The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-09-09
MEASURES AND men.
Eloquent Speech of George w.
Julian at Indianapolis.
Tho Records and Candidates Of the
Two Leading Parties
Discussed.
Hayes, civil-service Practice Com.
pared with His Preaching. q.
Garfield's Connection with the Salary
Grab, Credit Mobilier and
De Golyer Affairs.
Ris Double Part in the Electoral Com
troversy Of 1s7e-7.


His Double Part in the Electoral Com
troversy Of 1s7e-7. ~ 2
Let rs consider the issues of the pending canvass
What are they? The platforms Of the two parties
give US little help in answering this question They
are - nearly identical those Of four years ago. If
there was any party issue then it related to the ques
ton Of finance; but both parties declared favor of
specie payments, and they do now, and, while the
Democrats demanded the repeal of the Resumption
act the Republicans voted down resolution in favor
Of carrying it into execution In the last Congress
Republicans and Democrats united in the effort to
repeal it and they jointly entitled to the honor
OF defeating that effort The financial question has
since been complicated by tho silver agitation, but
the Silver bin received the overwhelming support of
both parties, while the Republicans totally
ignore the question and its vital connection with the
continuance Of our paper currency at par As to the
constantly -boasted achievement Of resumption, tf
simple truth is it has not come through Legislation,
but the natural result of favorng conditions just
- the gratifying reduction Of national indebt-
edness has been made easy and almost inevitable by
our marvellous resources. am glad to see
in the platforms q weI-defned issue respect
ing our tariff policy; for sooner or later
oyerhaued and reformed; but no intelligent man Of
either party feels that the contest of this year is to
on tne Eubiect of ciyiservioe reform Chinese i1nmi
grafton. or the reservation of the public domain to
actual settlers; while in the matter of maintaining
the purity Of the ballot and the principles of po-
hticsl morality both parties wanting. The
complexion Of our politics, in fact peculiar. We
tons Of policy formed the pivot upon which the
action Of parties turned and Justified their existence
o s cassd va nv s se
= noliticaI disnensafion 40 anomalons The army Of
independet voters should be largely reinforced bnt
since one of these parties viii Certainly rule the
country for the NEXT four years the Question snb
mitted TO the popular Judgment is general one in
volving simply the choice to be made between them
and fe persona Al oralites of their bearers
Hov shold tbe sincere friends of administratiye re-
FORM and tbe snurificaton of our debased Docs cast
thear ballotsf =
IN. .,.v.r ., tt;. ,rss+ion racass.-;Iv inv,tes /.
comIar5son Of these nsrtes. but tbe tast n NOT a.
tooetber free from dificuities one of them has
49, IN e tr s,riv tvvantS years and y, has tbns
sIitfnfied ms with very annie means of Forming an
oninion while The other has been ont of power
es-i ~. ,hois ~ Ans 1erioJ and has
isft NJ viii, comns-at3yeiv 1saoer dsta of inde
t t' ss,tr W.- Il; b;s esa sf u a. tS
1,h.s - C,-.nt;o~ ,aId ~ ,,s nj as ,petia h;cS
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49, sInCctsnoed IN 11TrnoSa g., to,n,,er ana n
cS,r.te- ~ n tis is trne fhs oneston il crsatI
.;-.-leaS .,,d 90, 10 raad;,,- 5ac5ideJ NJ ~
sartir is ,n atfront e. con,n3on sanse onJ 5 &c
6eance n facts and n he believes IL he 10 ,taIi1
infatuated by party blindness. The attitude Of
theae ,,.f;as tuentv vaa-e ago a. ali syonts hos NJ
ecr.tary connactiou With the onastion of fheir a.
80 Tor .;rii r,inistrat;on to5sH 1ha na,ns nv
osS 80. -, -, - -. t, 1;;daS - t ;i imv S ;s.
