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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30
HON. JOHN A. MCMAHON, OF OHIO.
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aH#.I1
General j. w. Denver, President
of the National Association of Mex
ic an War Veterans, is at hi home
in Wilmington, Ohio, but is not un-
mindful of the interest of his old
comrades in the politica, contest now
going on. He informs us that let
tiers, %purporting to come from ex-
soldiers in Washington City, are be-
ing published in the Thru District
of Ohio, represented in Congress by
Hon. John A. McMahon, with a view
to injuring that gentleman in the es-
timatio1 of the veterans at the Day
ton Home for Disabled Veterans.
We feel it a duty to say to the
Mexican veterans who are sojourning
at the Dayton Home, that Mr.. Nc
Mahon has always manifested a
warm interest in their behalf when
our bill has come up for considera-
ton in the House, and they can
safely assure the other inmates of
the Home-veterans of the late war
that during the six years Mr.. Nc
Mahon has served them in Congress,
his best efforts have been devoted to
their interests and welfare. bis
high standing in the Democratic
party has always COMMANDED atten-
tion to his wishes, and for the sol
diers to $50 back on him" now, in
favor of an opponent unknown in
Congress and inexperienced in legis-
lation, would be most impolitic and
unwise.
There is a good deal of twaddle
INDUCED in by the Radical press to
influence the votes of Union soldiers
against the "Rebel Brigadiers" in
Congress; but the record shows that
these same "Rebel Brigadiers" have
the instincts and manliness of true
soldiers, without reference to the
side they fought on. The bills for
equalization of bounties and for ar
rearages of pensions found their
most earnest advocates among the
in Congress, under the
advice and leadership of such men
Mr.. Mcmahon, General Banning
and General Rice. In the course of
a speech en- this subject, in 1878, in
The House of Representatives, Hon.
Johu A. McMahon, of Ohio, truth
fully said:
"1he Importance of these votes is
more apparent when we consider that
the Democratic party came here in the
interest of retrenchnlenC and reform.
Have we ever cut down the pension
Have we ever listened to the
oft-repeated charges that the pension
list is too large ?-that fraudulent
are on it?-that it should be
revised? No, we prefer to err on the
side of the soldier and his suffering
W. have cut everywhere else !;
we have retrcnched in every direction
but in that. We vote for no increase
except for the Union soldier"
The Mexican veterans at the Day
ton Home all served in the late war
the Union side, and constitute a
very respectable clement in point of
numbers and intelligence. They are
old men, and are respected by their
comrades, and we hope they will give
fatherly advice to the younger sol
diels with whom they arc associated;
not, however, in q spirit of antago
We are all OF us old enough
to know that the Democracy is the
and indestructible party of
America. 1t was the party of the
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

The Republicans of Eaton have
started their "Bulldozers'' on the
wal path! Men have been appoint
ed to wait on every Republican who
they term as weak and waverirg, or
intends to vote for a Democrat, and
labor with him until he promises to
do different. One Republican who
will vote for Hi Robbins, tells US they
undertook to "bulldoze" him, just as
if he was a poor feol and hadn't
sense to know his own mind. He
says, 'let them come again, and by
CT I'll vote the whole Democratic
ticket! I don't propose that men
who have no more brains than my
self, shall dictate my vote!" Another
one declared he would now "vote the
whole Democratic ticket, and he
didn't care a d" A good heavy
boot applied to the place where the
brains of these "bulldozers" have
been misplaced, would teach them
some wisdom. Talk about "bulldoz.
ing" in the South among the igno.
rant negroes! Such Simpudence is
an insult to the intelligence of every
sensible man-it is presuming thai
he has not brains enough to know
how to vote. Bah! Kick 'em away
from you.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

Any person who tells the story or
repeats it that, Hi Robbins or ! ohm
Townsend, or any other Democrat,
worked against the nomination of
Ryan for Sheriff, because he is q
Catholic hes, willfully and knowing
ly. We were in the Convention and
know that not one word was uttered
by these gentlemen, or any body
else, about any persons religious
opinions, either there or any where
else, and we defy the proof of it
Republicans may think they are do
ing a smart thing in circulating such
a lieing story, but they will find
they are mistaken.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30
ALARIAL
POISON

