The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-11-09
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The Democratic Outlook.

The outlook for the success OF the
National Democratic ticket in the cam
paign is very encouraging. and should
inspire the party to greater exertion
than ever heretofore used In order to
bring about this result This encouraging
symptom is not alone produced by the
dissensions in Pennsylvania
and in New York, though this adds to
the cause for a hopeful view of the
prospects for Democracy. 1t is not an
unusual thing for the Republicans to
engage in quarrel, but no Democrat
should become over sanguine and be-
lieve that these dissensions will make
winning ticket for1the Democratic par
ty. These Republicans have . very
wonderful knack of making up their
differences before election day, and il
will be something almost unprecedent-
ed if they fail to do this in the present
instance. 1t is well established fact
that when the Republicans are most
deeply alarmed, they usually turn out
the strongest vote ON election day. II
may be 80 on this occasion.
The Republican party is very serious
ly alarmed at the blunders committed
by the Representatives Of that party in
the Forty-seyenth Congress, as well as
the bitter feeling which has sprung up
among their leading men and party
leaders. The extrayagant appropria-
tions by the Republicans is q thing
which touches the pocket of the people
and will cause them to reflect before re-
turning the men to Congress who have
robbed them of their money. They will
argue that such men in like position
will do the same thing again. While it
will, therefore, be prudent for DEM
ocrats to build but little hope upon
the dissensions in the Republican party.
there is much reason to believe that
Republican mismanagement has caused
the people to become disgcsted and
ready for a change if they can see
wherein they are to be benefited.
There will be no use in asking Repub-
licans to vote for Democratic candidates
merely for the sake Of a change in men.
They will not do it. and it would be
nothing more than folly for them so to
do This would only be an evidence of
office-seeking made paramount to de-
sire to benefit the country and to bring
the control of the Government into the
hands of an honest Administration.
They must, in order to make the CAM
paign a successful ole, adopt q policy
and stand squarely upon the Democrat
ic platform Of economy and reform. A
prominent leader in the Democratic
party suggests that a thorough reform
of the whole tax system, internal and
customs, is of the first necessity for the
continued prosperity of the country.
1t is needed in order to re-establish our
foreign commerce as well as to place
the mist important industries on q safe
and permanent footing. It is required
in order to put an end to robbery of the
mass of laboring people for the benefit
of few shrewd capitalist monopolists.
If the Democratic party should take the
advice of this one of its leading men il
would put itself before the country in
the attitude of party which deserved
success; and party which deserves sue.
cess usually gets it.
The people of the whole country
know that none of this reform will
come from the Republican hands.
Twenty years of power has demonstrat.
ed that they only grow more extrava-
giant, and there is nothing to hope for
from them. Seeing their chances wan
ing, the Republican Administration is
making an effort to retain its majority
in Congress by disintegration Of the
Democratic party of the South. In or
der to do this it is necessary for them
to come in disguise, and it is thus
prompted they take up Independents
who call themselves Democrats, and
thus keep their majority in the House.
Every man in the South who votes
against the Democratic nominee, votes
for the supremacy of the Republican
ticket, and thereby aids the Radicals in
their nefarious plumber of the Govern
ment Columbus (Ga.J Enquirer.