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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?

In all the wearisome delay of dis
cusslon in Congress and anxious
waiting among the people, every man
whose business sutfers-and whose
business does not suffer?-will re-
member who is responsible. Every
man knows that on the morning af-
ter the election every fair-miBded
Republican newspaper in tile coun-
try and every candid Republican cit
izen admitted that Mr.. Tilden had
been elected. Every man knows
that it was not until the Republican
managers conceived their scheme of
stealing all the States necessary to
set up the cry that Hayes had been
elected. Every man knows that this
claim has been persisted in although
Gov. Tilden received in Louisiana an
u~ndisputed majority of more than s.
600 on the vote cast and had the clear
majority in Florida. Every man
knows that the mass of honest people
believe Mr.. Tilden to have been hon
estly elected and the Chandler clique
have disregarded their voice. Every
man knows hat in Europe it is be-
lieyed on all sides that Mr.. Tilden
has been elected and the former edi-
tor of the ". Y. Times, Mr.. Jennings,
now the London correspondent of
the N. Y. World, declares that it is
because of this belief that the U. S.
bonds have stood firm in the foreign
markets.
Now, in the face of this genuine
and general belief that Mr.. Tilden is
elected who are responsible for the
universal stagnation in business that
has paralyzed every industry, cramp-
ed every mans income and brought
privation and suffering into thous
ands of homes? Who but the lead
ers of the Republican party? They
set up the false claim that Hayes has
been elected and added to it the claim
equally false that the President q
the Senate had the power to count
the electoral Yates. Their manifest
determination to contest the Presi.
dency has stopped all the machinery
of trade on the instant. And YET
the Republican press with its we'll
known ability and impudence has
endeavored to make it appear that
the Democrats are to blame for this
condition of things because they did
not concede at once the preposterous
claim of the election of Hayes. As
to this, it is only necessary to ask
whether it is at all likely that the
Republican party would have yield
ed one inch in it's claims if Gov
Hayes had carried a State by 5000
majority, which had been afterwarG
counted for Tildcn? They would
have laughed the Democrats out O
Court. 1t is only because the Re
publican party has a powerful press
supported by Government patronage
that they have been able to KEEP
their claim alive so long.
1t is the Republican party that i:
responsible for the present stagna
ton of business because it has per
sisted in claiming a victory which
didn't belong to it. Every man GU
of employment, every man who ha
seen his family suffer for want Of foot
will remember this when the mex
election comes.-Carlisle Pa Vol
unteer.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15
COMING HOME mol RoosT.

The Republican party are fast
coming to the conclusion that they
made a great mistake when they
clothed the colored man with the
elective franchise; and they are now
on the stool Of repentance. The
time is not far in the distance when
instead of Boosting that they have
elevated the former slaves of the
South to a social equality with the
hands, they will declare in favor of
their disfranchisement. In fact
Grant has already declared that no
man should be permitted to vote un-
til he is a taxpayer and can read.
Mr.. Redfeld, the Southern Cores
pendent of the Cincinnati CONNER
cia1, touching this subject says:
"The most successful result of the
war, has been that those who precip-
tated the country into conflict have
double voice in the Government
The magnanimous Republicans have
made q gift to the South of 80 or 40
Congressman and Electoral votes.
Take away the representation which
was given them and how would Til
den stand to-day in the Electoral
College and how different would be
the status of the next Congress
Without negro suffrage and conse.
quently with representation reduced
to a white basis, the South would
have 80 votes in the Electoral Col
lege instead of 1873. About members
of Congress proportion reduced.
Georgia instead of having nine Con
gressmen would have five and Mis-,
sissippi three instead of six. But
am not carried away with sympathy
for the Republicans because the devil
has come home to roost. Thep sow
ed the wind in the Southern States
and all hands are reaping the whirI
wind. The mass of the blacks were
unfit to exercise the righto of suffrage
and after ten years Of tuition they are
incompetentto conduct decent gov
eminent or sustain it when assaulted
We can not wonder, when all the tut
ton in the science of government
they ever had was learned in the
school of object slavery"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15
New York World. The eviden,

