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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-31

Governor Young, of Ohio, does not
agree with President Hayes respecting
some ofthe Buckeye appointments, but as
the President is the appointing power,
the Governor doesn't distinctly see how
he is going to help himself Philadelphia
Times. h.sa
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-31

The Repository is entirely mistaken in
charging the Stark County DEMoCRA1
with assailing Congressman Mckinley
either before or after his nomination
last fall as to his marital relationship
We have ever held l
Honor and shame from no condition rise,
Act well your part, there all the honor lies.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-31
DISHONEST OFFICIALS.

Scranton, Pa, May 27.-An investigs-
ton shows that 100000 has been stolen
from Luzerne county in the past seven
years by dishonest officials, some Of
whom are already convicted and in
nrison,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-31

HAYEs's letter to Garfield is published,
in which he asks him to withdraw from
the Senatorial contest. Hayes tells Gar
field he Is almost sure to be elected
Speaker.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-31

The Democrats don't propose to do
away with John G. Thompson's services.
John G. is the boss Chairman, and we
propose to cling to his strong arms
SsetibenVille Gazette.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-31
DELEGA TES TO SENA TORLAL CON.
VEN7ION.

The following table gives the number
Of delegates to which each precinct in
the county is entitled in the Senatorial
Convention. Let the Democratic friends
elect the proper number on Saturday:
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-31

Each ward and precinct is entitled to one
delegate for every one hundred votes
cast for Tilden, and one additional for
! every any or more, and every precir Ct
at least 70 ono. sa-aoa oo.i
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-31

TEE Salem Republican has assumed a
new dress, and looks all the better for 1t.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-31
FOREIGN NEWS.
HOW THE TURKISH MONITOR WAS
BLOWN UP

A Bucharest correspondent recounts
the destruction Of the Turkish monitor as
follows; 1t was one of the most daring
deeds ever recorded. A small detach-
ment of Russian soldiers left the northern
shore of the Danube in number of small
boats. The night being very dark they
managed to surround the monitor before
being discovered When finally observ-
ed by the sentries on board they were
challenged. The Major replied in Turk
ish, "Friends." The Turks not satisfied
commenced firing in the direction Of
Vatchin, not knowing where the boats
came from. The shots flew wide. During
the firing several Russian soldiers plung.
ed into the water, swan silently to the
vessel and placed torpedo in close con-
tact with her bottom. After it had been
securely fastened they returned to the
neighboring shore. The monitor was
blown into the air and all on board per.
ished.
General War News.
London, May 27.-A Berlin correspon-
dent Of the Times says the German squad
ron in the Hgean Sea will soon be in
creased to a dozen vessels, including -four
or five FIRST, class ironClads.
A special from Athens reports that the
Greek troops in Morea are moving to.
wards the continent.
A Vienna dispatch has the following :
Mukhtar Pasha has telegraphed to Con
stantinople that he would have to retire
behind Erzcroum, as the passes Of Sogh-
oulu and Dogh were being turned by the
Russians, and his army is in danger Of
being cut off from Erzeroum, the Russian
cavalry already having appeared on his
flank.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-31
President MaclIahOn Talks.

New York, May 26. Aspecial dispatch
from Paris says President MacMahon
speaking at Compigne to day, said that
the recent change Of cabinet officers only
assures the stability Of the interior and
the peace of the exterior Of France. He
will not mix with outside politics.
Gold Coin for Europe.
Specie shipment to-day, S1,150,000, Of
which $3.50, 900 is gold coin.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-20

The lOrdly proprietors OF the SILVER
mountains are running their shafts
and the dark, secret, subterrareouS
vaults of their mines into the cham
bers Of the American congress. 1T is
time to investigate. The country Is
entitled to know the quality and
quantity of the influences which have
enabled the hidalgos Of the lodes to so
run this congress that the people are
in imminent danger of an immediate
reduction of the purchasing power of
the greenback and of the wages of all
workingmen, in order to swell the
fabulous riches of the Nevada pluto
cratS. -PiOneerPreSs.
Is it not Il sad state of affairs when
the corruption of the bondholders can
only be overcome by counter cOrrup-
tion on the part Of 1.-THE lordly propri-
etorS of the silver mountains
Jones and Sharon are able to flight
the devil with fire. and hence silver
will be remonetized: but the repeal of
the resumption law has no such adv o.
Gates and hence it will be defeated.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-20

