The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-09-04
From West Elkton.

fish our defence against the attacks, con-
stantly made, against the Prohibition
party. Although the editor of the Eaton
REGISTER Seems to be very willing to
open his columns for any and all attacks
that can be made against the Prohibition
party, he has positively declined, al
though after solicitude, to1allow the Pro-
bhibitionists the use of his columns in or
der that they might reply to the constant
assaults upon Il party. He has allow
ed his paper to be used in eliminating
and abusing some OF the purest and best
men in Preble county. Certainly tits
not the same old REGISTER that was once
edited by Hendricks, Tizzard and others,
when it was available to publish both
sides Of a question. sdan SO
In looking over this weeks Register
We see the mad rawlings OF astanding cam
didate of the Republican party for the Of
fee OF Probate, Judge; and who signs
himself 81. P, G." He seeks to. be fun
ny and vulgar by commenting upon the
late Prohibition County Convention, its
proceedings and candidates. Does this
old chronic office hunter think that by
simply blowing his inebriate breath that
he can stay the tide of prohibition, which
is destined to sweep this country and
dash the cup from every drunk
ards lips? As well might he, attemptt to
tear down the sun and the, fixed stars
from the heavens! He is strong, it is
true, with suchrebel Generals this back
as Thomas Settle, Of North Carolina,
whose hands are dripping with the blood
of Union soldiers, and who was made
President of the Republican National
Convention which re-nominated Gen.
Grant; with Gen. Key, Postmaster Cen
eral, who fought the Unionarmy for four
long and bloody years. He is also back
ed by the rebel guerilla, John hTosby,
who hung upon the TANKS of our army
and murdered Union soldiers in cold
blood, but who Row is,lConsuT to Hong
Kong, given him by the RepublicanIad ID
ministration, to which Up, C.. says
"amen," but continues, to howl that fhe
Prohibitionists are helping the Demo-
Gratis. ~ ~
He has with him Lewis Schade editor
of the Washington SENTINEL, the beer
brewers advocate and attorney the de-
fender of Wirz, who starved Union SOL
diers to death at Andersonville, but now
an advocate of the election of Charles
Foster, Republican candidate for Gov
ernor Of Ohio, for his assistance in look
ing after the brewers interests through
out the United States, while in Congress,
commencing him to the voters OF Ohio
and urging that no brewer can afford, to
oppose his election. Then J.. P. G. can
console himself that he has at his back
Commissioner Raum, Of the Revenue De-
partment, which lager beer commission
er could leave his duties at Washington
not long ago and attend the Beer Con-
gress at st. Louis, and give the congress
words of cheer and encouragement ,byas-
surances to its members of the harmoni-
Gus relations existing between the gener!
al government and the brewers of the
United States. 9li"t
j. P. G. claims that his party is the
party of reform. 1t certainly looks like
it; for the candidate for Lieut.. Govern
or, Gen. Hickenlooper, when at the ser
enade rendered him i'll honorro of his nom
nation, invited the serenaders into his
residence, and the liquor flowed freely.
J. p. G. can refer with pride to the tenn
perance sentiment in his party by refer
ing to the Republican ticket nominated
in Hamilton county. The man who
heads the ticket for legislative honors, q
German by the name of Christ. Nor
lein, is one Of the most extensive brew
ers in Ohio. When J.P.C G.. refers tothe
honesty Of his party lie can pointlto the
late Congressional investigation had IN
the First and Second Districts in Ohio,
in which it has been clearly developed
that Ben. Butterworth, representative Of
the LIST District. spent, and he declared
under oath that his election cost him 81
500, and that he paid totlio9notoriois
Eph Holland something orprS200. topre-
sertetho purity Of the baliot4hox, w4fiie
this identical Ephi Holland only two
years before, headed n gang of repeaters
and ballot-box suffers who We're then
working in the interest OF 1.-THE Democrat
ic party, alter which the. great, pure par
ty to which the would-be Probate Judge
belongs, caused the arrest of,Eph Hol-
land and his gang, isome'of whom were
tried and convicted and are now in the
p~cnitentiary, but Eph Holland was par
doned out OF the Montgomery county Jail
by President Hayes, and returned to Gin
cinnati in time to assist in the work OF
preserving the purity of elections, being
well paid for his services. ''
If j. P. c., after looking over the re-
cord of his party, can boldly aver that
the Prohibition party is working in the
interest of the Democratic party, he is
either demented or he ought to be
damned, for no man belonging to a party
with such a record as the above, would
say what he has said unless he is crazy
or dishonest; if out of his head then he
has our sympathy, although the Register
recognizes him as sane. j. p. G. finds
himself and party in bed with rebels, dis
tillers, saloon keepers, ballot-box suffers
and repeaters, and if they get to kicking
each other it is hard to tell who will come
out first best. J. P. c., the man of such
wonderful capacity, claims to be a tenn
perance man, but we very much doubt
it. He reminds us of some men who,
during the anti-slayery controversy and
during the war, were called northern
men with southern principles, so we
think if j. P. G. is a temperance man he
is Il temperance man with whisky prin-
ciples; but he will deceive no one-he is
the ass in the lions skin, his ears stick
out entirely too far. The low, dirty Ian
guage used in the closing part Of his arti-
Gle contain statements and words not fiji
to be uttered in a brothei or fish market.
In closing, I can assure the would-bc
Probate Judge of Preble county, that he
will come about as near getting said of
fee as he will the Presidency of the Uni.
ted States. But let the old man rant and
rave, prohibition will move on the same,
although the Republican party, of which
J. P. G. seems to be the special guard
an in this county, if it should experience
a few more changes, may find a candi
date for the Presidency in JEFF Davis, al
it is the party of progressive ideas. We
know that prohibition will yet succeed
and be a ministering angel to thousand.
of American citizens, whilst J. P. G. viii
howl for the lost spoils of Probate Judge
and his corrupt old liquor party is a thin.
of the past. We leave you in your owl
filth and feculence, as there is not soal
enough in Preble county to wash your fill
thy carcass.
PROHIBITIONIST.
WEST ELKToN, Aug. %, 1879.
The chronological Journal for Sep
TENDER is an excellent number of thi
practical and useful magazine. One O
the prominent features Is a portrait ant
biographical sketch of its editor, Mr.
H. s. Drayton. Advantage having
been taken Of his absence in Europe OF