The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-09-24

to remedy by the passage of Wholesome
act which prevents these frequent changes
purchased by the Board of Education and
sold to the children at absolute cost e
school books in Ohio are not cheaper here
after, it Will be the fault OF the school direct
ors and not of the lawmakers.
VERY SICK PARTY.
The Republican party is not dead yet, but
Il is IN oboy do% Eno% Whether he e
favor of prohibition or against prohibition,
and If he does know he has not courage to
dare him to tell the people of Ohio wheth-
er he is in favor of prohibition or AGAINST e.
aoady tells you You all cnow ny wnsfe mi ne an
the Republican party as it has all other be-
fore it. Not this year, maybe, but sooner or
's It was made Hag gp o Of Know NotSinss and dis
gruntled Democrats. 1t was born OF nate,
and has lived on corruption for twenty-nve
years. They have told you during all that
time that the Democrats were the enemies
of the Government, of the Union. Of the
soldier, and that the Democratic party was
dead.
But now you sec the Democratic party IL
alive and kicketh, and that 1t kicks on top.
II kicks the cattle thieves out OF Kan sas ana
masters out and lets Democratic Postmasters
in. 1t has just begun to kick and the hardest
publican office holder to get out of the way
as soon as he knows how. Yes, gentlemen
the Democratic party is % alive: u VIII never ~ yer
existed without organization and public pat
ronage and it will continue to exist with 1t.
GRANT VS.. SHERMAN.
The country is again united The Union 10
at last assured. Among the last words Gar
field uttered on the floor OF Congress were
the following:
who attempts to get up political excite
ment in this country on the old scctt0ndt tsssc
will find !, himself without party and without
It the funeral of Grant there was NO North
and no South, but o bereaved people from
ssass sies U just a
I tutsFed to see eUer since the tcdr-HARM0NY
AND GOOD FEELING BETWEEN THE SECTIONS.
The people are tired Of it and viii have NO g
extended everywhere as It should be. The
shrewdest of Republicans see it and are com-
ing to us. Thcre will be hundreds OF Pas
Dowlings this year.
Ben Butler wants to come back, too, and
| know of no way to keep him out.
| for Ave hundred deserters from the Repu b.
lican ranks.
Come in, my brethren, and help us to .
The year of Jubilee has come. We are all
Democrats now and we are glad of it.
full vote in Ohio will put her in the DEM
.h is7s which started the sesaiutians sineAnsss.
| lean politics. After the disastrous defeat OF
Greeley in 1872 some of the brave men in tine
Democratic party began for the first time 70
We had tried Douglas our great leader, in
| 1860 and failed; we tried Mcclellan, q Union
soldier. in 1884, and failed again. In 1872, as
| an earnest of our desire for change OF
| policy and reform in government. we agreed
to meet a large number of Republicans
half way, and we tired Greeley and failed
again. That was thought our last chance.
and it was then the effort was made
to disband the Democratic party. Will
lam Allen rose up and said no. The ball
of revolution was started and rolled over
nearly all the State. The next year Massa.
chusetts elected Democratic Governor. a nd
the Forty-fourth Congress, the first Demo.
cratic Congress since the war, assembled az
the National CAPITAL
The Credit Mobilier and the big steals and
the little steals were exposed. In 20 !iiden 2
was elected. From the force of habit and
backed by the army, which they controlled.
they stole the place, but the people have at
last avenged the outrage by the election of
Cleveland, and that, too, In spite of Federal
supervision at the polls. If the Democracy OF
Ohio will now do their whole duty the voice
of Ohio in October will cheer the Presiden!
in his good work of reform, and we shat
more than realize the full fruition of all ouI
hopes.