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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

In a factory where 800 men were
employed in the city of Buffalo, N.
Y, some of the men wanted to hang
out a Cleveland banner and the pro-
prietors were consulted, and like de
cent men, said: "Take a vote on it
in the factory, and let whichever side
having the majority hang out the
banner" 1877 were for Cleveland.
and the banner was hung out, though
the prorrietors were for Blaine.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

Perhaps our neighbor Of the Reg
lister is rot aware lat Frank Jones
was only a boy of fifteen when the
war broke out. His chatter therefore,
about FRANK being a"Vallandigham
Democrat is very thin. 1t won't
brighten very many in voting against
him. 1t is stale electioneering clap
trap. Give us something fresh.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

Under the benefcient influence of
a Republican protective tariff, labor
ing men here as we'll as all over the
country are out of employment; the
manufacturing establishments have
generally closed their doors; our far
mers. are selling their wheat at Is
cents per buehel, and nothing seems
to hold it's own but hard times and
high taxes. Let the Blaine boom
continue.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18
Hon. David L.. Nlceker.

IhOR. David L.. Meelker.
Judge D. L. MEEKER, of Green
vile, one of the Democratic nominees
for Judge in this the I'd Judicial CIR
cult District, is so we'll and favorably
known to the people of Preble coun-
ty for purity of life and probity of
character, that he needs little COM
mendation from US. As Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas for fifteen
continuous years, he has made an ex
cellent record, and amply demonstra
ted his ability and fitness for the
position of Circuit Judge.
If the people of Ohio succeed in
electing Judges OF the Circuit Court,
men of ability and experience, it viii
result in great advantage over the
former District Court. If on the
other hand they are interested in
electing candidates, who, by their
superior skill and influence as poll
ticians. have in many instances sue
ceeded in securing the nomination of
their party, it would be better if that
Court had never been instituted.
Judges should be non-partizan. We
will not say they ought to have no
politics, but party should have little
weight in their selections. Especial
care should be taken in getting ex-
perienced and able lawyers for the
first term of our Circuit Courts. Let
the people and the Bar understand
that twas not created to reward poll
tical henchman, nor to supply places
to hungry sinecures, but that the
highest standard of ability and legal
experience is requisite to its Judges.
If third and fourth rate lawyers for
Judges are placed on its Bench, it
will not command its proper place
and respect with the Bar and the
people. Seat upon the woolsack OF
this Court, Judges of ability, exper-
fence and learning, and their deci.
sions in many cases will be accepted
as final and authoritative. Other.
wise the Circuit Court, not unlike
the District Court in the past, will be
regarded as a barrier to litigation to
a finality in the Courts of last resort
Hence we say, let the people exer.
else discretion in the election of Cir
cult Judges. Without Disagreement
to other nominees, we say vote for
Judge Meeker and you will make
no mistake. He has had experience
on the Bench, is a lawyer of exten.
siye practice, q conscientious man
and a be relied upon in his Judi.
eial decisions. As evidence of the
high esteem in which he is held by
the Bar of the respective counties O
the LIST sub -division of the district
he. was at three different times placed
upon the ticket without the formali.
ty offs convention, and unanimously
elected. He also received fatterins
testimonials irrespective of party
from the Bars and county officials o
the several counties composing tht
subdivision in which he was elected
We bespeak for Judge Meeker a large
vote in Preble county, because of his
we'll known qualifications for the pc
%sition.
The two associates on the ticket
with Judge Meeker are Hon. Geo
w. Houk, of Dayton, and Hon. M
A. Daugherty, of Columbus. They
are gentlemen without superiors al
the Bar in the State, and have had
such experience in the legal profes
sion as to eminently fit and qualify
them for the Bench, and if elected
will give credit and honor'to the pc.
sition.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

The Republican papers that pub
lished the Cleveland SANDER, should
not fail to insert the indianapolis Sen
tineE's answer in the Blaine libel
suit. We hope our neighbor of the
Register win be consistent in the
matter.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18
szal5An.s5a.97,

