The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-29
sEEKrNa INFORMATION.
Cd. on THE DEMOCRAT:


ficers to government positions. We
cannot believe it-many of us are poor
hard working men, who do not read
much, but want the truth. For parties,
as such, we do not care a straw-we
love our government and have faced
death in its defense. We shall read
your answer carefully, and am bound
to know whether you give us truth or
f~alsehood. If the charge You make is
true we think reform, like charity,
should begin at home. Give us an an
swer. Yours, VETERAN.
We would say in regard o"Vete-
ran," that the guerrilla MosBY who
shot down the boys in blue, and
whose name was a stencil in the nos
trils of all patriots. is to-day United
States Consul to Hong Kong, was
appointed by MI. HAYES to the high
Office, and his appointment confirm
ed by a Republican Senate! A more
sneaking and contemplate guerrilla
and bushwhacker than Mosby, never
a~ssassinated a Union soldier under
the flag of our country. W. ask the
valient Col Williams of the Register,
or the blatant idiot of the Camden
dish rag, to deny this to the veteran
soldiers of our county. They who
pirate about a "red hot campaign,
would better be answering someofthe
modern ugly questions, lest they find
the red hot end of the poker in their
own hands. The rebel Major Gener
al LoNGsTREET, is Collector of Gus
toms in the city of New Orleans, APP
pointed by Gen. GRANT, and confirm
ed by a Republican Senate, and
draws the fat salary of that high
position, while veteran soldiers who
wore the blue must be content with
the small pittance by way of a pen
sion, which they receive for the legs
and arms shot off by command OF
this same 'loyal" Custom House
keeper.
Confederate General KEY clasps
hands with MI. HAYES at every Cab
met meeting of the present admins
tration. BY virtue of his high office
he is one of the Presidents advisers.
We do not ask for veteran to take
our word for these statements. Get
the Register to deny it if you can.
Tell the editor to leave just space
enough in his valuable editorial col
umns to say to the boys in blue,
that all the above is false, if you can!
We challenge you to make the trial.
We understand the motives of these
howlers well. Take two or three of
your old companions and visit his
sanctum and ask him to explain to
you how it is that men are called
from high rebel ranks to fill these
fat places, while Union veterans
MANNED and broken down, are left
out in the cold, and he will tell
you perhaps, it is because the Dem
ocratic party is not sound in its
"loyalty'' to the best interests of this
government. The idea may yet
creep into your mind that the party
which has defended the Greenback
with which You were paid-the par
, ty which in the interest of labor de
mands the free coinage of silver-tht
| party which demands aSfree ballot
the party which is the friend of The
toiling millions, cannot be toppleC
over by the defenders of an admins
~tration which puts bushwhackerl
!, and rebel Major Generals into higl
, places of power, and losses to sucl
men, the murderers Of our soldiers
the rich perquisites of fat offices
over the heads of crippled veterans
as they limp along the cold paths o
E pennry. Press these hard question
home and compel direct, square ant
unequivocal answers. Let not tn,
shrek of these editors that the Dem
o~cratic party is the Confederate par
{ ty, deter you from forcing from thei
= lips the humiliating confession tina
l their own shameless and heartles
= administration has given its golde.
4 rewards to these red-handed murdt
rers of your companions in arms
. Drive them by honest, searching il
quiry, to reveal the hollow hypocr
sy of their yells about "Confederat
Brigadiers' and jeff Davis, and
If any body suffers from the ~investig;
ton, We guarantee you it will not /
It the gallant Democracy. Send sue
]. Questions a s you have sent us
d these howlers and ask them to an
It werthrough their columns as squar
ir ly as we do. We would like to 81
them squirm over Mosby the que
rilla, Longstreet the rebel chieftai
: and Key the rebel Major Gener
i and Cabinet officer, all appointees
: the Hayes administration. Next.
Is Mr.. Hayes wants the people
lg this country to take his word for
e, that there will be no interference /