The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1873-07-17

The Minerva Commercial is getting en-
thusiastic over its candidate for the Sem
ate of Ohio, ]. T. Perdue of that place.
II will be seen by the following that Mr..
Perdue's home organ places his qualifca-
tions for the position entirely upon his
FOLLY horse" and that he can "drive horse
shoe nails" Oil, and the money arising
therefrom are all right, and the ability to
"drive horse shoe nails" is also right but
something besides, let US say, is requisite
for Senator for the district composed of
Stark and Carroll. The successor too OF
Hon. Arvine c. Wales in our State Sem
ate should be man who could write leg
IDLY his own name and write and spell the
English language with propnety. N
short, let us send man of character and
some cultivation. Mr.. Wales is a farmer
and man of education and reading, we
hope to see worthy successor~to such a
man, The following is the article from
the Perdue organ at Minerva:
We see in the Stark County Democrat
by a "Non de plume" communication
purporting to come from Minerva, that
Edward FerralI, Esq" of this place, has
"been mentioned in connection with the
Office of Senator" for this district, as he
is "no Office seeker p We would 'just as
leave" get after Edward as any other
mag" that the Democratic "wire pullers"
see fit TO pace, or trot out upon the race
course. If John T., astride his ''oily'-
horse, with blacksmith hammer in hand,
don't drive some "horse shoe nails" that
will "muchly" tend to disturb the "pool
holders" for Edward, we are vastly mis-
taken, 1t matters not whether he gallop,
trot or pace
We know not who the Democrats and
Liberals will place in nomination but we
hope he will be man of standing and
character in his own locality-that he will
have something to recommend him be-
sides "oip' and "horse shoe nails" and
that he viii not be pool holder" or any
other sort of a gambler. We want him
to be a man of principle, regardless Of
mammon in any shape whatever
We mentioned last week that MIR. Har-
desty got l24 more of the popular vote
than Mr.. Perdue but strange to say the
latter was nominated VIII our neigh
Dor of the Minerva Commercial explain
how it comes in the Grant radical party
that the man whom the voters want Mr..
Hardesty) was not nominated, while the
man (Mr. Perdue) whom they did not
want, lods nominated ? Did oil andsnail
driving have anything to do with it?
Minerva is in luck and it would seem
to be entirely owing to two or three OF
her citizens striking coil" Doctor Hos
tetter, one of the members from this coun-
ty to the Constitutional Convention, is a
citizen of Minerva, and like Mr.. Perdue,
an 'oily horse" man. So far as heard
from the Doctor is quiet member of the
Con. Con. That outlying village is also
desirous of furnishing quiet Senator
We have no personal acquaintance with
either of these distinguished Minerva
ties but do hope they are both citizens OF
high attainments and moral worth We
hope yet to hear of the Doctor in the Con.
Con. and also hope to hear of Mr.. Perdue
being left at home. From all we can
learn the latter would not be at home in
the Senate of Ohio. He would find that
developing laws somewhat different from
Striking oil" or striking horse shoe
nails"