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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-31
A Radical ROOrb1ck.

The lying ClevelapdL Ledder, irFits
issue of Monday mdrnirg, IN notieing
the meeting OF the Ds6locrssi6 State
Central Committee$M PUTIN Bay On
Friday last, represeh hts that the prin-
ciple subject % discussion was 1.-The
question whether the Democracy of
Ohio should accept the use Of cor
ruption fund of $25O,O0O from the
Democratic clubs aud local committees
of New York and Philadelphia-.o
be used in the city districts of Ohio
In purchasing votes to carry the Octr-
ber election, and that a warm dis
cussion took place upon the subject,
that one member opposed the propo-
sition in an earnest speech and was
replied to by another member who
declared that this was the only way
to save the country that the end justi-
fed the means, sc. that the PROPOSE
tiOn was finally carried and the COM
mittec agreed to receive the money
and use it for the purpose stated and
further asserts that strong and well
chosen committees of reliable men
will be appointed in Cleveland, Day.
ton, Toledo and Cincinnati, TO receive
and disburse the funds for the pur-
pose of purchasing votes in open
market on election day." e}.ei-
Gen. j. w. Fitch. who was present
at the meeting, and Col Wnl- l..
Brown, Of Youngstown, who was the
temporary Secretary of the Commit
tee, and was present during its entire
sessions, have published cards in the
Plain Dealeriin which they dehOunce
the Leader story as base fabrication
utterly devoid of truth. Col. Brow q
Gays that ''this corruption fund.- was
neither spoken OF, nor even alluded
| to, by the most distant intimatiOn.'
But the Lender, which stakes its own
reputation, upon the truth Of its story
uadertakesito claim now that it OBJ.
tanned iisiinformation from a reliable
correspondent lHoHi2s7 q i'o ,sw
We had The plea sure of attending
the meeting OF the Committee, and
know that the Leader story is utterly
devoid Of truth that there was NC
such question mentioned, much less
disessssed. .ftid 80 e' GidF9u n1eG
o The Leader. should either make pub.
lie the name of its reliable cores
pentleht7'orbear upon its own front
the brand of 7idr fo ! i' --si @ii as.,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-31

THE Radical papers and stumpers
are unable longer to deny the fact that
the Democratic House during the last
session, in spite of the most persistent
opposition of the Radical Senate and
the Preiident, reduced the appropria.
tions $30,OOO,OOO; and they are now,
while admitting the fact, roundly as
serting that, not Notwithstanding the saw
ing, the people won't be benefited in
the least thereby. That will be in
comprehensive to most people. The
money expended by the Government
every year is derived from taxes i'm
posed upon the people in some form
O. other. If the Government practices
economy and thereby the people are
released from $4,000 900 year of the
taxes they have been accustomed to
pay il would seem to unsophisticated
men that they were benefited to that
amount. tio H' 3'1 O." I"il
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-31
MIR. HENDRICKS AND THE wARf
Another Radical Slanler Nailed.


The Republican organs and leaders
take a malicious pleasure in telling
people whom they think know no
better, that Governor Hendricks wa.
disloyal during ihe war. The follow
ing letter, written by Governor Hen
bricks, is appropriate and to the point
Just now. 1t is taken from Murton's
organ, the indianapolis Jourhal, OF
Thursday, April %, 1861:
1NpIANAAoLIs. April II.
"MR EDiToR: My attention has
been called to an editorial in the .J0ur-
nal, OF this morning, in which it is
stated that al u Union meeting held at
Shel6yville, II few evenings since, a
Committee was appointed 10 wait up
on me with the request that l should
speak !; thai, being called upon by the
Committee, refused to speak, say ing
that | had no hand in originating the
difficulty, and would have nothing to
do in exiricsling the country from its
perilOus conditions. m"
T. 1.-The writer has been wholly misin-
formed. | never heard OF the appoint
ment, OF such a Committee, and sup
pose none was appointed. No Conn
inittee waited upon me with such a
request. Had been so honored,
certainly would have responded.
have never withheld my views upon
any question Of public interest from
the people OF Shelby county. Upon
all occasions. when il appeared proper
have expressed my opinious in rela-
ton to our present troubles. Since
the war commenced have uniformly
said that The authority of the Govern
incnt Of the United States is not ques-
toned in Indiana, and that respect
aud maintain that authority, and to
give the Government an honest aud
earnest support in the prosecution of
the war, until, in he providence of
God, il may be brought to an hOnOra-
BILE conclusions. and the blessings Of
peace restored to our country, post
poning until that time all controversy
in relation to the causes and RESPONSE
bilities Of the war. No man will feel
a deeper solicitude i'm the welfare aud
proud bearing of lndiana's soldiery in
the conflict of arms 10 which they are
called, than myself. ..4
'.Allow me TO add that, in my judg-
ment, a citizen or newspaper is not
serving the country well in the present
crisis by attempting to give partisan
aspect to the war, or by seeming to
pervert the cause of the country to
party ends. Respectfully,
i.itsau THOMAS A. HENDaICKs."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-31

