The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-10-12
BLOODY sEIRTTsM.

The bloody shirt seems still to be
the Radical key to glory.
Il. is as dirty SIS ever.
As filthy with lies and SANDER and
inquity,
Following Morrow and Blaine
come along the small fry of Republi-
can blowers
Tagging along hooting and kissing
rebels and 'copperhead' is the ar
my of 10000 office holders and the
multitude of Office seekers.
The Democratic Congress save to
the people $4,000, coo year and the
bloody shirt bcslimers declare it is a
copperhead lie.
The Democratic Congress opens
the door of the War Department and
finds in it thief Belknap, the bride
taker. The bloody-shirt loyaiist
swears he is q prosecuted Christian.
The Democratic Congress discov-
cred the Presidents Secretary, Bah
cock is a burglar, a whisky thief, s.
p~erjurer. The bloody-shirt stay-at-
acknowledgement says he is honest
ard his god character has been as
sailed.
The Democratic Congress exposes
Roheson's villainous naval contracts
whereby from poverty he became a
millionaire, and the bloody shirt
Christian statesman lift their dirty,
thieving hands and say Robson is
an outraged Republican marty to
the cause.
The Democratic Congress says the
people of the country, in ali sections
must be protected in their rights, and
forthwith the bloody shirt r~ascals
demand bayonets to compel the
south to vote for Grantism.
The Democratic Congress holds
Blaine up as a scoundrel and the
bloody shirt yelpers hold him a Uni
ted States Senator.
The Democratic Congress discov-
ers Public Printer Clapp to be a thief
to the time of a half a million of dol
lars a year and a bloody shirt Senate
confirms him again to the same office.
The Democratic people being sat
isfied that there are 10000 official
thieves in Washington demand re-
form. Bloody shirtism is presented
as an offset by the Republican party.
The Democratic party being true
to the people demands a complete
ousting of Grantism. The dirty
bloody shirt is flung back as an argu-
ment by the Republican party.
The Democratic party being q par
ty of reform presents a reformer for
President. Bloody shirtism presents
Hayes to continue Grantism and
bloody shirtism.
With nc great principle to advocate,
with no strong candidate; with no nix
ed1ess of purpose other than office
holding and official stealing; with no
claims upon the people for further
confidence the bloody shirt is bragg
ed in the gore of past iniquity and
spread over the country TO impassion
the people, to influence the ignorant,
to intimidate the weak, to brow-beat
the strong, to v up a multitude OF
sins and to perpetuate Grantism.
This clap-trap, this Radical dodge,
these cowardly appeals to hate and
passion are being most rightously re-
buked.
The people are sick of hearing war
when there is no war: sick ~ofhearing
from major generals who were COW
ards in war and haters in peace; sick
of loyalty when there is no loyalty.
The record Of Samuel J. Tilden, as
a man, q patriot, a Statesman, e refor-
mer is clearer, more bright, more fix
ed than the whole posse of bloody
shirt hooters combined, and his SER
vices as a reform President are most
demanded. That he will be elected
in November there is not a particle
of doubt.
Bloody shirtism is played out, Mr..
Judson Fitzpatrick to the contrary
nctwith standing.-Erchonge.