The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-07-03

coming into favor among the members
of the :" art preservatiVe.
The works of the Canton Bridge
1 Compunv. where a vast number of
iron bridges are constructed, which
are sent to all sectionso of the country.
The Paper mill of Bachert, Silk &
Co, manufacturers of Mannilla, Tea.
Tissue, Straw and Wrapping papers,
is quite an extensive establishment
and seemed to be doing a thriving
| business.
We have thus made brief mention
of the manufacturing institutions
which we visited. With the enter
prise that has put them in operation
it could not be otherwise than that
Canton should be the thriving city we
found her. ssa 81 s sattrs4s
In the afternoon the Association
met pursuant to adjournment in the
st. Cloud, and received the reports of
the Committees, and transacted such
/ business as came before it, which. as
We expect to be furnished with the
official report, we omit at this time.
We had the qualification of meeting
q number of our former Portage
County boys, who have cast their lots
among the goodly people of Canton.
/ Among them were Geo. b. Baldwin,
Esq, the Messrs. Clark, attorneys, w.
r. Day, Esq, and A. L. Tnttle, and
we were pleased to learn that they
are all doing good business.
That Card.
The remarks which we deemed it
our duty to make in the last issue of
the Press, in order to post the public
in regard to the most glaring imposi-
sion and fraud sought to be practlced
in reference to the Fourth ofiJuIy
celebration gotten up in this town by
few of the Radical leaders for the
purpose of whitewashing Credit
Mobilier, Salery grabber Garfield,
called forth a card in the columns of
the Portage County Democrat, from
D. NJ. CleWell, w. S. Krake, A. A.
Graham, j. G. Beatty, and Chas. w.
Brainerd, the Committee of Arrange
ments, in which they say that
'eThe assertion that this movement
"originated in partisan spirit, and
'fthat Democrats were not consulted,
athat none but subordinate positions
''Were assigned to Democrats in
.Ethe programme is wholly at vari-
stance with the TRUTH This assertion
comes from committee every mem
Der of which is an ultra Radical. Now
We assert that this committee is self
constituted, or was appointed at a
meeting of Radical leaders at which
no Democrats were present and of the
holding of which they had no infor-
nation. That the orator whom they
desired to whitewash was engaged
before the positions of reader of the
Declaration, or President of the day
were rendered to two prominent
Democrats,v y that all of the prelimina-
ry arrangements had,been made before
any portion of the Democracy, or
even any considerable number of Re-
publicans knew anything about the
matter. This is certainly a nea0. fash
toned way of getting up an .'old
fashioned celebration, and one never
bafore heard of in these parts, and for
which letters patent should be secured.
Is it 10 be wondered at that i" promi-
nent Democrats" refused to take. part
in patriotic" affair which they had
had no hand in getting up, and about
which they had not been consulted.
when every member of both the COM
mittee of arrangements and finance
were from the opposition, and they
were only called upon to do the dirty
work for the pet of the "ring," who
is universally hated and despised by
every Democrat in the District, and
not few Republicans, for his politi-
cal courseY Can this non.partisan,
patriotic committee tell US what was
the pressing necessity of engaging
Garfield for orator before the citizens
generally were apprised of the ar
rangements, and of pertinaciously in
sisting upon his occupying the posi-
ton after they had been informed that
their selection was offensive? Would
not a decent respect for the feelings
O4s blO OAl4EO VI LuC IOM
and a large number of Republicans
who do not heartily endorse this ar
rangement, have induced the &c ring
leaders" to have called public meet
ting to make the necessary arrange
ments for an cold fashioned" celebra-
ton? But no; that would have
thwarted their purpose.
So manifestly ridiculous is the pre-
tense that the getters up of this affair
acted fairly and properly in the matter,
+" with no ulterior personal or party
purpose" but desired to have gem
uine old-fashioned, patriotic, Fourth
of July celebration" so well con-
vinced were the managers themselves
that they had but lily concealed the
cat that lay hidden in the Radical |
meal, that since the publication of
their card they have added the names
of two Democrats to their committee
in order to give it an air OF respecta-
bility, hoping thereby to yet be able
to induce Democrats, Liberal Repub-
licans and all who despise corruption
and ring management to turn out to
their show. But the device is alto
gether too thin.
Soma Suggestions.
The Cincinnati Commercial suggests