The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-10-05
Republican "Principles.,

Hlhbell's documents which We're to
exlisl; the distinctive principles Of the
Republican party do not seem to be in
great demand. They do not excite
tcntl part of the curiositysexcited by
iHubbelPs method of getting the money
he pretends to spend in circulating
them And yet there otight to be
real thirst for information abotit the
principles of the Republican party,
such as formerly spurred ON the quest
forthe Fountain of Youth or the Phi
losopher's stone, and in our day follows
the wake of the sea-serpent. Their ex-
istence is so generally disbelieved that
II Hs:bbell has any authentic proof that
they exist--if he has even seen a man
who has seen d man Who his seen them
Republicans ought to be glad to pro-
cure copies of the evidence at the mod
crate rate of s'fifty-fve cents a hum
dred.f
Snfar as anybody deprived of Hub
be- pamphlets can discover, the outfit
OF the Republican parity consists in the
party machine and the party maine. If
Mr.. Blaine's latest deliverafice Is ac-
cepted as offioial-and Mr.. Blaine, at
least, is clear that when he, is uttering
himself the oracle is on tap-the Repub-
lican party appeals for support to the
things it did long while ago and the
men, now dead, who used to belong to
it. We have heard of 'tpotato fami-
liess'' of which the best part was under
ground. Mr.. Blaine presents us with a
potato party. We ask for programme
and we receive threnody. Of what the
Republican party is doing and of what
it means to do we hear nothing ffotn Re-
publican orators or Republican organs.
Meanwhile there is no mystery about
either,of these things. The Republican
party is engaged in stealing and squan-
dering the public money, and it means
to steal and squander more. These
things do not look as well in platform
Us demands by the thieves and
squanderers for rigid economy in the
expenditure. of public funds. When
Robeson was renoniinated the eonven-
ton which renominated him made this
demand and trusts to the efficiency oil
the party machine and the attractive
| force of the party name, besides what
there may be of direct bribery, to Sc
cure his reelection. We have by nc
means got so low that direct bribery
canldo anything considerable towards
affecting the popular verdict when an
issue is made upon which public senti.
ment is really aroused. And assuredly
the issue which is presented by the acts
of the Republican party is an issue
which ought to have that result. With
its leader in the House. of Representa-
tives a notorious and branded plumber.
er, with record in that body which has
never been approached in our history
forimpudent profligacy, with the pres
entSecretary of its National Committee
and its former First Assistant Postmast
er-General on trial upon a charge o
conspiring to swindle the Government
of which everybody believes them to bt
guilty, and will believe them to be guilty
whether or not they escape punishm
1.-The practical outcome of '.the princi
! pies OF the Republican party is no
| doubtful to any voter who knows enoiigf
to read q, a,newspaper. What is the us'
4 Is aeet,ss -, - go.
when validity of the eighth command
ment is practically denied by the domi
nant party in the United States?-N, Y
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