The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-11-02
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The following truthful arraign-
ment of the Republican party, we
clip from a speech made by Hon.
ALBERT WILLIAMS, the Prohibition
candidate for Governor of Michigan.
In it the Prohibitionists of this coun-
ty, can read what an honest man of
their own thinking has to say about
the party they sold their votes to
sustain and keep in power. Who of
them al deny one word he has ut
tered here?
"The Republican party has been
in full possession of the general gov
eminent the last sixteen years, save
only in the present House of Repre-
sentatives the last eighteen months,
and al that time it could do just as
it pleased; and, therefore if it hon
estly desired to extirpate polygamy,
establish civil service reform, pro-
vide a paper currency redeemable in
gold, properly adjust the tariff for
the protection of American labor,
shield the taxpayers from paying
taxes to support s~ectarian schools,
hold public offices to a strict accoun-
liability, protect immigrants, keep
the hands of corporations off the
pnblic domain, investigate the effects
of the importation of Mongolians,
protect u citizens while abroad,
preserve the public credit, crush out
all wrongs wherever found, give the
women their half of the government
or the right of fire. "llise, legislate in
the interests of temperance, and Sc
cure to the people an honest econo-
mical and pure government, why has
not that party, through its recogniz-
ed leaders, or government, already
done it during this long period of
sixteen years? And the war closed
over eleven years ago; and if this
same party sincerely desired to re-
deem its promises to the soldiers, de-
precate se~ctionalism, and wisely and
well reconstruct the South, why during
these eleven years has it not compile
ted these things, also? Why, if that
party be fit to rule, do all these
things remain undone, and these of
fee and-spoils seeking leaders stand
to day, not proudly holding up the
fulfilment of these assurances, but
instead still promising, promising,
PROMISING the people that they
shall be carried out and completed,
if they be given only another four
years lease of power, just as they
said four, and eight years ago? Let
them give good answers, if they can.
An outraged, suffering people impa--
tiently wait to hear them. Gentle
men leaders, ''hold up your hands
and speak up loud and plain" and
thus oblige the people, if you can.
The sad, stubborn truth is, that
the labor and business of the coun
try now lie PROSTATE imploring re-
lief, government has lost its good
character and usefulness, and cor
ruption holds high carnival in pub
lie places, with poverty at the port
ais; and these, declaring it in sor-
row, as we do, are the. legitimate
consequences of late.yesrs Republi-
can rule,-the rule of the Mortons,
Conklings, Chambers, Camerons,
Delanos, Buffers, Babcocks, Caseys,
Shepherds, Murphys, and their num-
erous fellows, and whom that party
can never shake off, but they will in
stead control it, destroying any man
who shall oppose them as they did
the Summers, Trumbulls, Greeleys,
Bristows, Profits, and their honest
coadjutors. Yes having had, as sta
ted complete control of the govern
ment and all public concerns many
long years, it is therefore, in the
power of any other party to say to
the Republican leaders in this cam
paign, "shake not thy CORY. filthy
locks at me thou canst say / did it."
And, finally, these Republican
leaders point to their chief, Gov.
Hayes, and tell how good, and pure,
and great he is, and if elected his
administration will be of the same
elevated character. But they unlor-
tunately fail to tell what thief ever
fed before his kindled wrath, or
what system of needed reform he ever
originated, which scattered upon the
people the flowers of peace, prospect
ty and comfort, making the govern
mental yoke easier, or its burden
lighter.
They also fail to tell that he was
nominated through the combined eff
forts of Morton, Conkling, Cameron,
Delano, Grant, and their serried fol-
lowers, and that if elected he will
naturally and necessarily be in their
hands, as clay in the hands of the
potter, and they will make of him "a
vessel of dishonor," for they never
make other descriptions of ware.
Looking, then, at the Republican
honest though its masses of
are, but nevertheless controll-
ed and it's ranks swelled by the body
of worst elements of the country,
with mouths watering for the un-
clean diippings of office, and fingers
aching for public plumber, all the
same as four years ago, their success
in this campaign will be but the tri-
umph of Grantism, and four years