The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-10-18
AFTER z RATTLE

now begin to see the extent of our
victory and forecast some of the good
results which must grow out of it.
The campaign this year had an es-
significance, because JOHN
the Rlcordo of America,
came with an dissolution from his
chief as a Civil Service reformer TO
speak for Resumption and announce
his hard, cold, doctrines. Standing
upon his high official outlook, where
he could behold the industries of his
country Frustrated, the poor growing
poorer and the rich richer, JOHN
SHERMAN sounded the key note of
the campaign and the worshipers of
the modern "golden calf" started in
to unwonted activity and the old
Democratic party, true to its in
stincts at once ranged itself with the
bone and sinew, the wronged. out
ragged, toiling millions, and to-day,
in the clear light of victory "Labors
anvil chorus" rings more cheerily
upon the air, because at the rallying
cry of the people the hardy sons OF
toll from mine and workshop, forest
and field, always true to the great
party, which in this contest scorned
alike the demagogue who robbed and
the cold, calculating usurer who, I'M
der the color of law, have for years
at the expense of the masses been
plying their vocation. Dismay sat
upon the faces of those composing
the Cabinet, and HAYES so eager for
an endorsement from the people of
Ohio, began to see the lines of desti-
ny as upon the wings of lightning
Ohio's great protest dashed to the
White House. There is hope, de-
bauched as is the political conscience
so long as the masses maintain their
integrity. We are not believers in
the infallibility of party, but we do
have an abiding faith in the rank
and file of all great parties. One of
the direct results of the great con-
test just closed, will be to fortify
such faith, and as a sequence to
liberalize the politics which for the
next four years must dominate.
Ohio has done nobly, and Preble
county, with strong steady strides is
fast ranging herself into line. A
week before the election she was
ours, but the liberal use Of money and
infamous lies posted up by towards
under the cover of darkness, did the
work and defeated some of our best
candidates. These proclamations of
the infamy of those who would do
such deeds, are endorsed by no name;
bastard offsprings of bastard brains
which could conceive of such mean
ness and place in the pillory of pub
lie contempt the actors in such COW
ardly business. Preble county is
and will be hereafter safe to us,
another good result from a departure
from civilized political warfare.
The Democratic party of Ohio, by
the infusion of rev material in the
shape of earnest working men, increa-
ses vitality and new hope. She will
not turn her back upon the good cid
doctrine Of "the greatest good to the
greatest number" Her voice rings
out clearly for the old silver dollar.
Her vigorous protest against the Ia
Dor robbing swindles of the past ten
years, will ring through the halls OF
our national Legislative and as other
States catches the inspiration of her
victory and fall into line, we may be-
gin to see the dawn of days which will
consider that other than money
sharks have rights. Labor will be
recrowned with honor and dignity
and old time prosperity will illumin-
ate the cabins of the poor. Grad
died in the storms of a revolution
against tyranny with whirl winds of
opposition, and as she looks back
along the highways Of her triumphal
march and sees the graves of dead
parties beside it, and beholds her
live forces of to-day, she realizes that
parties are only vital when they touch
the sympathies and embrace in theil
theories the welfare of the many
Bopdholders parties must be small
Their avarice always blinds them
They may by tricks of Legislation
defraud the people for a while as has
been done, but the day Of retribution
and reckoning comes. The shylocks
of Wall Street, London and Frank.
fort, can no more control the poll
cies Of this great people, than The
British Parliament could enforce it:
tax of two pence per pound OF tea
Americans cannot be bought anG
sold. They can be made slaves tt
no power, and the shoddy aristocra
cy which has fattened at the expense
of. the people is receiving heavy
blows. In the meantime, Liberals
Workingmen, Democrats, rejoice anc
take new courage and continue thu
war so auspiciously begun.
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No Returning Board needed 70,
| the settlement of the Ohio election