The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-12-04
ANITA, CAss CO.. Ia,
November Is, lSSI.j
Hon. ". Henderson, Indianapolis,

L
RESPECTED FRIEND:-I owe rou
an apology or not answering
your Interesting letter some w yeats
since. Adverse winds in part frus
tratel me, in a heavy loss by fire, that
called Tor renewed energy to survive
It and am glad To say / am so
well preserved physically, if not
mentally. aud above all, | feel re
j~uvenated by the result of ii Q Ne
vember election, as by it The great
est crime OF the age, in the 7xS count
ia- been assua3el in part, though
the stain still rests upon the Visit
ing S,atemen" and their abetteis,
and will ever be CONSIDERED one o
most damnable ontrages ever perpe-
lraiel Lron.a free people.
There are many things of Nationa
importance that weighs on my mind:
Two of which If they meat Your ap
proval, l would he pleased TO haye
yol suggest to our friend Gov. Hen
bricks. The one term principle for
| President and Vice President was
extensively discussed, in 1882, when
he Wing party opposed the re-ele, T.
ion of Gen. jackson, en- the ground
that at some iuture time a Presi-
dent might perpctuate his rule
through the Increased patronage OF
his office, if an ambitious and de-
signing occupant, Napoleon like, as
General Grant and many of his
anarchist henclimcn contemplated.
All the leading statesmen of that
day, especially the Henry Clay wings,
north and south, were in unison ON
that one absorbing subject. General
Jackson's e.cry message. | believe.
knocked the wind out OF our sails By
recommending in strong terms an
amendment o the Constitut OF, limit
ing The residcncy tn one tenn only,
the time of service TO he extentled u
six years. Now, as then, 1 was and
am steadflst in tic belief that the
perpcluity OF the Union, is in more
danger from this than any other one
thing, save and except, perhaps. the
pollut on of the ballot i,oX by filthy
;ucre. At that day MANY of our sir,s
had a fall knowledge of the dangers
ut the 0ne man power, in Napoleoa
LIST. Believing The man or party wtn
commends such a. amendment to
our organic law will lie certain TO re
ce;ve anfaling hurels. from tue voa
popuL. l hope the Governor will
give this idea his serious considcra
lions.
/ regret to say I an not in Accord
with II mutuel friend, as under
stood his ;.lIusion to civil service re.
form, hut in harmony with Governor
elect Gray. of vonr State. From its
incipiency by Geo. II. Pendlcton, WIN
was shcirel in Ohio. because OF be
ing its God father, | have looked up
on it as one of he most dangerous
dead falls u pure people can be cursed
with. IL is anti-American as well as
Observation-Disclosures aud mon
arci,ial in its every tendency-once q
T. NJ, his sou u clerk, and an aud ON
the office is kept in the family. "ro
The vlct3rs belong the spnils," is the
true political gospel and almost uni.
~versally expected ty the friends Of
Cleveland aud Hendricks. 1t was q
cunningly devised scheme to theii
fastening ON all the offices, knowing
their days would Don he numbered,
and now that the people have "turn
ell tile rascals out" it should be done
and as speedily as possible. So seys
Que who has participated in every
Presidential election since 1924, when
| first voted.
Recent word from my daughter
Mrs. j. A. Gilmore. informs us ot
the expected death of Mrs. Ann Gil
more. nj Columbus, o, where her
husband VIM. j. lives. We heard to
day from james Rossman's widow
who is getting along finely Mt hcl
home in Eaton-your old stamping
ground. Oh what changes OF mer
aud things in a half century or more
you a youth and l your senior by
several years.
With assurance of kind regards
I am
Respectfully yours, ETC.,
GEO D. HENDRICKS.