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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

1t turns out that the loyal ex-Gov-
ernor Stearns, of Florida, though
lost to sight for a brief season, was
nevertheless to the memory dear OF
the fraudulent occupant ofthe White
House. He has been rewarded for
the part he took in stealing the cleo
toral vote of Florida from Tilden and
transferring it to Hayes, by an ap,
pointment as one of three Commits,
sioners to take charge ofthe Arkans.
as Hot Springs property, and make
satisfactory arrangements with the
squatters thereon. His colleagues
are ex-senator Cragin, of New Hamp
shire, and ex-Congressman Coburn
of Indiana. This is rather a sma.
recompense for counting in Pre-
sident who wasn't elected, but then
those who stoop to earn the price O
iniquity generally find thatthey serve
a ha-d task-master and must be con
tent to take what they can get.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

The meeting of the extra session
of Congress is looked forward to with
great anxiety by both political par
ties. There is much comment as to
its probable organization and dura
ton, and it is not to be concealed
that the latter depends in a very
great measure upon the former. The
evidence has leaked out from many
quarters that Mr.. Hayes expects the
Southern Conservatives, whom he
has undoubtedly attempted to ccnci'
late by his Southern policy, to join
the administration forces Of the
North, and elect the speaker he shall
name. 1t has even been whispered
by Stanley Matthews and others
that such a promise was exacted from
the South before the present line O.
policy was adopted by the admins
tration. We do not doubt that sucf
was the plan laid out by Hayes ant
his friends to gain complete contro
of the government, but we feel sure
from all we can gather, that they will
be sadly disappointed. On a clos
canvass of votes, North and South
the Democratic caucus nominee, who
ever he may be, will receive a major
ity of votes not less than twelve O.
fourteen.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

From time immemorial it has been
the custom for the Marshal of the
District to officiate at the Executive
Mansion, on occasions of public re-
ceptions, to introduce the guests.
Before nominating Mr.. Douglass for
Marshal, as it was stated at the time
and has never been contradicted
since, Mr.. Hayes had an understand
ing with Mr.. Douglass that he should
relinquish this customary part of the
duties of Marshal. He conferred up
on him the office with it's emolu-
ments, but he conferred it shorn of
the highest honors which had always
belonged to it before. Thus, by the
President of the United States, in
the person of Frederick Douglass,
was a brand of social discredit and
disgrace placed upon the colored race
in the United States.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03
The RANSOM SCHOOL BILL,

This bill codifies the present school
laws, and amends the same by re-
ducing the District D~irectorship from
three members to one; by creating a
Township Board of Education con
sisting Of the District Directors in a
body; by creating a county Commit
tee elected by the township boards,
and consisting of one man in each
township board in the County. The
sole duty Of the County Committee
is to organize by election of a Presi-
dent and Secretary, elect a County
School Superintendent, and make the
rules ior his government. The Coun-
t. Superintendent is charged with the
duties as the City School Superin-
t%endents, and in addition thereto is
charged with the duty of taking the
enumeration of youth, of conducting
the county institutes, and the exam
ination of teachers. The money
heretofore required to pay for these
services amounting to about some
thing over 500 1000 last year, is to
be turned into the county treasures
and in view of the friends of the
bill, will cover the cost of county
Superintendency in the State.
The bill will also reduce the maxi
mum levy for school purposes from
seven to six mills, and, by amend
ment adopted on the 4th inst, wipes
out all the school legislation which
discriminates between white and col
ored youth. The bill has been pre-
pared with great care, and so nearly
harmonises the views of the school
men all over the State that it may
be said to have the support of 95
per cent. of them. The Northwest,
ern Grange Association Endorsed the
measure heartily, and abstracts OF
some thirty to forty letters from
prominent men from all quarters OF
the State were on the Senate floor
asking for the law. 1t was stated
that of the $4,000 country schools in
the State some 800 average in at
tendance less than ten scholars each,
and under this bill would be abolish
ed; that as many more would be con-
solidated and yet provide equally
accessible school privileges to all the
youth of the State, giving better and
more efficient schools at a saving of
$4,000 a year of the money raised
for that purpose.
The bill divides the State in dis
tricts of three counties with one ex-
ception of four counties for purpos-
es of examination Of teachers; con-
stituting the superintendent of the
counties in each district so many
Boards of School Examiners of three
men, who serve by appointment of
the State Commissioners of Common
Schools. The County Superintend-
ents must have had three years. sue
cessful practice as teachers; must
pass q prescribed examination before
the State board, and be men of good
| moral character.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

