The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-06-15

be more c0ngenlal 20 his
weep over the gray andsstrew aoWers
on Confederate graves. ARegistes If
What Mr.. Charles expresses in theII
above paragraph as our feelingsmt
to the decoration business, {
and what they really are, is entirely
two different things. Nature has -se
positively .wovenmaiicfohsnes in the
makeup of this old man, that tits q
moral impossibility for anything
Kind or good to come from him
against a religious, temperance or
political opponent. We said nothing
about the decoration in Eaton dis
creditable of those who lost their
lives in the southern rebellion, nor
anything that a fair-minded gentle
man could decently twist into the
idea that we preferred strewing flow
ers on the graves of the gray tothose
of the 5lue. -
There was a time when the NAL
ice concealed in the paragraph of
the old rascal, coupled with his dis
position to do us an injury, would
have brought trouble, but thank God
that day has passed, and towards
and mischiefsmakersli like Nj. Charles
have lost their power and influence
to inlame the passions and prejudi-
ces Of the patriotic defenders of our
country into committing outrages
against quiet and peaceable citizens;
We have no private opinions to con
ceal in regard to the decoration OF
the graves Of soldiers. 1t is q beau
tiful observance, but old political
hacks and office hunters have in late
years traduced it for their base pur
poses-to exhibit themselves in the
front on such occasions and pretend
great solemnity and sorrow for the
dead, onlyato advance their political
ends. That is plain to the casual
observer. viii any sane person at
tempt to argue that the man who
neglects to plant the rose and take
care of the graves Of his own flesh
and blood, is honest and sincere in
strewing with flowers the graves OF
strangers? Hardly. Hence, while
; the masses who engage in it do SO
. through patriotic motives, the bush
ness is got up and run for political
bunkum by heartless o~fice-seekers
and we have lost faith in its good,
ness. We believe the money wasted
on such occasions would be put tt
|, a better and more patriotic purpose i
Q distributed among the needy Iidowl
and orphans of the dead, but in be
II lieving so, we have no words of cen
l sure for those who honestly and SIN
cerely assemble to pay their annua
n floral tribute to the silent army o
1t our heroic dead, to whose manly de
10 votion and sacrifice we are indebte'
for the preservation of -FOUR country
&c These are oar feelings aboutthe dec
grafton businesssM r.Gharles, an
e You are at libeftyto pervert them t
J, suit your own ugly nature and has
). purposes. AS to the attendance a
= the Cemetery on Decoration day i
:. Eaton, not being present we kno'
: nothing, only what you state-w
I. spoke of it as the procession left tn
Court House, and are willing to &C
cept your correction.
D j. ----.e.-
as By the Republican State CONVEX
ii ton showing the "white feather
v. the St, Smith Sunday law, thos
sable" small fry editors who hay
ID been bowling for great moral issue
will be at a loss how to sound the.
is whangdoodles in that line during th
in remainder of the campaign. Here
the way IL Is mildly "aterea to glN
no offence:
a. Resolved. That all laws upon, tt
"a Statute Books must be respected an
lie enforced until repealed by the Let
!; islature or abrogated by legal al
= thority.
" As an abstracs proposition WI
will dispute it? But why didnot tt
Convention come out square an
" adopt the following on the questio
20 which was offered by the commits
on resolutions and voted down:
Resoluea, That the absolute FIRE
doom OF s5e.cltizen must be reeoi
,r- nlZea an9 respected, u us enJo
H. lei must De IN harmony with IL
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