The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-08-04
From West EIkton.
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WEST ELKToN, o.,
9TH Mo-, 10Th Day.}
FRIEND CHARLEs-We put "Mr." on
our hook once or twice to catch g~udgeons,
and thee bit as thee generally does. The
shallow artifice"' of a simpleton has
caught thee quickly, and thou seemest
only too ready to find an excuse to change
the discussion into a personal warfare
That does not indicate that thy cause has
strength. The world cares little for thee
or for "Lorenzo.'' 1t does care for prin-'
ciple and right. Thee may call my let
tiers silly dwellings, but does that answer
them? The real trouble with thee, friend
Charles, is, that thee begins to realize in
this county, that the Republican party is
fast going to pieces, and we ask thee,
friend Charles, what is killing it2 Can
thee tell us why it is that every year
some of our candidates are beaten? Thee
does not help the party any by getting
angry SO much, and a great many think
that thou doeth it great harm by thy I'M
guarded zeal. THERE'S surely something
which is killing the Republican party,
and if my theory is not right, will thee
tell me what it is that is doing this great
mischief? Now 1 don't want thee to say.
that l did not write this letter to thee, or
that my name is not "Lorenzo," for l
tell thee the people don't care who l am,
but they want thee to tell them why the
party does not grow and prosper. They
want thee to grid on thy armor and do
battle for the cause thou was called to
advocate. Now if thee hast anything to
say why friend Morgan should not be up
held in his views, that is what we want
to hear thee upon. Thou knowest that
in the old Abolition days the class known
as Quakers were unyielding, and thou
knowest that upon the temperance qucs-
ton they have stood by principle, and
thou knowest that they never Ave in a
matter of principle. We want thee to
answer friend Morgan, and tell the peo-
pie if Senator Conkling was ever suspect
ed of dishonesty, and if so, when and
where? We want thee to tell the people
what principle of the party he ever has
proven false to. If thee thinks it an
simpleton, "Lorenzo" for one is not sat
listed with such an answer. Thee may
think it is smart, but many people are
reading "Lorenzo's'' letters and are wait
ing for thee to say something which shall
prove that he is in the wrong and the
men who oppose him are in the right.
If thee art not a "Stalwart' we want
to know why not, and if thee is a "Half
Breed" we want to know why thee is?
Sides must and will be taken upon these
questions right here in this county, and
l say to thee, as 1 did before, there are
more Stalwarts in this county this year
than thee dreams of. Have not the Con-
ventions of our party in days that are
gone, beaten candidates from this Town
ship for no reason but because upon mat
tiers of principle they had no compromise
to make? Has it not for years been a
kind-of Hhal breed" policy of our party
to elect to office, men who will not COM
NIT themselves to me, or thee, or any
body else upon the great questions of the
day? Has not this temporizing policy
with sin divided our own ranks, and is
not the breach widening each day? 1
tell thee, friend Charles, we need more
such men as friend Morgan, who will
''cry aloud and spare not" We need
no ~apologists for the shortcomings which
are so fast breaking down the party
Why don't editors like thee speak out
plainly upon all great questions? Thee
could do great good if thee would. Why
don't Charley Foster talk so plainly upon
the temperance question that thousands
would not gather at Loveland and nomi-
nate a "Stalwart" in the cause. l like
the name of Stalwart. 1t sounds as
though a man had backbone and moral
courage in him. Ofall towards The moral
coward is the most dangerous and con-
temptible. Ihate to see thee going around
whining about "Lorenzo." What if he
is the editor of the DEMOCRAT, or what if
he is some other man? What matters it
to thee or thy readers? Why don't thee
write such arguments in support of thy
''half breed" position, hat they will
strike "Lorenzo's" articles like a cyclone
or sweep them like chaf before the wind?
Men only laugh at thee, when thou
doest nothing but squirm like a worm on
a pin hook as these articles come at thee.
| tell thee, men are tired oil" half breed'
policies: Sharpen thy pen and thy wits,
and with something besides mere per-
sonal attacks. Don Quixot fought wind
mills, and even they conquered him, and
thou must beware or the poor weak "Lo-
renzo" will leave thee sprawling around
upon a "half breed" morass. 1 know
thee. can answer the questions 1 have
asked thee or not, as thee pleases. Thee
may turn, too, and fire a broadside of
abuse, if thee thinks that will be in bet
ter taste and do more good. That is for
thee to decide, and it is for the people to
Judge, and upon the threshold of the cam
paign now opening 1 say to thee, that
the man who fails to come up to the high
standard of right, and to act up to con
v~ictions worthy of a true manhood in
this great struggle, will be left. We are
tired of shams, of compromises with sin,
of temporizing policies, of political trick
cry, and are bound to vote for men who
possess moral courage enough to commit
themselves clearly to principle, and no
abuse, and no b~lackguardism, and no
sneers, shall turn US to the right or left.
Friend Charles, do put on the harness
and make thy paper an outspoken advo-
cate for the right. Scourge the unwor-
thy from the ranks and with the ringing
battle cry of Freedom, make time servers
tremble, and brave, true men will rejoice
in thy moral courage. LORENZO.
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