nouncing that the election for Con-
gressmen in this State would not take
place till the 7th of November, the
same time as the Presidential election.
This is an error. The law passed by
Congress upon the subject expressly
excerpts those States from its provis-
ions whose constitutions provide for
the election of Congressman on any
other day than that named IN the act.
The election for Congressman will
therefore take place i'm Ohio as usual
on the second Tuesday of October.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-31
SUFFIELD.

Last Saturday the people of this
place seemed, for the time being, to
have forgotten all about The stealings
Of the Radical administration, Robe
son, Belknap, Babcock, &c, and
formed into n procession, consisting
of 81 wagons and buggies, headed by
the Suffield Band, and Marshaled by
Messrs. Keester and Memmer. Oh
horseback. This was a unday Schoo
picnic of the Lutheran Reform
Churches. From the Center they
marched to Uniontown, Stark county
where they were met by the school:
of that village, East Liberty and Man
chester. Forming into line they pro.
ceeded to place known as Kirk
baum's woods, about one mile south
where
The beauties of nature enlivened the scene.
There was plenty Of cool waite,
which was promptly and politely
supplied to each thirsty applicant
next swinging, serenading, and pre-
pairing dinner under the cool shade OF
the gigantic oaks, then collecting in
groups of healthy people, young and
old. with keen appetites. partak'ng OF
all the luxuries OF the season. Dinner
being over, Rev, Mr.. Bedall mounted
the stump and made a lively exhortL-
ton. Then the audience was treated
to powerful and eloquent discourse
from Rev. e. NJ. Schaaf. Mr.. Frank
Baird addressed tho crowd with All
eloquent appeal TO the sinners 10 turn
to Christ and forsake their evil ways.
But we thought that Frank would feel
more at home eXtOlling the many vir-
tues of Tilden and Hendricks. The
choirs of East Liberty and UniontOwn
furnished the vocal music. The in
termissions were filled by thoice mu-
sic by the Suffield and Uniontown
Bands. And now comes the most
disagreeable item: Our boys feel as
though they were badly used by the
Uniontown band. They, the latter,
appointed u committee of five to col.
lect money for the Bands, and public
ly announced their intention. Using
the plurality, they collected most of
the money from the people of Suffield,
telling them it was TO be divided be-
tween the Bands; and 90, scurvy
trick y put the money in their pockets
and that was the last Of it. The boys
wish to have it understood that they
did not expect any money. They are
all deeply interested in and anxious
for the welfare of the Sunday Schools
but that does not lessen their disgust
at the baseness of the act. We are of
opinion that there are men in Union
town who feel as much disgusted with
such meanness as we do. Therefore
we wish to state that we blame none
but those concerned. We used our
best efforts TO send to their picnic a
train. We have succeeded
and, behold the result. Goodbye
Uniontown. ROVER.
August 81, 1876.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-31

Four years ago Carl Schurtz was
declaring that the Republican party
was bringing the government to ruin
at a rapid rate. Even as late as the
Fifth Avenue Hotel conference Of the
Independents, he asserted the same
thing and declared that he and his
brother Independents would support
either Bristow or Tides in order to
end the rule of rascality and corrup-
ton, but would not support any such
negative man as Hayes. lie then rec.
ognized the corruption Of the admins.
tration, as he now does. What hope
can he or his followers have of reform
under Hayes, who fully. endorses the
Radical platform that unreservedly
approves and endorses the acts of the
Grant regime? Morton, in his late
keynote speech not only approves of
Grants whole administration, but he
admits that that of his successor will
be controlled by the men who are his
advocates and defenders, which means
the Mortons, Camerons, Shepherds,
Robesons, Belknaps, Babcocks, Nc
KEGS, and all that crowd who have
been bleeding the country during the
last seven years. Indeed, Morton as
serts boldly that the demand which
Schurtz and his associates are clamor.
ing for is hypocritical and that fIayes,
if elected, will retain the old crowd OF
corruptionists, and keep right on in
the same old beaten track. Is it not a
fine outlook for those Republicans
who are clamoring for reform, and
vainly hoping to bring it about within
the party ?.,..si ,.r,..... .........
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Colonel Barne. and secret soei.,i.s.J

