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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-11-02
Neat, but not Gaudy.

New York Herald.1
AT Aiken, South Carolina, there was a
Democratic parade and meeting. At
the close of the meeting the limited
.ates Marshal arrested Colonel Butler,
who had headed the parade, and several
others. This is neat way of making
arrests. 1t does not show, however, that
the Federal Marshal had the fear of "un-
lawful combinations" before him. He
seems to have acted entirely without
fear that any one would resist his man
dates. What ofense the arrested parties
are charged with, the telegraph does
not inform us; but as it was Federal
officer that made the arrest, they must
be charged with some crime against the
United States. We remark that here
in the North police officer does not
usually select political meeting as the
place to make arrests of persons who are
evidently not flying from justice. Such
a course would be considered indecent;
and if the persons arrested were prom
inent citizens, not avoiding the law
officers and easily taken in more quiet
manner, to seize them in a political meet
ing would create here good deal of in
dignation as being needlessly irritating
and offensive.
Such acts as this in the South remind
us of the remark of vehement but
honest Republican, on his return from
visit to New Orleans after the dispersion
of the Louisiana Legislature. He had
gone South with some beliefs which
were changed by seeing how matters
really stood there "The first thing we
of the North ought to remember when
we think of the Southern whites" said
he, sis that they also are human beings"
Suppose a policeman or Sherifi's officer
had arrested Blaine as he stepped down
from the platform at Cooper Institute
the other evening. What a howl of in
dignation we should have heard, and
what complaints of the indecency and
the desire needlessly to irritate an
audience involved in such an actl The
indignation and complaints would have
been just, too. But why should Federal
Marshals make themselves needlessly
offensive in South Carolina just now
There is already excitement enough
there. All good citizens, no matter
with what authority they are clothed,
ought to take pains to allay excitement.
WHAT is needed there is to calm and not
to exasperate mems tempers. We are
glad to hear so far of no resistance to the
process of law by the whites, and We
trust they will submit quietly and
cheerfully to whatever is done, and stand
ready at all times to protect theil
pOlitical opponents.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-11-02
COnfederates In Office.

The charge that the Democratic party,
if successful, would put Confederates in
power comes with very i'll grace from
the party that appointed Longstreet SO
soon after the surrender, aud which
Mosby leads in Virginia. 1t isquite evil
dent that it is not the appointment of
ex-Confederates that the Republicans
object to, but the appointment of ex-
Coufederates who are now Democrats.
Let any one who served in the rebel
army, regular or guerilla, general or
private, declare himself Republican,
and he can rely on an Office under the
Federal Government as his immediate
reward.
1t is little singular that at present the
man of all others in the South most in
the confidence of the Republican party
should be Col. John S. Mosby, who was
so bitterly denounced by the Republi
can party as a murderer, guerilla ant
highwayman.
For example, the New York Times O.
August 25, 1854, relates the massacre o
Smokers Gap Road, where Mosby's men
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-11-02
Those Terrible Rebel Claims.

lNeM lOih cpeclul W ShlSdSO llHco.I
The New York Sun has the following
dispatch from Washington in regard to
the rebel war claims, about which SO
much has been said: The record COM
piled by Henry H. Smith, Clerk of the
Committee on War Claims of the Forty
third Congress, gives the following
official fact: Democrats here assert that
the rebel war claims are mainly the
property of the War Department Wash
ington Ring, and that in 1872, General E.
V. Rice, who was Belknap's go-between
in the Post-tradership swindles, was
representative of the combination that
purchased nearly all the pretended claims
against the Government for damage in
CURED by citizens during the war. The
Forty third Republican Congress passed
these claims to the amount of about So
100000, while the present Democratic
House at the last session passed Southern
claims to the amount of only $74, 900,
exclusively held by the original owners.
The Committee of the House Of the
Forty-third Congress (Republican), re-
ported such claims favorably to the ex-
tent of about So 900, 900, including the
infamous cotton claim, while the Com.
mittee of the Democratic House of the
Forty-fourth Congress reported favorably
on the same class of claims to the extent
of only S217, 900. The claims passed BY
the Forty.third Congress, under Repub
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-11-02

can not readjust, between individuals,
the burdens of taxation hitherto borne,
or of debts incurred to sustain the gov
ernment, which are yet to be paid. 1t
can not apportion anew among our citi-
zens the damages or losses incident to
military operations, or resulting in every
variety of form from its measures for
its own existerce. 1t has
no safe general rule but to let by-gones
be by-gones, to turn from the dead past
to a new and better future: and, on that
basis, to assure peace, reconciliation and
fraternity between all sections, classes,
and races of our people, to the end that
all the springs of our productive indus
tries may be quickened. and new pros
perity created in which the evils of the
past shall be forgotten.
Very respectfully yours,
SAMUEL J. TILDEN.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-11-02
Reckless Radical extravaganza.

