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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25

err for the people. Very few of them
take up farms and assist in develop
ing the country. Almost the entire
horde is poured into our shops and
factories TO underbid our workmen
in the matter Of wages. They live OH
the cheapest and sometimes the fiji IL
lest of food. They care little for So
cial, intellectual or commercial pro-
gress, but they come over here to
drag our unprotected workingmen
down TO their own level. The manu-
facturer who resorts to these foreign
ers when his employees ask higher
wages, is protected by a high tariff.
He can crush the ambition aud ad-
vancenient of his employees, for they
are not protected.
Fellow citizen, are you a shoe-ma-
ker? Dc you want a sixty-cent Ital-
ian to come to your shop begging for
your job? Are you a moulder? Do
you desire to have men Offering them
selves for fifty cents a day TO your
protected employer? Are you a rail-
roader? Do you want Italians to SUI
percede you? Are you a carpenter?
Do you desire to compete with the
pauper labor of Europe, right at your
own door? Are you a m%achinist, fire.
man, brick-layer, stone-cuttcr or street
r%ail-roader? Do you not think it time
that you were protected from the
pauper laborers who come over here
to undersell you in the labor market,
as monopoly is pleased to term it !!
This is a question for every man oil
you. Will you permit yourselves to
he dragged down to the level of the
femigrant laborers who are flOcking
to this country in unusual number:
because our iron industries are unus.
ually prosperous, because u factor.
les are generally rejoicing in extraor.
binary prosperity? Forty thousand
cheap and ignorant laborers every
month! Fellow-workingmen, isn't i
time that you had some protective
| legislation ? Isn't it time that you GU
t party ties? Isn't it about time tina
you stood together at the polls ant
5 voted for men for Office taken from
, your own ranks?
The next session of Congress will
! be compelled TO consider measure
for the protection of the Laboring
men of this country. Now is the tim,
to organize FOR YOUR OWN PRoTEc
TIoN, fellow workingmen! Get read,
8 to send up petitions to Congress 70
+ q tariff to PROTECT LABOR, as well a
the PRODUCTS of labor which enabl
s a few mel to become millionaires a
the expense of the toiling millions
Q Organize at once and stand by on
n another, and demand that all of you
S wrongs be righted. The time for tai
has gone by, the time for action ha
arrived. Send up your petitions t
your members of Congress-, and wo
d be unto that man who disrcgards tn
n voice of his constituents.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25

The New York Herald, one of
the leading journals of the coun-
try, remarks: "The Democratic
party is the friend of labor. 1t is
the party of the common people.
While it has it's share of rich men,
it has more than a share of those
who earn their bread by the sweat
of their brows. The bulk OF the ma
tons toilers are in it's ranks. 1t is
the party which lifts the house we
live in by raising the foundations,
while the Republican, party is sat
isfied to leave the foundations in
the mud and to raise the roof"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25
Legal Notice,

In the matter Of William
w. Greer, Admir- of the Preb,e Co.,
estate of William Greer, o., Probate
deceased, plaintiff, Court. Ac-
vs.. count.
Samuel Greer ct al, heirs
at law of said VIM. Greer,
deceased, defendants.
ITO GEORGE HOUDESHELL, Chas.
Il Houdeshell, us years old) William
Houdeshell, who resides in Montgomery
County, Ohio; James w. Garrett and
Calvin Garrett, who reside in DAYTON,
Montgomery County, Ohio; John Gar
rett, who resides in Darke County, Ohio;
| Mary Karnes, whose residence is un-
known to plaintiff, will take notice that
| William w. Greer has presented to the
Probate Court of Preble county, Ohio,
for allowance to him, against the estate
of William Greer, late of said county,
deceased, a certain claim amounting to
$653.00, for boarding, lodging, mending
clothes and washing same, furnishing
room with fire and keeping same in or
der, nursing him, and taking him to
Lewisburg once a week to get shaved-a
distance of IL mile-during all of the
time from the Goth of day of October,
1882, and attending to all OF his business
from that time until the 21st day of April
1886; AMI nursing in last illness, and ex.
penses at his death and funeral, making
three years and six months time, 1888
during his life time, and that said CourI
has fixed the time of hearing the testi
mony touching said claim on the 24tf
day of December, 1886.
FREEMAN & GILMORE,
Att'ys for VIM. W. Greer, pl'f.
noy1S-6t
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25

