The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-11-22
A Cause for Democratic Rejoicing.

If there is any one fact which ought
to fill the hear of a Democrat with the
greatest hope of n speedy return to the
principles of popular government, it Is
the demand for a change which is COM
ing up from every section of the coun-
try. Every election for the past year
has demonstrated this. 1t is heard in
the clamorous discomfort OF labor in t e
cities, and from the over-worked and
underpaid tillers of the soil. Every
workingman has studied the problem
only to find it impossible of solution.
He knows that reform is necessary
and knows no otLer way to secure it
except by change of parties. This
opinion from all the centers of industry
and activity swells the cry for change
until it has grown to be the all absorb
ing theme. Against this cry OF the cit
izen all fine-spun disquisitions and dis
cussions upon the tariff amount to moth
ing. He cares nothing for Republican
promises, for he knows they are not to
be trusted, and still less for the fancy
pictures of the stump, for they are but
the incidents of campaign. He only
knows that discomfort and political un-
rest are rife everywhere, and that the
and hourly, and he sees in that coming
tide the hopeful reform which the coun-
try needs.
This demand for change is supple
mented by the attitude of the foreign
born citizen who sees the tendencies OF
the Republican party to exercise guar
dianship over his tastes and appetites,
and to harass his peaceful enjoyments
of the rights of citizenship by vague
hints of revival of Known othingism
These things have brought him also to
look for a change of parties, and the
cause of many Republican defeats of
late may be properly attributed to this
fact. The naturalized citizen of this
country has rights which ought to be
left und:sturbed, hut in the absence of
issues, whatever could intensity political
strife and intlame partisan zeal has
been laid hold of, and as the prohibition
question has ever been an exciting one,
it was used with what added sauce the
spirit of Know Nothingism could give it,
and from these issues an attempt has
been made by the Republican party to
hold its strength in States where it was
thought such an agitation might be
profitable. The consequence has been
that the foreign element is now ready
for change also, and will hasten it by
giving their votes to a party which has
always protected Their rights and which
will not persecute them. Instead of
laboring to fuse the foreign element of
this country with the native, and teach
ing them TO forget their nationality in
the duties of common citizenship,
the Republican party has harassed
them with veXatious laws and tried
to force them into beliefs uncon-
genial to their habits and manners.
Jealous fanaticism looking to the gov
ernment of their mora's, rather than a
common desire to meet them upon the
plane of citizens and voters, has distin-
guishcd the conduct of the Republicans
towards the foreigners. and if they are
now tired of such guardian ship and de-
sire to free themselves from its re-
straints, nobody need wonder at it.
The tines are ripe for change in every
direction. Busine interests demand
it as well as po itical cons darItions.
The corrupt;ons of power long rer-
mitted should come to /an end. and a
better order of things established.
There is hope in change, and the
peaceful revolution which is now under
way promises the return OF principles
under which the people of the country
may be prosperous and happy. The
Republican party has ended its mission
and has nothing e'se to live for but the
attainment of the ambitious hopes of IFS
leaders. The countrI can have no in
terest in such personal quarre'S, and
has made up its mind that the Rcpub-
lican party must go. II las been per
fectly evident from the efforts made fol
years in the past, that no reforms can
commence with any possible chance fol
success until a charge of party power
takes place. american Register.