The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1870-03-16

to submit to the unnatural and revolving enOrInl-
tyE Nobody But such is the fact, unpleasant
and unexpected a. il may be TO one who in other
and better days OF the republic, was proud to
boast of the intelligence and democracy OF stark
county. In the discharge OF your duties, as an
editorial sentinel on the topping and falling tow
er of liberty YOU have done such exact Justice in
denouncing these recreant and denoralized mis-
representative in your Democrat, that the honest
express ssions Of Indignation of an outsider-but to
the manor bOrn'-against these men, would be
but n REPETITION of your truthful exposures OF
their unfdithfuness and reckless disregard Of the
Will of the people, 1t will not be improper or I'M
truthful to add however, that since their consplc-
uous votes in favor Of the great sWindle the stark
members have fallen into merited lnslgnlhc0nce
and noticeable obscurity.
Among the signal failures of the session, IN
matters OF local legislation, are the projects Tor
the removal of the present county seats OF BEL
mont and Mahoning counties. The Belmont pro
Ject contemplated the removal of the county seat
from St Clalrsve to Bellar, but the report OF the
proper cOmIaittee, recommending an lndehnlte
pOstpOnement of the matter, has been adopted by
one sided VOTE which has killed the Dill lor At
least two years. The Mahoning project asked the
granting of vote of the people OF the county on
the question of removing the seat of justice from
the TOWN os Con6eId 70 the sInetropoliS ofYoungs
town. The bill to effect this referred to the
committee on new counties and then returned to
the House with an adverse report, in which con
dition its friends willing to let 1t remain, be-
ing but too well assured that the result OF vote
would only add to their mortihcatIon, and append
a funeral TO a deceased subject. Little Mahoning
being neighbOr Of old Stark, change IN the
domestic arrangements ofthe YOUTH might cause
future agitation IN the center and eXtremlles OF
the VETERAN. With the capital of MahOnlng re-
one sided but go-a-head town OF Alliance would
naturally put eXtravagant airs, and begin TO
feel centrally located for a fresh cutting ana
SlashlnS OF county lines and teFrltorial suFrounQ-
lngs. With two such uneasy and changeable
neighbors rs Alliance and Massillon-the one
young and fresh, the other old and hardened,
Canton must continue wide awake to hold what Is
naturally her own, in the event of n change on the
northeast border But the present danger to the
domestic peace of your county is past for the
present, and the movement in the little eXcltable
neighborhood of Mahoning is fixed for a slumber
q relanGlnH
into Rip Van Wrinkle nap.
From the mCngrel organization Of the Legisla-
ture, in which the state of Hamilton county,
with its third house of sO-called "Reformers,"
Cunnir ghamed the House and Hauserecled the
than one half the time has been devoted to pre-
tended spasms Of gouty and sluggish legislation
ana, aside from the conhrmaton OF partisan
edicts from the Washington despotism, little or
nothing has been done, There has not been
wholesome measure passed of any general char
acter, nor healthy one proposed with any pros
pect Of success. The wants and wishes OF the
people have been ignored by the majority NOT
wltnstanding the tate OF gold ana prospective
resumption Of specie payments, salaries and taxa
uon remain the same, with an upward tendency
Inc reform Of legislation promised ilst lalI oS
every demagogue who was sober enough 10 stand
upon a Sumption four corner abolition poll
uclan down to Governor Hays-ls ana VIII De
the very last thing thought of by the humbugs
and frauds who lead the abolition majority.
The first symptom of good sense Is the proposal
of the republican caucus, through one of its mem
bers, TO ''reach an adjournment" at an early day
This will be agreeable TO the democratic minority
to lHaH and if it is not sor bunc0nbe the part
of the abolition majority, they will have neither
opposition or excuse for postponement Of this
the most creditable movement they have made
For the first time in the session, last Saturday
was made working day in both Houses; and
ueInocIitlc senator succeedeu n carrying Il res
olutlon to meet hereafter at A. NJ. and p NJ.
Whether the House will follow the good example
OF the Senate remains 10 be seen.
The House joint resolution requesting Congress
to give the WilberfOrce negro school at Aenia
S5O,OUO Of the peoples money, was passed by the
Senate. OF course, anything for the exclusive
benefit of the fifteenth amendment portion of
the population, and which does not disturb the
revenue of the bondholders, will go through
White men may notice these distinctions on ac-
count Of color when the last dollar is reached;
and then-RepudiatiOn will be the only remedy
for the evils of supporting negro universities,
freedmen bureaus. congressional plunderers and
spendthritts, and Grant gift enterprises.)
The new tax l;tw-an interesting and lengthy bill I
Of 90 pages-repealing ali existing laws for the
taxation OF property, and going into operation
next New Years day-passed the Senate by n
nearly unanimous vote and will pass the House.
Twenty-Five new bills were introduced in the
house, on Saturday, nearly all OF n local nature
Each member decms il his duty to introduce a
new Dill with an old subject in IT. or an old bill
WIN WIN ne" SUBJECT; Mhat the PET measures OF
the two "eXtinguished" members from Stark may
be Is unknown to us at this writing, but some
day we will light candle ant look! and you shall
be advised of the result.
The House Committee on Federal Relations (or
internal regions) have reported unanimously in
favor of requesting our Senators and Represen-
tatives in Congress to oppose any appOrtionment
bill under the next census whictRil! increase the
first wholesome symptom of a unanimous rebellion
against the Puritan oligarchy of New England;
but If this single remonstrance is successful in
preventing the increase of nuisances in the pam
demonlum of despotisma at Washington, il will not
remove the disgraeeful fact, that northeastern
capital can generally buy up enough Western abo-
llUion members to legslate for the peculiar inter
ests of that high tariff and frigidly moral region
The same committee, from the same quarter, at
the same time, reported resolution endorsing
the course of those members of the Ohio delega-
ton in Congress who favor an increase of the
currency to the extent of $5O,OOO,OOO Both of
these reports were made the special order for
next Thursday; and the subjects possess
much interestas anything else on the tapes, there
may be one Of those displays of wisdom, COM
bined with sound and fury, signifying nothing
which occasionally crafty and always amuse the
idle visitors in the unhealthy halls of Ohio legis
lation.
The invitation of the generous city of Cincin-
natl for Legislative drunk at the expense of that
city, has not been accepted by the Legislature
for wonderl And this furnishes you with the
latest item of Legislative news of any importance;
if indeed it possesses any.
There are surface indications of important
changes in democratic nCCspdperdoP of this city,
but the undesirable length ofthis letter necessi-
tates postponement of the subject till my next,
when you shall be further advised Of matters at
the capital.
Till then, Lets have peacer'
MIKEWE