The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-10-10

1iOh"io Of Ouly, IWO-1uiIuS VI WhiCu
came from the Democratic party.
Last winter when the Legislature
was organizing, the editor of the Ea-
ton Democrat was a candidate for
clerk. of the Senate. The Senate
failed to appreciate Mr.. Gould's fit
ness for the place and elected Allen
o. Myers, a capable and courteous
gentleman. Gould went back to Ea-
ton feeling very sour and the next
issue of his paper contained an an
nouncement to the effect that it
would thereafter be "a very indepen-
dent paper" Or, in other words,
because the Democratic Legislature
saw fit TO put another man in the
place he sought, Mr.. Gould was no
longer in sympathy with the <party.
He is now a loud supporter of the
LeFever cause and is especially abu-
sive toward the editor of the Coying-
ton Gazette, an honest and consist
ent Democrat who does not seek Of
fee and would not, if he did, consid-
err failure any reason for abandoning
the Democratic faith.-Mtami Dem
ocrdt.
The above we clip from that very
honorable and heightened journal,
the Miami Democrat, and although
the political struggle is now over
and ''by-gones should be by-gones,"
we do not feel like passing this allu
sion to us without notice. The
Smiley's exhibit as little informa-
ton and want of liberality in the
above, as they did in nearly every
instance in their intolerant and big
oted opposition to Gen. LEFEvER
during the campaign. We we're not
a candidate for Clerk of the Senate
against Allen O. Myers last winter,
or any other time, but although not
getting what our friends asked for us,
we did not return home and bolt any
nominations or play the part of a
baby over it, and have published an
independent, straight Democratic
paper ever since, and expect 20 con=
tinue doing so as long as the party
is the friend of the Laboring and
Toiling masses of the country, plants
itself in opposition to a Money Pow.
err and upholds the sacredness and
purity of the ballot box. 1t is prin.
ciples we are contending for and moi
men, and when a Democratic Con
vention, by. its regular rules ant
party usuages, declares its choice O
a man who is in sympathy with these
principles, as q Democrat and /.
member of that body, we feel honor
ably bound to forget all persona
preferences and submit to its decis
ions, because it is not the man W,
are supporting then but the princi
pies of the party. This was GU
course toward the nominee of tn
Sidney Convention, and would hav
been the same had any other of til
f gentlemen before it than Gen. LEFE
! YER been its choice.
AS to II being especially abu
!. sive toward the honest (?) and con
sistent (?) Democrat of the Coving
> ton Gazette, it is not true! We new
err seer but one copy of this hor
est land consistent y Democrat
t journal during the campaign. In
e and among the many shameless an
unprincipled articles of persons
abuse and lies against the Democrat
ic nominee, was a contemplate an
dirty fling at us about being "bougE
up and scared for" before the Sic
ney Convention; and even our Tru.
b teeship Of the Insane Asylum had I
be lugged into the columns of til
paper of this very honest (?) an
J consistent (?l Democrat, and insin,
ations flung out that this had SOM
e thing to do with u support of Gel
LEFEvER, when this honest ~ an
n consistent ~ editor must ha,
known that the appointment to tn.
place was made long before Gen. L,
FEVER was districted into Preb
county! But this was in perfectin
6 keeping with the bounding of tt
. Congressional candidate. Every pc
L son who refused to forget manhoc
and honor and join the boilers
their guerrilla warfare against Il
regular nominee, came in for a sha
5 of their malignant %scurrility, al
our especially abusiveness towal
3 this honest (2) and consistent {
10 Democrat" consisted simply of a
: swers to his ungentlemanly and u
D called filings at US, and nothing MOI
and the less the Miami Democr
alludes to the matter in the futul
or undertakes to defend such an u
n principled course Of itself and Il
Gazette, the more creditable it W
Is be for both.