The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-11-16

election. We reproduce our article, which
was as follows
THAT LIE.
Before the election, Mr.. Wales and 9TH
er radical stumpers of this county, as we'll
as their organ, charged that the railway
company through their attorney, Hon.
living Brooks, Of Salem, was aiding the
Democracy with money and laboring to
defeat the Republican ticket, especially
Mr.. Wales, for the Senate. 1t seems
Mr.. Brooks. who is an ardent Republican,
telegraphed the Rep & Rep folks to deny
the charge for him, and to say that he was
ANXIOUS for the success of the Republican
ticket in Stark, including Mr.. Wales. The
telegram was suppressed and the lie was
reiterated, Mr. Wales repeating it at Alli-
ance the night before the election. 1t is
small business for any one to resort to
such baseness, and surely Senator of
Ohio should be above this thing of bear
ing false witness. But, how this radical
world is given to lying Just before cleo
tion! Why does not the Rep and Rep
yet produce Mr.. Brooks's statement, in
lustice to that gentleman and out of fregarcl
to TRUTH The truth viii not hurt now,
for it is after the election. The lie has
accomplished all that was intended.
Last week our neighbors Of the Rep &
Rep had an article by way of reply, in
which it will be seen they admit all we
claim, as indeed they could not do other
wise, for it was true and they knew we
had the full knowledge from Hon. J., T.
Brooks himself, Republican of prOmi-
nence. We give in full our neighbor's ar
ticle and it will be seen the old mob organ
concludes with one Of its usual sensation
splurges at ''the slave holders" and 'the
asylum burner" not printing Office bur-
ner. But read it:
The Democrat has an article stating
that this paper suppressed dispatch from
Hon. J. T.. Brooks denying charges of bri-
berry or of the use of money BY him as
agent for the railroad to defeat Mr.. Wales,
Inasmuch as the editor Of the Democrat
knew the facts in the case, having had
them stated to- him personally, it Is lit
tie surprising that even he should write
such a wilful lie.
The facts are that Mr.. Brooks sent to
the editor of the Repository and Repttb-
hcan a dispatch denying in toto all the
charges that he had heard were being
made, and offering his services to the
Central Committeeman of Stark County
agreeing to fill all appointments that
would be made for him, and to do all in
his pewer for the success of our ticket at
the election This dispatch was received
on Friday too late for publication before
the election All the publicity was given
to Mr.. Brooks announcement that could
) he without publication. +"
A dispatch rendering services to Cen
trail Committeeman was not regarded as IN
order for publication, or to be desired by
Mr.. Brooks the week after the election
And 90 far as the disclaimer was con-
cerned we failed to see, and still fail to
see the propriety or rightfulness Of deny
ing that which had not been charged. This
d paper had made no such charge We
never heard the charge until we read Mr..
Brooks dispatch. We never believed it,
WAy disclaim what was not claimed2
There are abundant evidences of the
hostility Of the railroads to Mr. Wales,
and money is the railroad medium. A
great portion of the corruptions that dis
grace elections and legislatures are pro
cnred by railroad money. That some such
an attempt was made to defeat Mr.. Wales
IS firmly believed by many good men
And that the sordid Democracy would
welcome such an ally, as it did the slave
holder and the ASYLUM burner, is only toe
apparent.
1t will be observed we called upon oul
neighbor to publish the dispatch but be
takes care to do nothing of the kind. He
also says call the publicity was given tc
it," &c. Now, the radical stumpers an(
candidates we're travelling and holding
meetings all over the county on Friday
Saturday and Monday evenings before tn
election; and one song on their harp of (
thousand strings wass that the Democracy
were receiving money and 6her help fro n
the railway company and that Mr.. Brook
was their active agent in the business
OF course, as call publicity was given
the ring all knew that the whole tale wal
false. Bnt they were alarmed for Starl
county and lies, frauds and money wer'
lavishly used. e'as
We have been at little trouble to pro
cure copy of Mr. Brooks's dispatch anC
take pleasure in giving it publicity" BY
publication, even after election. Our rea
ders viii readily perceive where the Verac
ity is and what party it was nStark coun
ty which resorted to the "wilful lie'
Mr.. BRooKss DISPATCH.
Co1uMBIAHA. Oct 6, III
JOSIAH HARrzELL, Repasblicds Office
Cdnt0Tl- er ld n
have Just heard that am charged
with disbursing large sums of money II
Stark county in behalf OF the railroad
company to prevent the election of GER
tain republican candidates. This is (,
gross libel without one word of truth.
have neither spent nor caused to be spen
9 dollar, nor do know of dollar haYini
been spent on account of the railroai
company in Stark county, or elsewhere
for election purposes | am willing to d.
ANYTHING between this and election da,
that your central committee will suggest
to help secure the success of the entir
Republican ticket in Stark county
]. TwINe BROOKS.
Comment on the foregoing is unneces
sary. Mr.. Brooks pronounces the Who'll
tale e gross libel" and then offers hi
services to his party in the county. Th
leaders, however, did not want his seryi
ees, as he would have told the truth in II
spect to the gross libeP they were usinl
and the truth was what the leaders hel
were afraid Of They were aware it was
libel as well as Mr.. Brooks. I
The Democratic party is not the tool
railway or any other corporations, an
never has been. Neither is it the tool (
agent of land-grabbing or carpet-bs
robbery. Truth, justice. and right a
the trinity of our political creed. Wit
them, we expect in due time to overcon
wrong
.Truth crushed to earth will rise again,
lr. The eternal years Of God are hers, it
But error, wounded, Writhes In pain,
And dies among her worshiPpers."