If half the Democrats who re-
manned at home in Lanier town
ship in October 'S5, had turned out
to the polls and voted their ticket,
a democratic commissioner and
treasurer would have been elected,
and there would have been no hitch
in the running machinery of our
county affairs. besides a saving OF
several hundred dollars to the tax
payers fooled away to crafty a few
Republican partisans. When Re
publieans rule Taxpayers MOURN.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25
A Dangerous Crowd.
dayton Democrat

The plurality of Capt. Williams, of Troy,
Mr.. Murray's opponent for Congress in the
Third district, is 1,l33. The vote given to
Nigh, the Labor candidate, don't amount tc
much, and Mr.. Murray's disastrous defeat
must be attributed to the lukewarmness OF
some of the Democratic papers of the district,
three Of which hardly mentioned his name
during the campaign.-GreenuaHe AdcOcate
In the same column with the
above extract the Advocate, speak.
ing of the election in the State gen.
orally, also makes the following
observation: IS. "
n y "The stay at home Democrats great
ly reduced the vote for Mcbride and the ma.
~jorities for the county candidates."
Now, how do these two extracts
consist together? The simple truth
is that both Mr.. Murray's and Nc
Brides defeat, together with the
whole State ticket, can only be at
tributed to the fact that neither
they nor the Democratic party had
votes enough, and, unfortunately,
couldn't get EN-. And lift were the
"lukewarmness" of the editors il.
this district that defeated Murray
it was the "lukewarmness" of the
editors in the State that defeated
Mcbride and the ticket. And aren't
they rather a powerful lot of fel
lows ifthey can do so much by sim.
ply being "lukewarm?" And, ifso
how can this 'lukewarmness" be
avoided for the future? Can't il
be done by makeing scape-goats
ofthe Democratic editors whenever
a defeat occurs, and giving them
no credit whenever a victory is
won? Some of the pismire politi.
clans and defeated seem to think
SO anyhow, or else that when they
are elected, it is by their personal
popularity and good management
and that when they are defeated il
is by the "lukewarmness" or ineffi.
cheney of the wretched editors
Wouldn't it be well forthe pismire
politicians and the defeated can.
dates to reason themselves 6
little? They then might learn
that it was worth while to rally
around the editors.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25
For worlkinEIMen!

An exchange furnishes the follow
ing startling facts for the considera-
tion of workin9men:
Over 10000 mor emigrants landed
at Castle Garden i'll September, 1886,
than in the samc month of 1885. Most
of these emigrants are Italians, Huns,
and others who have been working
for from 20 TO 60 cents per day in the
foreign countries. Forty thousand of
them came over during September.
They will find their way into all our
mills and factories; they will build
our railroads and supply our sailing
craft with crews. There is no depart
inent of trade that they will not enter
at wages far below those paid our A
merican workingmen. They do not
invest capital, erect great factories
and compete with our manufacturers
in making public commodities cheap
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25

Any observing Democrat in this
county must laugh at Republican
talk about "boodle" being used
against their candidates, or of the
democratic candidates being in
temperate, and of the saloons being
tempered with by Democrats, while
the Republicans are sweet pinks
of sobriety every day of the year !!
Ha! hal ha!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25

We have frequently heard OF our
streets much blather about men
selling out" We are satisfied on
that score now! We know exactly
where to find the men of that kind.
The ones who elbow" the most
about others doing it, They are
in market for a price-and will
take either side for cash! Let us
sing the doxology and dismiss the
audience.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25

Cleveland Plain Dealer: The
thieves of Cincinnati who flched
Ex-Governor Hayes gripsack found
the following valuable contents in
it: One lecture on prison reform,
an ounce of peppermint drops, one
setting of Brahma eggs, a recipe for
setting the same and a bank book
for $4,000, the balance of his
salaryleft after holding the late
lamcnted S. ]. Tilden's Office for
four years. Any one returning
the same will be rewarded with q
bottle of apollinaris water.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25

