The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-11-04
oAIo-SoMR CURIOUS FACTS

The Chicago Tribune dislikes rural
people. 1t affects great contempt Tor
everything outside the city. Persons
who live in small towns or in the coun-
try may not be guilty Of any crime ac'
cording to that journal, but they are GER
tainly very unfortunate. This sentiment
is strikingly illustrated in that papers
special dispatches from ohio. For In
stance, its own correspondent at Cleve'
land telegraphed as follows, after the
election
Studying over the returns to-day It is
obvious that imitation did make some In
roads upon the Republicans in the back
counties where the newspapers circulate
but little, and where the standard OF ed
ucation is lowest. The significant fact
is, that the fight was more in the cities
etc.
This is the first attempt we have seen
by any newspaper to claim for the mis-
cellaneous masses Of our larger cities
intelligence superior to the people OF the
country and the small towns and villages
of the interior. And no claim was evei
more preposterous. If vice, depravlty
and besotted ignorance reign anywhere
in the land, it is in the large cities OF the
country. There is where fraud Aourishe'
where principle decays, where blindness
and bigotry triumph; and yet cities like
Cincinnati and Cleveland are pointed
out as the particular localities where
wisdom, intelligence and education sl
enthroned, robed in the white garments
of virtue, truth and morality. us ex
cessively cool. The truth is that the
returns from Ohio indicate, as arule, thai
the Republicans gained in those counties
where ignorance has been most strongly
developed, Let us illustrate this by a
few examples Hamilton county, where
according to the last census, 24,6I4 per,
sons above the age of 10 years were un'
able to read or write, and which gave a
Democratic majority last year OF over
600, this year turns the other way by
a more decisive majority. Trum-
bull county, which has population OF
$4,000, of which nearly 1000 above the
age of 10 are unable to read, draws
largely on its Democratic element this
year, and shows decided gains for Hayes
Clark and Jackson. the former with
I,I47 and the latter with | 7oS persons
who cannot read, gave decided majorities
against greenbacks; while Allen county,
which, out of a population of 1858, has
but oo2 persons unable to read, goes de-
cidedly the other way, showing a large
Republican vote for Allen. Mahoning
is another illustration of this In 1873
the county gave 457 Republican MAORI
ty. Itis one of the largest and most in
telligent counties in the State. Out OF a
population of $1,000 it has but 1891 per-
sons unable to read and write, and yet
this Republican stronghold gives deci-
ded Democratic majority. One of the
most marked changes, however, occurs
in Erie county. away up in the North, in
the region marked pure white on the
census maps, to show that in that locality
illiteracy sinks below per cent Of the
population. The county gave a Repub-
lican majoaity in 1873, OF nearly 400, 1t
has population Of nearly 10000, out of
which number, only.sI66 are unable to
read and write. Strange to say, this
county, rivaling in Intelligence any com
munity in the United States, votes for
greenbacks, and elects Democratic
Representative. ve.-Mter- Ocean. RfpH6h-
can.