How GRANTS old army of office
holders are pitching into WADE and
BLAINE for their denunciations ofthe
southern policy of the fraudulent
President? It's amusing-itis really
funny! The Columbus Journal, for
instance, is backing HAYES with all
the zeal that can be inspired from
the brain of a postmaster with a fat
salary. 1t even bounces WADE for
writing that letter accusing HAYES Of
treason to the party, and says, if a
military policy had been pursued
and another civil war provoked,
WADE's emphasis and profanity
would have been heard nee more a.
bove the clamor of the crowd hurry.
ing the boys on to battle" Well
well-.when rogues fall out" DC.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

The United States Supreme'Co Court
has decided that the appropriation
made by Congress for the aid of the
Centennial must be repaidto the gov
eminent before any dividends are
made to stockholders, thus reversing
the decision of the court below.
Those who are interested in the Par
is exhibition, and desire that Con
gress at its extra session shall make
an appropriation to enable the United
States to be represented there, look
upon this decision as very favorable
to such a project. 1t was a common
remark, during the last session O.
Congress, that if the United States
recovered the million and a-half vot
ed to the Centennial, there would bC
very little opposition to expending
a part or the whole of this sum upoI
the Paris exhibition.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03
WORSE THAN TYLER OR JOHN.
S0N

When President TYLER went back
on the Wing party, he violated no
principle and no pledge to which he
had been bound either by the plat
form or by the tenor of the canvass.
A Democrat in his ideas and ante
cedents, he simply q~uarreled with
Mr.. Clay on the question of rechar-
tering the Z. S. Bank. In this
quarrel the whole mass of Wings be-
came arrayed against him, and he
had a hard time of it while in office,
and went out despised as a traitor
and with scarcely a friend in the
world.
In the same way, President John
sons breach with the Republican
party involved on his part 70 treach-
cry to the platform Or the profess
sions of the canvass which had but
recently closed. johnson was nomi-
mated for Vice President because he
was a southern war Democrat; and
the platform on which he had been
elected laid down no rules for the
reconstruction of the Southern
| States, because at the time that
platform was framed it was rot sup
posed that the Southern Confederacy
would collapse so soon. 1t is true
that previous to his accession, Mr..
johnson had advocated the sever
est punishment for the leaders of the
rebellion, and that he changed his
ideas upon that matter shortly after
he became charged with the actual
responsibilities of power, but the
parry had not officially taken any
ground upon this subject, and so far
as Mr.. Lincoln's views are known,
the curse proposed by Mr.. johnson
was rather in harmony than in an
tagonism with them. Yet, going
against the prevailing sentiment OF
The Republican leaders and conduct
ing himself with more violence than
discretion, Mr.. johnson at once be-
came engaged in q deadly conflict
with them which eliminated in his
impeachment, overwhelmed him will
public contempt and detcstation,
and scarcely ended with his retire
ment from office, and his death.
While Rutherford B. Hayes imi
tates Tyler and johnson in separating
himself from his party-although
that party, not content with defeat in
the election, has gone the length Of
counting him in as President by the
grossest and most reckless frauds
he goes further than either of them
by putting himself in fragrant oppo.
sition against the ancient doctrines
and traditions of the party, and a
gainst the spirit and the unanimous
declarations of the canvass. Where
Tyler and johnson violated no prin.
ciples and repudiated no pledges, he
violates every principle and repudi
ates a cloud of pledges. Thus hi'
treachery is inestimably deeper anC
darker than theirs; and the punish
ment which he and his supporter!
!, ought TO expect will doubtless, be il
proportion to the nature and magni
, tude Of their GfFence.-N. Y. Sun.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03
A resident of Washington, who