The administration has won q
great victory. 1t has held control
of the House of Representatives
despite obstacles which the giving
out of the offices has created. This
is the only instance in which a
Democratic administration has,
since Van Buren's time, obtained
a majority of the House in it's sec
ond Congress. Polk lost the House
in 1916, Pierce lost it in 1854, Blu
chanan lost it in 1858. The oppo-
sition has not Jared much better.
Tyler lost it in 1912, Fillmore lost
it in 1854, Grant lost it in 1874,
Hayes LIST it in 1878 and Arthur
lost it in 1882. Lincoln carried
the House in his second year, but
the South was not represented in
that Congress, and in 1852 Lin
coin suffered far more seriously
than the present administration
has at the late election. Grant held
the House in 1870, but lost it by a
decided majority in 1874. Cleve-
land is the only Democratic Presi-
dent since Van Buren, who has
held a majority of the House in
the Congress which was chosen
during his second year.
The New York Star says it was
a great victory, without precedent
in u later history. To what is
the victory due? We say thatit is
due to the wise caution and the
firm adherence to principle and tc
the law which the President has
shown in the exercise of the ap
pointing power. He has so deal
with the difficult problem giver
him to solve as to satisfy the rea
sonable demands of party and still
not offend the conservative senti
ment of the country. The people
are willing that a considerable
change in the public service shall
follow a change of party in thu
federal government, but they ar
opposed to a wholesale and sud
den eviction of the office holders
We also believe that the people ar
in favor of the Civil Service law
to which both parties are pledgeo
and which was passed by the con
current votes of Democrats an,
Republicans.
We say again it is a great vic
tory, such as few living men cal
remember. The like of. it has beel
seen but once during the last hal
century.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25

Henry Clay once declared: 81
would rather be right than Presi,
dent" Noble sentiment, wasn't it?
How little of the kind abide in the
breast of the average partisan now,
a-days? Few men can be found but
who would rather be agrong than
fail to obtain even the lowest office
within the gift of the people! We
have an example in Preble county,
the truth of which every reasona-
BILE and fair-minded person must
admit. No Henry Clay's around
here!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25

The New Paris Mirror don't
seem to know that while the law
regulates the rate for public and
county advertising, it also regu-
lates how it shall be advertised
to-wit: "In two papers of general
circulation-one of each political
party" exeept5the delinquent tax
list. In county seats and large cit
les where moro than one of each
party exists, the work is sometimes
let to the lowest bidder. 1t is diff
ferent as to Corporation printing.
There is no law regulating the
work, and the political complexion
of the officials generally control
and place it ''where it will do the
most good" If Mr.. Bloom is really
anxious for a reform in the price
paid for the public printing, the
place for him to apply for it, and
the only place, is our state legisla-
ture. And while he is in the bust,
ness, we would suggest that he
recommend that So per day and
mileage is too much for county
cooper year for
an Auditor-$2,300 for a Treasurer:
&C., and SO on to the end. There is
no use of being q small "reformer.'
Make clean sweep Of the business
and "we'll all jump in and take q
ride"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25

General James B. Gordon, Coy
ernor of Georgia, in his inaugural
address echoed the sentiments of
the people of the whole Union
when he said:
From political confusion, angry
controversies and bloody conflicts
have come a national life more ro-
bust, a national peace more real
and q national union more endur-
ing. There is nowhere in this
republic disloyal citizens or dis
loyal sentiment. But everywhere
all hearts, voices and arms are rea-
dy for the preservation of the gen.
eral government in all it's constitu-
tional vigor as the pledge of our
peace and safety. Il
I repeat that for defense against
the outside world our nation is
simply omnipotent; hat our I'M
ion is to be as lasting as time and
that race of freedom among US is
everywhere established and defen-
ded."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25

Reviewing at some length the
Democratic and Republican Pres
idential outlook, for 1888, the n.
Y. Times declares itself"convinced
that at the present time the clear
est and most significant facts in the
situation are that party ties are
looscr than ever; that the indepen-
dent vote is growing; that it is
morelikely to dccidethe next Pres
idential election than any other
vote, and that Mr.. Cleveland is
more likely than any other proba-
bic candidate to command it two
years hence"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25