We want our friends to do all they
can to spread the circulation of the
among the people;
not for our sake, but for the sake of
the principles it represents. Here is
a correspondent of the Indianapolis
Sun. an intelligent man. who writes:
Nv own experience furnishes an ar
gument in the case: for years | was
accustomed to rely upon the Republi-
can and Democratic papers for all my
information relative to the current
events appertaining TO the money
question. But when l commenced.
last March year ago. at the urgent
solicitation of friend. to read the In
dianapolis Sun. soon learned to my
aStoniShment. that | missed being put
in possession of the most important
facts in the case. and that | never
could become well posted on the SUBJ
Ject by contining my reading to such
papers. and would not now exchange
the information l have derived from
that source for all the knowledge
could gain upon the subject from
reading all the Republican and Dem
ocratic papers in the country.
Now we udertake to say that no pa
per published in this state gives as
much information. lin every issue.
upon the great questions of the dav.
as the ANTI-MoNOPoLIST. The rest
of the Minnesota newspapers. with a
few exceptions. are simply diluted
echoes of the New York Journals.
which simply tell the people what
Belmont and Jay Gould want them to
know, and no more.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-20
General lie Dues Speech Con
tinued.
His Minnesota Orange Groves and
his Experiments in Stock
Breeding.
His Patent Turkey.
Emery Submits Some Doggerel
[CONTINUElfFROM LAST WEEK.

"Gentlempu of the convention.
continued the general, Il have come
here for another purpose: | have
some magnificent plans on hand. |
am going to open several thousand
acres of orange groves along the line
of the Northern Pacific railroad, and
plant forest or date trees and ba-
nanas at Duluth. At the same time
am making arrangements to employ
the United States navy in towing ice
bergs from Labrador to Florida.
This will furnish the Florida people
with cheap ice for home consumption,
while at the same time the passage of
the ice-bergs will so cool the gulf
stream as to moderate the summer
climatt at Washington. which is now
distressing to Mrs. Hayes and the
children.
Il and Ruthy are agreed that the
true policy for the nation is the pro-
tective tariff policy; that is to say, to
cut off all foreign commerce and raise
everything in the country: taxing the
pursuits that will naturally thrive of
themselves to support those that can
not stand alone but need government
help; thus government becomes a
| magnificent machine to transfer the
money of one man into the pockets of
another, for the benefit of the man
from whose pocket it is taken. and
the encouragement of the man to
whom it is given. 1t has been time
and again demonstrated. by the great
leaders of the Republican and Whig
party, that when YOU take money
'.from 4 and give it to b you de-
crease BIS profit and you enrich A
from whom it is taken. A don't al
ways see it, but then the human in
telligence is limited. Now my
position is, that this doctrine being
true of the nation it ought to be true
of every state in the nation: and /
propose therefore to have every state
raise everything its people need with
out regard to the natural character
lsticS of soil or climate. and [ shall
commence with Minnesota. | have
statistics here showing how many
| hundreds of thousands Of dollars go
out of Minnesota annually for the
purchase of tropical fruits. 1t is true
that MlnneSota's s -four is sent south
and more than pays for these fruits.
but then | propose to o.make the gulf
states, by force of law. raise just as
good wheat as Minnesota. [ shall in
troduce tea plantations in Montana,
where wages are three dollars a day,
and thus we will not have to send to
China for tea. where wages fare three
cents day. By keeping out the for
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-20

The st. Peter Tribune, in copying
the .'tree-claim" bill recently intro
duced in congress by DR.. Stewart,
says:
If it is desired to provide our tree
less prairies with abundance OF TIMBER
ten acres to a section is not enough.
Either more quarter sections ought TO
be granted under the law, or large
number of smaller tracts-Say 81
acres. We hope before this amend
ment becomes part of the law the
subject will be furthur consldereu, ana
some plan devised by which more
small tracts may be planted to trees.
Wouldn't it be better to come back
to our original proposition and re-
quire every prairie homestead settler
to plant five OF ten acres of trees be-
fore he gets his title! Then groves
would spring up everywhere.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-20

Mr.. Lincoln foresaw the Importance
Of the financial issues. William Pltt
Kellogg, U. S., senator for Louisiana,
was interviewed the other day, ana
said:
s.Lincoln sent for me the Monday
night before he was shot. SAID ne:
.sPitt M going to reappoint you chief
Justice of Nebraska. But II We're
YOU | would take one of the Louslan-
a offices. You can have the assistant
treasurer's place, or be naval officer,
or surveyor. Nebraska will not come
into the union for some long time yet.
The leuding question IN american pot
nics for the ne.rt fifty gears acn De
fnunce If | were you l would take
commercial instead Of a judicial
office.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-20