Economy and simplicity should char.
acterize a Republican government, and
honesty and fidelity should marx the
character of its public servants. In the
earlier days of the Republic this was the
case. From the 4th day of March, 1889,
the day the Federal Constitution went
into operation, down to june 80, 1875,
the entire net ordinary receipts of the
Government, exclusive of loans,
amounted to Sc 337, ,043, ,61S 81. Of this
sum only 81, ,s41, ,95S, 1858. 81 were collected
from the foundation of the government
down to 1861, and 81, ,495, ,0Sl, ,264.63 have
been collected since that time. More
than twice as much money has been col
lected from the people in fourteen years
of Republican rule as was collected in
more than seventy years prior to their
advent to power. Now let us see how
about the expenses for the same period
of time. From March 4, 1889, to June
80, 1875, the net ordinary expenses of
the government-as any one may see by
adding the figures under the head of
"Net ordinary expenses" on page 65 to
81 of the official report of the Register of
the Treasury. made November 4, 1876
amounted to S6,S01, ,956.69.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-11-02
The Party of Claims.

The Republican party is decidedly a
party of claims. Their entire efforts for
the last four years seem to have been di-
rected toward the realization of claims
upon the public treasury. The history
of the famous cotton tax claims is well
known throughout the country, but per-
haps it is not sufficiently realized by
voters that these claims, like all other
war claims, were bought up by rings in
Washington, and having their headquar-
tiers in the immediate vicinity of the
White House. The most audaciOus
exploit of the party of claims through
their ring machinery is, however, the
passage of what is called the "rebel
claims" The Radical Washinton rings
commenced buying up these claims at
the beginning of the first session of the
FortyEthird Congress. They purchased
all that were for sale in the States of Ala
bama, Mississippi, South Carolina, North
Carolina, and Georgia, at rates varying
from two to ten per cent. OF their face
value. The corresponding agent,ot the
combination was General Rice, who was
so notorious in the post-tradership bust.
ness, and according to his own testimony
made some S20,000 bonus, or, rather,
stole it, out of his connection with these
transactions. Rice's agency in the post
leadership business was limited to intro
ducing people to the Secretary of War and
his satellites, but his commission was
very large percentage upon the
profits of the posts, which he bartered
away. In the Southern claim business
he figured more prominently. Most o.
the communications on the subject sent
to people in the South were signed by
him, and each inclosed an explanation
of the scheme, which was forwarded only
to persons whom the ring thought coulc
be depended upon. Senator Spencer
set in Alabama bought up most of the
claims in that State, and it is unneces
sary to say that the Radical rings il
Mississippi, South Carolina, and othe
States, were not backward in taking
their full share. The scheme worked vel
as long as the Radicals had full contro
of Congress; so well that the committee
of the House of the Forty third Reput
lican Congress reported favorably upo
over eight millions of dollars of thos
claims, of which the amount of over 81
millions of dollars was rassed by bot
Houses. When, however, the Democrat
obtained control of the House of Repre-
sentatives, the conspirators were balkee
The committees of the present Cangres
(the Forty-fourth), at the late session
refused to consider any claims which ha
been assigned, and which were no
owned by other parties than tn
original losers, who were loyal and pr
seHted them in good faith. Frol
f this rule of action established by tt
! House of Representatives, in accordant
; with this general programme of T
trenchment and reform, the total amour
of claims for damages In the South du
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-11-02