r COLONEL barnes and secret Sotiotiess
The Columbus correspondent of The
] Enquirer, under date of the 26th says,
that at a conference between Col.
Barnes, the crusading candidate for
Secretary of State, and the managers
of his party organization on the previ-
ous day he Qhe correspondent is reli-
ably informed that the question was
seriously discussed whether it would
not be the best thing 10 withdraw Kim
(Barnes) from the ticket. In addition
to the connection of Colanel Barnes
other little incident in his record
which is not likely TO add materially
to his popularity is thus stated by the
correspondent:
Last winter a bill was introduced
into the Legislature of Ohio to pre-.
vent members of the Masonic, Odd
Fellows and other secret orders serv-
ing on juries in certain cases. 1t was
known rs the ti-Mason Bill, and
was regarded by every body who had
any liberality whatever in his compO-
sition as an outrage upon the large
class of people who belong to secret
Societies. 1t was practically aimed TO
debar them from the rights of Citizen
ship. Colonel Barnes was warm az
vocate of this bill among the people
of Guernsey County, where he lives,
and q petition is in existence now
with his name attached to it asking
for its passage by the Legislature.
Col. Barnes evidently does not want
any support from secret Societies. !
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-31

The Democratic Convention held
at Cleveland on Saturday nominated
Hon. Rufus p. Ranney, of that city as
their candidate for Congress in the
Twentieth District. 1t is nomination
eminently fit to be made. There is
quainted with our public men, who
does not know Judge Rahney to be
an honest, upright man and in every
way qualified for the position for
which he has been nominated. His
election would be hailed with Joy by
the Democrats in every section of
Ohio. " L- it Sh-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-31

The Radical leaders are constantly
prating about the House
of Representatives. Ifthere is any
thing wrong in Southerners who were
connected with the Confederats SER
wee occupying seats in that body,who
are to blame for it? The trouble
with the Radicals is that these "Con-
federates" have joined with the DEM
.ocrats in ferreting out the rascalities
of the Administrator and exposing
them to the public, Tit-fnii
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-31

On Saturday last, Hon. George w.
Julian, one Of the original Abolition
lists of Indiana, and one of the first
and most able Republicans Of that
State, made a most telling speech in
favor of Tilden and Hendricks, in
which he arraigned the Grant Admin
istration and the Republican party for
their inidelity to the people and their
rascalities and corruption. Mr.. Julian
for several terms represented the
" Burnt District in Congress. and is
one Of the ablest politicians in Indi-
ana. ''
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-31

The residence of Professor Morley,
editor of the Canton democratic
Press" was recently entered during
the absence of the family, and some
wearing apparel carried of. When
will the rascals learn not to take such
great hazards for SO little plunder as
is to be obtained in raiding the prem
ises of the newspaper men? iIn
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-31

TaE cheese factory Of Wm. M.
johnson, at Homeworth, ColuInbiana
County was destroyed by fire on
Monday morning of last week, sup
posed to be the york Of an incendiary.
The loss is estimated at about 5000
About $I20O worth Of cheese was
either consumed or stolen. Y5tii
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-31
Mantua Democratic Caucus.

The Democrats and all those in favor of re-
form. ARE requested to meet at the Town Hall,
Mantua Center, ON
FRIDAY EVENING, SEPT. 1st. 1876
to elect six delegates to attend the convention
to he held in Ravenna, Saturday, Sept 2. 1876.
and to transact such other business may come
before the meeting its,
BY order of Committee.
Mantua, Aug. %, 1876.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-31

The Democrats of the Sixth District
OH Thursday last renominated Hon.
Frank Hurd for Congress. !. Mr.. Hurd
is now the member from tina, District
and has demonstrated his ability to
discharge the duties of the position TO
the interest Of bis consonstituents.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-31
DEMOCRATIC

