The Eaton Democrat

WHY SHOULD TILDEN BE ELECTED?
Because, he is the best exemplification and embodiment of the idea of Reform that we have.
Because, he, and he alone of all our public men, has his hand in. He fought the thieves in the city of New York and whipped them. He fought the canal Ring Thieves of the State and he is succeeding admirably.
Because, we know he has the requisite courage, knowledge, experience and honesty to make a fight successfully against the thieves in high places in the general government. Vote for him then and elect him and you will never regret it.

Why should Hayes be defeated?
Because, he endorses the Republican platform and the platform endorses Grant and his administration. Enough said on that point.
Because, he is the representative and chosen tool of Grantism and was placed in his present position by Conkling, Morton, Kelly and Cameron, in opposition to James G. Blaine, and therefore, represents the worst elements of the Republican party, that is Grantism.
Because, in the event of his election the men who placed him in the position he now occupies, would of necessity control him.
Because, although he has been in a position where his voice might be heard, he has uttered no word, to strengthen the hands of the heroic Bristow and his fellow Republicans who struggled to redeem that party by action within the party.
Because, he uttered no word and gave no sign of sympathy with reform within the party. The leaders of Grantism knew they could use him in the event of his election, therefore, we say to honest Republicans, trust him not; repudiate him and give your votes to a candidate whose reform record is open and pure--Samuel J. Tilden.
Republicans of the better sort heed the warning and place your votes where Reform is a reality, and not a hollow, unmeaning empty sound. Vote for Tilden!

The New York Tribune has a timely rebuke for those Republican papers that try to belittle Mr. Tilden's letter, on the principle that they are in duty bound to do so for party effect. "Upon the whole," says the Tribune, "we are inclined to regard it as rather an appeal to the people than the press. It is a compliment not perhaps to the perspicacity of the masses, but to their desire for good government and wise legislation. There is a sharp and sufficiently clear recognition of the evils which bad government and unwise legislation have brought upon the country. Gov. Tilden sees clearly enough the holes in the Republican coat. He doesn't say, without understanding just what he is saying: 'The profligate expenditure which increased taxation from $5 per capita in 1860 to $18 in 1870 tells its own story of our need of fiscal reforms.' He clearly understands too 'the inefficiency, peculation, fraud and malversation of the public funds, from the high places of power to the lowest which have overpowered the whole [civil] service like a leprosy.'

No paper is doing more to traduce, malign and caricature Governor Tilden, and belittle the great work he has done for reform, than Harper's Weekly. All this it is doing in the face of the following indorsement of Governor Tilden on August 28, 1875. It then said: "All good citizens are indebted to Governor Tilden for calling the attention of the legislature and of the state to the canal frauds, for recommending the inquiry, and for instructing the attorney general to bring suit, which he has done. Those who say that the governor's action is a mere political trick, and that he means nothing, evidently forget that they are speaking of the man who, when he once took hold the Tweed prosecution, joined in pushing it relentlessly to the end."

Morton says that four years of Hayes would make twelve years of Grantism, in the following words: The administration of any President will be in the main what the party which elected him makes it. If he breaks away from his party, the chances are that he will be broken down. In a Government of parties like ours the President must have his friends. The men to whom he owes his election, who have defended him from assaults, to whom he must look for support in the future, will ordinarily control his action, and he will do nothing offensive to them.

While Grant is turning out the few honest men in the government, it is a good time to read the 17th plank of the Cincinnati platform:
17. The National administration merits its commendation for its honorable work in the management of domestic and foreign affairs, and President Grant deserves the continued hearty gratitude of the American people for his patriotism and his eminent service in war and peace.

It is a fact that twenty-four Republican Senators acquitted Belknap--solemnly decided that he was not guilty in the face of the fact that he sold offices and pocketed the cash! 'Rah for Hayes.

The Republicans increased the National expenditures, from 1870 to 1875, an aggregate of over $30,000,000! A pretty good evidence that a change in the Administration is needed.

As far as can be ascertained there are published throughout the country 245 papers in the German language--176 for Tilden and 69 for Hayes. The aggregate circulation is five to one for Tilden.

There is no longer any doubt about the election of Tilden and Hendricks. The only question is, how many States will they carry, and how much will their majority be.