The principal cause of nearly all
sickness at this time of the year has its
origin in a disordered Liver, which, if
not regulated in time, great suffering,
wretchedness and death will ensue. A
gentleman, writing from South Amer
lea, says: 81 have used your simmons
Liver Regulator with good effect, both
as a prevention and cure for Malarial
Fevers on the Isthmus of Panama."
If you feel drowsy, debilitated, have
frequent headache, mouth tastes badly,
poor appetite and tongue coated, you
are suffering from torpid liver or s.bil-
iousness," and nothing will cure you
so speedily and permanently as to take
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30
Before the Maine Election /!
Republicans Said!

"We will probably have 5000 ma
jorlty, carry the Legislature and
make a clean sweep of Congressman,
reclaiming those we lost in 1S7S."-
Blaine. g.
"Our majority will not be less than
5000, and / think it will be several
thousand more."-Hamlin.
"My reelection is beyond all
doubt, and the majority will be
larger than any of us believed pos
sible a few weeks ago."-Gov. DdUis.
The State will be Republican by
1000. First district, 1,500; Second,
$500; Third, 1000; Fourth, 1000;
Fifth, 5000."-Frye.
81 shall have about a thousand
majority over Ladd."-Boutelle.
"Anything less than 1000 major
ity for Davis will mean the certain
election of Hancock."-Blaine.
a-5 After.
son Unpopular vote for Governor,
Davis and Plaisted have each over
$4,000 votes with the probabilities in
!, favor of Plaisted coming out a few
hundred, perhaps a thousand ahead
Blaine to Garfield.
, "From now on the great patriotic
hosts will make a splendid fight
Philadelphia Press.
"The party, by its dress parades
is set back and not helped forward
Indiana ard Ohio are much less Ger
, tain for the right III than the.
were twenty-four hours ago."-Nea
York EOening Post, (Rep.)
"There has been too much Drag
4 ging and buying in Maine, and to
much bossing by Blaine. The pee
) pie Of the State have tired of it,
n Springfield Republican.
:. "The most northern of the State
has given us a rebel victory
. Phila. Evening Bulletin, (Rep.)
at may as well be frankly comics
k, ed first as last that the result
Maine is a virtual Republican defea
" W. were allfiguring last week on tt
Vermont election. That showed
slight Republican gain, and IL
Il arithmetic men were justified
g, making the calculation that if Il
ed same percentage of increase prevail
ct ed through the North the election
:. Garfield was assured. In all fai
W ness then we must allow the art
he metic men to come forward aga
or and demonstrate that if the percel
ey Of Republican loss in Maine shou'
obtain throughout the North, WI
there is danger of even Iowa, al
oh Hancock would sweep the North
an 'solidly" as the South."-Pitts6u
IS. Leader, (Rep.)
do sit is snip and tuck" One d:
lis Davis seems to have it, then Plaiste
appears ga ~leetle' ahead. Upon Il
whole we can't tell who is Governor
m -Register.
ty IT'S sad!
is "The parading of their poult
u W and the lusty growing of Democra
over Maine is very much like t
Is. story we heard of a pious old AT
'ul can in the days of Whitfield.'-Re
tn tsteT.
M We laughed!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

A few poor old political donkeys,
running "small fry" Radical journals,
seem to rush on blindly to their de-
struction. They refuse to see the
Handwriting on the WALL" and still
insist that the bloody shirt must be
waved. They refuse to take warn
ing f,the result in Maine, that the
people are sick and tired of the
wretched drivel of sectional politics.
Let the old dotards keep on; they
will get another stern warning in
| October. 20
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

