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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

. The Temperance resolutions OF
the Republicans seems to have e1-
cited the preachers.
Rev. DR.. Walden, of the Metho-
dist Book Concern, said: "The
temperance resolution in the plat.
form is as complete a dodge of the
temperance question as could be
made. Instead of adding any thing
to the Constitution it simply gives
the beer and whisky men an oppor-
tunity to have the clause prohibit
ing license stricken out, and they
will favor the resolution for this rea
son. The convention doubtless sup.
posed that temperance men would
ALSO favor the resolution, since il
would give them an opportunity to
make additions to the Constitution,
tbut temperance men would rather
flight it out with the present Consti
tuition than run any risks. Foster
had strongly opposed temperance
Legislation and Richards had helped
Ito mutilate the Stubs bill. There
is very little or nothing on the tick
ct or in the platform to satisfy tenn.
perance men. I have been convers
ing with Rev. DR.. Leonard in refer.
ence to the subject and he agrees
with me on this point"
Rev. A. Richie remarked that the
resolution may be good as far as i,
goes, but temperance people will
look to the Legislature and spend
their strength upon the candidates
for this body. The temperance men
will probably wait until the Demo.
Gratis nominate their ticket before
they will confer, but they will never
support Judge Longworth for the
Supreme Court.
Rev. DIR. Starr said: "The con.
vention must think the temperance
people are idiots, and can not see
through such a resolution. The
candidates are not persons whom
temperance people can hope much
from, and the platform is not favor,
able to the temperance sentiment"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30
The Right Man.
Butler Co. Democrat.


A Common Pleas Judge for this,
the fourth, judicial district of Ohio,
composed of Butler, Darke, Preble
and Montgomery, is to be elected
this fall. The Democracy of the
other counties through their Central
Committees have expressed q will
lingness that the Butler Democracy
name the man they desire as a resi-
dent Judge and they will ratify his
nomination. Our Central Commit
tee has appointed Saturday, July 9th,
to meet in Convention and make a
nomination. We are not aware that
there will be any opposition to hons
oring Judge Alexander F. Hume
with a nomination in recognition of
the able manner in which he Las
presided over our bar for the last
eight years. He is a learned and
capable jurist and has the executive
ability Of transacting more court bu-
siness in a given time than any Judge
in the State. In a county where SO
much litigation is sought just such
an officer as Judge Hume is wanted.
He is the right man in the right
place. Let him have the unanimous
approval of the Butler County De-
mOcracy.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30
Notice to Contractors.

GEALED PROPOSALS will be re-
y ceived at the office Of the Clerk Of
the Board of Educatisn Of Harrison
Township, in Lewisburg, o., until II
O'Clock at noon, on the 9Th day of July,
1881, for building a One-story Brick
School House on the Lot situated in
sub-District No. 8, according to the
plans and specifications on file in said
office.
Each bid must contain the name of
every person interested in the same,
and be accompanied by a sufficient guar
anty of some disinterested person, that.
IL the bid is. accepted, a contract will
be entered and the performance of it
properly secured.
The bid for each kind Of material call
ed for by the specifications must be
stated separately, and the price of each
given, and the price Of labor must also
be separately stated.
None but the lowest responsible bic
will be accepted, and the Board may
reject all bids.
If necessary, half the contract prict
will be paid " hen the building is un
der roof, IL constructed to the satisfac
ton of building committee.
By order Of the Board of Education
A. E. MAY,
june16-w4 Clerk.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

knowledge and large experience in
ways that it should not easily forget.
He can afford to be satisfied with the
part he has played in the national
history of his day. But whatever
path he may choose, his faith in
Democratic principles and the future
|of Democracy is still as bright as
ever, and his counsels will prove Of
Fgreat benefit to the party if it will
heed them. There are other Demo.
Gratis than he who can carry Ohio
next fall and we expect to see n Of
them made the party's standard
bearer.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30
Great Minds Differ.