~ lCSlNlCIu vi bOA, Nv
has been a close observer of the steal
ing in the name of improvements in
that city, has recently made a sum-
mary Of the facts in the case, and
submitted it to the President. The
following is his own condensed state
ment of the matter submitted:
81 said that the Shepherd swindle
here was much worse than the Tweed
swindle in New York, for the reason
that Shepherd had spent $50, 100000
on transitory work-mainly seventy
miles of rotten wood pavement-pay-
ing two or three times the value of
the work; while Tweed, in New York,
did not spend %one-fourth Of this rela-
tive sum, comparing the population
and wealth Of the two cities, while
the work done by Tweed was always
good and permanent, the swindle
consisted in making the work cost
three or four times its actual value.
The Shepherd work was very costly
and worse than worthless; the Tweed
work was good, but very costly.
But, worse than all, the Shepherd
Ring stole all the money of the poor
emancipated slaves deposited in the
Freedman's Saving Bank against a
rainy day and old age, while Tweed's
Ring would have scorned to steal
money from poor emancipated slaves.
Ard yet Tweed, a Democrat, by the
act of Democrats, together with his
Ring, e brought to justice and
sent to prison, or forced to leave the
country; while, on the contrary,
Shepherd, a Republican, lives in q
palace, and not one of his swindline
gang has ever been brought to jus.
tice. The present Commissioner
are, of course, considered as a part o.
the Shepherd Ring, as during theil
nearly three years control the rule
of the Ring has even got worse rath
er than better. 1t is of a same piece
only more and more rotten as it pro
ceeds."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

Anew piece of music has Just come
to light, but so far we have not learned
who is the author. The first line runs
thus: Wade down on the Sewanee
river leave those of our readers
who are m~usically inclined to arrange
it to such music as may suit their
fancy. No doubt the darkies of South
Carolina will sing it heartily as they
are hoeing in the rice and cotton
fields, and bless the day when Wade
Hampton was made Governor of the
State.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

There are people who say that the
currency reform votes, theanti- fore
ed resumption votes, all Of which are
known as greenback votes, are taken
from the Republican ranks chiefly,
or, at least, that as many of them are
drawn from the Republican party as
from the Democratic, whenever these
voters stand off by themselves. In
the municipal election in Braidwood,
La Sale County, Illinois, the indie
pendent Greenback ticket received
6S6 votes; the Republican tickethad
1877 votes; the straight Democratic
ticket had 9 votes. The people of
Illinois are very like the people of
OhiO.-EpqUtrer.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

The political field is being plowed
crossways this year to the great graf
iication of the people. 1t turns un-
der a huge crop of heresies which
the leaders of the Republican party
have been foisting upon the public
until the people begin to inquire, is
it good faith to announce as party
doctrines campaign theories which
in rapid succession explode? The
Democratic policies never had a tri,
butte of such magnitude as that OF
this year, when the people compel
leaders to adopt the patriotic and
statesmanlike views of our grand old
party.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03
Mr., HAYES POLICY.

