The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-09-22
4 REPUBLICAN CAUCUS IN
THE PROBATE OFFICE.


DRAMATIS OERSoNAE-DeWalt, Under
hill, Allen, Mckinley and Barber.
Dewalt- We'll gentlemen, how is
the campaign progressing?
Underhill-1 am sorry to tell you
that the tide is against US.
Allen-That's so Judge. Why our
meetings thus far have been very un-
satisfactory, we hadn't crowd enough
at any of them for respectable dog
fight 1 am perfectly disgusted with
the Indifference of our friends. tell
you gentlemen bringing his fist
down on the table, 1 wish that
Feather had the nomination in my
place, it is going to cost me like
thunder.
MISUNDERSTANDING with impor-
tance. Well 1 came over here from
Mahoning county thinking l could
fool the Pennsylvania Dutch, and
make raise, but ii seems they are
beginning to understand it.
Underhill-I have been dOing nv
best to get up a little enthusiasm on
the extravaganza Of the last Legisla-
ture-but you know the truth is,
that the last Republican Legislature
raised their pay from three to five
dollars a day, and spent a million
dollars more than the last Democrat
ic legislature did, and the people
knows this, so that il only makes
me ridiculous to talk about Demo
cratic extravaganza. 1 feel q good
deal like giving it up.
Barber That won't do Judge. I
don't want to lose my situation at the
Infirmary. My livery stable would
suffer if / should be defeated. Now
Judge, 1 tell you. if you and the
Major here, will stick to it and keep
pitching into the copperheads, will
see to it that we will have the incest
turkey roast about Christmas time,
up at the Infirmary that you ever
saw, at the expense of the county, it
shant cost you cent.
Mckinley = (Pompously stroking
back his hairl / did not come down
here from Mahoning county to be
trlfied with, Mr.. Barber, I'll do ell 1
can to become Prosecuting Attorney,
you can depend on that.
Underhill-I tell you gentlemen it
is an up hill business. Why, don't
you see, am on the ticket for my
fourth term for Probate Judge, and
Mr.. Barber for his third or fourth
term for Infirmary director, and the
Major here, and Mr.. Dewalt also on
the ticket-all from Canton. Why
the people are beginning to say ''if
the Canton fellows want all the off,
ces they may elect them too"
Dewalt-That is true Judge, you
should have given the nomination to
Mr.. Greenwood. This thing of try
ing to hold on for life is not good
policy, You know the County
Treasury is empty after having col
lected and paid out nearly half a
million dollars during the last year,
and now another duplicate of taxes
is almost ready for collection this
year of nearly four hundred thou
sand dollars, and the people can't
stand it. No wonder they are in
| quiring what becomes of the money (!
BarDer-WeIl, fifteen hundred dol
lors OF it went for the old barn for
the Infirmary, but 1 am not en-
tirely to blame. [ would rather buy
the hay at nine dollars per ton.
Allen-Tbis taxation business Is
playing the deuce with US. Last fall
we promised the people better times
if they would elect Grant, but now
money is getting tighter every day,
produce of all kinds has declined
nearly one half from what it was
last year, Wheat only 81, % in Green
DdIkby u CGulS III BOlU. " ullO the
taxes are higher than usual. I tell
you the farmers will not be able to
pay tIeir taxes, If this state of things
continues. for one am not able to
clear expenses at farming any longer.
counselad and encouraged the des-
truetion, by a mob, Of the Stark
County Democrat during the war, to
prove my loyalty, but was not lucky
enough to get a shOddy contract
with which to fill my pocket. Now
am sorry to say that in this the
hour, Of my greatest need, my loyal
friends are forsaking me. It is
little more than L can stand I am
going to quit, bringing his fist heav-
lily down upon the tablet and go to
teaching school.
Dewalt-(Looking cute) Chickens
will come home to rOOst. This thing
of public officers playing cards in
their offices wont do. A christian
community won't tolerate it.
Underhill-Well now, Mr.. Dewalt
don't think there is much harm In
q social game of cards, but I move
we adjourn, 1 am afraid some cop
perhead Will report our proceedings
here.
Barber-Second the motion, to meet
at the Inflrmary for a turk y roast at
the expense of the county.