The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-01
POLITICAL HASH!
Not for Partisan GanEs..But for
Taxpayers!


Taxpayers vote down the Corporation poll
teal gang.
Vote for the "anti-salary raising" ticket
next Monday!
Vote the "Citizens' Ticket, " if you want low
taxes and your municipal affairs economically
administered
Economy, retrenchment, less debt and lower
taxes, will be the motto of the "Citizens'
Ticket" Vote for it taxpayers
The policy of the partisan ticket to be nomi-
mated by the gang will be Increased salaries
and high taxes" Don't vote for it taxpayers.
A ticket is "fxed up" for the Convention
called for Thursday evening. What is the
use of holding the convention?
Let party lines be disregarded and vote for
the best men-those whom you know will do
the right thing for the people.
The average citizen ought not to care
| whether the next Council is Republican OF
Democratic, but should care whether our To-
cal taxes be run up again to 1925 on the 500!
Re-elect the old school board. They are
frst-class good citizens and know how to take
care Of the school funds. Don't put the "high-
s~alaried gang" into power, or up will go the
salaries of teachers and your taxes too
The political gang who want to run our
schools, Council, Marshal, and everything else
in the Corporation on the partisan plan, be-
lieve that high taxes are beneficial to people
who don't have to pay taxes! Therefore go
for increasing them by raising the salaries of
public officials without consulting those who
pay the taxes. Vote against them
The gang called their corporation partisan
convention late enough to prevent any news
paper comment on the nominations. They
ought to
Resolue, That we are in favor of high sala-
ries and high taxes!
ResolUed, That after we secure the Corpora
ton and Township offices we will capture the
County Offices.
We insist that the schools should not be run
in the interest of any party or political gang.
Independent voters, resent the attempted out
rageoH insult next Monday, by electing mem
bers of the Board who will see that they are
managed, as they should be, free from partisan
influences, and who will employ teachers who
are worthy and competent for the places, with
out respect to their political feelings. The
ranting politician has no business in them, no
difference to which party he belongs.
We stated in our paper last week that the
salary of the Marshal of Eaton amounts to be.
tween $500 and 81 900 a year. We understand
that several persons assert that We lied about
it. Now we have examined the Mayors dockei
since and find we are correct in our state.
ment. The Marshal's fees for last year foo
up about $780,, which added to his salary o
( 5000 would run it to $3.50! Besides this tn,
law allows the County Commissioners to pay
the Marshal $25 for his arrests and conviction
!, of every criminal sent to the penitentiary! A
, the present salary of $500 per year, the Marsh
alship of Eaton is almost as good as tn
Sherif's office, with not one quarter of the la
Dor attached to it!
. We have no other concern in the Municipa
4 and Township elections on Monday next, thai
that which relates to the best possible govern
ment. There is not one cent involved in tn
0 result to our advantage. We have no candi
r dates of our own to present.. Our desire j
that a Council, School Board and Trustee
shall be chosen that will legislate in such
, wise and prudent way that the real interest
q of the city and Township may be beneftte
and the greatest good to the greatest numbe
be secured. The extravagant and reckless ez
d penditure of our public funds should be dis
= countenanced by every taxpayer, and tn
casting of his ballot should be based upon til
principles of economy, retrenchment and re
10 form. Political considerations are nothing
e the contest, except to partisan fools, politics
If bigots and Office seekers! What the TAXPAYER
% want is good government. That cannot CON
through the success of any political gang!
Avoid the candidates of political gangs {
y rings!
- OF all chronic ofice-seekers and men wi
Ie seek a living only through offices.
r, Let the offices seek the men.
a. Our city officials, School Board and Tru
a tees, should be citizens of recognized goo
v reputation.
r They should be intelligent and competen
They should be in favor of an economical e
penditure of our municipal, school and tow
ship funds.
a NJ" CAKES to grind' for themselves or friend
Ut In favor of low taxes!
a. Opposed to all rings and all schemes for ii
Is needless expenditure of public money.
to Progressive in their ideas and liberal in the
,e views.
70 Elect such men and our taxes will not be o
X pressive, while the city will spread out wi
-, pleasant homes and population and her de
~. be light!
err Protect your orchards and building
ee from the winds, by planting a row