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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04

The following extract from Gen.
Neal Dow's speech delivered at Balti-
more, Nd, a few days ago speaks
for itself:
"This is a deadly fight; it is a
fight without mercy and without
quarter; it is death to them or death
to US; we must put it down or it will
put this nation down. We temper
ance people are not sentimentalists;
We are the plainest. most practical
sort of business men. To suppress
the traffic in strong drink is a tire
mendous undertaking. The, liquor
interest controls the national GOVERN
ment. They control almost entirely
every state except Kansas and Iowa,
lot excepting Maine, my own state,
and every city except Portland,
where I live. The Republican party
was in power in Portland for ten
years, from 1875 to April 5, 1885, and
the grogshops were not diminished
by a single grogshop. Then the Dem
ocratic party, by aid OF the Prohibi-
zion vote, were put into office, and in
twelve days thereafter the grogshops
were wiped out. l am a Republican.
a pretty big one, as you see, but we
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04

The Cleveland Plain Dealer says
that on the oath of December, 1884
which is the latest official report ac-
cessible-there were in the United
States 50,753 p~ostoffices of all classes.
OF these 1882 were presidential Of
fees, and 4S,421 of the lower grade
or fourth class. Presidential post Of
fees are divided into three classes.
Glass one embraces those with sala-
ries of So, 900 or more. Class two m
braces those with salaries under 49,
ee9bat=Het-more thau 2,0ee.-.Glass
three embraces those with salaries
under So, 900 but not less than $1,000.
All the others go into the fourth
class, and do not require appoint
ment by the president. The whole
number of pos.offices in Ohio at that
date was 2,71S. OF these 6 are offices
of the first class, the salaries being:
S 6 5000, Cleveland $1,000, Columbus
$3,4O0, Toledo $3,4O0, Dayton So, 1900,
Springfield 300. There are 80 sec
ond class offices, the highest in rank
being Akron, $1,000. Of the 81 third
class offices, Ashtabula, Bellefon-
tame, Bucyrus, Circleville, Van Vert
and Washington c. H. pay $1,000
each, the others grading down by
500 at a stage to $1,000. Thafourth
class get a commission on the bust
ness done, and the compensation
may range from $999.99 year down
to the price of a bottle of pop.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04

Official life in Washington has
been unusually fatal. Not to mention
the =, tragic deaths of Lincoln and
Garfield, of late years we have seen
Hunt, Garfield's Secretary of the Ma
Wy, dying after a painful illness,
while Minister to Russia, in a foreign
land. Howe, Arthur's first Postm as
ter General, and Folger, his first Sec
rotary of the Treasury, died in Office,
and Frelinghuysen, his Secretary OF
State, q few weeks after retiring to
private life. Now we have Gen. Grant
in a precarious condition, and even
Arthur's health has been much bro
ken.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04

#aE -L.
Neal Dow, the Prohibition leader,
continues to denounce the Republi-
cans for their hypocrisy in pretend
ing to favor temperance mea sures
while all the time opposing them.
He said:
"The Republican party in the city
of Portland is in alliance with the Ii
-quor men. A year ago the rum deal.
ers there voted the Republican tick
ct; so at the last election the tenn
perance people put up an indepen-
dent ticket and the Republicans were
defeated. AS a consequence the grog
shops had to close. The Republicans
in Maine have been afraid to come
out openly against the liquor inter
ests for fear of injuring the party in
other states. Consequently they are
on the fence. During the Garfield
campaign we defeated their candi-
date for governor, and since then
they have been more courteous. The
Republican party cannot live on
their great and glorious past"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04

The Washington Cd. c. Gazette
says if one fourth of the offices
throughout the country are filled by
Democrats during the first year of
Mr.. Cleveland's administration, it
will be indeed rapid work. On the
basis of ia, ZOO offices, in round
numbers, it means 2S,500 appoint
ments of all sorts, per year, which
are 1876 a month, 54S a week, 81 a
day of eight hours, eleven an hour,
or one every five Misunderstanding
Sunday.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04

Postmaster General Villas is credit
ed with saying that sin all the States
where elections are to be held this
fall, the Republicans will be com
pletely sifted out, for the admins
tration does not mean to be defeated
at the polls this fall if defeat can be
prevented by party work. AS soon
as Virginia is pruned Pennsylvania
and Ohio I to be taken in hand.
In these States the cleaning out will
be made with great thoroughness
and regard to political exigencies and
80 far as the offices go one stone OF
the Republican political temple will
not be left standing upon another"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04

