The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-11-23

American understands the doctrine of fair
play"
The Governor was asked to give his
opinion as to conduct of the recent can
yass on both sides. He said;
THE Democrats were weaker than tne
Republicans in thenumber Of theirspeak-
ers. 1t is so long since they have been
in power that their list of professional
politicians has become circums rlDed;
but the Republicans are weak in the
character of their leading orators. They
cultivated tone Of intense bitterness,
while The people they addressed were, as
a rule temperate and thoughtful. The
seeds of strife which these orators under
took to SOW fell on barren ground. More
over, the Republican campaign was en-
trusted to men on whose character tne
lmpulation Of immoraities rested Justly
or uniustly These men were Gen. DIX,
Mr., Blaine, Col. Ingersoll, and Gen, Xii
patrick. Ihave no desire to say anything
unkind in regard to either of them, but
it was freely charged by the Republicans
themselves four years ago that Gen. XII
patrick had disgraced himself and his
country at foreign court. Col. lngersoll
has shocked the sentiments of large re
igious class by denouncing his Creator
with the same violence that he employs
when attacking the Democratic party
Mr.. Blaine is yet to be tried on charges
affecting his official integrity and his per-
sonal purity. Injustice to him, it ought
to be added that he denies the truth
of the charges, and the people
are willing to give him the benefit of
doubt, bul they cannot free him frrm sus-
picion. The position OF Gen Dix is even
more unfortunate. He was associated
with General B, F. Butlerin 1864 in an
illegal interference with the voters OF
New York. The prelext was desire to
prevent frauds, yet it is shown by the re-
port Of his political friends in Congress,
that at the very time October 1864 he
was engaged in making the Hoxe con-
tract, which the committee denounced as
fraud upon the Government and the
corner stone of the Credit Mobilier swim
die. To use his own words, the interest
of the road and through it the interest OF
the Government were utterately and de-
liberately disregarded' 1t turns out that
while he was receiving pay of about eight
thousand dollars a year as a General IN
the army, he was getting the same sum
annually as President of the Pacific Rail-
road Company. AS the road was built
with money advanced by the Govern
ment, both salaries came ogNof the Treas
ury of the Uuited States, tand SO did the
$50 900 which Oakes Ames testified he
exrorted from the company while ne was
Minister to France, Asthe Company can
not pay the interest on the bonds issued
for fls benefit by the Government, the
people are now taxed S4 100000 each
year to pay the interest on Athe bonds is
sued to the different Pacific Railroads, a
largeshare ofwhich wasinveste in fraud
uent contracts. The people naturally
dstrusted party whose leading advo-
Gates rested under the imputation of such
immoralities. They did not respond to
the passionate appeals of the gentlemen.
think it might be shown that where
Blaine, Dix, Ingersoll and Fitzpatrick
spoke, the Republicans lost heavily on
their vote of four years ago. | repeat,
that while the leaders were violent and
bitter the people were thoughtful and
temperate"
In conclusion Gov. Seymour asserted
his belief that the Republican managers
would he forced to retire from the present
untenable position in regard to the Pres
idency. If they do not" he added,
their party will surely suffer annihila-
tion."
Senator Francis Herman, whose home
is in this city, is absent in Watertown
trying an important lawsuit, Before his
departure, he told your correspondent
that he had been invited to New Orleans,
but felt compelled to declined the invita-
ton, because in his official capacity as a
Senator in Congress he might be called
upon to pass on the validity Of. the can
vass in that State. Heexpressed the be-
lief that both parties would eventually
join in denounCing any attempt to count
in defeated candidate for the Presiden-
cy, and counseled moderation and cool
ness.