The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-25
To Farmers.
From the Albany Argus.

Fol- many years your votes have
kept the Republican party in power.
The policy of that party has enrich
ed ana protected the monopolies of
the country but has it improved your
condition?
While the Goulds, Blaines, Dorseys,
Elkins, Millers, Bradys, Cornells and
the other monopolists have become
millionaires by the use they have of
your votes, have you, too, been grow
ing rich?
While your votes have. brought
princely incomes of hundreds and
thousands of dollars a day to them,
how has your daily income increased ?
Four years ago you was appealed
to, by these monopolists who have
captured the Republican party, on the
tariff scare, and You were told that
ruin and devastation would follow
Democratic success, and that prosper-
lily and plenty would result from Re-
publican victory.
You voted for the policy of the
sharks who run the Republican party
and how have you been benefited? p
Gould, Blaine, Elkins and Warner
Miller and the monopolists in your
own vicinity have grown rich, but
how is it with you?
Is your farm worth more to-day
than it was then?
Is it easier to meet your payments
and your interest to-day than it was
then?
Do you get more for your butter,
cheese, grain, pork and other produce
than then?
Do you get your clothing, groceries,
tools and what you have to buy any
cheaper than then?
Have your taxes been reduced and
expenses ~lightened?
Does your daily toll do much more
than barely support you and your
family?
Are the times good with you?
Ifnot, is it not time for you to
think of your own interests and vote
for your own benefit rather than that
of Mr.. Gould and Mr.. Elkins and Mr..
Millionaire Blaine?
Your " experience ought to
prove to you that something is wrong
at Washington. The policy of the
past is at fanlt. Extravaganza and
proficiency and careless methods have
too long prevailed. The rich thrive
and the poor barely live. A halt il
necessary.
The farmers of New York know
Grover Cleveland and they know he
is the man to bring back the govern
ment at Washington to simpler meth
DDS.
A poor man himself, his sympath'
les and his belief lead him to enforc'
strict economy in public administra
ton.
With him every dollar of taxation
is weighed as SO much from the pro
ceeds of the toll of tee people.
/, The farmers of New York know
that when its third city was suferin:
from the results ofeXtravagance in it
J affairs, Grover Cleveland was callet
by his fellow-citizens, irrespective o
party, TO correct the abuse. The,
know that so marked was his fdelit.
10 that charge that the people of TIL
State at the next election made hin
its executive by $4,000 majority ant
the Republican paper at his HON
said: "Buffalo loses the best Mayo
it ever lad" They know that witt
general accord before he was nomi
mated for president the people of thi
State and tho newspapers of all part
ties said: Cleveland is q good gov
ernor." They know that his appoint
ments and his vetoes have received
the praise of all men. They know h
has had the courage ofhis conviction
and his convictions have been right
They know that every measure prom
: Using aid to tho farmer has received
his cordial support. They knowstha
he approved the bill to prevent III
sale eff bogus butter, and that he j
forcing oleomargarine out Of compe
ton with dairy interests. They know
that, in every position. he has bee
honest and true to the people, an(
that, under his guidance, the manage
ment of affairs of the city of Buffal,
was transformed from corruption ant
Extravaganza to honesty and economy
and his administration of the grea
Safe of New York has won th
praise of all the people.