The latest reports from California
make it apparent that the wheat
yield, under the most favorable cir
cumstances that could now ensue,
will not exceed so per cent. of an av-
erage yearly crop. For this lament
able failure the extended drought is
principally responsible, although the
prevalence of insect pests has added,
in NO small degree, to the disastrous
outlook.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04

New York has a civil service law
and the governor proposes to see that
it is obeyed. The Republican secre-
tary of state, however, wants to ig-
more it in the selection Of 5000 CEN
sus enumerators. The governor VOWS
neutrality-suspicious. of the law occurs
he will summarily remove the secre-
tary from Office. The Republican
stomach can't stand civil service re
form, except where its beneficent
provisions keep Democrats out of Of
fee and Republicans in.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04

help in his behalf, but are silently
thinking of him, and the influence of
their minds unconscious SLY upon his
mind in bringing him into the Gun
Outstanding of God," and this under
standing harmonizes his being, and
so emancipates him from a false be-
lief as to the disease. He simply
needs mental treatment, and the
mind healers claim to work through
space and at a distance; physical
presence is not essential. They claim
that there is no peradventure in his
case now; they know that he will
be restored to health.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04
The New York World says:

1t is useless to deny that the AID
ministration policy of disregard of
party leaders and of the most active
political element in the Democracy
has dissatisfied many staunch Demo
Gratis. 1t discourages those who Ia
bored stoutly for the success of the
Administration in order to turn the
rascals out, and who are-now told by
the Republicans that their cry was
an imposition and that there are no
~rascals to be turned out.
Some Democrats argue that if the
Administration elected by Democrats
can justly disregard its obligations
to the democrats who did the work
of the campaign, the latter can as
justly disregard the claims of the
Administration on the party.
The power of example is great
If al Administration denies it's obli-
cations to the party which made its
existence possible, may not the real
leaders of that party, and the masses
who believe in its principles be dis
posed to become lukewarm to the
Administration?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04

What o pity it is that all the ap
pointments of Cleveland and his Cab
met do not suit the Republicans
Some of them do, but these fellows
want hem all satisfactory and accep
table to themselves. They have die
tated so long they don't know how
to quit being arrogant, ~insolent and
insulting to political oppoaents.
Take back seats, citizens, aud'learn
to behave with some degree of Dem
~ocratic patience. 1t will become
more natural and graceful to all of
you in time-orin eternity. Remem-
Der that Job had patience and his
reward.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04
WASHINGTON T T
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, DC,
June lst. 1885,

l
By degrees the work of change is
increasing its motion, as President1
Cleveland is putting more of Demo-
cratic peremptoriness into his utter
ances. The result is more pleasing
to Democrats, and is not satisfactory
to Republicans who of late have been
jubilant outside of the departments
and more and more overbearing in.
Thus far more than 200 changes have
been made in the Presidential post
offices by MI. Cleveland, whosees the
Importance of making changes but is
DESTROYS of placing none but solid
men and good stayers in positions
everywhere.
First Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Hay is now at his post and at
work. He is-a slim, middle nged man,
with hair rapidly changing from
black to gray. He has bright, hand
some eyes, a fine set of teeth, smiles
pleasantly, is quick to see, and acts
about as quick as he thinks. To him
are referred about all Of the minor
appointments and he gives promise,
if his health holds out, of letting
Democrats know that he is their
friend. To the date of May 9th,
about 1900 changes have been made
in post offices outside those made by
the President, making a total of
about ], 700 changes made in post Of
fees generally, Democrats going in
as Republicans go out.
Postmaster General Villas has NOV
ed into the elegant house No. q 10
wa Circle, where at night after office
hours those who persist in obtaining
what they want, find him and explain
He stands the heavy pressure brought
to bear upon him by Democrats witt
good nature, and says that when the
harvest is ended Democrats will b.
satisfied. Oflate he has been feeling
around pretty lively in old Virginia
and is by his good appointments il
that State adding greatly Of courage
and strength to Democrats. Demo
Gratis are being urged to give Demo
cratic papers increased circulation q
once, so that in all parts of the coun
try they may know what is going on
especially in Washington city.
In the Treasury Department. Sec
rotary Manning has already mad
over 500 changes, and hundreds NOR
are being marked for n. f. u-no fur
Their use. Manning is the stronges
and most daring Democratic politi
clan in the Cabinet. A man Of mucl
sagacity, clean in his courage, ant
decidedly intent on making Ney
York State solidly and reliably Dem
~ocratic. In appearance he so mucl
resembles President Cleveland tia
the two are often mistaken for eacl
other. Promo.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04