the prospect of having brought into their
vicinity IL, 900 of the fiercest, most un-
tanable, and most relentless savages on
the continent, who will be enraged at the
poverty of their lands, and hence melted
to barbarous vengeance. If this treaty
is carried out, we shall run no risk of
greater atrocities on the borders of Texas
and Kansas than any of which we have
recorded.
B. F. Overton, the Governor of the
civilized Chickasaw Indians of the Indian
Territory, in his last message to the
Chickasaw Legislature, uses these solemn
words of protest and warning:
"FELLow CoUNTRYMEN: In the name
and behalf of our prosecuted brothers of
the Black Hills, l appeal to you this day
to raise your voice of protcstation against
the pros cution of such an unjust, un-
holy, and unchristian warfare upon our
race. God forbid that you, the repre-
sentatives of our one common Indian
interest, should be unmindful of this
great and important crisis. Your polit-
ical and material interests as Chickasaws
are hinged upon the termination of the
Sioux question. We have no better
rights to territory than they, and are no
better able to defend them, although we
have bought and paid for our country,
which has its metes and bounds. They
hold theirs by solemn compact with the
United States Government, by the right
of discovery and .y original occupancy,
and which is and must be considered
good titles by the people of the United
States, or that would have no shadow or
right under heaven to the lands they
now claim and occupy. And if you
stand aloof and use no influence in
checking this unjust and brutal war, by
your prayers and memorials and by en-
listing the help and sympathy of our
white friends, who have ever been our
safeguard, we, too, will be called upon at
no distant day to make surrender of
those same rights that the Sioux are now
wasting their hearts blood in defense of,
and we will have but one of two things
to consider-either make shameful and
disgraceful surrender of our national
pride, together with all rights, privileges,
and immunities acquired by such, or
perish like brutes in war of extermin-
ation."
Who shall say that this warning against
the possible and even the probable bad
faith of the Government is not timely !?
Who can wonder that these peaceful
and industrious Chickasaws send out
their sympathies to the outraged and
deceived Sioux, our treaty with whom
we have wantonly violated? Nor need
there be any surprise that Governor
Overton, taking warning from our bad
faith regarding the Sioux treaty, should
forecast the day when the treaty with
the Chickasaws will likewise be broken
and their lands invaded. Suppose gold
was found on the lands of the Chicka-
saws, how much would their treaty be
worth, Judging by the example of the
Black Hills outrages?
1t is well for us to look at this matter
from the Indian side, as also from the
side of justice and good faith.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-11-02
The Gigantic Radical Scheme Of Plum
der.

The radical carpetbaggers in the
South, having BEEN deprived of the op-
portunity of making fortunes out of the
public purse by a Democratic control
being established, which implies a stop
page of all swindliDg schemes or by the
exhaustion CT the communities they have
plundered-as is the case in South Caro-
iina-have turned their attention to the
Federal treasury, and purpose in case of
Republican success this fail, to extract
large sums of money from the treasury
OF the United States. The mine ofwealsh
of the whisky rings Is nearly exhausted,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-11-02
A. Neat Thing in Dogs.

The following is sample of Republi-
can public expenditures:
FORM g..
Appropriation for Improvement and Care of
Public Grounds.
The United States (for sundries,) To Patrick
Sweeney, Dr., 1872.
September 3O-For board and care
of dog for July, August and Sept,
three months, at $40. Application:
used in place of watchmaD,..... $50 90
(Receipted as above.) Paid by Check No.
1928, dated September 80, 1872, for $41, on
Treasurer, Washington.
/ certify that the above account is correct
and Just, the articles to be (or have been)
accounted for in my return for the third
quarter of 1872.
o. E. BABcoCK,
Major of Engineers, U. s. A.
We need scarcely add that the blooded
animals who drew the conveyance, ap-
pear to be exceedingly voracious and
well clothed. The travelling expenses
of foremen and overseers were not de-
frayed from the contingent funds, as
everywhere else; these men received
their mileage like any general of the
army,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-11-02

Business cards Of fve lines or less s. per annum.
Local notices 10 cents per line each insertion.
Simple announcements Of marriages and deaths,
fnd church and benevolen. society notices inserted
free. Any additions to obituary notices viii Be
charged cents per line.
Favors MUST be handed in as ssrly a. Tuesday
morning 10 insure insertion the same week.
Communications upon subjects Of general q %
cal interest are solicited.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-11-02
Comparative Debt-DemOcratic and
Republican Expenditures.

