The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-04-13
POLITICAL ITEMS.

The subcommittee to investigate the
charges concerning the management of
the Philadelphia navy yard commenced
its inquiries on Saturday.
The first vote ever cast in Cincinnati
by an American citizen of Chinese birth
was polled at the late municipal election
by a Chinaman named Joseph Sing.
He voted the Democratic ticket.
IT is reported that ex-Gov. Ames, of
Mississippi, is going into the lumber busi.
ness in Minnesota. Col. J. M. Stone, his
successor, though Democrat, possesses
the confidence of all parties in the State
in very unusual degree.
Mr.. INGERSoLL, the successful Demo
cratic candidate for Governor of ConneC-
ticut, carried every town in Fairfield
county by majorities ranging from three
in the town of Bethel to five hundred and
three in the city of Bridgeport, His ma.
jority in the county was two thousand
and twenty-five.
THE New York Express says that Con-
necticut has given voice to the sentiment
of the nation. 1t is condemnatory ofthe
Federal Administration, its corruptions,
its deprecated currency and its grinding
taxation. The result is significant. 1t
shows that with good candidates and an
aggressive and unequivocal platform OF
principles, the Democracy can sweep the
country in November next.
N. Y, TRIBUNE; If it be true, as claim
ed by the friends of Mr.. Conkling, that
the delegation from Pennsylvania to the
Cincinnati convention is owned by Sena
tor Cameron, there will be presented at
that Convention the most humiliating
and melancholy spectacle ever witness
sed. Look at it. A lot Of fne-looking,
grownup men labeled, THE property Of
Simon Cameron, to be disposed of to
confirm any dicker he may make with
any Presidential aspirant."
The San Francisco Board of Supervi
sors passed the following resolution on
the 18th ofMarch:
ut is the sense of this Board that no
official of this city and county should
employ in any capacity, any Chinese
coolie, and avoid the purchase and use
of any article manufactured or produced
in California by said coolie labor, or in
any manner aiding or assisting any such
coole in obtaining employment, or artic-
les for manufacture, and from purchas-
ing from and patronizing those who shall
be known to employ, aid, or trade with,
or be employed by any such coolie.
THE Cleveland Herald figures up
Republican gain in that city since April,
1875, of 4,S44. 1t does not mention the
fact that since October, only six months
ago, the Republicans have lost 1000
votes.
LUCKEYis very sure that Bell was not
employed to steal the testimony in the
Babcock case. But his astounding igno-
rance in many important points is rather
suspicious.
Lawyer Bradley, Babcock's counsel,
in his testimony before the committee,
tries to deny Bells statement, but it is
weak. He puts different construction
and has bad memory.
St. Louis Times: The idiots and leath-
erheads and malicious donkeys, who
made such clamor about Democratic
losses when the returns began to come in
from Connecticut, are hiding their di-
minished heads, and wishing they had
sense enough to hold their tongues,
Pittsburg Dispatch: Why didn't Pre-
sident Grant, at the outstart go to some
decent penitentiary and select his Private
Secretaries, Ministers, &C., therefrom /?
This would have been the proper thing
to do. He should have given the public
some chance. If convicted felons had
been put high in places, the public know
ing their character, would have been
forearmed. But the President unfortu-
nately picked out villains who were not
notorious, land gave them the finest
chance ever known to indulge their dis
position. We see the result
Pittsburg Commercial; But it will be
happy day for the President, when he
steps down and out into private life: Bel
knap in the dock; Babcock barely es-
Gaping the penitentiary; and Orvil Grant,
his own brother, pilloried as knave-
this is enough to break down any man.
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