But right here let me ask the
DEMOCRAT a question. Suppose the
Democratic party had the President
and an overwhelming majority in
Congress-that majority led by
Wade Hampton and by such men as
;Jno. McMahon, would not thou
sands, and perhaps millions of dol
lars of these claims be paid with
out regard to the wishes of the hon
est portion of the Democratic party?
-Germantown Press.
A very foolish and very silly ques-
ton, Bro. Harikrider. You might
with just as much reason ask wheth-
er John Mcmahon would not favor
the payment by the government of
all private debts Of citizens, as one
is just as likely to take place as
the ether. But We will answer
you. We don't believe Mr.. Nc
Mahon or any other Democratic
Congressman would vote for any
greater amount of "rebel claims"
than would Mr.. Shultz or any other
Republican Congressman. Mr.. Nc
Mahon has the interests and welfare
of the country as rear at heart as
MI. Shultz--he has been tried and
proved faithful to those interests on
the ''rebel claims" bugaboo as we'll
as others, and why should we doubt
him now? Why exchange a man of
experience, ability, learning, honesty
and integrity, for n we all know
would be g mere cipher in Congress,
because he is absolutely and posi-
lively without the requisite qualif-
cations to intelligently represent the
interests ofthe Fourth Congressional
District That "rebel claim" matter
is all twaddle-political bosh to
brighten fools into voting the Repub-
lican ticket. 1t is on par with the
nonsense of a "solid South" "South-
ern Brigadiers," &c, and is the work |
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, D.. c.,
Sept. 20. 1880.

The election in Maine, It is gen.
orally conceded, settles the question
of the Presidency. A loss to the
Radicals of more than fifteen thou
sand in a voting population like that
of Maine, which is about one hun
dred and eighteen Thousand, insures
that party the loss of New Hamp
shire, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois,
California, Nevada and Oregon, and
makes Massachusetts doubtful
ground.
The lovers of peace and tranquili-
ty may DOW rest assured that neither
civil war nor sectional animosity
shall blot our history for many years
to come. Fraternity, quiet, com
merce, and agenerous riv airy in pro-
tective industry are to be the shib-
boleth of the future.
From the tall peak of Katadin now
echoing the shout of victory to the
golden shore of the ocean, the Gulf
of Mexico and the far off Pacific
coast, the entire land is to be cush-
Toned with good will. The scars of
war are not to be opened afresh, and
only as a frightful, unwelcome hiatus
in American history, are they to be
remembered. We must and will
have peace.
Such is the feeling prevalent in
the National Capital among all class
es except the office holders. The
latter are nervous, petulant and mo-
rose. Twenty years of office has
made them t%yrannical, selfish and
exclusive, and now that they per.
ceive the axe of the headman sus
pended above them they become
frantic with rage. l have seen an
agent of the Radical party passing
through the Interior Department
paper and pencil in hand, noting
, down the name of every employee
r suspected of Democracy, with q view
to their removal. This agent in
v formed me that it was the purpose
. of the administration to ''discharg'
all traitors" meaning thereby al
C Democrats. 1t is well known tina
this purpose has been faithfully car
ried out, and that to-day there i:
scarcely a man to be found in Gov
eminent employ who does not avoy
himself a Radical.
In the good time coming, an,
10 which is to follow Gent Hancock
election, 1 trust no such disgraceft
scenes may transpire. Let there b
, no indiscrimlnate removals from O.
fee IN account of political sent
: ments. Is he honest and capable
should be the only question aske
respecting subordinate officers. {
course the heads of Department
and others who maintain intima'
relations with the Government, mul
g. be made to conform to the nation
IN policy. But for clerkships and q
II. minor positions, / trust the syste
ne of fraternity and good will 6hie
a the people manifestly desire, will |
fully adopted. No more angry sha
In ing of fists owe the bloody chasi
No more stupid and useless twadd
IL, about a solid south. No more G
OF sanguined under-garments. B
If peace like q mantle shall shroud t
ID land, and industry, progress in t
In useful arts, and general prospect
mt shall be the common lot and Der
ia dictions of all cur people.
ny CoRDwAINER.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

That roaring Garfield organ, the
Cincinnati Commercial, once upon a
time when it little thought that it
would ever be called to the thankless
task of supporting MI. Garfield for
President remarked as follows about
certain Republican politicians:
Colfax, honored in every way by
his party for a quarter of a century,
has discredited himself and is pros
trate. Pomeroy, a Kansas political
leader for eighteen years, has gone
down. Caldwell, "a grasping politician,
played out at the beginnidg of the
game. Patterson, Kelley, GAR
FIELD and the rest are all marked
with tho political smallpox. We say
our great politicians and our small
politicians should take warning by the
fate of these men. They should see
that though roguery may flourish for
a time, is surrounded with danger.
They should learn that honesty is the
best policy. They should take notice
that money obtained by venality and
corruption may be dearly paid for.
This, We suppose, is the same Gar
field, and the Cincinnati CONNER,
cial that drew his portrait as above
is the same Cincinnati Commercial
that says now that he is good enough
to be President of the United States
That is to say, Garfield, a man
"marked with political smallpox
and g man who should be q warning
to other politicians, should be placed
in the office that Washington, Jefer-
son and jackson filled.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