hepu0ucdn expenditures
From March 4, 1889, to June 80, 1861,
the entire net ordinary expenses of
the Government amounted to 81 $751;
FOG, 1854. From June 80, 1861, to
June 80, 1875, fourteen years of Repub-
lican rule the net ordinary expenses
amounted to So, 220, 250, ,759.35; and this
is exclusive of the public or war debt;
that is, that fourteen years of Republi-
can rule cost the Government three times
as much money as the whole cost of the
government from 1889 to 1861, period
ofseventy-two years. But it may well be
said that the ordinary expense of the
government during the war was neces-
sarily incseased. That is true, and to
make the comparison fair, let us take a
period OF ten years since the war; and
we wish it to be born in mind that we
are now speaking of the " net ordinary
expenses" of the government, exclusive
of the interest paid on the public debt,
which amounted to 81 600, ,000, 900, and
the sums paid on the public debt itself,
which amounted to many hundred mil
lions more. From March 4, 1889, to
June S0,1S61, the expense of the gov
SIHmeHG-t psIiou VI mOic
than seventy-two years, covering the
war of 1872, the Indian wars, and the
Mexican war, and thepurchase of Louis
lana, the great Northwestern Territory,
Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Cali
fornia-amounted as we have already
shown, to only 1851, ,706, 1854. The
net ordinary expenses of the four years
of Johnson's administration was 81 ,012,-
42O, ,202.14 six years of President Grant,
81, OF, ,813, $50; making in ten years of
peace the enormous sum of $2,034, ,293,-
412.14, being nearly one-third more than
all the expenses of the government for
seventy-two years from 1889 to 1861,
including the war of 1872, the Indian
and Mexican wars; and if you add to
the ordinary expenses of the six years of
President Grants administration the
amount of principal and interest paid on
the public debt, it will amount to $4,-
008, ,438, ,461.S2; that is more than two
and half times, as much as the entire
expenses of the government from March
4, 1889 to June 80, 1861.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-11-02

hcan control, were almost exclusively
assigned to membersof the Washington
combination, and owned by them. There
are very few of the rebel war claims out
standing in the hands of the original
losers, and the Democrats say that the
present House, at its last session, saved
the country several millions of dollars
by refusing to consider these claims,
which were toa great extent fictitious or
exaggerated, and that the cry on this
subject raised by the Republicans is in
stigated by the ring, who hope, in the
event of Hayes election, to carry out
their plan of realizing profits from these
fictitious demands. The Republican
carpet-bag members from the South are
said to be all interested in this plot, and
the official record Of the action en- the
subject by the Forty-third Congress sub
stantjates the allegation.
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JOTTINGs 1ROrr TOWN.

Oficer McCAhe found an unknown wOmaH VI
nl IN front Of - Tho npson street. sne died on \
way TO the station.
Tho truckmen have generally agreed to chars.
10 double the ever uai rates.
An unknown man, with his skull fractured
we l"uhd ye"rdaY In ne rear oi az Pearl street. and
taken % the Chambers street hospital.
David Henry Ialght an old New York mer-
clHh. Wri a. ~ hldisnh aNeune YESTERDAY lie Quilt
ihr Nicholas Hotel anu the Insurance buildngs NJ
l5u hrOqdway.
The German taxpayers and property owners
.i 10" trN'ntcrnth Nard are q maze demand unnn
tArk & lmmissione-s TO complete me impruy ,mcutI
on Iompklns square.
Mrs Nancy sutton Of this city has obtained in
New YORK Central Hudson IivcI Railroad ompaly
Tor the killing Of her husband.
Inc Empress OF Brazil, accomnanied hy Vice.
NumIal Ds4mArt ana cincrs Of h'I sntc visited the
imperial pary went 10 the truir. lirN
The wooden pavement To the extent Of forty
SQUARE ylts on lcAlngun avenue near tde corner -
carried away bi women Hnl eAliIrcA Tor hrrwOOd
Comptroller Green has this year Issued over
tNWuWl liryrnur o'nls M Ilt ~ anticipation Of me
iency se'cn- are qpoird at IA per cent, premium
The lease on The ohieo' occupied by the Cor.
ponlion Attorney and ruhic Adminsir,tor, N Il5
ana ~ ~ - ,,iu a. i., ~ TO- or.Ni so otter
pOraD refuge IA the stfIb Zeruig hu iihg.
Patrick O'Buen was found unconscious In the
.tuW vi ~ ,huiutirN strrc ast mrni with ms skul
MI q badly die II IlpulAt flt le l,as assault.
cd lie was taken 10 the CAaiunefs street hospital.
Mrs. Anna Maria u anui. died last August letv.
ihs hh estate worth $1,000 and up relations Icopt
nephr"s ana nlfcrs 0He nppulut ID dlra T. tro,'y
sHcculn ~ ana nequcahea toGn So n ll aldi ~ :
his regular ices as executor Tho pros ,c ui u..W,
heaatt. Surrogate N.iYf dcclIttfilt &c. tt.y ..
Su SAvo1lO' l'r' h't "a, "a " iiW sfA w' nrss.
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SArURDAYIN CONGRESS.
a Bill that will Interest tho Brcwers-The
Illinois Election Contest.