Thanksgiving dinner at the Sol
diers' Home will consist of the fol
lowing dainty bill Of fare 5000 lbs.
of roast turkey, 70 gallons of giblet
sauce, so gallons of oyster dressing,
"a bushels of mashed potatoes, 800
lbs. of lima beans, 7 barrels of cram
berry sauce, 200 dozen punches OF
celery, 40 gallons of tomato catsup,
40 gallons of pickles, 1000 lbs. OF
bread, 200 lbs. of butter, 800 lbs. OF
cheese, q barrels of apples, 1850
mincc pies and 500 gallons of cof-
fee. Religious exercises will then
be held.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25

The Wooster Democrat says there
was a lively local option fight in
Athens on the 9th inst. Ladies
entered the fight holding tickets
and furnishing hot coffee, while
the saloon keepers closed their sa-
looms and made a personal fight
at the.polls. The result was $50
for Prohibition and 175 against
Prohibition.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25

Gen. Beaver, Governor-elect of
Pennsylvania, during his recent
campaign was asked by a colored
editor to subscribe for the Pittsburg
Broad Ane. The price is 81 a year.
Gen. Beaver handed the editor 500,
expecting $40 in change. He was
presented with the following: ere
ceived of Gen. Beaver, for twenty
years subscription, $40" "If
you're dead the paper1l still go on
said the colored man to the aston.
ished General.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25
A GREETING!
THE PARTISANISM
Of the Preble Co. Com.
missioners!
From the Clermont Courier. fRep.)


The Democratic Board of Com
m~issioners in Highland county
have appointed George W. lie Fe-
vre Auditor, for the ten months "a
cancy. LIE Fevre is Republican.
Three hearty cheers for the non
partisan and liberal Highlandcoun-
ty Democratic county commission
ers! Three groans for the Preble
county partisan Gang!
Democratic county officials pro-
tect the interests of the taxpayers
Republican officials the interests
of their party!
We copy the following article
from the Liberty, Indiana, Re0iew,
for the benefit of Congressional as
pirants, small fry politicians, So
called leaders, candidates for Off
cial preferrment generally and par
ty idiots in particular, who expect
newspaper men to pull off theil
coats, roll up their sleeves and
get down in dirt up to their eyes in
every political campaign for@the
success of the fellows after the
"fesh potts." and if they fail to dc
l.
it, then abuse them as conspira
tors, schemers. and liars! 1t is
about time that o~ffice-seeking poll
ticians, pretentious party leaders
as well as many others, he inform
ed that an editor invests his money
in the printing to get a living gu
of it, and that he is under no NOR
obligations to "sling dirt" or "rent
his linen" in the support of nomi
nees for Offices from which he cal
in no possible way receive pecuni
airy benefit, than any other trades
man: .
.-s -
Why the newspaper proprietor j
expected to use his capital and brain
without remuneration, to advance ev
cry private and charitable interest i
his neighborhood, while no such ta
is demanded of any other business O
profession, is a mystery that will nev
er be solved this side Of the grave. ]
is readily said that ga little motto
don't cost all editor much" An opin
ion from a lawyer doesn't cost tina
professional much beyond an effor
and yet the thousand and one peopl
who want something for nothing !
a newspaper Office would scorn to as
f a lawyer for his services free, eve
for the benefit of a charitable institu
ton, and this in the face of the fat
that the average country newspapc
doesn't payits running expenses asid
from its job Office in connection. ]
an accurate account were kept OF a
| that is demanded of an editor, free {
cost, in one year, and tho statemer
published, it would show in how m:
, ny instances shat many apoor fellow
| struggling with poverty, had give
more i'll charity and some that coul
! hardly be classed under that hea
( than II half dozen Of tho, richest me
in town. Those Of us who are rio
don't mind such . little matter, bl
l those editors who do business for III
fun of digging like q woodchuck I
keep expenses paid, are entitled TO OF
sympathy.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25
The following language used by

The following language used by
President Cleveland in his Boston
address is none too strong:
"No public officer should desire
to check the utmost freedom OF
criticism as to all official acts, but
every right thinking man must
concede that the President of the
United States should not be put
beyond the protection which Amer
lean love of fair play and decency
accord to every American citizen.
The traits of our national charac-
ter would not encourage, if their
extent and tendency + fully ap-
preciated, the silly, mean and cow
ardly lies that every day are found
in the columns Of certain newspa-
pers which violate every instinct
of American manliness and desc
crate every sacred relation Of pri-
waite life"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25
the gutter of incompetence.