New York World. The evidence
gradually developed in the Louisiana
case leaves the Republicans no 9th
er position than this: There was
no intimidation; the Democrats 4
ried the State; the Returning Board
has been convicted of frauds num-
berless and notorious; but it is the
Returning Board, and any injustice il
may have committed was legal. II
may lot cost such men as Jno. Sher.
man or o. P. Morton many qualma
to stomach this and as for Mr.. Hayes
he can hardly be blamed for being
blind to the arithmetical eccentrici-
ties of Mr.. j.. Madison Wells, but
fancy Mr.. Evarts' disgust when he is
handed his brief and desired to frame
an argument starting from this posi-
ton.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

1t row seems to be pretty general
" conceded by fair men OIL all sides
that, so far as the State governments
are concerned, the Democracy hon,
estly carried South Carolina, Florida
and Louisiana. This being the case,
the natural inquiry arises: If the
election of State officers resulted in
that way in all three States, how
does it happen that the electoral vote
in all of them was casti in diametric
ally opposite direction? Not being a
returning board we cannot answer
the conundrum.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

The Philadelphia Press gives the
luctuation in gold for fourteen years.
The advance began in June, 1862,
when from . to 3 per cent. above
currency, it rose in July to 119. At
ter reaching 172 in 1868 it declined
in the same year to 15S. The up
ward tendency again began and in
July 1864 it touched the unpreced-
ented figure Of 285. The closing quo
tation Of that year was 244. The end
of the rebellion was followed for the
most part by decline. In 1853, how
ever, it was rated higher than in 1867
and on Black Friday, 1869, it ran up
to 1921, q figure not reached since.
Through 1901 its course was
steadily downward, butin 1872 there
was a temporary rise above lis, sue
ceeded in the same year by q fall to
1869. The present quotations are
almost as low as in 1852.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

The Eaton papers are in a stew.
The managers of the c. H. d D.
Railroad have decided to not issue
dead head passes to editors of news,
papers this y%ear-hence the trouble,
-GermantotDn Press.
You are mistaken. They are is,
suing passes as usual, except to coun-
try newspapers. But these piss
mires, who have run the stock of the
road down to 80 per cent. on the dol,
lar in q few years, are undertaking
to force US into advertising their Time
Table as neacs, or accepting in pay
tickets at local fare prices! That and
nothing more. We don't propose tc
be "dead beat in that way. That is
sill.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15
FIFTEEN E A

At Moody's last meeting in Chica-
go ove 1000 young people were
present who protested to have been
converted during his last mission
there. About $4,000 were collected
to pay the Indebtedness of the Young
Mems Christian Association of Chi
cago. According to that figuring the
cost of saving souls in Chicago will
average $15 per head and several of
the UNCONVENTIONAL papers have cy-
phered the conclusion. This is
bringing soul and spirit and the Ho-
ly Ghost and H~allelujah into a tan
gled state. The figures must be cor
rect, for the religious journals of the
most orthodox orthodoxy, say they
are and on the basis of the same pre-
dictate columns of hopeful editorials.
1t is sweet to be remembered, but
how much more %consoling it must be
now that the much mooted subject
has been settled we hope eternalIy-
to that great mass of humanity who
are too busy to give the subject that
attention due to so all important a
matter, to know, when 1.-THE mass
contemplate the matter, that $15 a
head is what the religious journals of
the country pronounce as being sat
isfactory results of the Moody &
Sankey labors in Chicago. 1t is
getting to a pencil point when souls
can be weighed by gold scales.
Fifteen dollars per head" writes
one Jealous mountebank Of Him
Crucified and we abide by the deci-
sion. When the great apostles of
sail that is out" can complacently sit
down at the conclusion Of a steam
power revival, aided and backed by
every orthodox church in the land
and figure just how much it costs to
"Come to Jesus"-and that $15 per
head-we confess to a weakness as
a western man to dovetail the math-
ematical result reached by our astute
soul-sayers with the statement that
the price named is, parodoxical as it
nay appear, precisely the amount
Nebraska buyers pay for No. l we'll
fed three year old Texas steers.
That is. in case they have net been
over driven, Or the best "cut-out"
prior to the arrival of the herd. A
second class steer can be bought for
1880 and a poor u with promi-
nent hip-bones at $500 and COWS
and mavericks at less cost. We do
not claim any patent on this theory
of figuring-the religious press has
forestalled us.-Sidney (Neb.) Tele-
graph.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