We expected when we penned u
editorial last week, in which we in
dorsed the course pursued by Mr..
HAYES toward the southern States,
that some of our readers would look
with surprise upon the sentiments
contained in that editorial. One
says, show does it happen, that for
once the Eaton Register and the Ea-
ton DEMOCRAT both praise the same
policy: We do not praise the So
called President, but shall not turn
our backs upon a policy the Regis
ter has fought and we have advocat-
led through the hot campaigns of the
past ten years, simply because a de
Ifacto President sees proper to adopt
it. We have been too long advocat'
ing a liberal, enlightened and states
manlike policy toward the South not
to indorse the policy. Mr.. HAYES
saw proper to make an appeal from
pestilential politicians to the people
set his sails for the breeze which
was setting it from the masses-the
rage of the politicians knows nc
bounds. Old uncle BEN WADE roars
and bellows, as Mr.. HAYES punctures
the hollow pretense with which the
Radicals have been SO long duping
their partisan followers. BUTLEF
whets his scalping knife-BLAINI
feels for his tomahawk, and men who
have told the masses that if the De
m~ocratic party came into power the
"solid South would menace the in
tegrity of the Union, put on theil
war paint when MI. HAYES bids thu
troops take their bayonets from thu
breasts of States, ard even calls Con
federate Generals to his councils
We repeat it, it is the mission ofDe
mocracy to sustain statesmanlik'
policies, and the more democratic
and independent theory Mr.. HAYEi
adopts, the better it will be for tn
country. We have been in the fiel'
of democratic journalism too long t.
have any fear that the gallant oil
party, which ever in the van furnish
es controlling principles, will suffe
even if Mr.. HAYES, who has stolel
his position, should as far as in hin
lies make the "amende honorable,
by using democratic lightning t.
make his thunder with. If the phi
many of our Radical friends have t
swallow so soon after their "bloo'
red" fight of fast fall, vas not suga
coated with federal patronage, the.
would now shrek as loud as ever 8
bout the danger of a "solid South,
but as it is, they lay aside, as can
paign rubbish, with the theory 9th
E Pope's toe, their last years doctrine
/. and show to the people of our cour
try how little sincerity they posses
We shall go straight ahead, r%ejoicln
to see our principles indicated, an
those who have fought them so hotl
: compelled to acknowledge that tn
, pressure of public necessity enforce
r their adoption by those who have az
, sailed them with bitter intensity
Go ahead, Mr.. HAYES, "down wit
politicians, up with the people"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

The Supreme Court of Minnesota
has decided that the giving of premi-
um insurance notes is equivalent TO
the payment of the cash, and that on
the expiring Of apolicy the company
must abide by its agreement wheth-
or the note has been paid or not.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

New York Herald. Hayes has of,
Tended the chiefs of his own party
the Camerons, the Chambers, the But,
lers and the Blaines. He cannot
govern by the aid of his opponents.
They will take all he has to give, as
they took all that Johnson had to give.
but they will keeptheir own organiza.
ton for their own purposes, and throw
over Hayes as they threw over John.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

Among the recent applications for
post-offices are those of a daughter
of ex-senator John j. Crittenden,
Of Kentucky, author of the famous
Crittenden compromise, and adaugh-
ter of Alexander Campbell, founder
of the religious sect known as the
Campbelites or Disciples of Jesus
Christ.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

The brave old tar of the raging
Wabash thinks the old Wing party
ought to be resurrected and called tc
the front. Does he think the Repub.
lican party has committed hart kari!
"Let US have peace"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

The proposed constitutional a.
mendment would, if adopted, increase
the taxation of tue State nearly half
million of dollars. This is n very
good reason why the amendment
should not be adopted.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

BEN WADE says shell is paved with
such good Intentions as the Fraud
ulent President is now promulgating.
How lovely everything is in the Re-
publican household?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

All Of GRANTS 91,000 office hold
ers indorse HAYES southern poll
cy," even lift does break up the Re-
publican party. "Ofice" has a great
deal to do with toneing down some
mems party fealty.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

Packard having stepped down and
out, it is time that Hayes should do
the same thing. If the one is not
Governor, the other cannot in decen-
cy pretend to be President.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03
AUDIToR'S OFFICE,
EATON, April 9th, 1877,

EATON, April 9th, 1877.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
~ Board of County Commissioners
intend to locate Bridges at the follow
ing places, viz:
Ist. At the crossing of Paint Greek on
the Camden and Fairhaven freepike, in
Somers township, Rob't Browns
I'd. At the crossing of Alderman
Creek, on the Eaton and Winchester
freepike, in Gratis township.
The said Board will meet at the Aud
TORS office, Eaton, Ohio, May 9Th, 1877
to hear all petitions for or remonstranc,
es against said proposed locations.
BY order of the Board of Commission
ers.
SAM'L OLDFATHER, Aud.
Anrh 1914
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

