The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-11-02
TFor the Democrat.1
"The Miners, vote ;,

Tom DAVIS, JOHN POLLOCK, EDWARD
~ GEORGE AND VIM. H. POWELL.
Mr.. Editor In last weeks ReD. &
Rep. appeared a manifesto from the gen.
tlemen whose names appear at the head of
this article-the first, Mr.. DAVIS, Pres.
Miners Ass. Tus Val the second, Secre-
tary, and the other two as Pres and See'y.
Dis No. 2. 1t will thus be seen, these
are men in authority.
The moving necessity for Tom Davis's
attempted dvindicationi is the feeling against
him for his ungrateful, infamous and cor
rupt course at the late election. His posi-
ton in the organization enabled him to
get many to vote the Know Nothing radi-
cal Court House Ring ticket, an1it has
leaked out that Tom and com, ny got a
good share of that five hundred Iollars for
the mean part they played and the service
they rendered the corrupt Grant ring
leaders of Canton.
The reasons he and his three indorsers
| give for their course, are not the true ones.
They would not like to tell the reasons,
nor how many there were of them !
Davis admits, the understanding among
the miners was ''to do away with party
discipline, &c" He, and his endorsers,
,
had resolved to vote for Lynch on account
of theable and noble manner he had served
them as their attorney when the strike of
1870 was going on. But sudden change
came over Davis & Co. a couple Of days
before the election. Lynch, and other
Democrats were not as attractive as they
were, while certain other individuals on
the Court House Ring ticket had become
suddenly great favorites. No doubt, these
five hundred reasons had a powerful effect
There is some complaint that the division
was not fair, or rather there was no divi-
sion at all
1t will thus be seen how Davis and COM
pany found good and sufficient reasons for
serving the party Of injustice and robbery,
the party that sustains system which
robs labor and destroys trade and COM
merce, the party that exempts entirely
from taxation the Bondholders' invest
ment, the party of tyranny and fraud, as
exempli6ed to-day in South Carolina and
Texas, and at Washington, the party of
rings and outrage.
Under this Grant rule labor is not re-
warded, even as it was two or three years
ago. Miners wages are considerably less
than they were. We are now mining for
less than we struck against some two
years ago. Miners hereabouts may well
remember how we suffered during that
long strike of near year, how ably Mr..
Lynch saved US from being thrown out
of our dwellings, and many of my neigh
Dor miners are now thinking with what
base ingratitude they have treated him.
I do not know that Davis and his three
Co. signers have any compunctions of con-
science. They may be able to solace them
selves with the powerful reasons they had
furnished to them, but such is not the
case with all. They remember the old
couplet and understand its application:
'sWhat makes bad doctrines right to some2
few cool hundreds when they come %
And what was thought all wrong before,
Is wrong and hideous now no mOrel
1t is not the first time the Davis ring
has used the miners. They urged on the
great strike feolishly and obstinately,
causing great suffering among the miners,
not to themselves, for Davis received
the money from other miners, travelled for
that purpose, &c, and, no doubt, enjoyed
himselfand Jared sumptuousiy. When he
got situation as overseer of Burton's
bank, he then favored a settlement and
the strike was at an end. The selfshness
and venality of the man and his ring may
thus be seen. The Canton Court House
Ring understood the man and the mode
to capture him, and did it efectually.
Mammon is all powerful and has possess
sion of the Temple Oh, for representa-
tive of the living God to turn out once
again the corrupt agents of mammonl
might give much mo-e1in detail, but
thinking have said enough for the pres
sent, at least sufficient to enlighten some
people concerning the Davis ring, which is
close corporation, subscribe myself
A WORKING MINER.