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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02
AKnow Nothing!
Butler Co. Democrat.

During the campaign of 1880, when
Mr.. Morey was a candidate for Con-
gress the first time, an affidavit was
printed Which proved beyond doubt
that II. L. Morey was a member of
the washington knights of Houor,"
q know-nothing organization having
an existence at one time in this coun-
try, and for all we know may exist
to-day. The form ofoath which every
member took was an iron clad affair,
such as James G. Blaine and the old
know-notliings subscribed to years
ago, and it read as follows:
81 --,d do solemnly swear,
in the presence of Almighty God,
that I will never vote for nor appoint
to any Office nor employ in any politi-
cal capacity any Roman Catholic and
l further swear that / will never elect,
or help to elect. to any Office of profit
or trust in this country any foreigner
of any religious denomination or ma
tienality whatever, nc mitter by what
party proposed, unless he has resided
in and been o citizen ofithe United
States for twenty-one years, SO help
me God"
Mr.. Blaine and Mr.. Morey would
now make foreign-born citizens be-
lieve that they alone of all candidates
for Office the only friends the
foreign-born citizen ever had in the
world. If elected to Office what rec
ognition or aid can q foreign-born citi-
zen expect to receive from men who
have registered in heaven such an oath
as the above.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02

When Mr.. Gould comes before the
people asking their suffrages for an
office of trust and emolument-one
in which he would become the Gus
todian of the tax. payers money-he
will then stand up and be interroga-
ted by every braying ass that might
feel inclined that way. He will an
swer the questions too, in plain Ian
guage, and not like Mr.. Peters,
by asking others. But the voters
will not be put of by any such
monkey business" 1t is too thin.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02

If we eve played "two cent poker
on a beer table," Mr.. x. x. there are
two things certain, the stakes were
not stolen from the whisky ring
funds, nor were We carried from the
table by our friends in a maudling
condition. However, We never play
ed a game of poker in our life for
money, neither are we a candidate
for the Sheriffality.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02

Jas. W. Newman, democratic can.
didate for secretary of state: l be.
lieve in protecting workingmen.
not monopolists. / am in favor Of
low interest, low taxes and fan
wages. I am opposed to any laws:
or customs, which would take from
the mouth of labor the bread it has
earned. What laboring men can re
fuse to support Mr.. Newman?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02
EElrl Times.
From San Francisco Examiner.

TIUuI SHH EIdHCIseU EAaulIHtT.
There are thousands of workingmen
in the United States out of employ
ment. These includes 10000 miners
from the coal fields ofOhio and Penn
sylvania, 5000 miners in West Vir-
ginia, 5000 workers from the blown
out iron furnaces, and the 10000
operatives from the cotton mills of
Rhode Island and Massachusetts,
These unemployed workingmen rep
resent, through their families, 10000
people who are breadless. Can q
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02

Itfcost the Republican National
Committee the sum of $265,o00 to
carry Maine for Governor Robbie,
$4,000 of which zane from the pri.
yate purse of James G. Blaine. This
is a dear-bought victory for the
Plumed Knight. If it costs $685.
600 to carry Blaine's own State, what
will it take to carry New York, New
Jersey, Connecticut, Ohio, Indiana,
Wisconsin, Illinois and other North
ern States?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02
The Philadelphia Bulletin lind. ]

says: ait is touching to hear Ben.
Butler appealing to his spare gray
locks in proof of his sincerity. do
you think l would throw away my
time at this time of my life if 1 did
not think 1 was doing some good to
mankind?" We rather think he
would. The old millionaire monopo
list-horny handed button hole bou
quoted granger yachtman is a born
politician aud he will never drop poll
tics while he has u pin to stand on.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02
We think that the Eaton Regist,

We think that the Eaton Register
and its annual campaign donkey
scribhlers- ought to be sick of their
efforts to elect dishonest and incom-
petent county nominations to places
of public trust through personal
abuse of the editor of the DEMOCRAT.
1t don't seem to win, neither does it
seem to teach these fellows, common
sense. Go on.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02