This is from the New York World:
"The statement that r. B. Hayes, of
Ohio, had leased a piece of his prop
erty to an Omaha saloon keeper has
prompted the Chicago News to inves-
tigate the matter, which it finds per
fectly true, and the News deplores
that R. B. Hayes, of Ohio, should
commit this grave 'offense against
the temperance sentiment of the
country But this is a venial offense
in comparison with the enormity of
investing a portion of MI. Til
denis salary in such property"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04

The Jefessensan=says the people
of Steubenville are counting up the
cost in that city of n season of the
skating rink craze. All the items
have not been obtained but the fol-
lowing returns are at hand:
One forced marriage, two young
men running away to escape arrest,
one young man negotiating for a set
Element on a financial basis, a separa-
ton of a man and his wife, eleven
young girls ruired, two dozen dis
graced families, n million hart
aches.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04

The Sandusky Register has a
number of reports from Northern
Ohio, on the wheat outlook and the
fruit prospects. OF wheat there will
not be, more than half an average
crop. Oats will not reach an average
crop. Peaches are generally q fail
ure, most Of the orchards being kill
ed. The grape crop will fall below
the average, and may reach go or 70
per cent. Of a crop. Reports are not
of a very promising character.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04

The removal of MahoIe's office
holders in Virginia will give great
satisfaction not only to. the Demo-
cracy of the whole country, but to a
large majority of Republicans. Ma
hone is a mere trader in politics.
There is nothing in him to command
the respect of anybody. We would
far rather see all the Offices in Vir-
ginia filled by competent and we'll
behaved negroes than by the disrep-
utable gang of mean white men who
hang on to Malone.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04

Hon. Samuel j. Randall in an in
terview, passes high eulogies on the
sagacity and good policy Of Mr..
Cleveland's administration, that in
time it will prove the most popular
one that the country has ever had.
Mr.. Randall also says that Mr.. Cleye-
land will be nominated and elected
in 1888, that he may complete the
many new reforms begun during his
administration.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04

Samuel j. Tilden is now said to be
a sufferer from locomotor ataxia,
which is not paralysis, as many have
supposed, but an affection which
robs the patient of the power to con-
troll his muscles. His motions are
apt to be ~grotesquely cratic, and
nowhere near what he intends them
to be. The disease is deemed in
durable, but on the other hand it
rarely kills; and therefore Mr.. Tilden
has been a.puzzle, with his apparent
decrepitude and his persistent re
fusal to die as predicted.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04

When the earliest settl. rs went to
Kansas the whole State was almost
barren of trees. Now it has 100000
600 fruit trees and more than 20O,-
600 acres of forest trees, all TAINTED
by the people. Some of the older
States would do well to follow its ex-
ample.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04

The Christian scientists of Boston
are claiming that there is no longer
any doubt as to Gen. Grants recoye
nv, and that the cause of the healing
is the mind cure. Eighteen persons
united their efforts, and he is, they
assert, unconsciously being cured by
their occult power. These people are
not praying for him, or seeking divine
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04

The following short geography
lesson of Ohio, is given for the ben
eft of the young reader: Ohio was
admitted into the Union as a State
in 1902 and extends from east to
west 244 miles, and from north to
south 200 miles; has an area of 49,
964 square miles, or $780, $50 acres.
Of this % 1000, 900 acres are occupied
by farms. The average size Of Ohio
farms is 155 acres. The coal beds in
the east cover about one-fourth of
the State. In respect to size Ohio
ranks oath. The Ohio river forms
the boundary for 426 miles. The
extent of the lake coast is 230 miles.
The State is divided into IS counties.
Ashtabula is the largest. Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and
Toledo are the five largest cities.
There are 3O6 newspapers published
in the State. Nearly 1000 miles of
railway are in operation. The high
est point in Ohio is at Bellefontaine,
Logan county, which is 1,54O feet
above sea level. The largest artificial
body of water in the world is the Ce
lima reservoir, which covers over IA,
900 acres. The soil of the greater
part of the State is supposed to be
the deposit of icebergs during the
glacial period. The first Governor of
Ohio 9as a territory was Arthur St.
Clair, as a State, Edward Tif1in.
Marietta was settled in 17SS, and is
the oldest town in the State.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04

