The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-10-14
S THEMSELVES.
Tho Republicans Ignore Issues and Utilize
Abuse In the Present Campaign


The Republicans Ignore Issues and Utilize
Abuse In the Present ampatg
We presume there never was a CAM
paign in Ohio when Republ cans ignor-
ed issues and utilized abuse to such an
extent as in the present campaign. They
seem to be beside themselves. Things
are out of joint, and the only reasonable
explanation is that they are insanely
angry because they have not the loaves
and fishes of the National adm nistra-
ton to fatten upon. Reared upon
buster and clothed with almost unlimit-
ed power, the modern Republican poll
tician has led himself to believe that no
other party than his own has a right in
this free country. They forget that the
freedom of the colonies commenced at
the same time. The compeers of the
author of the declaration of indepen-
dence were patriots, and they followed
their great leader in the determination
to found a government that the people
should rule. No centralized power was
tolerated under American administra-
tons until the Democratic party lost con-
troll of the government. When the Re-
publican party, which was the he;r-ap-
parent and legitimate successor OF
Hamiltonian IDEAS of monarchy, was
given leasehold of the country, place
hunters began to build up a centralized
power, an oligarchy of officeholders,
who imagined themselves superior to
common voters. Capitalization of
power is detrimental to pure govern
ment, and corruption follows in its wake
very naturally. No set of officials ever
before or since became so desperately
corrupt as the horde of public officers
under the Grant regime. The country
was Mortified at the disclosures, and
public sentiment was ripe for a change.
The Greeley movement was the result,
but while thousands of respectable Re-
publicans followed the dissenters, the
old guard Democrats couldn't stand
Greeley, and Grantism was its
own successor. The more the
people clamored for a change
the more the autocracy of official scoun-
drels debauched the treasury. and in
1876 the will of the people was thwarted
by bodily stealing two sovereign States.
Still the people called for better gov.
eminent, but the leeches were not. done
stealing, and money taken directly from
the Treasury of the United States was
scattered broadcast ove the country
and several States purchased in 1880.
The people were on one side but Off
'cial thieves were in power on the other,
determined to keep the offices, no mat
ter at what cost. But the ''last
straw had been placed on the camel
back" and the rascals broke down ant
istampeded, and the honest old Democrat
lie party marched triumphantly into pow
Ter in 1884. The people remembered tint
history of the great party and trusted it
ability TO improve the government. Tn,
:party has not broken faith with the PEG
pile. 1t has kept its promises. 1t IS re
forming the public service. 1t is check
ing the treasury leaks. 1t is protectin!
the frontier. 1t is retaining publ
lands stolen through Republican reck
lessness. 1t is winning the ~confidenc
iof business men. 1t is an honest admin
Iistration, and it is thoroughly a Demo
cratic administration. 1t is popular
and nc wonder the Republican party j
mad. 1t can not successfully assail Mr.
Cleveland's policy or his administration
and in its dire extremity it turns to Sian
der and lying and abuse for weapons O
political warfare. They will be unavail
ing, however, because the people of thes
United States have become SO thor
oughly nauseated with the ways of mod
ern Republican officers that the part,
will never again be entrusted witt
public power.-Erchdnge.