The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-05-22
A true picture.
Money i'm EooTisics-.Eeernocracy'
Danger.
Napoleon Northwest.

The restoration of the Democratic
party is far from complete. Its par
tial restoration, however, and the in
dication of its final triumph, arc sufi-
cient to draw into its ranks many adj
herents who bring wi h them elements
of selfishncss and d.scord which
threatens to make success disasterous
to public welfare. The life of Demo-
c"acy has been preserved and success
made possible by men of sterling prin-
ciples men who, through defeat and
disaster, who, despite a cheering pros
pect, have been faithful to their con-
victions and, without the hope Of re-
ward, courageous iii the enu~nciatiOn
of their principles, such men provoke
admiration and deserve all praise
Foremost among them may be placed
Thurman, Tilden, Hendricks. Nc
Donald, Bayard and others.
The prospect of success, in m
sense at least unfortunately, brings in
to the ranks of Democracy an element
which comes only for selfish gratifica-
tion-an element not in sympathy
with the principles of these grand Old
masters-an army of Trimmers; men
who without convictions of their own,
ever seek to make themselves agree
able to the majority and tOlerable to
the minority.
Such mel are not safe as leaders aud
are dangerous to principles. Ignorant
ofstate-craft and Indifferent to govern
mental policy, they look only to indi-
vidual ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. The measures
of value are the only emb.ems they
discover upon the standard of human
ri9hts-they seem to forget That our
government was Instituted 10 ''estab-
fish JUSTICE" to promote the general
welfare" and 10 secure the blessings
of liberty" and act as if its only pur-
pose was TO foster the aggregation OF
capital and 10 protect wealth.
This class of men, like Charles the
Second, are incapable of any selC-de-
NAL, "without faith in human virtne
or in human attachment, without de-
sire for rCnoWn, and without sensi-
bility to reproach." Like Charles,
they think that every person can be
bought, and that some Simply haggIe
more about the price than others.
1t isnot an uncommon thing to hear
men of recognized ability and intcg-
rity, decline Il candidacy for a posi-
ton of trust for which they are urged,
upon the ground that they cannot
afford to mako the campaign, they are
to poor to incur the expense. 1t has
become equally common to hear men
urged for position upon the sole
ground that they arc wealty and will
spend n large sum of money in the
campaign. Indeed, it is not unusual
to establish a sort of stock market
where supporters are to be purchased
like cattle in fact, we have head of
cases where the purchaser himself.
proceeding upon the idea that s'every
man has his price," has himself at
tempted to fix the price and sent lis
draft accordingly.
1t is by means OF this kind that la
Dor becomes enslaved to capital, that
monopolies and privileged classes are
created, that legislative bodies are
subsidized, capital alone represented
in the Congress OF the Union and mill
ionaries made the wards o. the coun-
try. Herein, in this neral corruption.
money in politics, Cuisines methods
or, what Deacon Smith calls practical
politics"-lics the greatest danger to
popular government, and it becomes
the duty OF Democrats, in all their
convocations, from Il national conven-
ton 10 a township caucus, to indig-
nantly frown down. condemn aud de-
feat all such methods and means. ANY
man who will corrupt the people is
an enemy to his government, and n
republican government can not abide
with a corrupt people.