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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09

The Columbus Statesman says:
"The official figures show that all the
benevolent and penal institutions of
the State have been u at q less ex-
pense under Democratic than during
the time the Republicans have had
control. There is not a single excep-
ton in which the Democrats have
not saved money for the tax payers.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09


One of the features of the bill now
before Congress to reorganize the
army, is the closing of the ~arsenals
and the purchase of arms and NUM-
tions of war in the open market. The
superfuous brigadiers who oppose
the bill say that the government has
invested over sixty millions in arse
nails and machinery, and that it
would be an outrage to lock up so
much capital to say nothing of the
hardship that would follow by dis
charging the thousands of operatives
employed therein. On the other
hand, it costs the government an
even one hundred dollars to make
the same Springfield rife that PR.
vate manufacturers are and have
been making for European nations
at only fifteen dollars each.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09

Congress is taking timely and
commendable action in relation to
railroads discriminating in their
freightcharges against certain points.
A majority of the members exhibit
an earnestness in this matter which
is indeed gratifying to their constit-
uents. Certain way stations all over
the country have suffered very mate
rally, especially in the West, from
the conduct of railroads in granting
better terms to all through points,
especially where there was opposi.
ton.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09

To make black things white. To
make a mantle CT forgetfulness
cover eight years of Grantism, of po-
litical corruption without a parallel,
of nepotism, gifts, brides, proscrip-
ton, and military despotism, the old
chief of the freebooters has been
sent to Europe. He will find no
stream called Lethe over there. Re-
ceptions can do him no good. All
the land he left behind him is filled
with the wrecks of despotism and
the plunderings of his satellites.
Still PROSTATE, constitutional gov
eminent lies where the jack boots of
his troopers SCARED it and married
it; and still bleeding, constitutional
government can show all the wounds
of his hired mercenaries.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09

The fact is that buying and intim-
idating voters in a quiet way has so
long been practised in New England
that the infamous custom excites no
remark. The Pharisees and hypo-
critics will boast loudly of the free
dom of suffrage in this land, when
they are guilty at each election of
compelling many men to vote such
ticket as is placed in their hands.
These are the same men who bawl
from the rostrum and publish in
their newspaper organs that under
prohibitory law there were years
when there was not an open bar in
Boston. At the same time they
must have known that scores of dram,
shops continued business unceasing-
ly within stones throw of the Old
South Church.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09

The trade dollar has been giving
US supreme botheration. 1t seems
to be an unfortunate silver horse,
was sired by impulsive legislature,
and damned by John Sherman,
who, in turn is damned by every one
else; it has been circulated among
us under false pretense, and is now
refused to be accepted at par with
other money. Legislation, and that
immediate, is greatly needed on this
matter of the trade dollar. AS the
matter stands now, the business in
terests of the country find by en-
phatic and unfortunate experience,
that this trade dollar is precisely,
undoubtedly and unqualifiedly a
governmental and administrative
swindle. When, oh. when will the
swindled producing class see where
in their salvation lies?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09

Another phase of resumption is
this: A man has a twenty-dollar
natio.al hank bill. He presents it
to Mr.. Sherman for redemption in
coin. Mr.. Sherman says you must
go to the bank which issued it. He
takes it to the bank and it redeems
it with a greenback. He again pre-
sents himself to Mr.. Sherman and
demands the gold. Mr.. Sherman
says you must take it to the sub
treasury in New York. Presenting
it at the s%ub-treasury, he is inform.
ed that they do not redeem green
backs in less amounts than fifty dol
lars, so that he has nothing but this
trouble for his pains. The law places
so many instructions and clogs in
the way Of redemption, as to render
it well nigh impossible.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09
Two davs after the election of 1877

