The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-03-02
THE STARK COUNTY (O,) DEMO
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seen copy of it for twenty years, and
although it advocates the same good old
principles of Democracy, we are sorry to
see it stand by the party that are prosti-
tuting those principles.
A, McGregor deserves great credit for
his honesty and perseverance, to stand
by his banner through the rough days of
the rebellion, although we believe he was
wrong. All through the war, as we have
been told, he stood by secession; hut hi5
honest belief placed him with the rebels,
and we cannot he lp admiring the man
who advocates what he thinks right, even
though he is wrong, and we will say to
our old friend thar, if he will take the
same stand on the right side of all ques
tons, the young McGregors will some
day reap rich harvest from the seed he
sows on the right principles. Free trade,
paper money, no internal revenue, com
pusory education, Americans to rule
America, educational qualifications for
voters, no Pope, no whisky, no drunk b
ards.
Democracy is in the same position be-
fore the people that the man that had II
fine buggy and a balky hose was when he
took young lady to ride, He was tell
ing her what a fine buggy it was, how
much it cost, how strong it was, etc, when
to his surprise, old Tom stopped, and
neither force nor persuasion would get
the old scoundrel to do his du y. Whilst
in this trouble the fellows rival Cameu up
with a fine horse but an old buggy, and
of course, the lady did not want to walk
so she left her old suitor and went with
the man that had an honest horse to
take her where she wanted to 90. A good
buggy without a horse, in that case,
proved failure to take ride with. So
with the Democratic party. The wagon,
or platform and principles, are good
enough, but they have nobody to carry
them out. 1t has fallen into the hands
of the Pope, and the priest has filled it
so full of ignorant Irish, potatoes and
bad whisky that Americans have no fur.
ther use for Democracy s. McCue's
FIRE. Press, Of San francisco, California, Of
Feb Is.
We confess to a little surprise that our
old friend should go back on his good
Irish name and the faith of his parents
the worthy mother still surviving. But
we know it is not admissible always to
take some people exactly as they pro
claim, the peculiar circumstances of the
situation having much to do with the
phase of position. Men and their prin-
ciples change with time, and with their
surroundings,
But our friend refers to the Demo
cratic party "prostituting their princi.
ples" Where? How? Not in the ad
mistration of the General Government;
for in 1860, the gay and yeuthful Re
publican party came along with their
snowy equipage and carriage and with
lavish promises deluded the lady (dame
public to get aboard, and there egood
dame still is.
This lady dame public begins to rea-
lie that she has been badly sold. raw
ished and prostituted by the BaJcockS.
Grants, SchenckS, and the crooked"
of credit mobelier, Emma
mines, whisky, ETC.; and, indeed, she is
getting very sick of the connection and
Of the diseased and s:ckly condition in
which e fnds herself.
The fine Republican carriage has been,
however, creaking horribly for some
years, and nogreasing or tinkering seems
to help it. Some two years ago it fairly
badly injuring the lady Dame
Public, breaking a limb, in fact, ami
causing her to limp ever since. She be-
gins to think the old Democratic spring
wagon, made Of good, tough Hickory, is
he safest vehicle. after ALL When she
8 able to ride again she will probably |
ry the wagon. She rode in the Demo
cratic wagon for many years before try
ng the miserable, huckstering, rotten
thing, and never had such
errlble misfortunes.
The lady Dame Public knows the !
Democratic drivers never overloaded |
With the Crooked" and hence kept in
he road, taking care not to upset her
nto ditch or over a precipice.
The only physician along was Doctor
Justice, a most careful and sensible man;
while in the Republican carriage are
loctors without number. The Ring
amily are all doctors, and have become
'ulky in body and heavy with jewelry
nd display. The Credit Mobilier ply.
icians are not as numerous as they were,
'ut the Grab family make it up.
1t is no wonder the Republican car
iage broke down with such load. True,
was modelled after the English Royal
arriage, but was not as honestly made.
he rules of Constitutional proprlety and
afety have been sadly lost sight of in
onstructing and running this Republic
n "masheenl" Their Public Debt pat
mt hubs, and their National Bank pat
mt springs, are inferior to the English
least do not work so well. The gild-
lg and livery, too, are of shoddy char
cter, and miserable imitation of roy.
lty.
The good dame, Public, desires re-
irn to the old Democratic mode of car.
wing OIL the affairs of the country.
Our friend McCue says he has "been
lid he (McGregor) stood by secession
Ie are glad to say he has been misin-
rmed. We stood by the Constitution,
ivocated peaceful settlement on the
rittenden compromise, or peace conven- ;
on basis. We always opposed disunion
any shape, and expect to SO continue.
the southern States go on voting as
ey have done for year or two past,
e danger will be that the Republican ,,