The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-04

md Keifer. and Iii06U. Ci6YoL8U0,
3ayard. Thurman, Pendleton, Hamp-
on and Carlisle are as free from sus-
,icion of yenalty as Sherman, Blaine,
Slkins. Dorsey and Kellogg. In short,
nd0ino from the character Of the men
Who would direct the Government un-
lar a Democratic restoration. and the
-,,ie we have had at washington and in
|, ~ ,.esson. for hel;eysnv that the cleo
,;or of CiaveIand wonld inauuurate an
IRA of nufar and better administration.
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The Renuhl;can marty can NOT asksfor
, new lease of mower on the character
of its canslidates. Blaine is 4 bright
and versatile man. but he has done
nath;nr , IN tho conr.a of lone public
service to establish 4 claim 70 states
manshin. He IL believed to be dishon-
est be Is known tf, be tricky. and there
Is every reason to fear thst he would
nrove q whimsical and uncertain. II not
a corrupt President. LOGAN was pood
soldier. but he has been a very poor Sem
ator. The Republicans. there ore. must
make their canvass on the record Of
their party. and the most important
part OF that record for the purposes of
the present campaign should be the last
four years. The organization has no
al unless it has done well since they last
The Secretary of the Republican Nation
II kao xyer fa.o
that the State of Indiana, the pivotal
point in the Presidential canvass OF
1880. was carried by the corrupt U 9 of
money in that year. At banquet IN
honor OF that gentleman IN New York.
where the chief men OF the party were
assembled, he was praised for the skill
pass the unexpected in In Llama. and
the fact that he had won success by
bribery was openly acknowledged
and treated as matter o.
glorification. Viee-President Arthur
himself made e speech In which ne
TESTED about Dorsey's achieyements
through the liberal use OF soap. NO
sooner was President Garfield inaugu-
rated than it was discovered that huge
system OF fraud had been IN operation
istration, and measures were taken TO
bring the rogues who were responsible
for it to Justice. Chief among them
was the Secretary OF the Republican
National ommittee, who had been
feted as the savior OF the party, and
he not unnaturally looked for Immunity
for himself and his associates from the
officials who were the beneficiaries of
these frauds. Even long before Car
field entered upon his duties as Presi-
dent fierce quarrel had broken out
over the distribution. of the spoils, anu
alter his Inauguration the quarrel grew
more bitter day by day. One faction
of Republicans. the leader of which
was the present Republican candidate
for the Presidency, claimed the con-
| troll of the Federal patronage rs their
prerooative; the other faction. at the
| head of which was Roscoe Conklinp.
claimed rirht to A share OF HE Fed
eral patronaye ON the ground that It
had been so,emnly promised to them I'd
secure their active support during the
Presidential canvass. The quarrel grew
so fast and fnrious that ConkIing 7and
his eolleaoue IN the limited States Sem
ate resipncd and .,nnealed to the Lecis-
lature Of New York for an approval of
| their course i,y re-electiou. The most
| shameless contest in the annals of our
/ State ensured The Vice-Pres;dent an
/ neared in the ,ohbv az the CanitoI:
there were scarcely Concealed attempts
at bribery: and to crown all the defeat
of one of the candidates was brought
about by one of those scandalous de-
vices TO which Republican politicians
generally resort as desperate remedy.
Before the contest was brought to q
close tile evil excitement which it kin
died had prompted disappo nted OF.
flee seeker to murder President Garfield.
His Administration had been marked
by series OF disgraceful appoint
ments, some Of which were clearly tbs
result of pre- election bargains Among
the worst of these was the select on o
Stanley Matthews TOR the supreme
Court. or two serious tasks which de
volved upon Garfield and hs Cabinet
one, the punishment OF the Star-routt
thieves, was begun with zeal put tarr.et
on coldly; the other. the vlndication o
the rights of American citizens impris
oned without triai In ireland. wa
saamefuiiy negiected- In extenuatioi
It may be said tnat the wounalng Q
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lingering illness prevented any serion
devotion to puDiie business ior = tlm' In
on the part OF feaerai omcia,s IN,
Administrator OF freadens Artnur ZOO
up the task oI pnnisning the otar-roue
thleves ia make cosby ana ignominl
,, Gus failure; it took up the task OF pro
tecting American citizens abroad AM
achieved at least measurable success
, n low, fhrC IN
of March, 1881, were liberated q shor
!, tion. So far as known the Administrs
tion has been honest and decent in tn
: conduct of ordinary official business
! and the appointments under 1t hav
I been in the ma n creditable. The great
est scandal outside OF the failure OF tn
5 prose luton of Dorsey and his comrade
: was the attemDt to secure DOIicai cor