The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-02

ploy of the contractor who hal to build the
road, gangs of penitentiary cOnvicts, driven
said that it was u most distressing spectacle,
because it reminded me of that WHICH l
our country-chattel slavery:
wish, felow-oitizens, that I had the power
the Republican party. [Cries of g on."1 1
shall for a moment or two. The times demand
a change; The people t6 demand a chda amgend Ihe
change. Now, amt l right? Who wants Ar
thur to continues? Not Blaine; nor Conkling;
are exposing dirty linen in public? Who is
the Secretary of the late Republican National
ana with S4sS. 0oO in two-dollar bills. according
to his own confession, and bought the state!
Stephen W. Dorsey. He, as our friend said
States FOUND mot guilty" All 1 have to say,
fellow-citizens ,is, that if you don't believe that
the times demand a change, the people demand
a change, the Republicans demand q change,
don't read the Republican newspapers:
You cannot get away from the evidences OF
another Legislature such as we had last win
ter2 have not heard of an uprising of the
people for that Legislature; any great enthu-
1t is true, my brother Godfrey, you were NOM
mated by reclamation, and 60 was Mr.. White;
but you were in q woe edn.. m nttacby tn IN v 1nar
skirts. What has become of DR.. Scott? Down!
down.! down! the Doctor has gone; and he can
carrY on HIS 1OlEU N6uLuTt VI uOCUOE u law
yer no longer as the representative of the
Republican party in the Legislature. You can
hardly take up a newspaper without reading
fondly imagined that these wrong-doings had
ceased in the White House with a reign of
morality and goodness, sweet, gushing good
ness, which dawned upon this country, that
was going TO capture us and to carry away
the whole Republic in a sort of an Apollonaris
Brady was not within the reach Of the Apoi-
lonaris water. Nor was Dorsey; And, SO,
on the biggest fraud ever practiced in the
United States. They took postal routes from
the Government at auction for less than 1t
cost to run them, and then they expedited and
ference between the little price at which they
were taken and the expedition, the num-
Der of men and animals necessary to do the
| expediting, might measure a fraud on the
Treasury. [ParentheticaIly, Judge Hoadly
then explained the method by which the Star
| route thieves practiccd their fraud on the
Government.l All this was done by a high
| officer of the Government. That 1t was done
there is no doubt Whether he was technically
guilty of conspiracy or not Is another ques.
ton. But that it was done is an admitted fact
| of the records of the Post-ofice Department
That it was done by q high Republican Official
is an admitted fact. That the money that the
| Star-route contractors made by these fraudt
went to swell the Republican treasury and tc
defeat General Hancock to the extent OF
$500, 0O0, there is no manner of doubt whatever
| That is the last item which has come before
my attention of the innumerable series OF
Belknap post-trader' frauds, and the frauds
that DESTROYED our navy, the s eco,
of the frauds which have permeated ali
through the Federal service. No won
der thatthe ordinary expenses OF the Admin
leap, irrespective of pensions and deficiencies
From the year ending June 3O,1SS2, to the yea
ending June 30, 1853, the ordinary expenses per ses o.
SI66, OOO, 0O0-S30, 000.0 0 increase in one year
The Democratic party, when it took possession
= A. 100 tho ~an1 IN-r
the first year saa,Ooo,0oO; the second yea
MUTTON Of Federal expenses sal, 900, GOO
low figure of Sl1s, 100000, not including the
pensions payment or interest.to be paid includ
ing the Geneva award. The Democratic partl
has always been sound on one proposition. II
has always been sound on the proposition that
the Government was a public trustee
and economy. Yes, l will go further: thai
which in an individual is parsimony, %intrtrus
tee is reasonable economy; AND the Demo
ton, in county. in city, and in town, with few
exceptions, they have always held the Govern
me n c to a str,E5 AND IF Tlg gl1bi aef fnnds an'
The Constitution of Ohio, which our Demo
crstic forefathers, including Judge Green
State by preventing wasteful expenditures
as those who compose the Republican part,
in times past, and who control 1t now, to in
dulge in their extravagancies.
Fellow-citizens of Mercer and adjoining
counties, this is the stronghold of the Democ
racy of Ohio. If you get out your vote in thi.
county We shall triumph. ORGANIZED! Effort
labor is necessary. Get out and vote! The
vote of Mercer, Putnam or Auglaize, Adams
Darke, Shelby and the adjoining counties il
the vote of the Democracy of Ohio-a heavy
column against which the Western Reserve
waves dash in vain. Only get out your full vote
and you need have no fear that the rest of tn,
State will stand up to you-so that, unworth,
or feeble, or whatever you may choose II
think of your State ticket, your State tickle
will go through. And when your State tickle
is elected, and your Legislature chosen, then
"as coming events cast their shadows be
be manifest, even to the Republican part,
themselves-"Mene, meme, tekcl upharsin.
Thou art tried in the balance and fount
wanting will be the judgm, ..t that the,
themselves can and will then read.