The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-06-03
"ANYTHINe to elect Grant," says the

DIalikes Inherent to Political Passions.
"ANYTHINa to elect Grant" says the
Chicago Times.
If anybody is sick it is because Mr..
Tilden has all the health of the country.
THE Seymour boom is booming.
There is no boom equal to it. Every.
body takes it. Kansas City Times.
WHEN William Window looks in the
glass he neighs gently, as a dark horse
should Washington Post.
WHY don't some of the alleged candi-
dates put banana skins in the path of
the Grant tboom?-[ Philadelphia Record.
A CANDIDATE with a grievance has
but a poor stock in trade for Presiden-
tial canvass.
THEY don't call man liar any more
in Detroit Instead of that they say
" You talk like Garfield. ~ Detroit
Free Press.
GEN. EWING thinks if the Democratic
nomination comes west of the Allegha-
nies it will fall to either Thurman or
Field.
If the Bible is right when it says the
battle is not to the strong nor the race
to the swift, Tilden has got it, [Wa-h-
ington Post.
The Republican political gatherings
are getting more rowdy-dowdy every
year, and the party is fal ing more and
more into the hands of the most malo.
dorious bummers Of the Union.
"No ticket which shall present Mr..
Tilden as a candidate for the Presi-
dency," say the Chicago Times, can be
elected, no matter whom the Republi.
cans nominate" 4i
THE Democratic convention Of Ster.
ling, Ill, passed the following: Re-
solved, That it is the sense of this con-
vention that when we elect our Presi-
dent we seat him." Very good idea
The Public Debt Commissioners have
looked the comptroller's Office all over
for corruption, and the only thing they
find is where somebody threw qnid of
tobacco at a spider on the wall. -,
WE don't believe in the barrel" as
a political motor. The Cincinnati Con.
vention should kick the head out and
the slaves in, SO it will never be heard
of more.-[Columbus CO., Times.
STRANGE what a difference a few
words will make. The Republicans now
call it "Senator Hampton's statesman
like speech" A short time ago it was
"Wade Hampton rebel yell. Wheel
ing Register.
ALTHOUGH a staunch Republican
Thurlow Weed says that he would pre-
fer to see Democrat elected President
rather than that the Constitution should
be upset by giving third term to
Grant
TILDEN will have more votes in the
Convention on the second ballot than on
the first. When the favorite sons gel
their complimentary votes they will be
dropped and the man with the barrel
will Mhoop 1,em up.-lDaytoR- journal
(Rep.)
just now 1t seems probable that wher
General Grant breaks down the Chicago
convention, and Mr.. Blaine fails to GRASP
the prize, and Mr.. Washburne cannot
have it because he is to we'll hated, ther
Senator Edmunds may be taken up anc
nominated.-[New York Sun.
Mr.. SHERMAN has not lived in vain
The mention of his name in the lllinoi.
Republican convention elected a cheer
from five rural delegates. Three Of
these cheerful rustics subsequently ex
planned that they thought it was ole
Tecump."
The "unit rule is giving the Re
publican party a great deal of trouble
1t is interesting to observe that the onl,
class of Republicans that are worried
about the unit rule are the Blaine Re
publicans or the Sherman Republicans
-[Cincinnati Enquirer.
THE Democratic party in Pennsylvani
has greater elements of strength thi
year than it has had in any Presidential
campaign since 1868, and the Republican
will have to encountera better organized
more stubborn and abler led opposition
than they have met since the first Gran
campaign.-[ Philadelphia Press.
THE Republican organs accuse 5her
man of stealing; Blaine of bribe- takini
and lying, and Grant of fostering frauc
and peculation. A beautiful set 0
Presidential candidates, and the best tn
Republican party can put upl Accord
ng to the organs themselves all thre
Of the candidates should be in tn
penitentiary.
"THE Democratic party" says tn,
Boston Post tDem "acted on the prin
ciple of simple availability when it de
clared for Horace Greeley, and got wei
punished for it.' Can anybody think o
any movement now contemplated con
cerning which somebody may be unkint
enough to make similar remark som
of these days?-[ Wheeling Intelligence
II the Cincinnati Convention nomi
mates a man who can unite the party
we may reasonably hope to succeed
even against a united enemy, but i
passion or prejudice rules that conven
ton, and we go into the canvass with
man who cannot command the supper
of all Democrats, we may expect
bitter struggle, with doubtful prospects
L Montgomery Advertiser.
AN Indianapolis merchant says tha
General Grant said to him at Galena
"I tell you that will be nominated 8
Chicago, and if l am nominated, l sha
be elected, too" Mrs. Grant seems
be equally interested, judging from th
to time, while the devotion of Primo
Fred may be taken for granted. Thel
is nobody to hear from now but Orvill
If Grant is nominated, Ohio will 6
against the Third-term party by an owe
whelming vote, and then Gra 1t can
Withdrawn in time to give etheRepublicGl
chance in November. We shall insi
upon this as the only way of preventir
an issue, in case of Grants nomination
between the Third-term party and tt
Democratic party.-[Cincinnati Con
mercial.
The Madison Democrat says: "Thel
seems to be some ground for the rumc
that the Tilden managers have lit upo
Judge David Davis for second place Q
the ticket" Now we understand wi
Davis claims to know nothing about
When Tilden and his managers lit upt
Davis he probably mistook them f
mosquitoes, and sent a man around Il