The public debt statement for
August shows that the cash in the
treasury is the above amount. Over
four hundred and fourteen million
dollars Withdrawn from circulation
through the financial or revenue
policy of the Republican party. That
is what helps make the present hard
times.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

The latest dodge over the letter
written by the Republican commit
tee to a dead Senator" to come to
Ohio and help the party out, is, that
some slow bred Democrat" sent it to
the widow Morrill,! The Greenville
Courier bitches on to it. Thin, amt
it2
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

The Democrat denies a report that
was never circulated, viz; that
Frank Jones, democratic candidate
for Sheriff, is a Prohibitionist. 1t
wouldn't hurt him if he was.-Cam-
den Gazette.
1t probably hadn't reached your
ears yet, Bro. Hane. Democrats
heard it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

As Blaine and his friends aided
in the defeat of Folger and the cleo
ton of Cleveland as Governor of
New York, Folger's friends propose
now to get even with Blaine by vot.
ing for Cleveland for President.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

The friends of Mr.. Morey in this
county are making a desperate effort
TO "marry" the Prohibition vote for
Congressman! We don't believe the
Prohibitionists of Preble are made of
that kind of stuff.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

The Prohibition amendment got a
sweeping majority in Blaine's State
somewhere in the neightorhood
of $4,000! Should the Democrats
be defeated this fall, Prohibition
will spread like a prairie on fire, and
we predict that in less than two
years it will carry in Ohio! Just
put this prediction down.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

Let every honest voter in Preble
county examine without party pre-
judice the two county tickets to be
voted for in October, and we have no
fears Of the result.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

No mistake was ever made in elect
ing to public offices the men whom
the offices sought. Vote for no man
who is an office seeker. Tax payers
should remember this.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

The Circleville Herald, daily and
weekly, n of the leading newspa
pers of Ohio, has come out fair and
square for Cleveland. This is the
paper formerly edited by the lament
ed Lille Darst.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

The people of Eaton one went
down into hades to find q man for
Mayor, in order to vindicate his
character. lie was elected, and
Brother Gould, if we mistake not,
never did believe McFadden smelled
of Observation-Disclosures.
Brother Could had nothing to
do with the election. 1t was the Re-
publicans of Eaton that first "went
down ito hades" for the Mayor, and
only a few months after the descent!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

The Holmes County Farmer says
every colored voter within the bor-
ders of Holmes county is enrolled in
the Cleveland and Hendri cks clue.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

This is the year the Prohibition
lists ought to have an amendment
submitted. With Blaine's magnet
ism on the matter it would go in
booming. Look at Maine!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

With wool at 25 cents per pound,
wheat at rs cents per bushel, and
other farm products in proportion,
the farmers have a grand realization
of the good and prosperous times
which the Republicans preached and
promised would be the result of Gar
fields election. Push on the Blaine
boom.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

It is reported that the Blaine gang
paid the handsome sum of $4,000
for the support of the Irish Wor1d-a
paper that had always taught the
Irish people that Blaine was their
bitter foe. Wonder if the irish
World will whack up the Doodle with
those Irfshmen whom it induces to
vote for the tattooed candidate?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

The New York Sun now shines for
Beast Butler, and its support of him
resembles the rays gifts great lumi-
nary namesake shining on a dead
and rotten mackeral.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

Every Official that failed in this
county vas an office seeker! Let the
tax payers bear this in mind and vote
against them every time.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

The "boodle" or "soap," to u the
Republican campaign in Preble
county has been received. We see
unmistakable signs of it all around
us.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

The Republicans of Indianapolis
held a %jolification at the po~stotfice
over the Maine election. One of the
dodgers has been copied. 1t calls
upon Republicans to turn out and re-
joice over the 10000 state majority
and the 10000 majority for the Pro-
hlbition amendment. Tie crowd
that reiuiced was quite large.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

The Blainites will see.that Prohi-
bition is as solid in Ohio as it was
in Maine, if they carry the state.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18
. MAINE s~TATEsMAN,s WIFE.