And now they say that Fisher is
q scoundrel, and yet it is the same
Fisher to whom Blaine went to get
a certificate of character. Blaine was
scoundrel enough to ask for a false
statement. Fisher was honest enough
to refuse to sign it. !.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02

The Republican manufacturers
cannot tell their employees this year,
as they did in 1880, that ifthe Dem
ocratic Presidents elected the works
will have to shut down. The works
are shut down already.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02

And SC H. L. Morey also belonged
to a Know Nothing organization
But now he loves the Irish and Ger
mans very dearly! Of course. He
wants their votesi
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02

The Register ought to know what
we meant by forgeries among In
Urinary Directors without PROFOUND
ing its silly question in regard to
Mr.. Collins or Mr.. Christman being
guilty. Has it already forgotten the
the cause of the recent vacancy in
the Board?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02

Republican maj. in Maine....2e,eee
Prohibition amendment ma
jority in Maine so, 900
Bring out the Republican cannon
and let her boom again over the
Maine victory!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02

Read the article on our outside
headed, aAn appeal to the LOVERS of
Personal Liberty" Every indepen-
dent voter should read it. Read it
and hand it to your neighbor.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02

When a candidate for the Presi-
dency is. forced to tramp over the
country onexhibition, it does look as
if it was very near "pea time" with
him!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02

Is a man who was dismissed from
one public Office for crookedness, q
fs person to be elected or trusted in
another?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02

A Republican victory in Ohio this
fall means prohibition sure and GER
tain. Just mark that down, if you
please.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02

"Burn this letter." says James G.
Blaine. sTell the truth" says Grover
Cleveland. Which one deserves the
votes of on honest constituency?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02

II is safer and better to accept an
honest opponent instead of a dis
honest partizan.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02

Will one Of Nj. Peters claQuers
shewwharawe have Lied nhont him
in one single instance2 Why didn't
he answer the questions like a man?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02

JAMES HEcKATHoRN is an honest
old farmer, is just the man to look
after the county funds as Commis-
sioner.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02

Keep your eyes wide open for
visiting" colored citizens. 1t is said
there are a great many now On the
wing.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02

Instead of Mr.. Peters answering
the questions propounded him, per
tanning to his honesty in discharging
the duties of an official trust he held
a few years ago, he and the regular
scallawag campaign correspondents
of the Register, went into personal
slang! Will that satisfy the honest
and intelligent voters of Preble
county that Mr.. Peters should be
| elected Sheriff.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02

The ass who brays about the edi-
tor of the DEMOCRAT "setting up
dirty jobs on such men as Mr.. Paul
and Mr.. Hawes," can have a "stake"
Of from 500 to $500 that he is a liar,
and chattering about something he
is as ignorant of as he is how to Ee a
gentleman. Step up now, and put
up or shut up.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02

Mr.. Fisher wants q fair criticism
of his speech against us at the wig
wan. Mr.. Fisher ought to be gentle
man enough to give what he asks
but he is not. But we care nothing
about Mr.. Fishers speech. MI. Cor
wins own admission is sufficient
answer to all he blathered about us.
He is at liberty to go on. In fact, we
hope lie will not stop.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02
Attachment,

E. M. Trick, pl'tff., vs.. Thos. Thomp-
son, def't. Before II. Hill, j. p, of
Twin Township, Preble Co., o.
ON the 18th day Of September, A. D.
~ 1884, said Justice issued an order
of attachment in the above action for
the sum of 1852 90.
E. NJ. TRICK.
West Alexandria, O.,,Sept. 16, 1884.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02
Sheriff CorWin's Fees.

