The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-15
REV PROF. DANIEL W0RLEY

Appeared in the Alliance Leader last week
with characteristic article over his own
signature, trying to justify his conduct
and to answer our exposure of his doings
at our late State convention.
He states correctly that he offered the
article for insertion in the DEMOCRAT, af-
ter, however, the Repository had come
out with several editorials in his defence
doubtless furnished by himself substan-
TALLY. We concluded the gentleman
ought to be satisfied with one organ, es.
pecially when his article does not meet
the real point in question. He de.
nies having ever been member of the
Know Nothing organization, or ever was
their candidate for Congress. We said
we believed Mr.. Worley once ran as the
American or Know Nothing candidate for
Congress, With most people the terms
are synonymous, and hence our use Of
them, 1t was then, as an american can
didate, and not as Know Nothing, he
ran for Congress. We cheerNIlly amend,
for we are far from wishing to do the
gentleman injustice. 1t is, in fact, dis
tinction without a difference, for their
principles were the same, as we under
stand it.
The reverend gentleman seems to be
his own hero, for he speaks of being
"goaded" at Cincinnati, that "he avoided
a personal quarrel" and that we shave
injul ed ourself and the Democratic par
ty." Now in such matters we prefer
facts to unetious Pharisaical humility.
We are no adept in the qualities that 60
to make up meek-faced sanctifcation.
and at the same time have heart of
hate, that could, Borgia like, insert kind
ly, poisoned political dagger into the vi
tails Of a friend. A willy minister may be
accomplished in these fine arts, not we.
Let us say, the enemies of the Demo-
cratic party are not those who stand by
the time honored Constitutional princi-
Piles Of the party, and its well established
usages.
He speaks of the delegates from the
east and from the west Of the county,
knowing better the views of Democrats
in their respective localities than we pos
sibly could. This is begging the ques-
ton. The county convention spoke for
the whole Democracy of Stark, and we
insist the convention should have been
obeyed in all respects,
The fact is, the resolutions were the i'm
portant work: There was no contest on
delegates at all. The great work was to
see where the Democracy of this county
stood-where they would range on the
financial question. The Democracy OF
Stark, through the convention, most de.
cidedly said: "No Enquirer nonsense for
us WE are Democrats, Constitutional
Democrats as heretofore, and propose to
so continue and act, as we have ever
done, with our brethren elsewhere over
the Union"
1t matters not what any man said in
or out of the convention, or what the
reverend Daniel Worley says now, the
question is, what did the convention do
and decree? What was the judgment
of this body authorized to speak for the
Democracy of Stark? On this there is
no question, and It is equally certain that
the reverend Daniel and his follow ing in
the State convention disregarded and
trampled under foot the expressed will
fthe Stark county Democracy! 1t will
be seen that Mr.. Worley's weak "casuis.
try" is overwhelmed by the facts, all of
which he avoids. '..
1t is due to several of the friends who
were delegates to the State convention at
Cincinnati, to say that they did not at
tend the county convention, and it was
not strange they should be deceived by
the chairman thereof, especially with
one so smooth and soft of speech as the
reverend Daniel. Others, too, it is proper
to say, are notskilled in "casuistry, and
cannot be expected to detect political
trickery in our meek friend. Indeed,
some regret the way they were deceived
and used, for they are worthy and hon
est Democrats.
The Democracy of Stark propose to ac-
cept the work and DEGREES of the Demo
cratic National Convention, unlike the
Enquirer gang and their following gen.
orally, over the State. .... ..
Our delegates at Cincinnati will re-
member that, on Mr. Sherrick's motion,
the State delegation agreed, no one OBJ
jecting, to present Judge Raft for the
member on the committee on resou-
tions. Our delegate friends will also re-
member that in the District meeting, be-
fore Judge Raft was voted on, Mr.. Wor-
ley Unanswered. and intrigued and la
bored for long time to defeat sthe
Judges appointment. He had to give ii
up at last, and the Judge was chosen
We cannot understand our reverend
friends bitter hostility to Judge Raft,
unless it is that the Judge is not an En-
qttrer follower but straightforward
man and true Democrat. The same rea-
son, probably, actuates our reverend
friend against the editor of the DEMO-
Graf.
According to Mr., Worley, the county
convention through him as chairman, had
power to appoint delegates but the
other action of the convention, was not
binding, nor even entitled to respect