The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-08-17
THE cARPET.BAG ORGAN

Up town has taken New York city under
its care. The carpet baggers the country
over are much alarmed at Tammany rule
in New York. Well, as the people of
New York have little more freedom than
have some of the Southern States under
Grants bayonets and have frequent cleo
tions they can remove their officials at
will and we hope they will do SO if they
are not strictly honest That Is why we
wish to have Grant and his carpet bag
gers, land grabbers and plunderers hols-
ted.
Now, since our neighbors are attending
to places away from home We call their
attention to the thievingly governed Rad
ical city of Philadelphia. That city is
IN THE HANDS OF THE PHILIsTINEs.
Philadelphia has been in the hands of
the Radicals for the past ten years and is
going to the dogs as fast as possible The
Age furnishes the following woeful picture
of that doomed city:
The debt of the city, in round numbers,
Is fifty millions of dollars. Twenty mill
ions more will be needed in the next five
years, to carry out improvements. As to
taxation, that has been raised to one dol
lar and eighty cents, on a full valuation OF
property, equal to five dollars and forty
cents on the old rate of valuation under
the Democrats. And for this vast outlay,
what has the city to show2 We have but
limited supply of water; our streets are
in shameful condition; the gas flow Is
insufficient; our water fronts need i'm
proveinent; we have no public buildings,
and the drainage of the city Is nothing
when compared with that of other places.
We have an increased debt; nothing else
to tell where the money has gone to- Each
year these facts have pressed home upon
Councils, but without effect. The Ring
closed to all remonstrances, and pocketed
all the cash that could be extracted from
the hard earnings of the people. Jobs
were piled upon Jobs, each more outrage
Gus than its predecessors. Contracts,
which should have been executed for ten
thousand dollars, cost thirty thousand,
and they appeared in greater frequency
each year The wood pavement Job, the
Windrim swindle, and hosts of other like
arrangements, marks the manner in which
the Radical party are conducting the e.
nancial affairs of the city. Now, we call
the attention of men of all parties to these
facts, which cannot be contradicted, and
| ask them if it is not time the city boat
was put upon q different tack? This
should not be viewed in party aspect
A debt contracted by Radical Council is
Just as injurious to the interests of the
city, as If Democrats had fastened the
stone about the necks of the masses. a
tax bill signed by a Radical Collector, il
Just as burdensome as if it vas issued from
the Office of Democratic functionary.-
The issue is not a party one. 1t is tht
people against the plunderers is is hones
men against dishonest ones ; it is tax-pay,
ers against the Ring" That is the rea
issue at the present time, and we asl
property holders, merchants, manufactu
rers, capitalists, mechanics, worklngmel
of all kinds, to look at in q calm, reason
able manner, and vote as freemen, no
slaves If change is desired, it can b.
obtained by action at the polls, and b.
that means only.
And since our neighbors are on thi
line we also invite their attention t
Washington city and these occupying
high places there.
Economy and reform must be the watch
words from this time out all over tn
land in in city, county, State and genera
government expenditures.