The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-08-28

But the Eaton Democrat wants Dem
ocratic management in Preble.
Eaton Register.
The author ofthe above paragraph
is either an ignorant Ounce, aknave
or a falsifer, as the public records of
not only our own County, but fifty
others in the State will prove. Nov
let us make a little examination into
this sweeping declaration Of Repub
lican honesty, and see how much
credit can be given to the advocates
of Charles Fosters election. BILL
GIBSON elected by the Republican
party State Treasurer in 1855, and
now stumping the State in the inter
est of Charles Foster, defaulted to
the tune of $500, 600, not one dollar
of which was ever received from him
or his bondsmen into the T%reasurylI
1t was a total loss to the taxpayers
of Ohio. Do you deny it? A Rel
publican County officer in Hamilton
county six or eve years ago stole
$4,000, not one dollar of which was
ever passed back. This fellow is
now holding an Office under the Pre-
sidential Fraud! Do you deny that?I
The Republican Treasurer of Lucas
County stole $50, 600 and skipped off
to Canada, where he remained a
couple of years then returned home
and a node was entered in the Courts
on the. suits against him. Do you
deny that? Clark County lost $40,
900, for which it's Treasurer spent
one year in the Penitentiary to can
Gel the debt. Do you deny that?
Miami county lost $4,000 by a Re-
publican Treasurer, not a cent Of
which was ever received back. Do
you deny that? Logan county lost
$4,000 by q Republican County
Clerk; then the Republican County
Treasurer turned up missing with
$25, 900; then the Republican Coun-
ty Recorder to the tune of$3,000!
Do you deny that? Muskingum
county lost $4,000 by q Republican
Treasurer; Scioto county $4,000 by
a Republican Treasurer; Athens
county had q Republican Sheriff sent
to the p~enitentiary for stealing pub
lie money; the Republican County
Auditor of Meigs defaulted some &c.,
goo not q dollar of which was ever
received. Wayne County lost $685.
coo by a Republican Treasurer;
Harrison county $4,000 by a Re
publican Treasurer, besides a Town
ship Treasurer of the Republican
persuasion fell short $4,000! The
Trumbull county d~efalcations r
two familiar to our readers to men
ton. Do you deny them? And only
on the 18th of the present month,
Guernsey County sent to the Peni-
tertiary It's Republican ex-Treasu-
rer, John D. Patterson, for embezz-
ling over $4,000 while Treasurer, not
a dollar of which was recovered In
these cases mentioned, the sums
stolen by Republican officials amount
to $1OG2,0 900 in round figures.
Democratic steal according to the
Register, $500, 1873, difference in IA
vor Of Democrats Of $371,162!
"Not a dollar lost by dishonesty
of Republican officials" eh? Here
then are eighteen illustrations of Re
publican ~rascality and loss of public
funds-which could be increased
double and treble if necessary
amounting to hundreds of thousands
of dollars-that are matters of pub
lie record too-yet this fellow has
the cheek to write O paragraph and
ttaliciSe his ignorance or lie, that
not a dollar has been lost by dishon-
est Republicans? What confidence
can the readers Of such a reckless
journal put in any of its political
statements after snch a willful exhi-
bition of stupidity? We are free to
admit that in many Counties, Dem
ocrats too have acted in bad faith
toward those who entrusted them
with official duties, but if any Of our
readers will take the pains to exam
inc into these cases Of official NAL
feasance and rascality, they will find
that in nine cases out Of ten-they
} have occurred in Counties where
either one of the old parties have en-.
ljoyed q long succession of the off
ces. 1t was so in the Clerks Office
in II County, until q change was
. made. Hence we say to the tax.
payers of Preble county, vote for s
( change where good and honest mer
= are seeking the places. 1t is need
ed in the Auditors and Treasurer:
Office as we'll as all the others. w
o have nothing to say against the hon
I esty or integrity of the present in
cumbents-but vote for a CHANGE!
Private Dalzell says that the Dem
ocrats burned the Soldiers Orphans
= Home last winter; the Cincinnati
Commercial says if Ewing is electec
the amendments will be abrogatet
l. III z-J IL. II.