WAsHrNGToN, April 20.-In the House to-
day, Mr.. Hurbut niep., IllJ from the Military
Committee offered = resolution disohsrsinR the
Committee on Military Affairs from the duty Of
further inquiring into the CHARGES made against
Horace Boughton, its clerk, for the reason that,
If the Investigation were pushed, largo num-
Der Of witnesses would have to be summoned
from Texas nd as the wrong doing, II any such
occurred belonged TO a remote time, he would
be now barred from criminal prosecutions
Adopted.
Mr. Morrison Oem., T) introduced bill reg
ulatin2 the storage Of fermentcd liquors II
provides that section 3,jl5 Of the Revised 3 at
utes ~ u he amended 10y the addition Of the
following:
AIRY brewer having cellars or vaults not on the brew
c'{ premise. but described in his annual noioe the
col a. used IN conncci with nls brcacry forthe
snra.e OF ununish d iernented liquors produced by
nm may remove such fermcutcd liquors 70 an un.
nnshcd coma ton 10 such cellars or vaults, or from
untry used for fcrMintcd duor- without sfnxinx to
ton In tnis section.
Mr. Harris dem, Va Chairman Of the Com
mittee on Elections. called up the contested
election case uf Iomoyne w. Farwoll from the
1hlrG Congressional District Of Illinois The
majority Of the commit &c support the claims of
Lenoyne, and the minority those Of farwel.
Mr.. II IRIS spoke IN favor Of the m iiprty re-
port, and Mr. Brown (Rep., kanD spoke In sup
port ~ the views of the ininctitv.
Nr. Thompsen dem, Mass spoke in support
OF the views 81 the majority.
Mt. Blake utep., lniJ spoke IN supper; Of the
views OF the minority. Thus tue subject went
over without aIiOn.
Mr. banning dhb.. Ohio) Chairman of the Com
mlttcc on MILITARY Affairs reported btll for the
erection Of military fnrtlhc ltions on Galveston
lsl nd. Referred to the COMMITTEES OF the
Whole.
Mr.. Pierce Giep., Mass) presented a memorial
o, So inerchnnts ana citizens OF Boston in favor
Oi reciprocal trade with Canada. referred.
Inc House then adjourned.
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sPARKS FROM TNE rELrGRAPH.

Dr. Estes Howe has been designated as Chair.
man OF the Board OF Satc Prison Inspectors Mdsra-
chusetts
The Hon. Geo. ID. Montayne, ex- Collector of
inttrnal Revenue, ana prominent lawyer " Towards,
IA, dled yesterday, aged 40 leaih.
Louis Thomas, an Iroquols Indian, convicted
OF tue murder ot Henry Cornell AZ kat RIVER last spring
was hanyea at Nnuipes Yesterday morning.
Syvanus kddcr OF GoGstown, n. H., cut his
throat IN several places yesterday Whie IN nt OF meu
tai alteration, ami VIII JbtbJ die uf hls WOUNDS.
Mr. McRae of Toronto aged 100 years, was on
Irdiy found stng bN the hrcsdc with hef cOI htn's
almost burned OH When discovered, life was eAtiurt
The senior students Of Dartmouth College
who were thpendcd Tor publishing an ubjeciionablr
article IN ihe cnl eye pnptr nave been restored upon
signing an apology Tor their offence.
he Ahbe Nilenue has been chosen by Quebec
.tlt lepre.chAive At the Pmldrlphl4 centennial 4
mlltlon Previous 10 entering hU Oide.s h.. W. as
ana industrial Interests. W '4'
desnatch To the London Times saws that
h re MAS no 5uainer Of the HAMBURG line winch cou
anshlnD nave heeu IN the locality Of The helnrr nit
"sltkhurH tht Amerques signals an April %, when
Nuethe. " S" ~ Wv ''N"''N'
Miss Nellie Lyon Of Boston, while ont riding
WIN some flenuH tViday afternoon became greatly
Ahihct lhinklng uiC horses were running away, and
1udl,nY tprtng nom the carr RV, m MNn street,
lhiIluh own ttr"NuF nIurei from the cneCls Ot
"h'ei ph9 'le iii-l e'rhing