We made q statement in last weeks
issue of the DEMocRAT that Sheriff
Corwin had illegally taken from the
County Treasury 100000 in the way
of fees. We done SO after we had
carefully examined the law, the
Clerks books in the presence of this
official, and matters on file in the
Auditors office. We felt positive in
our own mind that we were not mis-
taken in our conclusions, and gave
them without any unkind feeling or
malicious purposes toward Mr.. Cor
win. The public records are public
property, as also the official acts of
every public servant, and as o citizen
and taxpayer we have the right to
examine them, and rs a newspaper
publisher the right to make public
any wrong or mistake that nay be
discovered. We done so, and we be-
llieve every reasonable and, unprejud-
iced person will say, in respectable
and gentlemanly language, far more
sothan any Republican paper would
have done had the wrong been COM
mitted by a Democratic official
Now then, always ready and willing
to repair, as far rs in our power, a
wrong even against our most bitter
partizan opponent, We give Sheriff
Corwin's statement Of the whole
matter. He admits s'that he has taken
"illegal fees, but instead of them
"amounting to 5000 as we stated, he
"does not believe they would exceed
"$450,00 or $500, 0O-that they were
"taken under a mistake and a mis-
understanding of the law regulating
1.-THE fees of the Sheriff, and that he
ais ready and will refund every
"dollar back to the county" HI
further says, "this error of mine wal
"partially the fault of the Clerk-somt
"of it belongs to the Prosecuting At
"torney, and a portion to the County
Commissioners, who passed on my
account without knowing it wal
siust and legal" With this &C
acknowledgement and statement o
Sheriff Corwin to the public, we hav'
no desire to make any remarks in re
gard to the wrong, or Fishers mali
cious attack upon us at the wigwam
only that We were mistaken in thu
amount of illegal fees taken, but will
leave the matter to each readers owl
conclusions and to be settled among
the officials themselves, excepting
however, we are compelled to refer I,
it again in defence O personal abus
against us.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02

Don't write any more "keerds,'
but hire a hall.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02

EeEE EDrFF 49, EH5f-T aa-H- EL#ZE 49,
What has our name for Elector to
do with Mr.. Peters as a candidate
for Sheriff of Preble county? We arc
not tramping overt the county solicit
ing votes. Nor do we hear of
our opponent doing anything Of the
kind. There is nc struggle between
the two candidates for Elector in this
District that we know of. But sup
pose we were NO gentleman and not
politically honest"-that we played
1.-TWO cent poker on q beer table" that
we were a common liar"-that we
set up dirty jobs on such men as
MI. Paul and Mr.. Hawes." What
have such matters to do with Mr..
Peters asking the taxpayers OF
Preble county to trust him with the
Sheriff's office? If we were guilty OF
all he insinuates, would that make
him an honest man if he was not one,
or fit him for a public trust? Hard.
ly. The question then for the voters
of Preble county to determine is,
whether Mr.. Peters or Mr.. Jones
should be elected Sheriff. Which oil
the two would be the safest custodian
of the public money! In the light OF
the past we can scarcely see the
ghost Of a chance for any honest
voter to hesitate.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02

Mr.. Gould SANDERS ssthe lamented
Lille Darst" when he says her paper
has come out square for Cleveland.
Lille is dead.-Regtster.
And the same paragraph that said
the Circlevilze Herald was out fol-
Cleveland and Hendricks, also said
that Lille Darst was dead! What is
the matter with your brains?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02

, Secretary of State.
JAMES w. NEWMAN, Of Scioto.
Judge Of the Supreme Court,
CHARLES d. MARTIN, of Fairfield
Membsr Board of Public Works,
JOHN II. BENFER, of TuscaraH as.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02
The narke Comfy Deficit.

The Greenville Journal, the Re
publican organ of Darke county, for
the last few weeks back has been
wbooping and bowling over what it
claimed to be q deficit of $4,000
in the account of the Democratic
Treasurer of that County. The
Eaton Register also proclaimed the
deficiency in black figures. What did
the Democrats of Greenville do in
regard to the startling statements of
the Republican organ of their city,
against a public official? They didn't
threaten it with mob violence-they
didn't say the editor ought to be
shot. The Democrats didn't go to
the public official and insist that he
ought-to maui the life out of the
editor and sweep the streets with his
carcass. No squirt of an attorney
mounted the rostrum and proclaimed
that the charges were false-without
q shadow Of fact-that they were low,
degrading and c~owardly. and covert
around like an escaped ediot, and
whine about his private character.
No sir. Democrats don't do that
way. They didn't do that way in
Darke county. As o o as the charges
were publicly made, a number of the
best citizens petitioned the Judge to
appoint a committee to investigate
1.-THE reported deficit. Judge Safer
done so. Two Democrats and ONE
Republican, and after a thorough in
vestigation Of five DAYS; the commit
tee unanimously report that there
} is not and hes been no deficit. Simply
a misapplication of the funds, sam
J as found in this county a few year,
; ago. The Republican editor is still
alivei He has not even been pub
licly abused by cross-road stuml
orators and "shyster" attorneys. TIL
official acts of every public office
are public property. Every tax
7 payer has the right to examine AM
criti,ise them. If falsely, there nee
be no trouble in correcting the mis-
take. The public records r sufl
I cient proof of his acts, and If he i
charged with corruption or malfeas
ance, if honest and innocent, he ca
rest easy without kicking up shades
+, about any charges.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02

