The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-04-13
THE BEAUTY oF RApIcALIsM.

when thieves fall out hone.t men
get their own The anearthing Of
the robberies and corruptions Of men
in high positions, under the Repub-
lican administration, IL likely to re-
suit in much good to the country.
The disclosures are directly tracea-
bic 10 the fact that a Democratic
House was elected last year, which
has the legal right to appoint com
mittees to overhaul the books
Democrats have been sure for years
past that some things in our govern
ment would be better for a thorough
overhauling, but the Republican,
successfully resisted all attempts in
that line by their overwhelming ma
jority, or in lieu thereof appointed
pliable men of the Repub-
liean faith, lei who used plenty OF
"white-wash," and reported every
thing in roseate tints. We knew
better all the time, but those in pow
er paid no attention to such charges
as corruption, bribery and theft.
When Belknap procured a law en-
towering him to appoint POSTPAID
ers, without consultation with any
one, and responsible only to him,
Democrats insisted that it was wrong.
Soon after the appointments were
made, charges of bribery and sale
were made BY officers who had OPP
pcrtunity to know. These charges
were never investigated by Republi-
cans, and never would have been,
had not the Democratic House come
into power. Serious charges that
the complaints never went beyond
the White House, but received there
their quietus, have been boldly made
and from present indications, are not
without some truth. The sum of
money itself is small in amount that
Belknap received for the sale of
these traderships. Indeed, it will
not compare in amount with some
other gifts hal have been made to
those in far higher positions than he
eould eve expect to reach. With
the example before him had the post
trader kept the money and only given
q house and lot at Long Branch, who
would have ever thought of calling
it a bribe? 1t seems to make quite
a difference who go the gifts, wheth-
er it comes from a post trader in the
far west to a Secretary of War in
money, or to some higher official
from some collector of a port or Sec
rotary of the Nayyin the shape of a
house and lot at Long Branch. Or
if the traders had only bought for
Belknap house in Washington or
another in Philadelphia, according to
the high example set them by those
in higher authority, who would dare
call it a bride? Or, if it take the
form of a purse of one hundred thou
sand dollars as per same exalted ex-
ample, who would dare objectp
Truly, we have fallen on evil
times. The fact is, that all the uses
of a Democratic majority are not as
yet fully considered, butshould re-
ceive the praise of the robbed and
outraged people for what they have
done in unearthing rascality. But
We think the work is only begun.
In fact the rogues great and small
need looking after, and in our hum
opinion it is the duty of the COM
to go on in their work and
see that no bride receiver or gift
iaker any longer defile the Temple
If Liberty. We believe the People
this centennial year of the history
# our beloved country, forgetting
he past wherein they seemed to up
lold and indorse the greatest set of
plunderers seen on earth since
,he days of Nero, viii arise in their
and in the name of the People
the whole crowd from head
o tail, and deliver the country from
heir baleful influences forever.
Never forget, never forgive such base
men, who tarnish the bright lustre I.
f the ceuntry's honor, but vote for
lonest and honorable men, and thus !.
ebuke bribery and gift-taking. :
a. Co.