The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-10

the last twenty-three years. And the
first inquiries which arises, is
whether this party should be con
tinued in power any longer, whether
its ascendancy should be forever, or
whether the rights, interests and wei
fare of the people would not be pro-
NOTED by achange of party in power.
The history of the world shows, that
the same men OF dynasty, long con-
tinued in power, became corrupt and
abuse the authority entrusted to
them. The safetyand welfare of the
country requires o change. This is
the only way to correct abuses, and
purify the administration of our pub
lie affairs.
In the next place, what has this
party done which entities it to be
continued permantly il power? How
faithful has it been to the Constitu-
ton, and true to the rights, safety and
welfare of the people to entitle it to
claim a permanent lease of power?-
These inquiries are directly involved
in the issues. This party is fairly,
and justly Oh its trial. 1t has had
the control and the responsibilities
of power, and cannot conceal its pub.
lie acts, or shield itself from the
test of scrutiny and examination
The insidious artifce of political
leaders to cover up the abuses and
corruptions of the party in power, by
attacks upon the Democratic party,
which has been out ofpower all that
time, is simply absurd, and cannot
be successful before en- intelligent
people. The inquiry then is fairly
before the country as to the good
conduct of this Republican party, and
its claims to be continued in power.
In all candor and fairness let its
claims 10 power and public conf
dence be examined and inquired in
to-
LIST. This party came into power
on an open reputation of the most
solemn pledges of the public faith, on
which the Union had been founded,
and on the doctrine Of a "higher law
| than fba CONSIDERATIONS
I'd. The connections caused by it
and its accession to power involved
the country in the dire calamities of
a civil war, in which more than a
million of the lives of citizens were
sacrificed, many thousands of mill
ions of dollars of public evenue ex-
pended5 and mourning, suffering and
inexpressible trouble carried into
families throughout the land.
Sd. The rebellion having been
over come by the aid of the conserva
tice part of the people ofthe Northern
States on the pledge of the public
faith under the Crittenden resolu-
ton, that the object of the war was
net conquest or subjugation shut to
preserve the Union with all the dig
nifty equality and rights of the sew
eIal States unimpared," this party,
then IN poacer, refused to allow the
Union to be restored and preserved
as promised, but repudiated the
pledge of the public faith, and tramp
ling down the Constitution and the
Union placed ten of the States under
military ~despotism, converting there
by the Federal Government into a
consolidated monarchy.
4th. By the corrupt machinery of
returning boards, organized in the
Southern States to change the cleo.
ton returns, and thus to control and
defeat the voice of the people at the
elections, this party, in 1875, count
ed out the candidate of the Demo,
cratic party elected by the people,
and installed in power its W del
feated candidate for the Presidency;
thus continuing itself in power by
fraud, in shameful disregard of the
Constitution.
9Th. By raising money by means
most nefarious and foul, and by using
the. debasing machinery of partisan
supervisors of elections and deputy
marshals. this party corrupted and
controlled the election of President
in 1880, and thus kept self in power
by means tending to the utter sub,
version of popular government.
9th. The profigacy, extravaganza,
and corruptions of this party in
power, its increase of the annual ord
mary expenses Of the Government
from about sixty millions in 1860,
the last year of the Democratic adj
miEistration, to an amount exceed
ing three hundred millions at this
time, Its increase of the salaries of
public officers, and enlargement of
the departments, bureaus, and opera
tions, of the Government, its star
route operations, and star route trials
and its general struggle for the CEN
trallzatlon of power in the Federal
Government, all show the necessity
of a change of party in power in order
to save Il political system from
utter ruin.
These are the few, and but a few.
OF the numerous reasons for a change
OF party in power.
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