The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-02-04
CANTON'S BOSS
LOUISSCHAEFER ANDCORRUP7ION
He Serves the Ring and Gets His
Pay.

For some time past we have beer
showing up in the columns of the STARE
COUNTY DEMOCRAT the political career
and official corruption of Louis Schaefer
now, and for some time past, one of the
editors of the Repository establishment
who weekly Eliminates his vi
cious propensities and develops his sa
tanic impudence, to say nothing OF hit
conceited vanities, and his low selfish
ness and blackguardisM.
All honest and intelligent citizens
hereabouts have but one opinion OF the
fellow, and that is based upon sac
and costly experience. He attempts
no explanation of the scratched
and mutilated bill of the gas fixtures fol
the Court House. We have charged
him, when County Commissioner, with
selling himself to at least one important
and valuable appointment. To this also
he pays no heed! Does not silence yield
assent? He is now in the service, as he
has been, of the Repository Ring. He
served them in 1869, and again especially
in 1873, when he labored with them to
defeat Governor Allen, Sheriff Baxter,
Treasurer Fessler, Senator Ferrall, and
the rest of the Democratic ticket. Our
readers may remember the lying speech
of the cain in his Opera House, which
the Ring had telegraphed over the State
with the greatest glee. He thought he
was doing It'll ,.. l s.''.tt'.N
That he has been amply paid for his
servicesin in behalf of the Radical Know
Nothing Repository Ring, there can be no
doubt. In fact, one CT his favorite ex-
pressions in referring to German adopted
citizens is "the id lop-eared Dutch"
And now he is trying to draw the wool
over their eyes, that he may take them,
bag and baggage, to the Repository ringl
His water, gas, and numerous other ex-
ploits are becoming too well known for
him to play out this game.
In the service of the Repository Ring
he is now denouncing Democratic candi-
dates for nomination. as Cramps" He
says "when the proper time comes" he
will canvass the claims, comment on
the competency, fidelity and honesty of
each and all of the candidates before the
primary meetings take place." Indeed!
Honestly A pretty specimen forsooth
to preach about honestly And fidelity"
tool A pretty subject to talk about tldel-
ity--one whose very name is synony.
nous with treachery and selfish deprav-
ity. Instead of prating about "honesty"
in others, let this builder of water works
and purchaser of gas fixtures, and seller
1f official favors, cease his conceited
twaddle and clear up his own official
career.
He threatens, too, about our approach
ing city election il April next. His OBJ
ect is black mail, and he wants to scare
aspirants-as If his influence amounted
to anything! He is now too well known
Like "Boss" Tweed, "Boss'' Shepherd,
Schuyler Colfax and other Credit Mobil-
erites and public robbers, he has had hiS
lay. He cannot now scare anybody.
But we do know that his coward soul is
trembling through very fear. "Thrice
is he armed, that hath his quarrel just,
and he but feeble tho wrapt up in steel
whose conscience with dishonesty's cor
rupted."
Let him quit blowing his own import
lnce and administering lectures on
competency, fidelity and honesty" to
1thers, and endeavor to satisfy the tax
paying citizens of Canton and Stark
county, that they have not been robbed
and plundered by LOUIS sCHAEFER,