The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-10-28

Wakeman, Gen. P. II. Jones, Col. E.
M. Lee, Gen. H. G. Worthington, Paul
S. Forbes, Samuel s. Patterson, John
T. Green, George 81. Mitchell, Col.
Runkle, of Philadelphia, and other Re
publicans. Col. Forney took seat on
the right of the Chairman, Mr.. Leonard
Jerome, and was greeted with several
rounds of applause. Mr.. Jerome, in
opening the meeting, said:
I am glad to meet so large number of Re-
publicans who like myself, intend to vote for
Gen. Hancock. We belong to that body of indie
pendent Republicans who only wish that the
a time when the ordinary lay voter could prop
erly take it upon himself to break out of party
trammels, this is the time. We are at peace
with all the world and ought to be at peace be-
tween ourselves. And we would be at peace
among ourselves if the Republican party for its
own perpetuation had not decided to make civil
war perpetual. The only object that the Re
publican party has had for sixteen years past
has been to keep itself in power. We now
are not Democrats and VIC are surely
party. We don't like the Republican Southern
policy nor its financial schemes, and particularly
we don't like Mr. Garfield. In Gen. Hancock
we find not only the soldier, patriot and states
man, but gentleman. confess l should like
to see a gentleman of the old school in the seat
of Washington, Jefferson and Madison. Gen.
Hancock would as soon think of cutting off his
right hand as of dismissing asoldier or an Office
holder ON account of his political preferences.
Chairman jerome then called upon
Col. Fl. Fl. Hadley, who read the address
of the Conservative Republican and In
dependent voters. It was an elaborate
statement of reasons why the nomination
at Chicago was an unfit one, and it said
of Gen. Hancock:
OF stainless private character, no breath of
scandal has ever touched his fame. His career
as soldier was brilliant, and equalled by but
few his honor Is unlmpeachable, and OF his
patriotism and love of country there can be no
question. In view of the orders and letters
published while in command at Louisiana and
Texas, his letter of acceptance, his more-re-
cently-published communication to Gen. Sher-
man, there can be no doubt of his eminent
ability and thorough familiarity with the con-
stitution of his country. And, because he is
such a man, many of our members will vote for
him, feeling that no injury can, under this ad-
ministration, come to the country; yet they
still remain Republicans.
Referring to the Credit Mobilier and
De Golyer charges, the address says !:
elf all these charges are true the Amerl-
can people, taking pride in their high
position as voters, should Join hands,
irrespective of party, and bury this can
didnte under the ruins of an unprece-
dented defeat. II they are untrue, we
think fair and just review of Gen. Gar
fields career in Congress proves him to
be man whose professions concerning
measures are almost always inconsistent
with his actions that he is without fix
| edness of purpose or stability eff charac-
ter in short, a political trimmer who,
! if President, would be controlled by the
| most reckless and Objectionable leaders
| of his party"
Col. Hadley said thatinresponse to the
circular of the Central Committee over
100 former Republicans had signed the
roll of the club, and that clubs were
forming In every city of the country.
Col. John w. Forney was next intro
duced and said !: 81 like the style of
your Chairman, so direct and straight
onward. For myself, having been born
Republican, when go into the Demo
cratic ranks / return to the Republican
party. There is no party which now as
sails the Importance of general freedom
and the universal suffrage, and 1 feel
every moment that I am welcome. Not
alone do [ return, for I have an able
corps at my side. A week ago spoke
with Gen. Butler Mt Pittsburgh, and Oh
the platform were 125 men who had come
out from the Republican ranks. There
is deep pevangelization going on. Blaine
may count and canvass and bully, but
the fates have decided that Gen. Hancocb
is to be the next President. Whata man
he is when you come to study him
What study for the youth of our coun-
try! He Will require the bravery o.
jackson, the wisdom of Washington an6
the philosophy of Lincoln. But Prov
idence will give him all this armor. Lei
him appoint Republican soldiers, LEI
him appoint Democratic soldiers, anC
then let him wind up the triumviratt
by appointing a Confederate soldier
Gen. Hancock is the chosen instrumen
of national and international reconcil
iation, and the only elements hostile tx
this great man are the men paid fol
their prosecutions of others and hirec
for their hatreds."
DR.. Mitchell, the President of thu
Hancock-English Republican Campaign
Club of this city, having, as Chairman
Jerome said, 974 members, spoke brief,
in explanation of the mission of the club
Other Converts.
| hh. UOhN u. hClIONALD, Vi MOull
Sterling, ILL.,, a candidate on the Repub
lican county ticket for States Attorney
has investigated the charges agains
Garfield in connection with the Credi
Mobilier and De Golyer schemes, and
having come to the conclusion that "n
honest man who will carefully read tn
evidence" can support the Chicago can
didate, he publicly announces himself i
favor of Hancock's election. Chicag
Times.
A. NJ. FUNsoN, prominent attorne
of this city and lifelong Republican
turns his back upon the radical part
and espouses the cause of Hancock an
English. This will be severe loss t
the Republican party, as he has bee
one of their most effective speakers, an
a young man of promise.-Letter .tro2
Nevada, IoaOG.
GEN. S1ssoN, ex-Lieutenant Governc
of Rhode Island, and long prominer
Republican leader, has espoused th
cause of the hero of Gettysburg.
A RECENT great mass meeting of th
Democracy in Mccormick Hall, Chicago
was presided over by o. X. A. Hutchi1
son, leading attorney and hitherto a
ardent Republican. He says he can
stomach Garfield, and will cast his fir