The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-12-04
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The Republican party has been
'etained in power so long by a mis
people, that most of its of:
icials seem to regard it as a require
nent of their positions to steal from
heir constituency or sadly disap-
point them, and consequently in eve
~ State and county in this broad
country, official corruption and ras-
marks its existence. The
Grant dynasty seemed to have fully
inaugurated this license of public
robbery. 1t was under its rule that
Babcock, Belknap, Boss Sheppard,
Joyce and Mckee, and
the rascally Indian agents iourished,
and that the earpet-bag Governors
and Republican officials of the South
ern States, robbed and plundered the
treasury of these afflicted States of
millions, all of which is yet familiar
to every intelligent reader of any
journal in the country. The climax
of robbery in this party was reached
when, through the actions of the Re-
turning-Board scoundrels, the Pres
idency of the United States was de-
liberately stolen. Late Developments
show conclusively, that even the
United States Courts have not es-
capped the thieving officials of this
party, and that they seem to
be honey combed with corruption
through. all their departments. The
subordinate officers, from the Clerk
down, all seem to assume the attri-
butte of owners of the rotten concern,
and talk about all attempts to inves
tigate the s~tealings, as an assault
upon the vested rights to rob the
people. But this is only another
sample of the dealings of the par
ty of "pure morality with the peo-
pie. OF all robberies, judicial rob
berries are the most dangerous and
the most Infamous. Our high Courts
have in the better days of the repub-
lie been regarded as the pure guar
dams of the rights of the people, but
like the temple of old, this institu-
ton as all others under the control
of Republicans, has been made a
"den of thieves"
"Not a dollar has been lost by Re
publican officials" was the boast Of
our neighbor of the Register, during
the campaign. 1t cannot see these
official robberies under its very nose,
or is too .partizan to candidly and
honestly acknowledge them and de.
nounce them as they should be. Ton
AMBROSE, one of GRANTS pets, steals
daily for years, steals as an Officer
kof the q. S. Court, and to the crime
of larceny piles on perjury. Mar
shall Thrall, who could see no purity
in persons of opposite political faith
who could insult a great party
stands in the same pillory, and small
er thieves are all around them. Coco
men tremble in the presence of s
corruption that shines a high TEN
pie of justice, and yet our cotempora
ry, which is always ready to attach
some one of opposite political faith
is silent, or undertakes to obscure i
by mildly stating that 'Iif reports b.
true, the "ex-Clerk'' has %shamefully
conducted himselfr We appeal tt
the conscience of every honest man
if it is not high time that the people
awake to the crimes and robberies
of this party in power2 1t is tim'
tardy justice overtakes these high
handed offenders, and that our Gov
eminent departments and our Courts
reinstate themselves in the affection
and respect of a people, whose sacred
rights they we're instituted to pro
tect and honor.