- ~ I et th "a
yerv formidsbie division Of II annealed from, the
baIlof to the bayonet as its last and desrerate
method Of preserving the ascendency Of slavery.
me result was the oyerthro Of eeeession tbe extr
nation Of slavery the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of
IN neoro ana tbe reconstrnction of
s-e,t. o,Tiete1- changed the yoIticaI lorizon .nd
now. In the new heavens and the new earth which
~ vitnesr we And the Dernocratic marty North and
5orth Fssi and West -,nitei ae one man under rba
henne, ~ one ~ the }orenoost heroes IN the var for
the ITnion II Ia not the Democratic marty Of 1851
ht AZ ,,s-t ~ 1aan nol5a3
instrncsed by orcat historical events. and we are
to iudre II in the eht of today and the interest of
We have no right TO reproach it for an adminstra-
tive record which Il had no opportunity to make nor
tst; -sIt - ;nn,,rtad dsnra,tv r'ba son.a
-s.son,ng s,,niies 10 tha Rennbscan nsrtv T,rentN
49, .1e ~ dt.sSoved any 1igbt or nrnose To inter
;srs ,itS si.vsrv IN tbe States II denonneeS John
n 49, - ,. V,isa VI -, 81 g ,,a a,,aSt Of cr,,oes y;
nt ~, - ~ , s a ss 31;0o to H.
1907 1900 t6 si,,de nv f,,a TSred Scot decision
and the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave act
n have not forgotten 1t was ready to surrender
the principle Of Congressional prohibition CT slavery
IN ai our national territories 1t even favored an
t,I - ~. Ststes If tbe Sontb For nearIy two
s.r .Ttar fba ar beonn II aid its hest to save the
ST-I.. ard
@ a. d - ,aIs cor1ieIs s,,rrandar Of tbe
Srsedrnen n their Old masrs on the sinoje condition
thst the .honid moi he counted in e basis Of repr
sentation The fitness Of the party to administer the
Government now Is not to be Judged by these facts
nor a II by any means established by the grand
achieyements Of the party in crushing the rebellion
ind sboishing slavery in which it had the powerful
80 trdts-ensabja coo,oneration of the Democrats
~ - ,1, - tha s,ynsbinaT ~ Ieace and Tnnet he
nasinly auided in our Judgment by the facts which
nsFe 15 the civil sdinistration Of the Government
since the close of the war and the of the
questions it involved. What claim has the RepubI-
can party to longer lease Of power founded on the
This Is the question which now concerns us, and in
seeking answer to 1t, let remember that it Ii
the future and not the distant past which chieny In
terests us and that the reformation of great potca
abuses has become the vital Issue and pressing de-
mAnd Of the time.
In its National Convention OF 1868 the hepuohcaI
its platform.
The Government of the United States should b
administered with the strictest economy; and tn
corruptions which have been SO shameful1y nurse(
and fostered by Andrew johnson call loudly for re
form.
These were timely words The responsibilit,
laid ct the door Of the President was exaggerated
but the hand Of reform was urgently invoked b,
the situation. An the great industries Of tn
country demanded thorough reorganization. Ou
tarih legislation called for thorough revision; GU
nnanees invited = Prompt ana complete overnaui
ing; Our clVn serVce Was pecolnine hnhIneIes
eystem oI PohIcS Ps!,9. Pr9su,uuon. hoguery an,
Piunoer, porn OF tne muiupned teinptauons W1Sl
the war furnished, had steathily crept INTO IN
from fbe right Of search what fhe country neede
-. not sfricter anforcaroant of nartv d;scinIinf
- ,,,;,;t.r - +ta fostel;na Of secton,
httts-n m bt bnt obI;on ~ fbe nest hot
Torthi m Soth ,Dd an e.rnsst inte1Ieeni an
cntboi;c endesyor to orannle with the nrobIems 4
Ir.ctiraI .dn,inistrati0n
But what did tbe leaders Of the marty do9 Afte
the freedom and enfranchisement Of the negro ha
been estabIshed by constitutional amendments i
which al parties scauiesced. they seemed utterl
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