The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-10-02
COW. HaNpRlcY,s !N BATON.

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GOV. HENDRICKS IN EATON.
Gov. HENDR1cKs and Hon. j. e.
NErF, according to previous an
noucement, were in Eaton on Friday
last to infuse new life into the De-
mocracy of Preble county. They
we're welcomed on the arrival of the
11.20 a. m. train by the firing of the
cannon and escorted to the Reichel
House by a large delegation of dec
Grated carriages, headed by the Ea
ton Brass Band and tailed by mar-
tial music. Thesoyation Was spleen.
did and creditable. At 1Isoclock
the speakers appeared ON the stand
in the Court House Park, when Gov.
HENDRICKS was introduced to the
one thousand audience present, by
Mr.. Samuel Richie, of Jefferson
Township, who was made President
of the meeting. The Governor spoke
about two hours and delivered one
of the most effective, able, eloquent,
and carefully prepared political
speeches we ever listened to, every
sentence of which fell on the au-
dience with telling effect.
The Governor commenced by say
ing that he need not remind the peo-
pie that after the close of the war
they were left with vexed minds for
the public. welfare. The sword had
done its work; the Southern soldiers
beaten and disbanded, had return
ed to their homes; acquiesccnce in
public authority vas universal, and
while bad men and political dema-
gogues were still at work, to keep up
a bad feeling and array one section
Of this country against the other, he
did not believe they could succeed.
He then passed on to the material
welfare of our country after the
close ofthe war and "the unfortunate
reconstruction policy" which seem.
ed to be frank, fair and right, but
that only produced discord and con.
fused and COMPOUNDED the relations
of the States with the Government
and kept up a feeling of hatred be
tween the colored and white races o.
the South. In regard to the balance
of trade he said, that during the two
years and eleven months from July
II, 1865, to May 81, 1868, our i'm.
ports, valued in our own currency
amounted to $1,597,449,055, and ou1
exports under the same valuation
amounted to $1,411,0S9,1 95. Dur
ing that period of two years ant
eleven months, after the close of thu
war, our purchases exceeded gu.
sales abroad by the enormous sun
of $1S6. 600, 000." He called partic
ular attention to the reduction o
our purchases abroad. "From 1877,
to 1874 the reduction WAS $74,729,
1858; from 1874 to 1876 it was $34,
400, DOG; from 1875 to 1S76, $72,264,
245; from 1876 to 1877, $9,41S,065
and from 1877 to 1873, the reduction
was $14, 271 1914. The economy o
the peopto=iHIs4sns compared VIII
1873, in the consumption of foreign
goods, was about 5000, DOC, 900, anC
to this economy and the abundan
crops, instead of JOHN SHERMAN
resumption policy, Mr.. Hendrick:
hoped for better times. He calls th,
cry of a "solid North, against a solii
South" the fery of hatred, of sepa
ration, of treason 10 matter VIII
uttered it. He spoke upon The ours
in the Federal Courts of juries or
ganized to give partisan verdicts-
of the reduction of public expendi
lures under a Democratic Congress
Of the outrage of the Deputy MAJ
shals and Supervisors law-an'
closed by referring to the dispositio
of the Republicans to make politics
capital out of the crimes committe
lin the Southern States. In this cor
nection he referred to the murder {
Dickson in Yazoo city, and place
by its side the Westeryille, Obi,
outrage, to blow up the house {
: Corbin, containing himself, wife an
!, three children.
2 Hon. JOHN E. NEFF, closed tt
t meeting in a very able and eloquer
speech of about one hour, when til
r crowd dispersed, well pleased wit
/ the gentlemen and their excellel
e addresses.
4 Voters, Laboring men, rememb,
. that for thirteen years Republican