j. A. MCMAHON has been in Con-
gress almost six years, yet all that
his political opponents can say
against him is the old howl of "Gold-
en- Circle" 'secesh resolutions"
"rebel sympathiser" and such mean
ingless and silly stuff. 1t was the
same when he ran the first time, but
intelligent and thinking men paid no
attention to such twaddle, and elect
ed him against a gentleman of intel
ligence. What Wilt amount TO now
in favor of an %ignoramus! Nothing.
We predict that John A. Mcmahon
will be again triumphantly elected.
The people are certainly not such
fools as to support a man for Con
gress, who cannot appear before
them and say what he will do. What
do they want with an automaton
Representative in a District like the
Fourth?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30
congressIonal c,nvas,. Semi. :. Is7e,

4th. RESOLVED, That there ia no
man to-day officially connected with
the administration of our National
Government against whom are justly
preferred more and graver charges of
corruption than are publicly made
and abundantly sustained against
JAMES A. GARFIELD, the present Rep
resentative of this Congressional Dis
trict, and the nominee of the Republi-
can Convention fos reelection.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

We have had several applications,
by letter and otherwise, for the Con-
gressional Globe to decide bets about
Garfield's vote on the Salary Grab.
We cannot let the Globe go out of
our office, but will take pleasure in
showing it to all who will call upon
us. Bring in your Republican friends
who are in doubt about it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

We have time and again warned
Democrats against all reports flying
around about our candidates, and if
they are green enough to permit
themselves 10 be cheated out of
their votes by some "sorehead's"
story, they are not to DE pitied.
Again we say, pay no attention to
their lies.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

The three solidly Democratic
States of Missouri, Kentucky and
Tennessee furnished 300, 22S soldiers
for the Union army. This is q suf-
icient answer to the charge made
by the Republican press, that the
Republican States "put down the re
beTlion." In this connection We may
cite also the opinion of Mr.. Garfield
himself, who said in a speech in the
House of Representatives:
"Do gentlemen know that (leaving
out the border States) there were fifty
regiments and v companies of
white men in our army fighting for
the Union from the States that went
into the Rebellion? Do they know
that from the single state of Kentucky
more Union soldiers fought under III
flag than Napoleon took into the bat
tie of Waterloo. More than Yelling
ton took with all the allied armies
against Napoleon"
Still we hear it daily from the
bloody shirt orators and press that
it was only the Republican States
that had any part in putting down
the rebellion, and that nobody but
Republicans are to have any credit
for saving the Union.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

Republican editors who whine
about "mud'' and personal abuse"
of Gen. Garfield, should tell their
readers that the only abuse against
him is the u%tterances of Republican
journals. In other words, the Dem
ocratic papers have not fired a shot
which was not taken from the Radi-
cal magazine.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

Certainly Shultz purchased his
nomination, because the Greenvilie
Journal said he did, and it is n Re
publican paper and ought to know,
Will honest Republicans support q
candidate of that kind for Congress2
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

The howl about "rebel war debt"
Southern Brigadiers," srebel
claims" and such stuff won't win
any more. 1t is wore out. "South
ern outrages" have got threadbare.
The people down in Maine served
notice on the Republican party that
it has run long enough on such film
sy capital.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

If MI. Corwin, candidate for Sher-
if, is not an admirer of pagan Bob,
why did his party organ want to
drag it before the public2 1t is not
his religious opinions that are to be
considered in his election, but is he
qualified for the place of Sheriff Of
Preble county? His neighbors say
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

Maine music don't attract the at
tention of Republican editors very
much. They are more interested in
the "solid South" and "rebel claims"
Please pass around the hat, brother
Bones!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