In speaking of the young Repub
lican candidate for Prosecuting AT
torney of this county, Jul neighbor
of the Register says:
"Though young in the profession
he has had such preparatory train
ing as fts him well for the position
and such ability IS gives ample as
surance that he will make a good Of
ficer."
His preceptor, with whom he has
had "such preparatory training as fits
him well for the position" says:
"He is better suited and more at
home in a flower garden, surrounded
by young ladies, than he is for a law
Office"
You pay your money and take
your choice.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30
Notice to Contractors.
AuDIToR's OFFICE,

EATON, o., June 23d, lSS1.5
GEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE
y received at this office until II O'Clock
M, THURSDAY, July 81, 1881, for the
material and labor required for each
separate and distinct trade or kind of
mechanical labor necessary for build
ing two brick buildings and repair of
the old one on the Infirmary farm, &C.
cording to plans and specifications
which are on file in this office.
No bid will be received for the whole
work, DR. for any greater portion than
is embraced in one trade or kind, of me-
chanical labor.
Each bidder or bidders may bid on
either or all kinds of mechanical labor.
Each bid must contain the name OF
every person interested therein, and
must be accompanied by a sufficient
guarantee of some disinterested person
in a penalty equal to the amount of the
bid, that if the bid is accepted a con
tract will be entered into, and the per
Torrance Of it properly secured.
Each bid must be Endorsed with thu
kind Of work bid upon, and addressed
to this office.
The right to reject any or all lids !
reserved.
BY order of the Board of Count,
Commissioners.
w. B. MIKESELL,
Aud. and Clerk of Board.
i~une93-w4
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

The Confederate soldiers of Ten
nessee, Georgia and the adjacent
States are forming themselves into a
society or organization for the pur-
pose of extending a welcome to the
Society of the Northern Army ofthe
Cumberland, which is to meet in
Chattanooga in September next.
This is another proof that there is no
i'll feeling between the men who
fought against each other during the
war. It is the intention to have sew
eral thousand soldiers present, with
many of the most distinguished
southern officers. The citizen sol
diery of the South are to be invited
and many regiments will be on hand.
The reception O the Army of the
Cumberland will be held on the bat
tlefield of Chattanooga, or at the Ma
tional Cemetery in the city.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

The New York Sun, which knows
the man thoroughly, says: In or out
Of the Senate, no matter where, Mr..
Conkling will be a constant thorn in
the side of Mr.. 'Garfeld's admins
tration. He is not a man to be crush
ed or disheartened by a single defeat.
1t will turn out ultimately that Mr..
Blaine has taken upon his hands
much more than he can easily mar
age. OF. course, just now, with all
the patronage of the government at
his disposal, MI. Garfield has q great
advantage; but, in its nature, it is
short lived, while his day of reckon
ing will be long and dark. Mr.. Conk.
ling will be q very difficult man &c
conciliate after the treatment he has
received at the hands of the admin
istration.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

The action of Clerk Adams, of the
House of Representatives, in placing
Mr.. Cannon on the list of Delegates
elected to the next Congress is gen.
orally commended, even by Republi-
can papers. Governor Murray re-
fused to issue a certificate to Cannon
on the ground that he is a Mormon,
and gave it to Mr.. Campbell, his
Gentle competitor. The st. Louis
Globe Democrat says the law "gave
Murray no such authority, and his
impertinence deserves rebuke."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

MI. A. S. Dye, a candidate fer
County Commissioner before the late
Republican Convention, says "undue
means were used there to defeat
him. The defeated candidates for
Prosecuting Attorney, claim that
interference by outsiders" defeated
the honest choice of the Convention
as to that officer, and the cleft" as
pirants for Probate Judge claim that
had the polls in Washington town
ship for delegates been closed &C
cording to agreement, the nominee
for that position would have been
other than Rob't Quinn. So, accord.
ing to Republican testimony, there
was cheating all around" the board
and nobody is morally or politically
bound to support the nominees.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

Chicago Neps: With the exposi.
ton of crookedness at Albany, and
the exposition of crookedness al
Washington, and the exposition o.
crookedness everywhere in the Re.
publican party, it must strike think.
ing people pretty soon that the
"change" which was demanded by
the minority at the last Presidential
election wouldn't have been such
bad thing after all.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

Mr. TILDEN is said to be in pos
session of a great deal of evidence
against the Star route gang. The
story is to the effect that it was col
lected by the Ex-Governor in 1876,
and that had he been inaugurated
instead of Mr.. Hayes he would have
signalized the beginning of his ad
ministration by an investigation sim
liar TO the one now in progress. This
statement is in all probability cor
rect. Mr.. Tilden would have won
by il on q national scale the reputa-
tion he made for himself as q reform
er in connection with the exposure
Of the New York canal ring.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

It is not so easy to enter West
Point as a cadet as is supposed. At
the recent examination of candidates
for admission there were 1872 young
men of the number appointed who
reported to the Academy. AT the
physical examination the doctors re-
jected II. This left 120 candidates.
or these the Examining Board re-
jected So. So that the present fourth
class consists of "a cadets, one Of
the smallest classes ever entered at
West Point.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30
It is pleasant for brethren to dwell