For Circuit Judges,
DAVID L.. MEEKER, of Darke,
GEO. w. HoUK, of Montgomery.
MA. DoUGHERTY, of Franklin.
For Congress,
JAMES E. CAMPBELL, of Butler.
COUNTY TICKET.
For Probate Judge,
For Clerk OF Court,
FRANK SWISHER.
For Sheriff,
w. F. JONES.
For Prosecuting Attorney,
For Commissioner,
JAMES HECKATH0RN.
For Infrmary Director,
-, JONATHAN sWITZER.
For Surveyor.
1900.
For Coroner,
DR.. W. B. crosse.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-10-02

Democratic state Ticket.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-10
L0ngsel.ow's seasi,iveness.
Cambridge huae. ,

When " Hiawatha was frs, published i; took greatly with the people. and DOT tions of !. were almost as common in the streets as some of the phrases in Pima fore The pTopnetor of Oak Hall in boston, ihe prince of advertisers, was nst slow e take advantage of ihis and news papers contained all sorss of notices of the famous cloti.lng-house in lines of ,he " Eiawatha' meter by Prof Good fellow" Now Longfeilow was , sensi- tive man and took so much offence at this that he applied ,o Charles Summer, as lawyer. for redress. The latter saw at once that ii was case for wise man. agemeni rather than legal proceedings. He sent for the Oak Hali potenia,e and stated the feelings of the poet at the ccntemp; cas; upon him by these adver- usements. The former expressed the greatest astonishment ;ha, the poet should oppose a eonrse which tended to bring the poems into popular fzvor, and great regret that his course had caused a pang in the authors heart He promised to withdraw the advertisements with his distinguished consideration. And so this important matter was settled to the satis- faction of all concerned.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-10
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The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-05-10

A Bismarck woman says she can put her baby to sleep in two minutes, by sing ing Sweet Violets." The knowing firfie one probably feigns sleep to get her to stop the music.-Bismayck 7yi5sHs.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-07
Mems Fashions.

Men are as whimsical as the fairer sex as
regards dress and fashion, aud whilst they
do not have the trouble Of barmonizing
trimmings as do the ladies, they are as much
at sea in the beginning.
The fall and winter styles for lSSf-'Sj are
noted for their natty eGecis-colOrs blend
Ing harmon iously with ground etIects-and
when made up showing decided taste.
Check suits are en- regle for young men, cut
In sinele-breastcd sack style, patch-pocs-
cts. and doube-stitchod edges. The four
button cu.away frock suits will OF course
hold their own, whilst the Prince Albert
suit is The suit for church or dress. The
matter OF perfect cutting Is also q serious
matter to dressy folks, many pirties styling
themselves cutters who ought 10 have
adopted another proiessIor more suited 10
their requirements. The matter OF a talent
ed cutter has been settled by Messrs. \.
Saks & Co., the Artist TailOrs. who have
one OF the best in the profession Of prdcti-
cal cutters and perfect filters. This. cou.
pied with the largest rangeof piece goods
TO select from. should bestow upon this firm
a very busy season. especially as they have
but one price, and that within the reach OF
every one.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-07
PASTORAL Notes.