1t is said that Mr.. HAYES is be-
coming conscious stricken and is on
the point Of resigning his fraudulent
position. We don't believe there is
anything of it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

Parson BRowNLow died at his res
idence in Knoxville, Tenn, on Sun
day afternoon last. His Satanic Ma.
jesty will have a tough customer
when he meets the parson.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

How it does rasp the vitals of a
Radical to go to Washington, take of
his hat to the traitor Key, present his
petition, and beg for a postofice
And still they 60!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

The Legislature has been asked to
relieve seventeen township ~treasurers
who lost in the aggregate $21, 900
last year through failures of banks
or burglary.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03
EREENRAcKS-

The surface indications are that
the new Administration begins to be
seriously troubled about the speedy
resumption fallacy which the party
so strenuously advocated last year.
The Secretary of the Navy has been
interviewed and has spoken plainly.
He is opposed to contraction. He
wants the double standard-gold and
silver. What's the matter? Must
the Administration go back on all
its party doctrines? We will tell
you what the trouble is. We have a
great country-many parts Of it
sparsely settled, and need a large
volume of money to transact bu,
siness,-more per capita than thick.
ly settled nations, yet while France
has about $50, England $2S per cap
tia, our people have about $14, and
half of that locked up in railroad and
other corporations, so as to leave
free about 81 per capita. Then We
have a system of National Banks and
bond selling syndicates, all of which
operate to control the scant capita
we have IN the interest of the few
to Cypress the many. We do not
wonder that the party chiefs begin
to scent danger from the people.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

If the fraudulent President will
manage to have the Confederate war
debt paid, he will be certain then to
secure a "solid South" That is all
he needs.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

Uunder favorable circumstances
it is expected that the aggregate yield
of wheat this year will exceed that
of former years.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

"Malcontent" is the name now APP
piled to Republicans who don't ap-
prove of HAYES southern policy.
There are several of them in Eaton.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

There are only 70 convicts in the
Ohio Penitentiary who had irrelig-
ious parents. The Methodist church
has the largest representation, oil;
the Roman Catholic next, 1879; the
rest are all under 100. Only three
had Hebrew parents.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

The Baltimore Gazette rises to re-
mark that there is nothing SO eff
cient in keeping a President in the
way he should go as a big Democrat
ic representation in Congress.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

Cuyhoga county has six courts
and no money to run them. Over
$21 200 has been paid in jury fees
alone during the past seven months.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

Gov. WELLS, of the Louisiana re-
turning board, should have the va
cancy on the Supreme Bench. He
and JOE BRADLEY should sit together.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

Florida, South Carolina and Lou.
i%siana, all elected Democratic Gov.
ernors last November, but the cleo.
toral votes were stolen for HAYES!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

Indexer MOVES has received the
appointment of Minister to France.
That is civil service reform, Mr..
HAYES!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

1t is said that HAYES intends to
revive the old Wing party. The Re-
publican has become odious.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

1t is said father TAFT has written
a letter in which he dubbs the fraud.
ulent President as ''pusillanimous.'
Next.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

The "bloody shirters'' that don't
hold an office are not happy over the
HAYES policy.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

Abiding to his blue glass theory
the Scientific American thinks "Gen.
P~leasanton is a pestilent ignoramus."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

1t seems that the more some Dem
ocrats are kicked and cuffed by Re-
publicans, the more anxious they are
to give them aid and comfort.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

We will ne'er hear that good old
song sung again, "we'Il hang JEFF
Davis on a sour apple tree" Rebels
get front seats now.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

Everything is working smoothly
in South Carolina and Louisiana. So
much for Democratic government.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

BLAINE weeps and WADE curses
over the southern policy" of the
fraudulent President.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

In order to make a 'solid SOUTH
HAYES should put JEFF DAVIS and
Rob TooMBs in his Cabinet.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-05-03

HAMPTON is Governor and so IS
NICHOLS, but BLAINE and WADE are
not happy.