The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-22
The Republican Convention.

The Republican Convention.
The Republican Convention of last Sat
urday, held in Eaton, passed some reso-
buttons of which we give below. They
are evidently the work of some young bu7
colic statesman from the rural "dees-
%trict," who, to use the sentiment of the
more conservative journals of his own
party, has no more sense and sagacity
than to run off after a false issue. Hear
how the young man, by the blasts OF his
own rams horn, blows the Democratic
Legislature to smithereens. 1t is awful:
RESOLVED, That the Democratic Leg
~isiature OF Ohio, which has occupied the
principal part Of its time in fishing, at
tending circuses and riding.on railroads
at a salary of So per day upon free pass
es, to the shameful neglect OF the real
work for which they were chosen by their
constituents, is greatly reprehensible and
merits the profound condemnation of
every citizen of this State.
1t is the first time we knew that rail-
road companies furnished free passes and
paid a salary of five dollars a day, to ride
to the shameful neglect of the real work
for which they were chosen. profound
condemnation" is good, both words r
big and in every way worthy of so mo-
mentous an occasion. How the author
of such sentiments must have sweHed as
the resolution was read? Then "more
mort is in the next.
RESOLVED, That the recent Legislature
of Ohio in legislating State institutions
into the hands of unprincipled men, who
have by their conduct d~isgraced thename
of the great State of Ohio, and by reor-
ganizing schemes, taking from the people
the victories they won at the ballot-box,
at the last election, deserves the hearty
condemnation of every honest mar and
that the party by whom they were elect
ed will disclaim them at the coming cleo
ton.
If any body can tell what such stuff as
that means, they can understand the
above resolution. The Legislature in
legislating, we suppose to mean the same
one in Columbus, but if they have reor-
ganized any of the old schemes of "the
days when we went gypsying'' and the
Republicans had control, we are not sur
prised at them deserving the condemna-
ton of every honest man, but we hardly
think that on free passes at five dollars a
day, the Democrats could be induced to
make the trip. The author of the above
tumble Of big words should hurry back
to country calf pastures and babble to
the green fields. As a sounder of key
notes he is not a success, and his style
would hardly commend him to a place
in the sanctum of a cross roads thumb
paper. But now comes a blast from this
bugle horn which shakes the solid ground.
"List to the hooking bird"
RESOLVED, That the prompt and noble
action of President Hayes in vetoing the
Infamous Confederate bills, to forbid the
enforcement of the laws for the protec-
ton of national elections, proves the ster-
ling qualities of this brave man, and en-
dears him more than ever TO the people
of the great State he honors and to the
nation whose proud banner he will not
desert to scheming traitors who are seek
ing to accomplish by fraud and knavish
trickery what they failed to accomplish
on the field of battle.
w do not wonder that men grow sick
and continue to desert the party which
will father such miserable bosh, until
Democratic majorities are found in al
most every legislative body in the United
States. The Chinese fight fearful battles
by beating gongs, but we venture to say
that such gong beating as the above was
lnever heard in the celestial empire. The
party leaders puff and fume and grow red
in the face, from such mighty efforts, but
day by day the waning power of the Re
publican party foretells its speedy disso-
luton. Why, peace reigns DER the class
ic shades of Twin and the fowery banks
of Fourmile. The Pope's toe has van-
ished from the political arena, and now
these scared patriots need not fume.
They have cried wolf so long, no one will
rush to their rescue. Old Preble county,
under such leadership as the above reso-
buttons indicate, ~gravitates surely to De
mocratic supremacy. The people, or the
sensible portion OF them, will never be
scared from the quiet pursuits of their in
~terests by the screech of men who talk
about Confederate bills; and at the same
time appoint MosBY and LoNGsTREET,
and a host of other Confederate Generals
to responsible and profitable positions, OF
grow frantic in praise OF Presidential
fraud who will call KEY to the Cabinet
Nnd then try to raise the wind on a false
issue. The little fellows, who try to ger
up big resolutions, would better succeed
in some calling for which they are moro
fitted. We are satisfied on the whole
that one good shower of rain would do
the agricultural interests of Preble coun
ty, which is its leading interest, NOR
good than all of the above wonderful res
olutions ever will. Still there are a gooC
many big words in these resolutions, ant
as such are a success.
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