The interior OF II. PauPs Episcopal
church has been very handsomely repaint-
ed. the shades all beng OF a soft color. har-
monizing well with the architecture. Rev.
DR.. MinnigerOde, the pastor, after two
months spent az the Rockbridge baths. has
returned 10 the city, greatly streng ngthened,
ard ready 10 again occupy this pulpit.
which he has filed 50 ably and well for
nearly tweuty-eigh, years. Rev. Mr.. Gra-
watt has become his personal assistant, and
will tighten the Doctors labors in many
respects.
The church choir is composed OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Hoh, Mrs. Rcinhardt, aud Mr.. Grant,
with Mr.. Reinhardt as orsanist.
Rev. DR.. Sprigg, Of Moore Memorial
church. will return IN few days from
Sweet Springs. West Virginia.
Rev Nr. McGilyrsy has suffered griev-
ous loss i'm the death OF daughter, after Il
long illness.
Rev. Dr. Iloge. after tour with his son
Moses through England and Scotland. il
now probably In Copenhagen. He will re-
turn here early in October.
At the Monumental church. nj II O'Clock
this morning, there will be divine service
and Holy Communion. Right. Rev. Assist
ant Bishop Randolph officiating.
At s:l5 tonight. at Centenary church, a
service will be held in respect to the
memory Of the Rev. George +. Pierce, ID.
D.. late senior bishop Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, who died Sep
tember ID. The Clay-Street congregation
will unite in this service.
At Grace Episcopal church there will be
singing by the regular choir to-day for the
first time IN FIVE weeks.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-07
CITY AND SUBURBAN.
He SHOT HIMSELF FOR LOVR.
ATTEMPTED snieide Yesterday OF a Ysuus
Citizen sr Mn chester

Attempted Snicide Yesterday OF q Ysuua
Citizen or Manchester.
very distressing shooting affair occur
red In Manchester Yesterday afternoon about
2 O'Clock. which may result in the death OF
william Moore, young man about tweR-
ty-one years old, son OF Mr.. James C. Moore.
About II O'Clock yesterday Moore
stopped work at the Danville shops and
LETT for bis home, on the corner OF Ninth
and cambridge streets. Before leaving the
shops he went to Mr.. Harry Flood, fel.
low-w0rkman. and asked for pistol Flood
had belongIag 10 Moore. rhc pistol was
given to its owner. and as he walked OF
WIN II he remarked, al want TO use it,"
He DID not net at all queerly, and Mr.. Flood
did not IN tie least suspec. mischief About
O'Clock the young man arrived ut home,
having In the mean while stopped on the
way aid conyersed with different persons
win whom he is intimately acquainted.
Al home he complained to his mother of
beng sick and In trouble, and he retired 10
his room, up stairs, without eating dinner.
shortly afterwards his mother sent her
grandchlld up to see how Willie was
getting on, and 10 ask him II he would like
lei hei 90 battle his forehead with camphor.
lie sent word to his mother that he was
Dusty engaged IN writing some letters, and
could not 60 down stairs.
Soon afterwards pistol-shOt was heard.
ard Miss Carrie Moore, sister OF the
young man, rushed out IN the back yard,
thinking that some accident had occurred
10 the children, who she thought were
playing IN the yard. When she reached
the yards she heard gToans up stairs.
and on going there with her mother
found Willie wing upon the bed with a
pistol-shot in his body. In her deep excite
ment, the mother exclaimed, My son !!
how did this happeni' Turning his eyes
towards his mother, the young man feebly
said: Mother, | did il. Love made me
do it,"
A messenger was sent for physician,
and DTs. Mathews, Archer. ana Spencer
were all soon On hand. They probed for
the bail, but could not find it. as it entered
the left breast between the ninth and tenth
rib, and passing Oblique!y downward,
lodged in the cavity. The bali escaped the
heaIt by three inches. The young man
WAS living down on the bed dressed in the
uniform Of Company d, OF Richmond (Oi
which company he was a memberl, when
he did ihc act.
Before firing the shot he wrote two let
ters-Onc to his mother and another to =
young lady. For very good reasons these
letters are not made public. The affair crc-
ated no little excitement in Manchester,
and IL il very deeply regretted.
Fever had not set in at dark last night,
and the attending physicians were unable
at that time to say whether the wound
would prove fatal.