The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-08-15
For the Eaton Democrat.
A CARD.

S ONoA ShSo " Vic 4NdOiOudl
Greenback party, headed with my
asa candidate for Probate
After thanking my friends
of the National party of Preble Coun-
ty for this expression of confidence,
l am compelled to respectfully de-
cline the profered honor. First, be-
cause l do not desire to be a candi-
date for any office at this time. Sc
condly, because after examining and
carefully comparing the platforms
adopted by the Nationals at Column
bus, Ohio, and at Syracuse in the
State of New York, with the plat
form adopted by the Democratic
party at their State Convention of
Ohio-which platform 1 believe has
been endorsed by the Democratic
Congressional Conventions of the
State held since that time, our own
of the Fifth included, / find that the
Nationals and Democrats r advoca-
ting the same policy on the financial
question, which is the vital question
at issue between the Democratic and
Republican parties.
Seeing then that the Democrats
and Nationals have the same object
in view, and r waging war against
that hideous monster, viz. Contrac-
ton and Resumption, begotten by
the Republican party, and still main
tanned and nourished by Republican
Legislation, a monster that is devour
ing the substance of the laboring
people of this country, and which
has already reduced to poverty and
want thousands ofgood, honest, hard
working people, who had by hard
work and economy accumulated
what they deemed q competence for
the decline of life, and if this class
or special legislation which seems to
be the favorite policy of the leaders
of the Republican party, which is
calculated to make the rich richer
and the poor poorer, is not soon ar
rested thousands more will be driv-
en- to- bankruptcy and ruin. | can
see noreason why here in the State
of Ohio, where the Democratic party
has fer years espoused the great cur
rency reform, now advocated by the
Nationals, there should be any antag-
onism between them. 1t will be
remembered that when the hard mo-
ney policy was adopted by the Re
publican party, and the Democrats
lin order to prevent the contraction
Of the currency advocated the issue
of legal tender notes, Republican or
ators and the Republican press call
ed greenbacks "rag babies ane
acabbage leaves.n Were l a citizen
J of the State Of New. York, Michigan
Massachusetts, or some of the othel
New England States, there is aprob
ability that i would espouse the Ma
tional cause and lend what little in
fuence l might have to that party
for the reason that leading Demo
Gratis there are a little too much lik'
Republicans here; they have no
been behaving very well. But thank
to the grand Ohio idea of finance, i
is spreading there like wildfre.
do not profess to be a prophet or tn
!, son of a prophet, but l predict tina
Two years hence New York and tn
eastern Democracy will be with MS
, The currency reform or greenbac'
} sun did not rise in the east, an
eastern Democrats did not like t
/, admit that it shed any light on tn
financial question. But it arose j
: the interior of our country, in tn
t State of Ohio, and us shedding il
rays Of light east and west, mort
and south, until our whole countr
= is now becoming Illuminated, maxim
= happy the hearts of millions of tn
sons and daughters of toll, of GU
once happy and prosperous, but no
distressed and bankrupt country.
/ In this communication, I ha7
spoken of platforms. I am ava.
that the people have to some extel
. lost confidence in party platform
;, They are looked upon as a kind
q party machinery to carry election
IS and seldom carried out by legislatio
" Now, to prove that the Democrat
E party has acted in good faith in th
!. matter, I need only refer to the lie
u islation of Congress for the last t'
/ years. Reconciliation of silver W
promised. A Bill for that purpo
" was introduced in the House. Tn
! noble and courageous Spartan, &c
y THOMAS EWING, N Of Ohio's gift
Oh sons, took command of our forces
= the House of Representatives, a
E. fought the money sharks inch
a. inch, the contest was fierce and lor
= but he triumphed, and the Cypress
" laboring people will not soon fore
sy their friend and benefactor. I
S! bill was then sent to the senate, t
- eyes of a suffering people were dire
- ed to that august body with but
tie hope of relief, there being a
publican majority there. The ct
slf Sycamore" of the Wabash, HI
N. DANIEL VOORHEES, another native s
of Ohio, who was transplanted fir
the rich bottoms of the Miami to
fertile bottoms of the Wabash, VIII
he grew to be a giant both menta
k, and physically, marshalled our TO
CHI there, and another victory was ga
d. ed over the money power. But t
much needed measure had anotl
60 ordeal TO pass, it needed the sig
en- ture of the President. Well, it fou
~, its way to that bland and very am
he BILE man, who expressed so much IL
no. for the 'dear people" when a can
date. 1t was supposed he would C
I'LL nv out the will Of the "dear peop
les thus expressed Though their rep
on sentatives. In defiance of the v
nd of the people, he vetoed the measl
IL and sent it back to Congress, wht
it obtained a two thirds vote and
NJ came a law. The repeal Of the
sumption law was also promised
ne the Democrats, which pledge "
on also fulfilled in the House when t
re Democrats had a majority, but "