During the process of counting the
Electoral vote in 1873, James A. Gar
field offered a resolution that none of
the votes from Louisiana be connted,
which was adopted; and Geo. F.
Hoar objected to the three votes from
Georgia cast for Horace Greeley, and
the objection vas sustained. And
yet it is nov discovered that we can
not go behind the returns. Both
Hoar and Garfield are on the Elec-
tpral Commission.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

The rapid growth of The Roman
Catholic Church in this country, as
shown by the annual statement re.
Gently published, has been comment
ed on as very remarkable. There
are over 1000, 900 Catholics in this
country, 5000 priests, 1878 ecclesi-
astical students, 6,52S churches, SO
colleges, 80 seminaries, pa asylums
and 96 hospitals and the increase
relatively to the aggregate popula-
ton is from one-hundreth a century
ago to one sixth at the present time.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

Mr.. Beatty, of the State Senate, has
introduced a bill providing for the
registration of voters and to prescribe
as a condition of exercising the
elective franchise for all citizens not
registered a residence in the county
of three hundred and sixty days pre-
ceeding the election and in the town
ship or ward three hundred and
thirty days.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

In the matter of saloons Warren
county piakes the best showing OF
any county in the District. 1t is
true that Preble has a few less, but
Preble has also a population much
less. Old Warren cannot be excel.
ed in sobriety, culture, wealth, and
big hogs, and men big in brain and
heart. Whoop, la! "Jist trid on The
tail av me coat."-Western (Leba,
nom Star.
Fiddlesticks, Mr.. =! Preble can
day over you in all You mention
except hogs, and we come to "see
you" in them.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

An error was made some time ago
in the announcement that the Ohio
State Fair was to be held in Column.
bus this year. A member of the
State Board Of Agriculture is respon,
sible for the statement that the mat,
ter has not yet been decided and
that Cleveland, Toledo, Dayton and
Columbus are the competing points
for the exhibition.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

There is much excitement in life
insurance circles in New York over
the revelations of the unsound con
dition of several prominent compa-
MES. There are some indications
that the great fabric ofAmerican life
insurance, which has been accumu-
lating liabilities for a long term of
years. is about to fall.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

WADE HAMPToN's government is
now fully organized and working
smoothly, The people are Loyalty
supporting his administration and
coming forward with the necessary
supplies of money. The peniten-
tiaries and charitable institutions.
which were Systematically plumber
ed by the Chamberlain government,
have been supplied with money.
The judges of the State recognize
his government, and nothing keeps
Chamberlain in possession of the
State House but the United States
troops. How long will the country
endure their presence there:
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

Hartford Courant (Rep.): The
Commission will not decide in favor
of Gov. Hayes unless a sound judi
cious statesmanlike construction Of
the constitution and the laws de,
mand it; but if Mr.. Tilden should
succeed. though we may lament it
we shall have no reason to believe
that the judgement resulted from
partnership, conscious or uncon'
scious.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

MIR. Chas. O'Conor, one of the fin
est lawyers in the United States when
arguing before the Electoral Commits
sion that the Tilden Electors had the
best legal right to be recognized said
No honest man, capable of blushing,
could look another in the face and
assert that the Hayes Electors in
Florida were elected
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

We notice many of our exchanges
publishing an advertisement for a
great Bankrupt Sale of Jewelry. We
opine when they come tc look after
their pay, they will find it bankrupt
all around. We refused it because
the advertisers would not pay either
in goods or money, one-half in ad-
vance,-Jdchson (O.) Herald.
Just our fix, exactly.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

