The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-11-02
StnrA county Ben'oernt.
A. McGREGOR, Editor.
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The Rep & Rep of last week has long
article under the above caption. In its
first paragraph the Ring organ tries to
make light of our article of the week pre-
vious in which we claimed that every
Democrat in Stark county should feel en-
couraged over the result; that we had made
gain from the year previous of 40
that substantially it was victory-that
another effort like this would overthrow
the corrupt radical ring and bring Stark
county home again.
The Rep & Reps second paragraph is {;
Now we are of the opinion that said
party, the enemy of mankind, did its very
| best. 1t increased its vote from 4, 900 to
/ 5,ll0-by all odds the largest vote ever
polled by that party in the county. No
men ever worked and electioneered as did
these Democratic candidates The enor-
nous increase of the copperhead vote is
due to their efforts.
That is lt-work did it. This work in
creased our vote in one year over eleven
hundred votes Was not this doing we'll Z?
Should it not encourage every Democrat
in well doing? True, "the enormous in
crease of our vote is due to their efforts, 4"
that is the efforts Of our gallant candi-
dates and the working Democrats. A lit
tie more confidence would have finished
the ring this fall
But the ring organ and its masters are
savage at somebody. 1t says:
| There were persons claiming to be Re-
publicans who stood at the polls and
scratched the names Of three or four of the
most important county officers all day
Let such be kicked into the camp of the
enemy without delay. The Republican
party Is made stronger every time 1t loses
an Andy Johnson, Doolittle or Lam
born. Let it purge itself now and then.
Men in whom disappointment curdles f.
deity into treachery should so first Let
US have peace.
Now, this is warning to all independ-
ent Republicans who are little restive
under the tyranny of the ring. We do
not know of Republicans who stood at
the polls and scratched" Let our neigh
boTs name out the guilty. Name out the
new Andy Johnsons, Doolittles and Lam
borns. Where were they? Who were
they? Anybody hurt2 Is this peace OF
war?
These boiling Republicans were not in
Canton, for here the boot was on the other
leg and it was foolish Democrats who
scratched and gave Allen and Lee neal
two hundred majority each, over FessleI
and Sourbeck. By peculiar churchbuild-
ing promises our noble candidates were
scratched at one or two other points.
If our side had used money at the late
election as the Court house candidates die
We doubt not that the result would have
been different But we want no victories
obtained by such corrupt means. The
truth Is the Republican is the moneyed
party-the Office holding party-the bond.
holding party-the National Bank party
Levies for money are regularly made upon
these classes and it is procured. The
mammon party gets victories by the aid
of mammon. Their great dependence is
on mammon and the old father Of lies
This trio, the old father of lies, mammor
and the radical party are the trinity that
now rule this oppressed land. This trini.
ty gets radical victories in Stark county
and elsewhere