The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-10-19
Ohio Barely Escapes !
THE DEMOCRATIC TIDAL WAVE!
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The Next President +!

The October political battle is
over-the smoke has cleared away
the dead and wounded have been
removed from the feld-and we have
now an opportunity to take a calm
and clear survey of the results
There never was a more hotly con
tested political fight in the States of
Ohio and Indiana, than that of the
10th of October; and as both parties
conceded that if the State of Indiana
went Democratic and the parties
made a drawn battle in Ohio, the
Presidency was settled, it is there
fore evident that TILDEN's election
is a foregone conclusion, for precise
ly such is the condition of things in
the result, and the fiat of the people
has gone forth that the Republican
thieves and robbers, that have been
rioting upon the sweat and toll of
the Laboring and Producing classes
of the country for the past twelve
years, must step down and out on
the 4th of March nextl The war is
over-the Republican party is Is
dead as tie issues that gave it be-
ing, and it can prepare to fold up its
tent and retire for at least the next
four years. Good bye to the "blood-
dy shirt" and sect:anal hatred and
antagonisms, which was its only
stock in trade.
In Ohio on the State ticket, the
Republicans get through only by the
"skin of thier teeth" They confident
ly expected a majority of not less
than 10000, but it will not reach
s,00ow Fhcy have gaiued=feur menu
bers of Congress, but that will not
effect the status of the House. We
will still have a good and sufficient
working majority.
In Indiana, Blue Jeans WILLIAMS,
the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor, has been elected by $500 ma
jority and the Legislature probably
Democratic. In this State also, the
Republicans were confident of victo-
ry, but the "Hoosiers' couldn't see it
that way and rolled back the tide of
corruption and ~rascality. Their
v~eneration for the silk stocking and
kid glove gentry" or the Sitting
Bull, did not reach deep enough
to induce the Laboring classes to
indorse robbery, high taxes and hard
times. Their first nominee, like a
majority of their party, proved to be
daubed all over with peculation and
fraud, and he was withdrawn and
one with supposed ancestral pres
tige put in stead, but the hardy yeo-
many preferred one of their own
sons of toll, and therefore trium-
phantly elected Blue Jeans WILL
IAMs to govern them.
West Virginia, that was first re
ported for the Republicans by 10000
or 10000, has voted that much of a
majority for the Democrats. They
also carry the Legislature, which
secures to them two United States
Senators.
A partial election was held in
Newark, New Jersey, which indi-
Gates that State good for TILDEN in
November next.
Thus it will be seen, Democrats
and friends of Reform, that victory
is in your possession. The star of
success is in the ascendant, and
guides to a glorious result in No
vember! The murmurs of discomfort
from a badly governed and outra-
geously robbed people are swelling
N tone, and the distant thunder of
indignation is rumbling its approach!
The day of reckoning for Republi-
canism is at hand! The terrible
seal of its fate has been impressed!
The hand writing is on the wall and
reveals its doom and points to the
verdict: Thou art weighed in the
balance and found wantingm Want
ing in honesty-wanting in faithful
ness and trust-wanting in every
thing save robbery and plumber!
Friends of Reform! Work on
Organize! Charge home upon the
rotten ranks of your enemy their
rascalities and robberies! Don't
stop to discuss the war issues-they
are dead and settled. Do this
and Republicanism is crushed to
death and buried forever!