The New York Sun wants to know
why r~evivals always occur in the win
ter season. That is a question that
has puzzled u for 10, these many
years. Amt the devil as busy in
the warm weather as in the coldf
We would like to have the opinion of
some divine on this question.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

The Sheriff of Marion county,
Iowa, is in trouble through helping
a murderer to escape from prison.
--EGchGnge.
And the Sheriff Of Hamilton coun-
ty. O., got himself into trouble for
helping a fellow off who wasn't a
murderer,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

ZACH CHANDLER's forgetfulness a.
bout his Florida telegraphing was
made manifest in evidence taken be-
fore the House Committee. He sent
such sweet morsels to the Florida
Republicans as this
"We are now sure Of electoral
votes. We must have South Caro-
lima, Florida and Louisiana by fair
mean or otherwise"
And this
"Send couriers into every county
and get the returns. They must
show a majority for Hayes"
And Gov. Stearns telegraphs old
Zach thusly--
1--WE cannot secure the State foi
Hayes without the use of troops"
To which old Zach bluntly and EN-.
phatically responds:
"We will send them"
OF course, with such facts as these
coming out, and more to follow, Ole
Zach has no care for an investigation
by an honest tribunal.
"Pay to the order offs. B.Packart
$4,000. Z CHANDLER.
PAY to the order offs. B. Packarf
$4,000. Z. CHANDLER
NEW York. Nov. 9, 1776."
These were a small portion Of til,
arguments that induced the Louisi
ana Returning Board to discover 81
much intimidation and bull-dozing
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

The Ohio State Building, on the
Centennial grounds, was the only
State edifice erected there which was
retained by the Fairmount Park
Commissioners as worthy of a per-
manent place in the park.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15
notice..

William Berry, pl'tfs., Before l.. W.
against Richev, j. P,
Clas. Brawley, delft Jefferson Tp.,
Prgbie Co, o.
TIIE above named defendant is here
by notified to appear at the Office Of
said Justice, in Jefferson township,
Preble county, Ohio, on the 18th day OF
March, 1877, ut 10 O'Clock a. NJ, to show
cause why a certain Judgment for $llt
with interest and costs since Feb uary,
1865. the time Of rendition of originaI
Judgment, should not be revived agains'
him, as said plaintiff on that day will.
ask that said judgment stand revived il
the SUN of $197, 01 aud costs.
WILLIAM BERRY.
l.. C. ABBOTT, Atty.
Jan. Is, 1877-w6
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

The present President ofthe C. H
d D. r. R. Company seems determin.
ed to hold his position until the Nav
election. IT'S a pity for the stock.
holders of the concern and the tray.
cling community.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

The New York Sun says the only
power the Electoral tribunal possess
es is the power to adjourn sine die,
and thinks the sooner it does this act
the better it will be for its credit.
Correct.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

One million dollars would have Sc
cured the vote of Louisiana for TIL
DEN. WELLS would have transferred
it for that nice little sum, but as he
didn't get it he handed it oyer to
HAYES and WHEELER.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

The population Of California in
creased by immigration last year
$4,000. The class of immigration
most needed is farmers and stock
raisers.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

The .costeto the country of CHAND-
LER, MERTON, WELLS, and the other
conspirators to count HAYES in, will
be incalculable. More beauties OF
Republican rule.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

Wells and his fellow knaves of the
Louisiana Returning board are sad
ly in need of a fresh endorsement
from John Sherman.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

In Lexington, Kentucky, the best
grade of Durham and Attorney
CO.'S, with calves, sell from $50 to
$50 each only.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

These Louisiana disclosures in
Washington are disgraceful and i'm
portant as evidence of the peculiar
methods If the Republican patty.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

The Louisiana disclosures in
Washington + d~isgraceful and i'm
portant as evidence of the peculiar
methods Of the Republican party.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

The present President of the c. II.
& D. road will be like the stockhold-
ers of that institution after the first
of May-Short!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

Supreme Judges are made of the
same material as other men. So we
have learned.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

The Ground Hog and WELLS are
the only two beasts that have receiv-
ed much attention from the newspa-
pers lately.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

