The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-06-30
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AS the Democratic defendants IN
the contested election cases in IPhIa.
delphia develop their side of the ease
the rascahty practiced by the Radi-
Gals at the October election becomes
more and more apparent. ForyearS
past the Mayor of that city, the Dis.
trict Attorney and the Police have
combined all theiFpower toini1uence
elections by improper means, Conn
plants were made against tavern
and saloon keepers for violation of
the license laws, and Indictments
held back on condition that thew
would support the Radical ticket.4
Discrimination were made against
Offenders according to their political
status, and the authority of those
whose duty it was to see the law inn
partially administered was exercised
for the maintenance of the power of
the Radical party. On election day
the police abandoned the proper
sphere Of duty and assembled at the
polls, when by threats, by abuse and
frequently by a free use of their bill
lies they did all they could to deter
Democrats from exercising the right
OF suffrage. Last tall these outrages
reached aclimax. and, as the evidence
now being rendered in the Courts
abundantly proves, many unoffend-
ing clt!zens We're Wantonly beaten
and driven from the polls by the
radical police The orders of the
Judges of the Courts were disregard
ed, the naturalization papers of
foreign-born citizens were torn from
their hands, they were arrested and
subjected to violence and indig.
nifty. The Radical police felt that
they were fighting for their official
lives, and their desperation eWas in
proportion to the stake they had in
the municipal election. Still, despite
all the combined agencies which were
thus brought to bear against them,
the Democratic candidates were elect.
ed by handsome maiorities.
Stung by their defeat, the Radicals
asserted that the Democratic candi.
dates were elected by fraudulent
votes, and the Union League having
some OF the immense corruption fund
which was poured into Its Golfers
still left, undertook to nay the ext
penses of contesting the eIections.4
The cases have been going on for
months. So longas tho Radical con.
testants were giving in their testi.
COO sAAAO ObAAOL kldlCIS De-
longing to their party published full /
accountSof the dings; but. Since
the defendants began to exhibit The
facts IN their possession Forney's ua.
per pub ublishes not a word, and other /
Radical sheets content { themselves /
with reports so meagre that thew
to nothing. The reasons for
such silence are abundant. The evi,
dence shows up the rascality of the
Radical politicians OF PhifadeJnhia /
IN such light that all concerned ara
sorry they ever opened the confess.
Inc decent Republicans of PbiIa.
delphla must blush daily at the ex.
posure OF their party, If they are can.
able OF. blushing at all. The record
of the shame of their party, the chron,l
Icle OF the dirty work of its leaders
as exhibited in the courts of iustice
ls damning. They have been caught
IN their own trap, and ruined BY one
of their devices PhiIadelpRia is \
good for huge Democratic majority
next fall, and the evidence eli Radf. L
eal corruption being given ID The Il
contested election case will helm To
swell it greatly.