The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-01-27
fFor the Democrat
THE NEGRO OVER THE WHITE.


Dont't Republican leaders love thu
poor disabled soldier? An able-bodieC
colored man elected engrossing clerk owe.
a one-legged Republican soldier.
COLUMBUS, o., January 20, '76.
The "irrepressille conflict" took shape
in the Senate yesterday, and the Demo
cratic Senators drove the Republican ma
jority to the wall in handsome and tell
ing style, and the "loyal" tricksters fell
it-for their action demonstrated how
hollow are their declarations for the dis
abled Union soldier.
At the opening of the General Assem-
bly, the Republican caucus nominated a
full blooded negro, named w. S. Thomas,
for engrossing clerk. Mistah Thomas is
q darkey of more than average intelli-
genCe, who has lived on his wits and be-
come shining light in the Republican
milky way.
Some time since the wise Republican
patriots and solons of our General AS.
sembly adopted resolution reprimand-
ing the Democratic majority in the House
at Washington for turning out of place
disabled Union soldiers-although it has
since transpired they put more in than
they turned out. Following on the heels
of this cheap bit of buncombe, was an
other portion of the programme, that is.
to elect u negro clerk.
Accordingly the Chief Clerk in the
Senate yesterday demanded more assist
ance, and the Senate resolved to 60 into
an election Immediately.
Senator Burns, of Richland, with great
elevation and the smoothness of a brass
mouthpiece, nominated W. S. Thomas,
colored gentleman from 0berlin and else
where, and without any extended re-
marks of the individual.
The Democratic Senator had kept
their part of the programme to them
selves, and the Republican Senators were
not anticipating the douch bath pre-
pared for them.
w. II, Palmer, a one-legged soldier
and Republican of Licking county,
was present in the Hall. and had con-
sented to the use of his name as candi-
date against the darkey to test whether
the Republicans loved the negro more
or the soldier less.
Senator Kerr, of Clermont, in present
ing the name of Mr.. Palmer, said
''Mr. PRESIDENT have the honor to
present the name of Lieutenant William
H. Palmer, of Licking county, as can
didate for Engrossing Clerk of this SEN
ate. 1t is said by those who are most
intimately acquainted with him that Mr..
Palmer's moral integrity is above suspi-
Cion, and that he possesses in marked
degree the qualifications to fill the posi-
tion for which he is named with credit to
himself and acceptabIy to the Senate.
Mr.. Palmer entered the service in May,
1861; vast at Fort Donelson went with
Sherman South and participated in all
his pricipal engagements, and on the
2lst of March, 1865, after four years SER
vice, he was wounded at Bentonville,
North Carolina, and had his leg amputa-
ted upon the battlefield. In politics he
is Republican, and in October last vo-
ted for Governor Hayes and the entire
Republican ticket. This, Mr.. President,
is the character of the man whom | put
in nomination, and this Senate will hon
or itself and confer favor on worthy
and needy man and soldier, who left
limb upon a Southern battlefield, by
electing him."
When Senator Kerr concluded his
speech, the Republican Senators looked
at each other in a manner that seemed
to say, "Well they have got usp The
clerk proceeded to call the roll, and all,
the Republicans swallowed the negro,
while all the Democrats voted for the
soldier, as follows:
DEMOCRATS WHO VOTED FOR A oNE-LEGGED
SOLDIER.
Andrews, Ault, Burress, Dechant, Ellis,
Hains, of Carroll, Hains of Preble, Hud-
son, Kerr, Lewis, Miller, Monshan, Ow-
ems, Reese and Stickney.
REPUBLICANS WHO VOTED FOR AN ABLE
BODIED AFRICAN.
Bates, Beatty, Brown of Lucas, Brown
of Ross, Burns, Burrows, Curtiss, John
son, Kent, Kessler, Kleinschmidt, Knox,
Philson, Ransom, Rukenbrod, Schenck,
Spangler, Swan and Warnock.
James A. Lantz, a one-armed soldier
was nominated for Enrolling Clerk, and
the Democratic members also voted for
him. The next move was to elect Re-
cording Clerk. Senator Burrows in be-
half of the Republicans, nominated a
young fellow named Eames, from Ashta-
bula, This candidate is also one-armed |
soldier, he having lost his hand while |
fighting Republican saw-mill up on the |
Western Reserve.
Senator Owens again nominated Mr..
Palmer which irritated the Republican
members and they opened the food |
gates of their pent up yelloquence. The
bloody shirt foated and waved for over
an hour. The American Eagle was
till the poor bird fairly screech-
ed. Of course the fellow that fought the
saw-mill beat the man that fought the
rebels.
Now let the soldiers of Ohio remem-
Der that an able bodied negro is dearer
and nearer to the Radical leaders than
disabled Union soldier STARK.