The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-10-07
McDlahon's Record!

We give below some of the record
of Mr.. Mcmahon, during his few
years in Congress, on various mat
tiers of interest to the people not
only of his Own District, but of the
whole country. Let honest men
read it:
He voted against all Southern war
claims, and says he will stand by
his record on this question.
He defeated the property qualif-
cation for holding office in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
He voted against paying 1870, 900
claimed from the Southern States for
mail services previous to the rebel
lion.
He voted to prevent the total de-
struction of the greenback dollar.
He voted for the restoration of the
silver dollar.
He voted for the eight hour law.
He voted against subsidies, land
grants, &c.; and the extension of
time to the Northern Pacific.
He voted for the bill to preve Mt
Chinese emigration.
He voted for the income tax, and
to repeal the match tax.
He took an active part in passing
the bill to reduce the tax on tobacco
and cigars.
He voted for the equalization OF
bounties, arrearages of pensions
Mexican pensions and every bill fol
the benefit of The soldier--frequently
: speaking in their interest upon the
floor Of the House.
He proposed and carried the fol
! lowing measure through Congress:
tputting out So, SOC, 900 of currency
into circulation:
Sec. 8. That sections ~forty-seveI
hundred and seventy-one, forty-sevel
hundred and seventy-two and forty
seven hundred and seventy-three o
the Revised Statutes, providing TO
biennial examinations of pensioners
are hereby repealed ; PROVIDED, Tha
. the Commissioner of Pensions. shall
have the same power as heretofore t.
order special examinations, whenever
in his judgment, the same may b
necessary, and to increase or reduc
the pension according to right AM
justice but in no case shall a pension
be Withdrawn or reduced except upo-
notice 10 the pensioner and a hearin
upon sworn testimony, except as t
= the certificate of the examining SUI
geon.
e In order to provide for the speed
payment of arrearages of pensions, tn
- Secretary of the Treasury is hereb
L instructed and authorized to issu
n Immediately, in payment thereof, q
they may be adjusted the legal tend
er currency now in the United State
Treasury held as a special fund fc
. the redemption of fractional currenc
II under section one of joint resolutio
No. II of the Congress of the Unite
States, approved July 22d. 1876; an
q fractional currency presented for RI
q demption shall be redeemed in an
moneys in the Treasury not otherwiE
appropriated.
He voted for the Thurman fun(
ing Act, restoring millions to til
United States Treasury out of th
q pockets of the Pacific Railrad Con
parties; and against the Steamshi
subsidies.
70 Against such a man with such
: faithful and consistent record
i man OF honor and Intelligence, WI
re have his opponents nominated?
rs person who, although he has been
IS our Legislature and a member of I'll
Is State Constitutional Convention
is cannot come before the people who:
lie suffrage he is asking, and tell the
" what he will do in the event of b
RS election, but who is relying for su
" cess entirely upon the number
N floating votes he q purchase wit
S. his money, and who his own part
lie organ in Darke county declared S
r. cured his nomination through "wal
that were dark Are the Peep
s. ready to make such q change of re
at resentatives? We do not belle
oe they are.