The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-10-25
THE OHIO REVOLUTION.

THE OHIO REVOLUTION.
Only eleven months ago MI. HAYES
received in Ohio a majority of 1916
over MI. TILDEN, and the Republic
cans elected twelve of the twenty
members of Congress and carried
both branches of the Legislature,
with a majority of % on joint ballot.
Now, these majorities are all swept
away, and the Democrats have tri-
umphed by figures that may be call
ed astounding, when compared with
former results.
The significance of this answer to
the demands of the Fraudulent Ad-
ministration cannot be weakened by
lame excuses, intended to break its
moral farce. 1t is clear, emphatic,
and overwhelming. Every art and
effort were employed at Washington
to get an approval from the people
of Ohio. The public patronage was
lavishly bestowed to gain adherents
to the HAYES policy. The Republi-
can Convention nominated a candi-
date for Governor who openly advo-
Gated the Communistic doctrines of
the day, in the hope of seducing the
labor vote. On the financial issue,
the hard money platform of two years
ago was %renounced, and the whole
canvas was made on the opposite ex-
IRENE.
By a preconceted plan, Mr.. HAYES
and his travelling Cabinet circus
visited various parts of Ohio on the
eve of the election, held soldiers
meetings, and organized receptions
for the evident purpose of influence
ing public sentiment. The mockery
of their civil service reform was kick
ed aside by JOHN SHERMAN and his
colleagues, in order to raise money
for this campaign, by assessments
on officeholders dragooned at the
house of the Sixth Auditor of the
Treasury in Washington.
JOHN SHERMAN set the example OF
i. deserving the Office which he occu-
pies through fraud, yet cannot fill,
by personally leading a regiment OF
partisan clerks to Ohio from the pub
lie departments to do what is ex-
pressly forbidden by HAYES sham
order. The influence of the Treas
ury, direct and indirect, was exerted
to the fullest extent, and without
scruple or stint, as in the worst days
of Grantism' to operate on the cleo
ton. Every member of the Admin
istration, including CARL ScHURz,
who at first pretended opposition,
did his best by the power which he
exercises to have the Fraudulent
President approved and endorsed in
Ohio.
But that great State has ~scornful-
ly repudiated HAYES, SHERMAN, MAT
THEws, GARFIELD, and the rest OF
them, and as distinctly approved the
opposition which BEN WADE and
JOHN beatty raised at the outset.
The Western Reserve, which has toe
long tolerated GARFIELD and his fla,
grant corruption, has put the stamp
of reprobation on him and his en-
ployers, so that his career, which has
disgraced a f~orbearing constituency
may be regarded as at last drawn
to a close. d .stined to finish with al
appreciation like that which has at
!, tended the various Rings in whose
plumbers he was associated.
The Republican organization O
f Ohio, as it has recently existed. is
} crushed by this blow. The upright
and the corrupt elements of which i
is composed cannot dwell together il
harmony. The cause of cohesion
which may be said to have coercet
5 a connection between opposing
:. forces, has passed away. The GAR
| FIELDS, the SHERMANs, the MATHEW
f SEES, and other jobbers in rolitic'
will have to go to the wall OF seel
new customers.
HAYES has to meet Congress, no
/, only with a Houseof Representative
in opposition, but with a Senate
having nominally a Republican ma
l jority, still more hostile than th,
House is. There is no former eX
ample like this in all our history, a
: there is none of a President installed
e in office by concerted fraud. If h
had the least sensibility, bad a
i these facts are, the verdict of his owl
: State and people would indeed b
: humililating, knowing, as he mus
2 know, that his personal acts an
+ faithless course are the direct caus
: of this great revolution. Ohio vote,
4 for RUTHERFORD B. HAYES as Pres
e dent in November, 1876, and in Oct
ober, 1877, she has voted TO condem
n the monstrous crime by which Ii
has usurped that place.
t Mr.. CoNKLING's hands are immens
S ely strer gthened by a result whic
s foreshadows the defeat of the CAME
e RON machine in Pennsylvania mex
month. However the coming eleC
Y tion may result here in New York
e Mr.. CoNKLING at least retains th
n confidence of his party, and is mas
e ter of the situation. He had til
courage to assert his conviction:
and neither offered nor accepted con
promise. The traders, who wer
willing to wound and yet afraid t
strike, will now put on their wa
paint and seek to go to the from
But, like HAYES, they will find the
s levi, and are in no danger of bein
e mistaken for heroes.-N. Y. Sun.
THE great war between Russia an
Turkey is waging slowly. To TIL
S noint. the Turks anpear to have we