloody
shirt"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

Office-seekers and political gamb-
lers control County Conventions and
"hoodwink' people out of their votes,
in order that one of their favorites
may be selected and foisted upon
the people. Then the spoils of office
go to sustain that same set of polit-
ical adventures,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

The Republicans are everywhere
Haunting the bloody shirt. But that
dingy garment cannot cover the ul-
cers which disigure the body of their
party, and all sensible people refuse
to be diverted by it from the n real
issue of this canvass, which is that of
Reform.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

A frightful railroad accident oc-
Cured on the Panhandle road, near
Columbus, on FRIDAY last, in which
six persons we're killed and about
thirty-fve wounded, some danger
The accident was caused by
the breaking of an axle on n of the
coaches,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

If the people of Preble county elect
DENNIS LEwELLEN Sheriff, there will
be no double mileage charged and
the business of the Office will be con-
Quoted in the same prudent and sat
i~sfactory manner that it has been for
the past four years. You can rely
on that. Vote for him.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

Delorama Morrow and John Bos-
tick pledged the ''spoils of office to
the Ring for party Organization"
and tax payers go and look at your
public records under them! No such
stealings and de:acing of the Rec
ords has occurred under the indie
pendent officials. These men are not
gagged and p~ledged-they are free
and independent from all party tram
mels,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

The Eaton Register is not a bit
more mean and malignant against
Mr.. McMahon now than it was two
years ago, when this county came
very near voting a majority for him.
.-Eaton Democrat.
Let the Register alone. 1t and its
God-mother, the Dayton Journal,are
doing herculean work for McMahon.
If those two papers should advocate
Christ for Congress the people would
vote for Esquire Devil.-German-
toun Press.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

If the honest Republican tax-pay-
ers of Preble county don't believe
there is a political Ring in Eaton,
that shapes all their Conventions and
selects their men to fill their offices,
let them ask j. L. Chambers. He felt
its power because it was afraid the
'spoils of the office could not be Sc
cured to Sustain its political organ
iZation."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

Democrats and honest Republi-
cans, vote for DENNIS LEwELLEN for
Sheriff, and the Office will be con-
Quoted and the public grounds and
buildings be taken care of as for the
past four years.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

The Lincoln administration, with
the tremendous operations Of a civil
war to conduct, managed to get along
with 43, 1000 ffice-holders. The war is
over now, but yet Mr.. Grants peace
establishment requires the assistance
of "a, 900 men.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

When you feel like Selling your
sword and rushing to battle-when
your blood boils after hearing some
paid Republican orators detailing
Southern outrages, and depicting the
terrible conduct of the Southern peo-
ple-take down your scrap book and
read this:
"Dear Sir; The leaders of the In
dependents are poor, needy, and in
debt; they must be lectured to, docu-
ments be placed in their hands that
they may be convinced of their folly.
A bloody shirt campaign aoih money
and Indiana is safe; a financial cam
paign and no money, and we are
beaten.
"Your friend, j. KILPATRICK.
"To r. B. HAYES, Governor, DC"
This is a letter written from Indi-
ana under instructions by a political
spy to the Republican candidate for
President. 1t shows the uses to
which Southern outrages" are put
by the desperate party which is about
to be repudiated because of its ras-
cality, proligacy, and failure to re-
store peace to the country.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

If the Republican County Conven-
tion had not been controlled by a
Ring, Mr.. Chambers would not have
been defeated and the honest old del
egate would never have said he was
ehoodwinked" out of his vote.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28
Ifthe honest and independent ia,

Ifthe honest and Independent tax.
payers of Preble county want theil
offices filled with men who are pledg.
ed to contribute the spoils of the Of
fees to sustain party organization
they should by all means vote fol
the Republican Ring ticket that was
nominated by "hoodwinking' hon
est old farmer delegates out of theil
votes.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

Tax payers of Preble county, do
you want the spoils of the offices to
sustain a political organization that
"hoodwinks" your honest old men
out of their votes and defeats the
will of the majority for candidates?
If you do, vote the Republican Ring
ticket.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

The Democrats of Preble County
will support DENNIS LEwELLEN for
Sheriff. They will not be deceived
by any one who permits himself to be
used as a tool by the Republican
Ring.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

The statement of Mr.. j. l.. Cham
bers that. he was defeated by a Ring,
and the Delegate that he was 'hood-
winked" out of his vote in the Con-
vention, r facts. They may be
denied in the last issue of the Regis
ter before the election. They haven't
been yet.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

Burglars and other thieves cram
something into the N ouths of their
victims to stop their cries and prevent
detection. That is what the chiefs
ofthe whisky ring gang ofrobbers are
doing now. They are trying to stop
the cry for reform by examining
bloody shirts into the peoples mouth.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

McCLUNe, a "slop shop" stumper,
stopped over" to about fifty Repub-
%licans, Democrats and boys in the
Court House, on Friday evening last.
He is a weak brother and his speech
was ditto.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

Cramming bloody shirts into the
mouths of hungry workingmen is
what Republican orators and editors
are now engaged at. 1t won't win.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

The Republican negroes of the
South must quit mobbing Democrat
ic negroes. 1t inteferes with the
"bloody shirt" programme in the
Northern States.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

While thousands of ministers of
the Gospel have fooled away millions
of Sabbaths to blow hell up, Engi-
neer NFwToN knocked it all to pieces
in one.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

Hayes is worth $4,000, but he
carries a $12 watch and drives a 500
horse. He has also blooded cattle
valued at $122.5O per capita See
his tax list.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

Ohio is famous for its blooded cat
tie, bat the cattle that Hayes put
down in the assessment list of histax-
es at $3.50 a head must have been a
shabby lot.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-09-28

All bosh. The large vote in this
county was given to Mr.. MCMAHON
by honest and independent voters
because they believed he was al
honest man and would represent the
interests CT the Laboring and Pro
ducing classes of his District, instead
of the Bankers and Bondholders.
He has done SO faithfully, and this
same class will give him a larger
vote this fall.