Two days after the election of 1876
everybody conceded that Mr.. Tilden
had carried 1874 electoral votes, and
needed only one more to insure his
election. At the same time it was
universally admitted that Hayes had
carried 1853 electoral votes. or TWEEN.
ty-two short of the number requisite
to elect him.
The twenty-five votes in dispute
were those of Louisiana, Florida,
South Carolina and Oregon The
Republicans have all along asserted
that soon after the election these
votes were offered for sale, and were
kept on the market for some weeks.
There is truth in this assertion; they
were offered for sale. But Tilden
did not get one of them, and Hayes
got them all. Then, which side
bought them? Men are sent to the
penitentiary and even to the gallows,
every week, on testimony no strong
err than this.-N, 7. Sun.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09

The amount of wheat exported
from this country during July, Au-
gust and September, of last year,
1878, is twice as much as ever expor-
ted during the corresponding three
months of any former year, and more
than was ever before exported in one
entire year excepting four. But
some how, Notwithstanding these IA
vorable reports concerning trade ETC.,
there is at this time more actual de-
preston and suffering than has been
known for fifty years.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09
DANGER AHrAD.

The Democratic papers seem TO be
engaged in an effort to show that
General Grant will be the next Re-
publican candidate for President.
We hare seen no article calling the
attention ofthe country to the wrong
and danger o fsuch a step. The peo-
pie should be solmenly warned
against it.
1t will violate the precedent set by
the Presidents who were patriots of
the revolution.
1t is prompted by a desire for a
strong government as ag%ainst-our
Republican system. 8
1t is an attack against the rights
of the States which were grossly dis
regarded by Gen. Grant, when Pres
ident.
It is a movement in favor.of q con
solidated power at the capital of the
country.
1t is a proposition for the renewal
of the corruptions which marked his
administration.
1t will produce q revival of the
cliques and rings which controlled
his administration in their own in
terest and against the rights and in
terests of the people.
1t is an encouragement of the doc
trine that the military shall be supe
rior to the civil power. All the ways
of Grant were military, and he ap-
peared to think and act as though
the country should be governed by
the sword. e
But above all it tends to an EN-
pire. If Grant is to be President
for a third term, why not for a fourth?
Then why not for life? Indeed why
not have an Emperor at once?
This is the most dangerous aspect
of the case.
And we hope the tocsin of alarm
will be sounded and that the project
sill be denounced without distinc-
ton of party.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09


The German Savings Bank of Gin
cinnati recently went up for some
100000, and the wall of the poor
swells upon the breeze. 1t was n
sad Christmas to many who had
trusted their little earnings to the
pot-bellied guzzling bankers. But
then if the word "Bank" in great
gilt letters is over the door of an of.
fee furnished with other peoples
money, many poor gugeons run and
deposit their wealth on time deposits,
which means in too many instances
for all time to come. The period is
fast approaching when men will be-
come their W bankers, SO far as
the deposit of money is concerned.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09

The N. Y. World thinks that one
of the features Of the session of the
next Congress will be the contesting
of the seats of Northern Republicans
on the ground of intimidation. In
these matters, however, our esteem
ed Republican contemporaries will
not take the absorbing and feroeions
interest manifested in Southern
"bulldozing."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09

A Scranton, Penn, correspondent
says: These are dismal days in the
cabins of thousands of Pennsylvania
coal miners. The wolf crouches at
every door. If the combination of
the companies out lasts this month.
the miners can see nothing ahead
but starvation. Their words furnish
Christmas tide readiug for a country
whose barns and grain elevators are
bursting with the greatest harvest
ey er seen, even in this New World.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09
Salaries Of County Officials.
youngstown News.l

NeWs'I
1t is proposed by some political
economists to submit a Constitu-
tional amendment in this State, lin
ting the salaries of county officers.
This is good propo ition and would
be endorsed handsomely by the peo-
pie. Alrparties agreed to-something
of the kind before the last election,
but a differen Legislature. than the
present one will be necessary.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09
Not Good Law in Ohio.
dayton Democrat.l