It is pleasant for brethren to dwell
together in unity. The following
complimentary illusions to pre- mi.
nent republican statesmen have all
been taken from leading republican
newspapers of both factions. Note
the endearing epithets: "Mulligsn
Blaine;" EBAY Rum john" "My
Dear Hubbell;" "Please say-to Bra
dy;" "Bllly Malone. the Buster Re.
adjnster;" 1.-THE Twin Baby Ele.
plants of New York." 1.-THE politi'
cal courtesan, Robertson;" "Slip.
perry Jim DeGolyer;;" "Me-to Platt;;'.
"Conk.," &c. None of these, be il
remembered, are taken from De mo
cratic newspapers, but all from Re
publican journals.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From u Regular Correspondents.
WASHINGTON, D. c.,
June %. 1891.

June %, 1881.
Secretary Window has stopped the
investigation in his Department, a
polished the Office which was being
inquired into, sent one Of the impli-
Gated persons to Europe on an Office
mission, and pocketed the report of
the investigating Committee. 1 sub
NIT that, after evidence was made
public which would have driven sew
eral Treasury officials out of any pri-
vate business house, this course of
the Secretary is indefensiDle. If the
published evidence was true, it was
not fair to make one of the guilty of
ticials a scape goat for all. And if
It was true, the report should be
made public al q yindication Of all.
This as a matter of justice between
the alleged culprits. The rights of
the public T equally clear, and are
of much greater Importance. The
Secretary should publish the report
because it is not his, but the publics.
II is now understood there will be no
more Treasury Investigations.
The other investigation-the in
terminable Star route muddle-put
on a new face yesterday. The au-
thorities will not put the papers be
fore the Grand Jury until Septem-
Der. Whether this means that the
alleged offenders are to be condoned,
after the n of the Treasury
robbers mentioned above, OF that
that there is no such a mine of fraud
as was prophesied, o but the At
torney General and Postmaster Cen
eral know. In either event, this
shutting down of active investigation
in the only two Departments in which
Investigations have been commenc-
led, is sufficient and viii cause COM
ment everywhere.
The new Commissioner Of Pen.
sions, Col. w. W. Dudley, of Indiana,
sends word on in advance Of his com
ing, or is reported to have sent it,
THAT he will cause the removal Of
every Democrat in his Bureau. This
would be an absurd violation of what
is known as Civil Service reform, fol
all these Democrats-there are abou'
fifty of them-were selected aftel
what is known al a competitive ex
animation, that is, among the per
sons examined for places in the Blu
reau during the term of Mr.. Hayes
: it was found that each Of these ffy
2+Democrats al Of higher ability thar
the other persons examined will
. them. To turn them out now, wher
experience has demonstrated and in
creased their efficiency, and put il
5 their places men who have no CLAIM
: for office except Republicanism
|. would, as I said, be absurd. That
; would be unjust, goes without say
: ing. l hope for better things of tn
gallant and crippled soldiers, VIII
will, after July LIST, pass upon tn
{ claims of both Democrats and Re
o publicans who served their countr
with him.
, On Monday last the Washingto
J. monument was exactly 200 feet i
height, thirty feet having been adde
n TO it during this season. Before col
weather sets in it is thought 40 fee
:. more will be added. Major Twinin
. published a statement, that, OWN
y to the small size of the stones use'
= the monument will not last mo-
than five or six hundred years.
DEM.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

CHARLES FOSTER to the temperance
people: "Elect me and the Legisla.
ture and we will amend the Consti.
tuition so that it will prohibit the
traffic" To the whisky men "deel
down in the WE'LL" "That plank in
the platform was the only way to get
rid Of the d-n thing, we fooled them
before on local option, but this time
we bait them with a chunk the size
Of a constitutional amendment"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

Mr.. Charles Foster, of Fostoria,
Republican candidate for Governor
of this State, occupies a peculiar at
titude towards the members Of his
party. He attempts to convince his
temperance friends that he is a con.
| sistent t~eetotaler and at the same
time he is struggling to keep his
standing with the cornwall wing O.
| his party.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

General Grant is the most humili-
ated Of all ex Presidents that his
tory speaks of. There are two good
reason for his deserving small hon
or. His administration was dis
graceful, and he sought, by re-elec-
ton for a third term, to set up a
monarchy in America. However,
in the matter of self-will, the admin
~istration of Grant was eminently
respectable compared with much of
what the public knows of President
Garfeld's administration.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

