The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-05-27

interest s-e socited
islatiye interests. The Democratic
party can hardly be loser whatever the
date of the Adjournment Cincinnati
Enquirer. 8
LoNa lists of Republicans who are
pledged not to vote for Grant make an
imposing array in Mr.. Sherman's chief
organ. If the friends of ttthe old man"
could bring out list of Democrats who
will vote for Grant, honors would be
easy. But that thing, simple as it ap-
pears, can't be done. 49,
THE friends Of Senator Blaine arc
likely to find that, by their aggressive"
course, they are damaging the chances of
their favorite irretrievably. There is
such thing as bending the bow, until
the string breaks and it flies back in the
face of the bowman.-[ Illinois State
journal. II reflEi y M
THERE are two reasons that rather
eliminate the bottom from the PROPOSE
tion that Grant can carry in 1880 the
States which he carried in 1872. sSAt
that time he was not on the third term
hunt, nor had the record of his second
term disgraced and shamed his country
men.-[ Washington Post.
That General Grant is, to all outward
seeming, doing much to. bring about
better feeling between the sections is
highly probable. But we of the South.
while thanking him for his kind words,
propose to have the peace programme
carried out by Bayard, q Thurman,
| Seymour, a Hendricks, or q Field.-lA Au-
| gusta Chronicle (Dem.) ~ =
HUeHJ. JEwETT, whose Democratic
friends claim that he is Ohio's second
choice for the Presidential nomination,
! is the sonsof a Quaker preacher and was
horn in MARYLAND. He has large farm
| I'M the Muskingum Valley, Ohio, on
which he has high bred stock valued at
5000, 900. as9ls Isg9H
Mr.. TLDEN is an idea, an issue, q
ouantum in American politics which
| cannot be ignored.-He cannot-be sup
pressed. He could not suppress himself.
If he should publish letter tomorrow
positively interdicting the use Of his
name, it would not clarity or simplify
i the esituation.-[L Louisville CouriersJonr-
nal. s-'--- -,
EX-GOVERNOR BISHOP, of Ohio,
would be tower of strength as Vice
|
cratic ticket. Z he vast numbers of
people all through the West who have
had business relations with him in the
past regard him Just as the people OF
i Ohio did when they elected him Gov
ernor bya majority of 25,0o0.-l0hey
i {IA.) Times, ,s9 pe t.ss.slo
Il THE New York Herald does not seem
to be able to make much headway with
Il its Don Hamilton Fish moy ement. As
the Indiana xoyager said about the mer-
maid, there is too much man about him
to be good for fish, and too much fish to
make him of much account as d man.
And then, again, he has pretty bad
case of son-in-law. lsfasss efi4aa 'az7a
IF we mistake not. General Grant
once declared that nothing short of an
imperative call from the people would
ever induce him to be candidate for
the Presidency again. After reading
the proceedings of the Cook County
Convention we are constrained to believe
that this fact has slipped the Generals
memory Il Baltimore American ssn
The Republicans are engaged in p
final struggle for political existence.
They are held, together solely by the
cohesive power of public plunder In
) any event, the politics of the country
will be materially changed, after the
Presidential election. The leaders are
desperate, and if it be possible to use the
army as Grant used it they viii do so.
q I'm. Y.Sun. rizgfi si4Iss si5.ss
Z GRANT appears to be in a less san
| guine mood than when some months
ago his friends were saying he would
only take the Presidential nomination
ifitwere offered him by an g overwhelm,
:. ing'' majority. At presentshe is reach'
: ing out for it as we'll ashe knows how,
, and the smallness of the majority viii
hardly induce him to put away The
prize. - .--.T-s=-
THE Republican newspapers of Mime
sofa are still urging Window, of negrt
exodus fame, as compromise candidat,
! at Chicago. The Minnesota delegation
which is for Blaine, have agreed on Win
dom as second choice. But if the Grant
: element in the convention is not strong
enough to nominate its favorite it can
at least take its revenge and will favor
no candidate and no State that has
: helped slaughter Grant. adj
: Ten howIing Blaine hoodlums from
r | West Virginia, some of whom were Sc
lected in fragrant defiance of the wishes
of the majority of the district delegation,
|, will unite at Chicago with ten Blaine
shriekers similarly chosen in Kansas in
: shouting themselves hoarse in behalf of
7 the "great Republican principle" that
individual anti Grant delegates can Yio-
g late the instructions of the State Con
!, vention which sent them.-G Detroit Fres
, Press. s5sss.s
: : Mr.. WAsHBURNE has repeatedly made
! the statement that he is not a candidate,
and, although from all appearances
there is hardly doubt that Mr.. Wash
. . burne intended to tell lie, there is a
= little doubt that he told the truth. IL
. two weeks Mr. Washburne, by his du
= : plicity, has reduced his chances for,
nomination to next to nothing. Bris
u tow is the only man, we fancy, that h
can -[Washington Post. -.
. . UNLESS there is a check put to the re
: tirement of army officers = which j
+ pushed in order to make room for pro
= motions and appointments-that brancl
q of public expenditures will soon become
y too heavy to be patiently endured. i
:, is already somewhat atfiietiye. and ther,
IS never done anything to entitle them t.
n genteel maintenance at the expense O
il their fellow citizens. - Washington
d Post, I.
If THE Ways and Means Committee
one of the most leisurely bodies in th
world, has unloaded itself, and the re
g suit of its labors is buried two hundre,
q bills deep on the calendar, beyond al
:. :. hope of coming to daylight during th'
u session. We hope the committee fee
'e better, but those members who persist
10 emily voted to send all measures tina
looked to the relief of the people agains
IL the enormities of the tariff to that com