The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-09-26
TRIP SKETCHES.
Editor of Democrat:

of Democrat:
Having lately returned from an
extended trip through our own State,
New York, New Jersey and Pennsyl
during which you were one OF
the party. and knowing that the ex-
cessive modesty of my old friend,
whom 1 have known since the days
of his boyhood, would prevent any
notice of it by himselfin the columns
of his valuable and interesting paper,
/ propose to write q series of short
letters abiding to some of the prin-
cipal incidents which marked the
progress of said tour, thinking that
they may prove of some little inter
est to the numerous readers of the
DEMOCRAT.
Having frequently received kind
invitations to visit my old friend job
Owens, of Hamilton, l at last accept
ed one to visit him on the occasion
of the great opening of the present
political campaign by Hon. ALLEN y.
THURMAN, on behalf of the Demo
cratic party on the 18th of Aug. last,
which opening reflected additional
fame and luster (if such thing was
possible) on the name and character
of that distinguished statesman. His
discussion of the financial question
which had been so anxiously looked
for gave entire satisfaction to the
vast crowd which had assembled to
hear him, and l feel no hesitancy in
saying that the effect Of it will add
greatly in securing the great victory
that assuredly awaits the Democrat
ic party of the State Of Ohio on the
second Tuesday of October next.
Nothing can prevent Democratic sue
cess al the coming election, unless it
be apathy and a soant of unity on
the part of the members of this great
organization. In compliance with
previous arrangements to fulfill the
promise made to visit my estimable
friend, I started in a private convey
ance accompanied by several mem
beers of my family for Hamilton, on
Monday, the 18th of August, and al
though the day was excessively
warm we had a delightful trip. In
passing through my own county |
saw but little to interest my readers,
save and except it be the great re
formation that has been effected by
the Murphy movement in the town
of Castine, and so quiet and orderly
Tin comparison with former days.
did it appear, that | could scarcely
realize that / was in that famous, re-
nowned and noisy town that it had
once been.
As we approached the beautiful
and romantic town of Eaton, I re-
cognized many of the old landmarks
which were once so familiar to me
when a resident of the county. The
location of the old Lewisburg road
has been changed, and the old mud
road was supplanted by a fine gravel
free pike, and / may add, that Pre-.
) BILE like Darke, has quite a number
of these kind of pixies, although,
without any disparagement to Pre-
Bile they will not compare fayorably
with those of Darke county, either
; in width, smoothness or durability
; Many new and fashionable residen.
ces have been built in Eaton since
was a resident of the county, and tt
be candid, l must frankly admit thai
{ it presents a beautiful and business
r like appearance, and will compare
fayorably with any Of the county
, seats in the State that l have eve
, visited. We arrived in Eaton aboui
! noon and met with a cordial recep
ton at the hands of friend Gould
his pleasant wife and accomplished
: daughters, and were kindly ant
sumptuously entertained by them
After a most excellent dinner W,
started for Hamilton, where we ar
rived at Z o'clock p. m. and net will
:, a cordial reception from our ole
0 friend Job Owens and his kind heart
/ ed and accomplished lady, and wer,
handsomely entertained by them TO
several days, and permit me here II
thank them for their very great kind
ness to myself and family. Hamil
ton is quite a large and beautiful
!. place and to the wealth, enterpris
and industry of her citizens, is sh
indebted for her rapid growth an,
S present prosperity not possessing
any very great natural advantage
above her neighboring towns. Th
expenditure of vast sums of none.
by her wealthy and e~nterprising cit
. liens in the establishment Of yariou
large manufacturing establishment
is the only.cause of her increase il
n population, and her rapidly GROWN,
wealth and steadily advancing pros
perity has made her a lourishin,
: and thriving CITY of ten or lively
G thousand inhabitants.
II There has been quite a split eS
# listing in the ranks of the Democrat
!; ic party of old Butler for some years
which has caused the defeat of som
e of her best and most influential cit
zens for some of the county offices, bu
happily for themselves and the othe
portions of the State of Ohio thes
II past difficulties and schisms hav
~ been healed up, and l venture to as
sert that Butler county will give
larger Democratic majority than sh
was ever known to have given. o
Is Thursday 1 started for Dayton, tai
1t ing the road leading through Middl
town and Miamisburg, both of whic
o. towns are beautifully situated mes
the Miami river and have greatly il
LII creased in wealth, population an
manufactures within the past fe
a years.
t" On Saturday morning, Aug. lit
in 1 left the Dayton Asylum, in comp
ny with L. G. Gould, of Eaton, an
DR.. Godfrey, Of Ottowa, two of IL
Trustees of said Asylum, who we.
accompanied by DR.. Morse, the Me-