A bear with a sore head would be
a model of patience compared with
some of the Republicans around Ea-
ton, since the final result of the
Maine election has been made known.
The failure ofthe pleasure to exhib-
it the banners, transparencies, &C.,
in procession over the result, has set
very heavy on them. They have our
deepest sympathies. Lord, how we
feel for them! But friends, cultivate
christian fortitude and patience.
You>must come to it sooner or later
We appreciate your feelings. We've
been there! Begin now to nerve up.
Hancock is as sure to be elected as
the sun will set tomorrow. Don't
you forget it either.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

Col. Pattison and some of the New
York men who are about to furnish
the money to build the rail road
through here, were in Eaton last
Tuesday, looking over the prospect.
1t does look now as if the road
would be built.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

There are Just as many Democrats
own Government bonds as Republi-
cans, and if the election of Hancock
~depreciates them, Democrats will
suffer as much as Republicans. It is
all moonshine.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

Republican howlers will sell their
''rebel war claims" at ten cents on
the dollar now! How cruel for Gen.
Hancock to entirely bankrupt these
poor fellows by almost a single
stroke of his peni On what kind of
capital will they carry on their bust
ness now?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

It is said that Mr.. Shultz has
signed the petition of the Revenue
Ring of this District, for the pardon
of Ashley Brown, who stole $4,000
of the Revenue funds and skipped to
Canada! Mr. McMahon refused
when asked to do SO. Which oil
these two men do the honest people
of Preble county desire to represent
their interests in Congress-? Answer
at the ballot box.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

The Democrats are getting down
to work everywhere. In this State
the "boom," which the nomination
of Hancock started, is gathering ad-
hei ents as it rolls along, and hun
dreds are daily swelling the ranks.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

There are a few Republicans in
Eaton who are green enough to think
there will be another war, and that
the rebel war debt will be paid if
Hancock is elected. They are to be
pitied for their ignorance and stu
pidity.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

The Republican party has been in
power twenty years, and if it could
not prepare the country for a change
of party government in that time,
how long will it take it to do so2-
Will some bowling bloody shirt or
gan please rise up and explain?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

Will the Republicans call for any
more letters from Gen. HANcoCKt
They. ought now to be satisfied as to
how he stands on Southern claims
But they will howl on all the same.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

AUGUST BELMoNTi is a heavy owner
of Government. bonds, but he is not
alarmed about them ~depreciating
very much if Hancock is elected.
That is political stuff, the same as
the howl about "rebel claims" and
debt.n
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

The indianapolis Sentinel keeps
standing at the head of its editorial
columns an offer made by response
BILE parties to bet $1,000 to 5000,
$500 to $500 or 500 to 500 that the
Democrats will carry Indiana. 1t
has stood there q week, and there
have been no takers. This tells
the tale of Republican hopelessness
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

l. is a pretty we'll settled fact that
Gen. HANCOCK will be elected Presi-
dent, yet we haven't heard of a. sin
gle Republican Offering to sell his
bonds at a sacrifice! Why?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

The number of Republican "fop-
pers' in Preble county is on tie in
crease. "Bulldozing committees
won't stop the business now. Too
late, too late
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

Bob Ingersoll offers to give 81, 900
towards a fund to purchase votes
enough to make Garield's election
certain. Bob makes his money by
reviling the Christian religion and
the appropriation Of some of it for
such a purpose would be very fitting.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

Garfield ought to go Immediately
as a visiting statesman down to
Maine. The late election returns
will not be opened until January.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

A Republican was going up the
street the other night singing, "Ral-
ly round the "swag' boys" 1t is
supposed he alluded to the contents
of Shultz's bari. efnaUr -
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

How is that rooster that was turn
ed up side down on a banner stretch
ed out of the Garfield quarters in Ea-
ton, one day last week? A little too
hasty, boys.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30
REPUBLICAN FACTS.

HARPER's WEEKLY for March 8,
1873, had a cartoon representing GAR
FIELD and other Credit Mobilier Con-
gressmen, with the following placard
above them: a; So ia ~
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-30

Don't forget the meeting in Eaton
on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 9th.
Hon. j. F. FoLLETr and Hon. GEO.
w. HoUK, will address the people.