The OusspOken Opinion of Mrs.
Lot N. Blorrill-EHer Indignant
Letter to AN Ohio Committee
Man-EHer Late Husbands
Observation-Disclosures Rascalf-
ties.
Augusta special to the New York Her
ale, Sept. 3.
The late Senator Lot M. Morrill,,
of Maine, represented the purest and
best methods in politics, as his sue
cessor, James G. Blaine represents the
worst. The clear facts of Blaine's
ten years leadership of the party in
Maine leaves no doubt on that point.
When Senator Morrill, resigned the
s%enatorship to accept the treasury
portfolio under Grant, as will be re-
membered, Mr.. Blaine vas appointed
his successor. Senator Morrill, died
here eighteen months ago. His widow,
who is the daughter of the late MI.
Vance, who in his day was one of the
most prominent citizens of this sec
ton, lives in o pleasant home on VIM
throp street, this city. She is evidently
a woman of great force of character
and was the valued associate, conf
dant and helpmate ofher distinguish
ed husband, both in the executive
mansion of this state and during the
many years of his residence at Wash
ington as senator and Secretary ofthe
Treasury.
Mrs. Morrill, was recently surprised
to receive from Ohio an official letter
addressed to her late husband. Open
ing it she found it to be O very i'm
Fortunate appeal to Senator Morrill, to
visit Ohio and to lend his aid in saving
the state to Blaine. Mrs. Morrill, turn
ed the sheet over and wrote OH its
back an indignant reply and mailed il
forthwith to the gentleman who sign
ed the appeal.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

The Republicans seems to be ex
tremely happy because they were
not beaten in Maine.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

John Kelly has declared that
Tammany must support Cleveland.
That settles the result in New York
state.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

Representative Sheppard made a
Republican speech in the town of
New Paris last week. The people
there expected some thing from a
gentleman who had been twice elect
ed to represent this county in the
State Legislature. They tell us his
speech was very fimsy, and as he
made the old stale declaration that,
"if the Democrats triumphed all the
manufacturing establishments would
close down." the voters in New Paris
would like to know whether he con
siders them all simpletons, or he is
one himself? Mr.. Sheppard will
please step forward and answer the
conundrum?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

1t ought to be a very cold day
when an Irishman or German votes
for James G. Blaine.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

Blaine and Prohibition, is now the
watch-word.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

To the question of the HERALD cor
respondent TO the Ohio letter Mrs.
Morrill, said: r-
"Some six weeks ago l received a
letter from Columbus, o., on a sheet
with a printed head representing some
political organization. | was SO sur
prised and indignant at its contents
that l did not particularly take notice
whether it was from a state commit
tee, a county committee or some
political club, but it "a signed by a
Mr.. Brown as chairman and q Mr..
Ogden as secretary. 1t was, as well
as / can remember it, about as follows:
Dear Sir-The situation i'll Ohio is
a critical one. The party is in trouble
on account of the attacks OH Mr..
Blaine as the candidate of the party.
Your. well known character as a pure
and upright statesman, and coming
from Blaine's own state, you could re
flute the charges rs no one else can.
We hope you will come 10 lis in this
emergency, and make as many
speeches as possible.
81 was indignant and amazed that
any republican should be ignorant
that my husband was dead. | was
more indignant that he would be ask
ed to assist i'll making Mr.. Blaine
president. l at once sat down and
wrote ON the back of the sheet this
reply, as near as L can remember it. /
am now sorry that l did not keep
copies of both the letter and my
answer:
To BRowN, Chairman, Columbus, o
am surprised and shocked to re-
ceive such a communication. Thought
every citizen ofthis country knew my
husband was at rest. lam in mourn
ing for him, but, as much as l mourn
his death, L thank my father in heaven
that he called him home before the
party he loved so well and did SO
much for had SO disgraced itself as TO
nominate.so wicked and corrupt n nan
for the highest Office within the gift
of the American people. as l know
and my husband knew. James G..
Blaine to be. If he were alive he
would not support Mr., Blaine Oh any
such man, even at the bidding of his
party.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18
MRS. MoRRILL's s. STATEMENT.

