The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-02-24
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at last out with an editorial endorsing
Tilden, the Tail of Tweed's Tammany
Trap in New York, as an honest man
and statesman. Wonder how much
our Canton Cotemporary was paid to thus
endorse the man who gave $4,000 in
cash to help defeat the Democracy of
Ohio in '752 Slowly the wealth of Wall
street works its weighty way We do
do not like thief or man who endorses
one. Nor do we take stock in the hon
esty of any man who endorses a person
he knOwS to be a plunderer. We wish
harmony, but not at the expense of honor.
-POmerOy'S Democrat FEB, 18th.
Honor P' We fear Mr.. Pomeroy's idea
of"honor is unlike Rodrick Dhu's, more,
probably, like Jack FalstafTs, who con-
cluded that "honor" was only word,
sound, air, thin air, and "could not set to
leg nor take eaway the griefof ia wound"
"Honor" is a convertible term, de-
pending much upon the individuals STAN
dard of elevation. We would not value
high the "honor" of backguard, or of
bankrupt whose liabilities reach some
100000, and assets nothing, Nor do ue
take stock in tie honesty" of any such
man. He had better talk of thieves and
Wall street,
We had hoped that Mr.. Pomeroy had
gathered wisdom from his signal failure
in New'York City, and on removing to
Chicago would labor for the harmony
and success of the party; but he con-
tinues to fling his dirt at Governor Til
den and the New York Democracy, and
all who will not also villify them. He
seems to have soured on them. Wonder
if it was because they did not consider
him worth buying, and let him severely
alone. While in New York he generally
opposed the Democracy, and we regret
to say, the indications are he will so con-
tinue to do in Chicago. His inordinate
vanity and his Presidential aspirations
may account for much of this, and he
may imagine Governor Tilden in his
way but he is not
Our fault is that we dared to approve
Governor Tilden's late annual message,
and commend his courage and course as
reformer, in cutting down the expenses
of the State government Of New York
from near sixteen millions under Dix in
1874, to thirteen millions in 1875, and
less than eight millions in 1876. This
was our offending, and hence the ire OF
this revolving "BriCk."
He does not dispute the facts named
in regard to Tilden, and does not pre-
tend to give one iota of proof to sustain
the charge that Tilden interfered in the
late Ohio election, We pronounce his
charge, therefore, utterly and entirely
false.
If Samuel ]. Tilden was mixed up cor
ruptly with the Tweed ring, why did not
this man of "honor," Pomeroy, while a
resident of New York, show him up?
The fact is that Governor Tilden was the
active spirit in exposing and prosecuting
and breaking up the Tweed ring, and
Pomeroy we'll knows it. But, Pomeroy
seems to have sympathized with the
ring and defended them by constantly
assailing Tilden and others who were
active in roofing out corruption and
bringing thieves to justice.
By all this our readers may understand
the "hOnor" that turks in and aCtuates
"Brick" Pomeroy.
The Democracy aim to restore good
government. To do this we must get into
power, otherwise we are powerless in di-
recting public affairs, and there is little
or no hope Of improvement from the
party in power. An iniquitous tariff, a
bad and deprecated currency, with cor
ruption, extravaganza and general bad
management in all departments OF gov
ernment, have brought the country and
her leading business interests to the
present deplorable condition.
Under this state of things, here is a
man claiming to be a Democrat, and as
suming to be a leading Democratic editor,
yet neglects or ignores these important
questions, and seeks to get up strife,
heart burnings, illwill and division in the
party by mean personal vituperation. OF
course, here is no high-souled attach
ment to principle-no earnest desire to
labor in, and promote great and good
cause, but to crafty personal malice,
makes his failed and failing organ a
scavenger sheet to aid the enemy. Such
is, and such has been "Brick" Pomeroy
and his Democrat.