"The democratic party must CO."
says the Philadelphia Dispatch
Exactly. But it will go ahead. See
returns from all the states. The Re-
publican party of Pennsylvania
even with the aid of Blaine, has
lost 10000 of its majority since the
Presidential election. The Repub-
lican party has gone. Its. days of
success and usefulness have passed.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25

The New York Prohibition can
didate, Judge Groo, polled about
10000 votes, 5000 more than the
candidate of that party for COVER
nor received last year. In thirteen
northeastern and northwestern
states 211,334 Prohibitionists voted
this year. In 1885 the aggregate
for the same states was 113,404.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25

The election returns show that
the increase in the Prohibition vote
this year is nearly all obtained in
Democratic counties, because Dem
ocrats who profess temperance vote
it, while Republicans talk itloudly
and vote their party ticket, even if
their candidates are nominated out
of the gutter of incompetence.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25
Brains Wanted!
dayton Democrat.

Nearly all the Democratic congress
sional candidates who were defeated
are making Cleveland the scape-goat.
They damn his civil service policy
Journal.
And thenoisy, unintelligent pismire
politicians, who canno appreciate a
principle or policy of any sort which
where, in the beginning, middle or
end of it, are making a scape-goat of
the editors. VIVA. the pismires want
worse than offices, however, is BRAINS
But they don't know It'll
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25
In referring to the result at tht

In referring to the result at tie
late election in Colorado, the New
York World sarcastically remarks F.:
sc Colorado, the silver Centen-
NAL State, which was brought into
the Union to help out the Repub-
lican party in 1876, takes her place
in the Democratic column! This
might be called ingratitude, but it
is probably common, argentiferous
sense
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25

The doggish and persistent ef-
forts Of a ring of partisans around
Eaton, to grab and hold all the o.
fees of the county and corpora
ton, even down to school board,
should put taxpayers on their
guard. Take warning from Hamil-
ton county and other political
Gang ruled counties
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25

"Mugwumps," ,lamc ducks" and
yellow dogs" are what the re-
spectacle and fair-minded Repub-
lican citizens are called, who sign
ed MI. Robbins petition to continue
him in The Auditors Office for the
ten months interim. Highly comp
limentary, isn't it?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25

The losses at the fire which con-
sumed the Wholesale clothing es-
adjustments of Mack, Stadler &
Co, and NJ. & L. S. Feicheimer, at
1O7 and 100 West Third street, Gin
cinnati, Saturday morning last are
estimated at 100000. The insur-
ance is about $4,000.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25

That there r as great political
scoundrels in the Republican party
as in the Democratic party, nc rea-
sonable person viii attempt to de
ny. The question is to weed them
out!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25

The beer producers ofNew York
city want to form a pool, and the
New York World suggests that they
might form q regular lake while
they are about it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25

The Republican Ohio Legisla-
ture viii have a big deficit in state
finances to face when it meets.
According to Gov. Foraker's idea
the farmers should be taxed to
make it up.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25

The DEMOCRAT will continue to
do business at the old stand, evenif
the Dove occupies the Robbins
nest for the ten months interim.
Now is the time to subscribe.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25

Little spiteful acts are like stol-
en- chickens. They come home
to roost when least expected. Such
will be the result of the Auditor
business of this county.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25

It becomes more and more evil
dent that the Republicans viii steal
the Indiana Legislature, in the same
way they stole the Ohio legislature
last winter.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25

The national debt was reduced
$12, 100000 during the month of
October. How will that do for a
party that was going to ruin the
country?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25

The Labor organizations all over
the country are getting ready to
present candidates at the spring
elections. Give us a rest.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25

The total vote polled in Ohio on
the End of November is 763,946.
Robinson's Skin cane" plurality
is only 1881!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-25

There is no ex-President elected
by the people now living. Mr..
Hayes is an ex-President, but was
not chosen by the people.