The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27
PREPARING FOR THE FALL
CAMPAIGN

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ic work and expressed great hopes OF
carrying the county, looking upon
the situation as favorable and taking as
favorable indication the result in Can
ton this spring.
We have long since learned that hope
springs eternal in the human breast,
and we would kindly say to this COM
mittee and their aspiring friends, that
their glory has departed. The third term
Presidential party must so under. The
great Jehovah so decreesit, and the people
so will it. We know it is hard to en-
counter and endure the adverse fates,
but we advise them to do as we Demo
Gratis did under similar circumstances,
submit with the best possible grace. The
people demand and must have reform
in the administration Of our public affairs.
They have given up all hope Of securing
reform at the hands of the men in power
at Washington, and hence the astonish-
ing results Of the elections during the
past two years. The lower House Of
Congress that expired on the 4th OF
March last was two to one Grant-Repub.
lican. and the present House, elected
last fall and this spring, has some seven
y Democratic majority. We are not
aware of so great change in any two
years in the history of the country.
We present the above for the consider
alton ofthe Grant Republican third term
committee Of Stark county. 1t would be
we'll, also, for them to bear in mind that
we have now twenty four Democratic
Governors of States, and that one OF
them is William Allen, Governor Of Ohio;
and the calculation is to. continue the
old Roman in his position two years
longer. He is honest, capable and
faithful to the constitution. We need
more such men.
1t seems the result in Canton this
spring has inspired our friends with hope
vain hope; for it was one of those re-
suits that local influences and bad man
agement had much to do with But
even then it was drawn battle, the Re-
publican Mayor, Marshal, Solicitor, &c
elected, and our Street Commissioner,
township Trustees, Justice Of the Peace,
ttc,, carrying, Personal considerations
entered largely into the contest and
SANDER with its forked tongue was ac-
lively used,
Last spring, too, unfortunately, the
Democratic nominations were made on
March goth, and the Republicans on the
27th, giving our opponents one weeks
time to lay their plans, howl their Know
Nothing cry through Schaefer's H9ala,
the Schaefer-Preyer ZtttuAg, and the
Schaefer Bascom Repository. They all
sang in concert the same song-directed
especially against w. A. Lynch, Joseph
Rigler and Turenne Meyer, Under the
circumstances, the wonder is that the
Democracy did so well. Our Republi-
can friends here felt good on the night
of our spring election and had a glorious
bonfire, round which thy danced and
rejoiccd. Mr., Preyer Of he Zeitnng, as
sisted and was elevated and carried on
the shoulders of his hurrahing fellow
Republicans and Know Nothings.
Schaefer was at their headquarters, and
the hero of the occasion, for it was
emphatically his victory as theyG regar-
ded it.
We are thus particular in sketching
our last spring election in order to show
the Republican gentlemen of the COM
mittee how little there is in it to rejoice
over, in fact. We would also remind
them, that two years ago, in Stark county
and State of Ohio, we had an election.
AT that time William Allen was elected
Governor, and we redeemed Stark coun-
ty much to the astonishment of those
same gentlemen and the Repository ring.
AT that that time their man SChaefer was
the active leader in trying to compass
our defeat in Stark county, and he had
more power then than he has now. He
has, too, we believe, an old water works
matter on hand that is likely to engage
his attention.
In view of all these we anticipate a
glorious ringing Democratic victory this
fall, both State and county. Let oul
friends but act wisely and well. Let ju.
dicious and worthy nominations be made
and good feeling and harmony prevail
With all these attended to, and with a
proper activity we shall again come out
victorious. No party majority however
large is fixed arrangement in thi:
country anywhere. Let the senti
ment among all our friends be, every,
thing for the great cause. Let us act ir
a liberal spirit to unite all good citizen:
who are disguised with the third term
Grant leaders. BY thus acting we shall
again astound the gentleman Of the
Stark Co. Republican Committee. the
Lou5chaefer Repository ring and all theil
third term Grant relations.
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