The Democrats OF the several townships of
Portage County are requested to meet in con-
vention. by delegates. Mt Citizens Hall, Raven
ma,
Saturd ay, September I'd, 1875,
for the purpose Of putting in nomination
One candidate for Sheriff. 20
One candidate for County Recorder, -,fc
One candidaie for Coroner. .t7ft
One candidate for Commissioner,
One candidate for County Innrmary Director.
Delegates are apportioned among the several
Townships the basis of one delegate to every
30 votes cast for William Allen for Governor 1t
the October election in 1875. and one for a sur
plus Of Is o more. which will entitle the seve-
raj townships to the following representation
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-31

THE Prohibition Central Committee
] ava placed the name of Johd Max
well, OF Randolph, upon their ticket
as the candidate ofthat party for the
Office of Coroner. tH ai
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-31

THE WdchteT am Ohio, the German
Independent paper at Ironton, O., has
come out for Tilden aud Heu icks.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-31

Ravenna. March II, 1873.
MIR. o. 8. BUZZELL: Dear Sir-We e have been
using one of Your one horse wagons now over
two years in our lumber yard. often loading it
with one thousand feet of green hemlOck and
oak, and we think it the best and easiest run
ming wagon we ever had. 1t will carry 5000
lbs, and has never cost one dollar tor repairs
for that time. Yours. truly.
Z. .SUTHERLAND& co.
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sbaIersvilIe Democratic Cauct

The Democrats OF Shalersvilie will meet at
the Town Hall at the Center, on -ui
FRIDAY EVENING. SEPT. 1st. -.is
for the purpose of choosing delegates to repre-
sent the township in the Democratic County
Convention to be held in Ravenna on Saturday.
September ad. Iui
All those opposed to the present corrupt Ad-
mInistration are invite 4 to attend.
BY order OF the Committee.
Shalersyille Aug. % 1876.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-31

The Republican papers and stump
ers continue to repeat the stale false
hood about the Doorkoeper of the
House of Representatives turning out
all fhe ex-Union soldiers and giving
their places to ex-rebels- They know
that the story is false and has been SO
proven long ago, but they still stick
to it in hopes that they may be able to
poison the mind of some one thereby
and induce him to vote against, Tilden
and Hendricks. An official list OF
the present employees of the House
appointed by l.. HI. Fitzhugh, shows
that he made one hundred anu TWEEN.
ty. three appointments. The new ap.
pointments were thirty-five ExUnion
soldiers, ten Tx Confederate soldiers.
two served in the Mexican war, and
eleven are cOlored men. One hun
dred and nine of Mr.. Fi,zhugh's ap-
pointees took the iron-clad oath-a
test of loyalty-and fourteen took
modified oath. Some of the eX-Con-
federates appointed by Mr.. Fitzhugh
were striplings during the war. He
retained in position several Ex-Union
soldiers. and nearly all that he dis.
missed were men who never saw q
days service in the army. On The
whole it would look as though Mr.
Fitzhugh was very fair and impartial
i 1. the distribution of the appointment &
within his control. But that will
make little difference with these Radi.
cal screechers. They will keep right
on with their lying and villification
just the same.
Hon. JNo. NJ. BINKLY, who was
either Assistant Attorney General OF
Solicitor of the Treasury under Pres
ident johnson, in a recent speech al
Milwaukee, presented All estimate
sustained by Corroborative facts.show
ing that from 1868 to 1870 inclusive
81, $40, ,13S 2lO was stolen from thu
government by the whisky rings. Tht
Bristow raid on the rings has showl
that since 1870 the stealing has wen
on at the rste of probably. $4,000, ,OOt
year. Mr.. Binckley comments trul.
that this was all stolen from the gov
ernment and had to be made up b,
other taxes OH the people, while no
even the consumers, except manufac
tnrers gained any reduction in III,
prices. The stealing was divided be
tween the hundreds of crooked dis
tillers, the hundreds of officials il
league with them and the campaign
committees of the Republican party
The same stealing is believed to b.
revived since Bristow and his friend
were put out of Office. o-
THE New York Times aspires to b,
the leading slanderer and traducer o
Mr.. Tilden. While it ie giving ven
to its venom let not it's readers forge
what it said of him in it's issue O
September 18th, 1874. just after hi
nomination for Governor. 1t the,
said: "The New York Democrat
Convention made an end Of its worl
yesterday by nominating Mr.. Tildel
for governor. Mr.. Tilden is highl
respectable candidate, and sno man il
the State who wishes to witness tn
return OF the democratic party to pow
er need be ashamed to vote for him.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-31
DEMOCRATIC ! MEETING. !.