If BRADLEY keeps on through the
list of States as he has commenced,
his name will be as popular as BENE-
DICT ARNoLD's.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

Old SIMON CAMERON has been sued
for breach of promise by a"vidderr'
Damages $4,000! Simon says, "wig
wagr'
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

Senator HAINEs being still at home
on the sick list, we are without our
usual Columbus letter. Hope he will
be able to be at his post soon.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

The only hope for the Democracy
of this country is to go into the Re
turning Board business.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

If the Greenville Courier don't
stop crediting our articles to the
Eaton Register, there'll be trouble.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

Hon. A. 6. THURMAN, of the L. S..
Senate, has our thanks for public
documents.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

The Supreme Court Returning
Board has left F. and gone to L,
Well soon hear from 'em again.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15
We are confident now,

The Electoral rattle for the Presi-
dency is a failure.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

We didn't exult much over the ap-
pointment of the Electoral Tribunal.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-02-15

President Grant has thirty-four
relatives in office.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-15
BAD ADMINISTRATION At A MINT.
WASHINGTON NNTEE.

VAsulNGrlS. CT -. 1s-7.
TIE coi;rn -; teir Of tnc D,iaro~uto A-rcuiure
f,f C.to cr Air nos bn ,-aLg HIiH iac 21ih.
selator ai e GeDrvu. has tailed uon the Prrsd 90
and r.r-lua Of that ar Blackburn represents nobody
NJ tie south e1cep h.ns.E.
Ex-Governor Packard and '.-t Oliector o. Customs
Casey Of Louisiana here tog ther with other pron
nCnt Republicans OF that State
The pr0pretors OF The National Unop have purchased
the material and goodwill Of The DGsiy Nation. and Will
tomorrow merge this paper with their own.
The pr sdont told General Garfield yesterday that E'
had rx,-red defeat by small majority in Om0 but had
nos autic. pated such Large opposition vote
Tie General Post Office London has asked that ne
British onies of senegamba, Lagos Sierra Leone, FAX
land Islands and Honduras be admitted 10 Che general
uo-tal union from the fst January upon the
terms British India ana the French colonies II
objection De made D. any member ~ Tie uuou tfiu
none is amt cipated tie admission viii take place at the
date named
The reelection OF Clerk Adams viii prevent any changes
among the important officers the House appointed by
him Journal Clerk Smith. File Clerk Finch. the printing
tally ard reading clerks Will all probably be retained
Republicans controlled the House. and all of Them have
had experience OF the ast sos-ou which will enable
tleIn greatly 10 facilitate tho dispatch Of business by tue
House.
one OF the subjects which will be certain TO occupy the
attention Coneiess during the extra session VIII lbs ne
rebuilding OF the inferior partment building, and the
consideration o. condition Of Oh public budngs 20
Washington. Recent INVESTIGATIONS nave SHOWN tat th
u are in such condition is 10 pt ln dai-ef
the archives and her public papers or thc ihAei
ana delay providing places oil safety lOi these papers
would be- most ueXcu-able.
Tue Jury IN the Wtowsk brought IN verdict yes
tcrday acquittng the defendant nole prosequi was
entered i'm regard to General NegleY. Stewart ana Brun
mer who had pleaded guilty 81 conspiracy 20 deiraud
a. srd o. Withdraw their plea, but Judge hrAtLut ne
fused To- grant the application Trereupon Dstrlct-Ar
tornry Wei stated that Lc hal pardon Ior stewart pa
b. uocLf and in view or this fact thr Judge sad DE-
would recommend Drummer Tor Executive clemency also
There are reports in circulation mere that two OF three
Republican Senators have tmatcd to ircnis that they
feel it to ue their dliy make immediate objections 10
,, t ,Icr nj the President and that this inuliua-
non vi fuI carry practical assert lou Inc presence m
Washington ~ several prominent keluDAcah- WHO ul
ot hesitate 10 announce iher difference OF Vows Win
tle Administration is regarded ttnlnB 10 give sun
stance CD these declarations but positive authority iiou
Il. make war upon the Administration 10 not easily Oh
tanned.