A news item is going the rounds
u~ncredited that the Indiana Supreme
Court has decided, in a suit brought
by a church against a member, that
subscriptions made on Sunday can
not be collected by law. This would
not be good law in Ohio. 1t was de-
cided at a very early day in the his
tory of this State, in a suit upon a
promissory note dated on Sunday
was not void, and such has been the
law ever since in this State.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09
The Cleveland plaindealer ROO,

The Cleveland Plaindealer recol-
lects that fifteen years ago, January
LIST 1864. we had just such weather
as we are experiencing now, On
that day the thermometer marked
from Is to 25 degrees below zero in
various parts of the country. There
was much suffering amongst the sol
diers then in the field.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09

In Indiana the taxpayers are
holding mass meetings, the object Of
which is to demand of the Legisla-
ture this winter, a reduction of the
salaries and fees of the County and
State officials. The same thing might
be done with profit in Ohio.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09

/ JOHN SHERMAN's latest device to
swindle the people is said to be a
plan to issue greenbacks of large de-
nominations, such as from their
size could not possibly circulate
among the people, and to retire the
smaller denominations. 1t us said
the National Banks are in collision
with him in this nefarious scheme.
The matter, if the report is true, is
serious enough TO demand the atten-
ton of Congress.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09
Governor Bishop.
TCIeveland Plaindealer.

Governor Bishop, let people say
what they please ABOUT him, is one
of the most courteous Governors the
state has ever had, and gives close
personal attention to the business OF
his own department and carefully
scrutinizes the workings of other de-
partments and the benevolent and
charitable institutions of the State.
1t is not necessary that a man should
be a great orator to be a good Gov
ernor.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09
Profitable Enterprise,
1Ginciunati Commercial.

The introduction of a bill into the
Ohio Legislature for the suppress
ion of p%ool-rooms would prove a pro-
ftable enterprise. The proprietors
could afford to "fee" able lawyers.
The case would be argued in all the
groceries" that adorn the Capital
of Ohio in Legislative and money
making seasons.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09

Within the last ten years some
etatistican estimates that 400 clergy
men have stepped amiss and brought
shame upon their calling, while co.
600 have passed so far on their jour
ney untarnished. That is just one
in a $50. Not a bad showing, but
editors can beat it two to one.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09
Judge Estel, of the Holmes Count

Judge Estel. of the Holmes County
Farmer, who is a member of the
Ohio Legislature says:
1t is proposed in some quartersto
establish a Board of Pardons to as
sist the Governor in turning men out
of the penitentiary. 1t is safe to say
we know one member of the Legisla-
ture who will be solid against Great
ing that or any other new Office.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09

We have received seyeralcopies of
the Sun, a new daily started by the
Times Company in Cincinnati. 1t
is a bright and newsy journal, and
as it is only fifteen cents a week, will
no doubt get rich during these pros
porous times of Republican resump-
ton. We hope so.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09

The Pittsburg Post demands san
investigation into the levy of SIS a
head on the female clerks in the Pitts
burg Post Office to help along Don
Cameron's and Errett's canvass"
Under Senator Thurman's amend
ment to the Blaine resolution it can
be done.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09

The indications are that our pre-
sent Governor may become his own
successor. The bucholic influences
of County Fair Misunderstanding begins
to tell On his chances. He has not
made a bad BISHOP forthe Democrat
ic brethren.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09
REFoaMI REFoaMl


