The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-18
Cause and Effect.
Miami Lcader.l

The result of last Tuesdays cleo
ton in this State need not have
been a surprise to any thoughtful
familiar with the events
of the last two years, and more
particularly with those dating from
the October election of last year;
and with the .follies and blunders
that were conspicuous from the
beginning of the campaign.
Responsibility for humiliating
wrongs has been laid upon the
Democratic party and, as all of the
wrongs were committed in its name
by scoundrels who had obtained
control of its affairs, the response
bility could not be evaded nor
could the natural consequences be
escaped. But, the Democratic par
ty is still an honest party with
good motives and patriotic purpo-
ses. Ninety-nine Democrats out of
hundred want honesty and
purity in our elections, and hon
esty and ability in our public off
Ninety-nine out of every
hundred are sincere in their be-
liefs and honest in their methods.
1t. is and has been the hundredth
man who has been the scoundrel,
and made the trouble that brought
humiliation and defeat on all.
The frauds and ~forgeries. of last
year that were followed by a long
procession Of unworthy deeds com
mitted in the name of the Demo.
cratic party, have already beer
proven beyond any question. .
The folly of nominating'a man
mot because he was an honest, ca
pable Democrat, but. because hi
was the boastful chief of a certain
guild, has been demonstrated. Thu
stupidity of retaining Is a leade.
one who went to the French Revo
luton for justification of his dan
gerous doctrines, has been mad
only too plain. The imbecility o
conducting a State campaign upo1
the theory that all men who ar
not knaves and liars r fools, Ii
now apparent enough.
There is but one thing to be don
with the frauds and forgers and al
their allies and abettors. Turf
them out! Better that the Dem
ocratic party lose every one of thei
votes, and every vestige of thei
"infuence," and stand with clear
hands and an honorable record
than to have another year of asso
citation with them. We have hat
enough of the rascals and of al
lconnected with them.
The Democratic party in Obi
is a strong party. 1t has withstoo'
assaults from without and within
but the latter were the most hurt
full because they brought with then
humiliation and shame. The part,
must be honest, clean handed am
Democratic, no matter what tn
consequences may be. The cring
ing and fawning to guilds and elias
ses must cease if we may expect t.
accomplish what so great an ae
gregation of true and honest me-
ought to achieve: We must hav'
leaders, not tricksters and boosters
in front-leaders with ability to con
eeive and courage to execute an
honesty, withal. The r and con
troll ofthe horde of22-caliber "stats
men" and incompetents ought t.
end now. We certainly have hat
enough ofthem. We have also hat
enough of the rascals.
There never was a better time 70
a thorough and complete reorganiz
alton of the great and honest Dem
ocratic party of Ohio than tn
present. There never was a tim
when the thousands upon thous
ands of true and honest Democrat
more anxiously and sincerely de
sireeb such a reorganization. Tha
feeling-the desire for it and tn
consciousness of it's necessity
prevails every where in the State:
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