Brick Pomeroy, editor and propr:
etor of the U. S. Democrat, publish
ed at Washington, D. c., says about
sixteen per cent. more Republicans
have petitioned to be retained in
office than Democrats have asked to
get in.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04

This fall the following State Off
GERS are to be elected: Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Judge of Su-
preme Court, Treasurer, Attorney
General, and Member Board of Pub
lie Works.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04

Capt. P. Folkerth, of Camden, is
mentioned as a Republican candidate
for Member of Board Of Public
Works. Mr.. Folkerth is q very So
cial and clever gentleman, and if a
Republican is to be elected to the
place this fall, we know of no other
one whom we would rather see there.
He would fill the position well.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04

The immigration to this country
from Europe, for the ten months of
the fiscal year ending with April,
was only 275.46S, against 371,622
during the same period of the previ-
GUS year. At this rate, the total for
the year to end June 80 will be only
about $4,000, as against about twice
that number for the preceding year.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04

The seventeen year locusts are
showing themselves in Illinois, thou
sands of them being turned by farm
ers with their p~lowshares.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04

Republicans of Portland put out the
Republicans who would not put down
the g%rogshops, and we put in the
Democratic party. A writer in the
York Tribune the day after the
election called this the suicidal pol
icy of the Prohibitionists Of Portland.
Suicidal was it, when in twelve days
the suicidal policy shut up all the
grogshops in Portland?"- m1i"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04

That Harper's Weekly is still bit
terly republican, the following ex-
tract can leave no doubt:
"By "reform" a democratic Bour
bon means turning out a republican,
however capable, honest and expert
enced, and turning in a democrat,
capable and honest if God wills and
it should so happen, but a democrat"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04
"Few die and none resign" we are

"Few die and none resign" we are
used to saying. Now we car say it
no more, for some are resigning.-
Among them is one Marshal Root, of
Iowa, who believes that "to the vic
tors belong the spoils," that a dem
ocrat ought to have his place, and
therefore he resigns; and that he
hopes at the end of four years a good
republican may be elected president.
His resignation is n of refreshing
candor, and his example should be
initiated by all honest republicans
who believe in the same motto. There
used to be many hundreds Of repub-
licans who thoroughly believed that
to the victors belonged the spoils, but
whether any of them a now be
found is very doubtful. We shall be
able to tell by the number of resigna-
tions, for certainly none could retain
office who held such convictions and
believed in doing to others as they
would be done by. If they were 10
honestly denouncc the principle that
"to the victors belong the spoils"
perhaps there could be some excuse
for their sticking qualities, but as
they do not pretend to do that, they
are keeping others from the places
which they admit, according to the il
cwn rules ofaction, rightfully belong
to them. There ought to be either
more designations, or more mug.
wumps; which?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04

President Cleveland has made over
1000 appointments up to the present
time. "Turn the rascal: out"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04
Friday. June 18th, 1856,
Money to Loan.

Money to loan In sums to suit, allow.
est current rates of interest, on one t6
five years time. A number Of valua
bic farms for sale. Also, town proper.
ty in Eaton.
Office In S~chlenker's building.
aug26-tf[ M. L. HoI"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04
Notice to Contractors.

GEALED proposals will be received BY the
~ Council of the Incorporated village of Ea-
ton, Preble County, Ohio, at the office of the
Corporation Clerk at Eaton, until
Friday. June l2th, 1855,
at IL o'clock, neon, for the grading, gravelling
and guttering of Monfort Street, between Ma
pie and Lincoln streets, according to specifi-
cations on file in the office of the Corporation
Clerk, the bids may be for either work or
material, or for both. Iffor both, each must
be separately stated with the price.
The Council reserve the right of rejecting
any or all the bids. Each bid to be guaranteed
according to law.
By order of the Council.
l.. n. SILVER,
7may2S-2t. Corp. Clerk.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04
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OFFICE OF Barron street, East side
~ three doors north of ain street
up stairs.
Preservation of the natural teeth
speciality. lfeb29 '79-ly
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04

Real Estate, Loan Ag'ts.
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