The deadlock at Albany has last
ed four weeks, and apparently the
election of Senators is no nearer than
when it begun. 1t is not probable
that the present Legislature can
elect, so hopelessly are the Republi-
cans split up into factions. The
proper thing to do is to adjourn and
let the people settle the question in
the election of a new Legislature.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

The Ohio temperance people who
are denounced as fanatics by the Re
publican newspapers will have q
meeting at Loveland July 14th to de-
eide upon political action. They
claim to be able to poll fifty thou.
sand votes. The street temperance
camp meeting will be held there a
that time.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

The Preble County Anti-Liquor
Alliance endorse MI. SHEPPARD and
the balance of the Republican coun-
ty ticket, as good enough temperance
for them, but denounce CHARLEY
FOSTER and will not support him.
Now do the nominees for Represen-
~tative, Probate Judge and Prosecu.
ting Attorney endorse the Anti-Li'
quor Alliance of Preble County?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

Hon. JOHN A. SAVAGE, Of Clinton
county, will be a candidate for At
torney General on the Democratic
ticket. We know Mr.aSxyAeE, and
know him to be a man of excellent
character, q sterling Democrat, a
good stumper and well fitted for the
position. His nomination would add
strength 10 the ticket.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

The taxpayers of Preble county
are certainly not so foolish as to elect
three County Commissioners all from
the southern part of the county.
That would be spreading it on a lie
tie too thick.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

Grant and Garfield are both a,
Long Branch, hut do not speak to
each other. Both were invited to g
banquet the other night, and when
Grant learned that Garfield was
there he was "indisposed." It is la.
mentable to e the Republican
leaders so wroth with each other.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

Blaine is credited with saying that
there are less than one hundred
thousand offices of every grade and
character in the government and that
for these there are on file in the
departments owe one million appli-
capts.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

The New York Senatorial fight
still ldrags its weary, brihing length
along, and it is to be hoped will
continue to do SO until the people OF
the State get a whack at the affair
then the result will be different.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30
The COIOred Vote.
Springfield Transcript.

"They laugh best who laugh last,
One Pres Parker, the well known and
influential barber, is circulating a
petition asking the colored men to
vote for John Bookwslter, and not
for Chas. Foster, on the ground that
the Republicans have failed to re-
cognize the colored troops. Nearly
800 names have been already secur-
ed, and Pres is sanguine of the sue
cess of the movement.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

Mr.. Boole is one ofthe temperance
orators who does not like Foster nor
the alleged temperance plank in the
Republican platform and says plain
~ that he does not like either. The
Republican organs therefore abuse
Boole.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

Hon. W. v. MARQUIS, of Bellefon-
tame, has a abooms as the Demo
cratic candidate for Lieutenant Gov
ernor. Mr.. NJ. is popular and would
add strength to any ticket. We can
cheerfully support him.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

The temperance Stalwarts of this
County claim that the nomination of
q clean ticket of their faith, by the
Republican Convention on the 18th
inst, was better than q resolution
endorsing st. Stubs. Jest SO.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

Cincinnati presents four candi-
dates for Governor-John II. Follett,
n. B. Banning, Theodore Cook and
Isaac Miller. Ozro G. Dodds has
also been mentioned, and his brother
Milo G. Dodds for Lieutenant Gov
ernor. There was also a Groesbeck
boom at ene time, but it didn't last
long. It was too cold.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

Hon. HENRY STANBERRY, Attorney
General under Andrew Johnson,
died in New York city on Saturday
last, in the 18th year of his age.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

The Celina Mercer Co.. Observer,
one ofthe leading Northwestern Re
publican papers, refuses tn support
Foster for Governor, and denounces
him, upon personal knowledge, as a
trickster and a liar.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

The plan for compromising the
railroad debt Of Minnesota, by paying
n half and repudiating the other
half is likely to fail. Since the Re
publican party has Endorsed repudi.
alton in Virginia, the Minnesota Re
publicans do not see why they should
be particular. They prefer now to
repudiate all of it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

It is reported from Washington
that the affairs of the Freedmen's
Bank will shortly be "wound up"
showing a clear loss to the black vic
Tins of Republican greed and dis
honesty of ST., 200, 900, the victims
or what is left of them flor many
have died)-recovering only sixty
per cent. of their deposits.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-06-30

The temperance Stalwarts claim
that the Republican Convention of
this county give them a clean show
in the ticket nominated. Correct.
II speaks for itself.