Reform and economy should now
be the watchw rd of every official
and guardian of the public funds,
and consequently we cannot but
commend the economy of our Coun-
ty Commissioners in having the De-
linquent list of Taxpayers published
in but n paper in the county. 1t
saves $40 or $50 to the people. They
also make a slash at the legal frater-
nifty and save to the county in their
allowances to the lawyers appointed
by the Court to defend INDECENT per-
sons, giving them only about two
fifths of what the law would permit
them to pay these Attorneys. W.
commend this too. If there is any
profession in the world that can
stand being cut at, it is the lawyers
and printers. We might also add
Doctors. They are all millionaires!
Then there are other little savings of
these bucholic farmers which will in
spire the Changers with hope that
the reforms they once promised be-
gin to dawn. We congratulate the
taxpayers of the county on the stop
ping of these little leaks, but we
would invite them to look after
some other matters. Look at the
ponderous iron bridges over every
little goose creek about to be erect
ed. Look at their liberality to them
selves. These three farmers allow
themselves the entire pay which the
law will permit them to vote them
selves. Three dollars a day each, or
nine dollars! Farmers of Preble
county, you must raise 81 bushels of
oats to pay these wise acres for one
day of their valuable services! Near
ly 400 pounds of pork, SO bushels of
corn, is daily swallowed up by the
economy of this farmer board! 1t
is all right, because the law allows
it. But, do they meet often, you be-
gin to ask in alarm? Let us cas-
sure you by telling you about the
young mans good aunt, who he said
she only visited him twice a year,
but says he, Ashe stays six months
at a timer Dc they put in a days
work? We really suppose they do.
Great lei are so smart they do a
days work in two or three hours. We
notice the Commissioners come in
late and go home early, but as they
vote themselves three dollars each
per day, they must each do a big
days work. We judge that as We
see and hear much of their economy.
By commencing work late and quit.
ting early, they get in more days
but ave coal oil, which now costs
20 cents a gallon! One days work
of them would purchase forty-fyt
gallons-but then coal oil costs
something. So long as, they allow
themselves SO a day, they must be
serving the county a great deal. Sc
let economy go on. We r rather
glad they make short days work, be
cause they gave coal oil to the coun
ty. If either one of these Commits
s%ioners employed a farm. hand at S;
per day, they would expect him tt
put in at least eight hours for q day
Go on gentlemen. The people ap
pr%eciate your magnificent strides to
ward economy!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09

The New York Star thinks the
Democratic party "can afford to lose
the Governorship Of Ohio" but that
cit cannot afford TO lose the services
of Mr.. Thurman in the Senate" and
that 'the interests of Ohio Democra-
cy must yield to the interests of the
Democracy of the nation" Jest so
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09
The Boston Advertise,. is consid.

The Boston 4dcerttSef Is conSid-
cred the most high toned Republi-
can authority in the New England
States. 1t has a correspondent in
one of the Outrage" parishes of Lou
isiana, who gives an accurate account
of the condition of affairs in Caddo
Parish on election day. This cor
respondent pronounces the stories
which United States District Attor-
ney Leonard has sent to the Admin
istration, to be "malignant slanders,"
"wickedly false and published for
political effect. The correspondent,
writing from Shreveport, says:
In point of fact, the entire canvass
and election was unusually devoid
of excitement. In this city, where
the interest seemed to centre, the
day of election passed off without a
single breach of the peace, small or
great. / saw no "armed men parad-
ing" and have failed to ascertain a
single instance of 'siring into houses
or firing of any kind, with the excep-
ton of the caledonia" affair, a cor
rect account of which / enclose. This
single exception was all there was to
mar the peacefulness of the entire
election and of this you may judge.
The report is literally true. l can
only add that the sending of an or
ganized body of men from here was
designed to restore order by their
presence in an excited community,
and the party was Differed by a
trustworthy and prudentman hold
ing a certificate as deputy from the
Republican Sheriff. This had no
bearing on the vote, for you will OBJ
serve that the election was over be-
fore they started. The charge ofin-
timidation is groundless. There
was no interference with the freedom
of the negroes vote whatever. They
voted freely in the forenoon and un-
til the Republican managers of whom
Leonard is the acknowledged leader
saw that their success was extreme
ly doubtful. Then it was determin-
ed to "change base" stop voting,
raise the cry of fraud and rely upon
q protest backed by the "bloody
shirt" The word was given to Che
negroes by Mr.. Leonard himself, ste
stop voting and go home," and they
at once quietly returned to theil
homes with their folded ballots in
their hands, following their leader
orders blindly, though unconscious
of the reason. The status of tEene'
gro is much improved in the last few
years, and he is in better condition
now than at any time since his eman:
cipation. He enjoys the fullest equal
ity before the law, has good educa
tional advantages. Twenty new pub
lie schools have been opened to hin
in this parish alone since the inaug
uration of the Nichols government
His only complaint seems to be thu
"hard times" and the small return
for his labor, an unfortunate condi
tion of affairs which we all know il
common to all races and sections
just now. Even i'll this apparen
hardship his complaints are unjust
for when the laborer fails to worl
out his advances or supplies on on
farm he goes into voluntary bank
ruptcy and moves to another, wher
he is not followed by his creditors
an easy method of settling not allow
ed his employer.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09