The HERALD correspondent called
on Mrs. Morrill, at her residence this
evening. She is still in deep
ing, and concented to receive the visit
with great reluctance, but she said
that the exigency created by Mr..
Blaine's nomination is so important
that she vas convinced all private
feelings should be subordinate to it.
AS her husband had been one of the
most distinguished, loyal and upright
members of the republican party, as
he had assisted in its formation, had
been one of its first governors elected
in this state and held its traditions
principles faithfully until his last
conscious moment. She knew that if
alive to-day he would feel that4w was
disgraced by the nomination Of MI.
Blaine as its candidate for president,
and that it had let go of all that made
its existence necessary to the country.
"When Garfield was nominated"
said Mrs. Morrill,, che said 10 me,
sadly and seriously, "My dear, the re-
publican candidate will be elected this
time but, unless new methods are
used in the party and new and better
men become its leaders, he will be the
last one. You will live to see q DEM
ocrat elected four years hence. | will
not" My husband, continued Mrs.
Morrill,, "died of his devotion TO the
party of which he thus SO sadly spoke.
1t is unquestioned that the breaking
down of his health dated from his,
perhaps, too faithful performance OF
his duties in the treasury department"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18
Democraiic state Ticl1et.
Secretary If State.

Secretary nf State.
JAMES w. NEWMAN, of Scioto.
Judge of the Supreme Court,
CHARLES d. MARTIN, of Fairfield.
Memb, r Board of Public Works,
JOHN II. BENFER, of Tuscarawas as.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18
For Circuit Judges,

For Circuit Judges,
DAVID l.. MEEKER, of Darke,
GEO. w. HOUK, of Montgomery,
NJ. A. DoUGHERTY, of Franklin.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

COUNTY TICKET.
For Probate Judge,
For Clerk of Court,
FRANK SWISHER.
For Sheriff,
w. F. JONES.
For Prosecuting Attorney,
For Commissioner,
JAMES HECKATHoRN.
For Infirmary Director,
JONATHAN SWITZER.
For Surveyor,
For Coroner,
DR.. w. B. Crosse.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

For Congress,
JAMES f. CAMPBELL, of Butler.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-09-18

By order of Board.
Eaton, Sept. A, lSS4.-3w.
The Portland daily press., 1884-05-09

The processes of confused mind are very
peculiar. For example, the Advertiser says
"The PRESS doesn't want any regulation of
the civil service which will prevent Repub-
lican board from getting Democrat out of
Office" That is because the PRESS sng-
gested that there might be sufficient cause
for removing an officer although he could
not be proved guilty of a felonious crime.
We must presume the Advertiser is honest,
and therefore either that it is unable to dis
Germ any difference between its proposition
and ours, or else that it really holds to the
opinion that nothing but conviction of felony
can establish any mans unftness for any
Office he holds by appointment Whichever
horn of the dilemma the Advertiser clings
to the confusion of its reasoning faculties is
obvious
The Portland daily press., 1884-05-09

}. B. Foraker and Warner NJ. Batemsn,
having examined the evidence collected by
the committee on elections of the Lincoln
club Of Cincinnati, regarding the conduct of
the recent city election, make this report:
1t presents an astonishing revelation OF fraud at
nearly every polling precinct in the city. We are
satisfied that the voice of the majority of the legal
voters has been clearly overborne by corrupt prac-
tices and illegal voting. The evidence shows sys-
tematic frauds, organized and paid for and direct
ed by political agents. 1t shows the existence and
use OF professional repeaters, hired in gangs and
and voting from poll to poll, and often repeating
many times at the same poll. In many of the pre-
cincte the election was farce.
This is the way the Democratic party car
ries that city and controls it; aud in view of
this revelation we again call attention 10 The
curious fact that everywhere and always the
Democratic party opposes all laws designed
to prevent similar frauds in elections.
The Portland daily press., 1884-05-09
Civ of Portland.