The people OF PARIS will be addressed on the
political issues at the Town House ut the Gen.
ter an
45 SATURDAY EVENING. SErT 2. 1876
by NJ L. PAKDEE, and w. Il. THOMAS. Esq. 10
Everybody is invited to attend. "
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-31
THE MARKET

ff.-t- kAvENNA, August 3D. 1876.
FLOUR-No. / new wheat. 80 40; old. ranges
rom Sc 40. for Red to 81 w for Xxx
White Demand steady.
WHEAT-$l 90 q 81 TO-
CORN-Shelleti brings 5ic; ears, 25c
OATS a5c. Sale, dull.
RYE-No. brings 50 q Co, 5#f
BAKLEY-Noae In market
HAY-selling at Sc q 81; according to
quality. Dull sale.
BEEF--Per cwt., $5 a -
HOGS--Dressed, None III market.
LARD-City render ed l6c.
SMokED MEATS-City Sugar Cured Hams
selling at !Gc; Country 19tsc.
shoulders. City cured selling at 1sHc. Dried
Beef selling ut 20h.
POULTRY-SmaIl supply in the market
Chickens dressed, buyers pay 100 II cents un-
dressed TO Sc; Turkies. None in market.
BUfTER~l4 q l5c., and steady.
CH CHEEsE-Factory. rctaiIs. 10c.
EGGS-buyers pay lie. per ,ioz. <
u -Buyers pay 4Oc. ,
BEANs-Choice hand picked in smalldemand'
at 81 80 per bu. Medium 81 25.
b WIN Ell Ak-Pure cider retails a5as sOc per gal
TALLOW-Buyers pay 61s C.
HIDES-Green, trimm .d a Sc
FEATHERS retail at 7oc. n f-+
WHITE LIME-$I a5 per bbi
w ATERLIME-$a ao '-.i.
SALT-Coarse sells at 81 Is: line 81 IS.
wOOL--a5 c. a Is c. per lii. -
WOOD-Stove f. Ouc@2 so: } feet wood $ O0
q s. so per cord.
SOs .Es1u1kEH o.
Coffee sells for =. -. II a 1a1&c
Extra e L - s.....-c..-- - .--..- -.lo q lie
Granulated :. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 12lsc
Pulvcrized' " 49,. l......... lac
STuSHeu i4T
brown 30 a .....- .iOc
MoLASSES-
New Orleans. .......-..s sells for -. ...... 90
White Drip Syrup. ...... 00
Golden Drip '' '' ........... IS
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/ also have for sale
% VILLAGE LOTS.

Well 10 :ated on high rolling ground, and in the
most pleasant and growing part of the town.
Will be sold cheap and on easy terms.
Ravennn. o.. Jan. d. 1875 332
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Shalersville. March :s, 1875
MR.. o. s. BUZZELL. Dear Sir lin the fall Of
1852 purchased of you alight wagon. w eli ght
with box on. 532 pounds. tits thmble skein,
which think is the easiest running wagon in
use. have frequently drawn 1900 pounds up
it ut one time. All the expense that put
upon it for the first twelve years was for Set
ting tire once. Yours, with respect.
EI.DRIDGE.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-08-31
Nineteenth District Convention.

Nineteenth District Convention
The Democrats of the NineteentI
Congressional District, comprising the
counties of Ashtabula, Lake, Geauga
Portage and TrumbuIl, are requested
to meet by delegates in the city o.
Warren, tu '"
sl Thursday, September TN, 1876, u
In the City Hall, at Ii 30 a. m., to pu
in nomination Candidate for Con
gress. Each county will be entitled
to the following representation:
Ashtabula, 5 Lake, +:
Geauga, - 2 Portage, 4
Trumbull, 8
1t is hoped that each county will bt
fully represented in the Convention.
at5r r. A. RorE, ! Asbtahn,s
J. j. DODGE,
ID. II. PAIGE, -
r. n SwERNry{ Lake. .
d. G. TILDEN,l Geanoa 1"a
6 4a j. +. BRUCE, { 80
t.. ID. T.. COOLMAN,l pou.
s. ID. HARRIS,
WA. A.BIRCHARDl Trnmh,,,
eai JNO. X. WOODS, -'"
z Democratic Congressional COmittee
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LAtNAAEs '1rRSASl -.
Job Press for Sale.

L have second hand Lawyer Job Press in
good condition. which will sell atvery low
figures. Platen l3 by Is inches
r. KNAPP.
Ravenna, Aug. %, 1916. 4l7-2w