At the commemorative meeting at
Academy of Music building, New
York, MI. HAYES occupied a box seat
directly opposite a box seat occupied
by S. j. TILDEN, thus giving each an
opportunity to view the other for two
hours. Perhaps the memories of Re
turning Board deyiltry we're review
ed as the Fraudulent looked upon
the actually elected President.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09

If the General Assembly of Ohio
will not do anything this winter for
the relief of the taxpayers, by the
reduction of official salaries, let the
people send one there that will re-
spect their demands.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09
A Southern Outrage"
IPhiladelDhia Timps.l

The South Carolina Legislature
transacted all it's business and final
ly adjourned within twenty-three
days. This is one of those South
n outrages that ought to spread.
We would be glad to have the same
kind of an ''outrage" perpetrated by
our Legislature this winter.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09

Blaine hasn't found the sympathy
from his brother Republican Sena-
tors he anticipated. They see in his
efforts his aspirations over them to
the Presidency. There is more of
that in him than there is belief on
his part that there was intimidation
at the Southern elections last fall.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09

The cipher teleg:ams will be in
vestigated during the present session
of Congress, and Nj. Tilden will no
doubt be vindicated. But there are
some people close by him who will
be regarded as pure and upright as
Zach Chandler himself, if they only
announce themselves as Republicans
before the testimony is in.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09

The Commissioners report of But
Ter county occupied twenty columns
in the Hamilton Democrat. Ours
will probably occupy four columns
of the DEMOCRAT, if the examiners
are not very long winded.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09

The first years statistics of the
Moffett bell.punch in Virginia show
the aggregate reseipts to be $685.
669. The old license system yield
ed $240,0 0 which is a pretty strong
argument in favor of the bell punch,
so far as the revenues are concerned.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09

Besides Mr.. Randall, Hon. S. S.
Cox, of New York, Hon. VIM. R.
Morrison, of Illinois, and Hon. j. C,
S. Blackburn, of Kentucky, Hon. j.
A. McMahon, of Ohio, will becandi-
dates for speaker of the next House
of Representatives. Mr.. Randall
and his friends claim that he will be
renominated without oppoaition.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09

+, Maine is TO have . Democratic
Governor. The democrats and green
hackers in causus agreed to send to
the Senate the names of Garcelon
and Smith. The former was the
democratic candidate, and the latter
the greenback. The Senate is COM
PEELED to choose a governor from the
names sent by the house. Garcelon
will undoubtedly be selected.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09
Well, What Of It?
columbus Dispatch

There is danger in the nomina-
ton of Charles Foster, and if his
friends force it through, the shadow
of defeat will hang over the Repub-
lican party as darkly as it did the
day after William H. West was nom
mated in 1877.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09
The Delinquent List.
[Chillicothe Adyertiser.l

The law should be so amended that
the Delinquent List should be pub
lished in at least two English papers
in each county, ifthere / such, one
of each party, and that too at tie
present rate paid for the n publ
cation it now gets.
Second that suggestion.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09

To read the Miami Democrat and
Covington Gazette. you would imag-
inc yourself in the heat of the Con-
~gressional campaign. Oh, boys, do
dry up. Your readers must be ready
to puke over it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-09

The red Bandana still rouses the
roars of the mad bulls on the other
side of the fence, and the snort of
the old war horse showeth that he
smelleth the battle from afar.