WHEREAS. W. It. King and others have petit
w toned the City Council to lay out a new
street or public way in said city,-beginning at
Bracket street and extending to Clark street, being
an extension of Gray Street. and whereas said
1854, to the undersigned, for them to consider and
act upon, therefore
Notice is hereby given to all parties interested
that the Joint Standing Committee of the City
Council laying out new streets viii meet to ear
the parties and view the proposed way on the 14th
day of May, 1884, at O'Clock in the afternoon at
the corner of Gray and Bracket streets, and will
then and there proceed to determine and sdjudge
whether the public convenience requires said street
or way to be laid out.
Given under our hands this sixth day of May, A.
D. 1884.
MARQUIS F. KING, Mayor,
ELIAS B. DENISON, c,v,,..
JAMES r. HAWKES.. NOI 1I On
FRANKLIN SIMONDS, 80. 1891 sus ous
HENRY @. SMALL, ~" N'A0o'e'
PATRICK O'NEID. my7dtd
The Portland daily press., 1884-05-09
Political Notes.


The only thing about the Flower movement
which seems to be life-size is its barrel-Philadel
phia Press
General Badeau is very much surprised every
morning when he wakes to find that the government
still lives.-Utica Herald.
A prominent Democrat is reported as saying,
"Where there is no principle involved 1 always fol
low the line of my party" He finds no difficult,
in following the line of his party all the time-Bos
ton Transcript
The advocates of horizontal reduction can now
reflect that there are matters of more moment that
demand attention, and that there will be ample
time to reform the tariff year hence. when wa
shall know more than do now about its practical
bearing upon the great interests of the country aC
when the opportunity for its adjustment will be al
favorable as they could wsh.-New York Sun.
The business of Congress has been delayed in a
scandalous manner. Over five months of the ses-
son have gone, but hardly half-a-dozen measures
of general interest have been acted upon. The
Porter bill, pension bill designed to take from
$4,000, 600 to $l00.Oo0,OO0 from the Treasury
and one or two other such measures make the rec
ord of the session. 1t is fortunate that an election
is approaching which will enable the voters pass
upon the use OF party given over to such hopeless
imbecility.-N. Y Tribune.
There can be no objection to a vigorous canvas.
of the merits of different candidates. This is not
only allowable. but it is to be encouraged but the
criticisms should be fair and from the standpoip,
of loyalty to the party In this preliminary discus
sion within the party it would be worse than folly
to frame weapons to be used against in the con
test to be conducted before the people, to carry
forward the factiona disputes of the past that car
have no legitimate bearing upon the present or flu.
ture. Throughout the few weeks that precede the
action of the convention, these suggestions shoulc
be borne in mind, not forgetting for an hour thai
after the nomination comes the election.-Cincin
natl Commercial Gazette.
1t is impossible for the Democrats to form a ma
tional platform which will not iniure them in New
York, unless, indeed, the party undergoes the
most wonderful political change on record before
the meeting of its convention. 1t cannot from the
nature of its composition give assurance of finan-
cia safety in the state where that assurance is de-
manded. and where the battle is to be decided
Now that the danger of Republican faetional quar-
rels is over In New York. and men of character
have been placed in the front as guarantee of re-
stored responsibility, it will be singular it. upon
such platform, the party does not show its old
strength and much more than wipe out the phenom
email adverse majority of two years ago. The de-
cision to who shall be President lies with it.
st. Louis Globe Democrat,
The Portland daily press., 1884-05-09

particulars ascertainable about the wreck Of
the "City of Portland" Its alleged that
it was caused by the shifting of buoy in
the narrow inside channel which was sought
on account of the rough sea. This is mat
ter which win need to be Investigated. At
the time the steamer went on the ledge she
was in charge of the pilots, the Captain hav-
ing retired. Fortunately there was DO loss
of life TO add an element of horror to the
case. 1t would seem to be a very dangerous
channel to be navigated at night where the
shifting OF buoy a distance of twenty-five
feet leads to such disaster. The marine dis
asters of the year have been so frequent and
terrible that travelling by sea will seem more
than usually hazardous.
The Portland daily press., 1884-05-09

FNOR SALE Fruit Trees Small Fruits.
Good Stock Low Prices. Catalogue free. j.
w. ATKINS, Portland, Maine. maya