One year ago the Greenbackers
polled 5000 votes in the State of Ne
braska. This year they polled a little
over $4,000. The Rag Baby is a lively
young one, and within three years
will be able to Lick" the over-grown
boobies called Republicans and Demo
Gratis. The next President of the
United States will he SGreenback
man. elected on Greenback platform.
Ashland (Neb.) Times.
Won't our Minnesota Greenbackers
pluck up little energy and try and
keep Minnesota abreast With the
march of reform!
We call upon Ebenezer Ayres, O.
III. Page, DR.. Westfall, y. NJ. Pond,
William Elliot, Or. Kennedy, Joseph
Goar. Y. c. Martin, c. II. Roberts
etc. etc. to make speeches this Win
ter in the school houses of the state
and thus spread the facts before the
people.
We call upon every subscriber fol
the ANTI-MoNoPoLI>T to send Us an
other subscriber. and thus double oul
influence in the state.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-20
The INDIANAPOLIS Sun seems to

The indianapolis Sun seems to
think that the act repeating the re-
sumption act will have very slim
chance of even passing the senate.
We are inclined to the same belief.
The Sun says;
"The bill will be referred, of course,
to the senate committee on finance,
upon which there are three Democrats
every one of whom will undoubtedly
vote against it. They are Bayard of
Delaware. Herman of New York, and
Wallace of Pennsylvania. It is too
much to hope that the bill will find an
advocate in any of these. It will
therefore be without Democratic
friend on the finance committee. The
Republican members of the committee
are Herry, Howe, Allison. Jones,
Morrill, and Dawes. Of these Messrs.
Ferry and Jones are the only members
who are understood to be in favor OF
repeal, with Allison and Howe to re-
cruit from. Thus it will be seen that
if the Repeal Bill finds champion at
all in the committee it will be Re-
publican. Senator Ferry has been
classed as Greenback man; but if he
plants himself upon repeal he will an
tagonize the whole delegation Of his
state in the lower house, which did not
furnish single vote for the People S
cause. There is not Democrat in
the senate who is openly committed
to the repeal of the Resumption Act,
except Mr.. Voorhees,, of Indiana, and
Mr.. Beck, Of Kentucky. Events have
conspired to bring Mr.. Vorhes thus
early face to face with a great occa
sion. Hisopportunity has come early,
and the eyes of the suffering people Of
the whole country will be riveted up
on him in the senate contest upon
this all important measure
The senate was the last stronghold of
slavery, long after the popular revolu-
tion had made the House republican.
History is simply repeating itself.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-20

There is a hole in the basket. Some
500 200, ,OOOhave mysteriously dropped
out of the public treasury, but nobody
believes they have dropped into any
body's pocket, oh no
An exchange says:
$50 it seems that since 1885 the sum
of 500, ,625, 1888, over and above the
amount of public money properly
accounted for. has mysteriously dlsap-
peared from the Treasury of the
United States. Gone to meet the
fugitive officers of a few defunct
Savings Banks, perhaps. That is a
small sum compared with the count
less millions that have been squeezed
out Of the people by iniquitous legls-
lation engineered iu the interests of
the Shylocks. But it is rather larger
than the people can afford to loose,
especially as the prevailing financial
policy is making honest men poorer,
day by day. Precisely where that
twenty-nine million has gone, will
probably never be known to the people;
but there is no room for the ghost of
a shadow of a doubt that it has gone
into the pockets of respectable
thieves, legalized robbers and soulless
Shylocks, who, while reveling in
luxury, are deserving life imprisQR!
ment in some we'll regulated peptSen-
tiary.'
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-20

against the law and to instigate active
opposition in all influential quarters.
Under these discouraging circumstan-
ces Mr.. Merrill, finding he could make
no terms with publishers for any
text books of the highest standard
already published: made arrangements
with the great house already men,
toned for an entirely new series. in
the preparation Of which they engaged
distinguished textbook authors Of
national fame, and the result is
series which is pronounced by dis
tinguished teachers Of high repute,
who have not only inspected but
tried them, the best ever introduced
in the State. And in spite of all the
obstacles which have been thrown in
his way by those whose duty it was
to execute the provisions of the law,
we learn that he has received orders
for the State series Of books from sixty
out of the seventy counties in the
State-the only ones not sending
orders being Aitkin. Big Stone, Carl
ton, Lake, which can scarcely be said
to have any school population and
Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Polk and Rock,
new counties away off in the frontier,
and Wadena and Renville. The pop
ular demand has largely triumphed
over all official opposition, and as the
State text books average less than
half the prices Of the text books now
in general use, while they are said to
be at the same time in all respects
equal, and by many are claimed to be
superior to the best in use, there can
be no longer any reasonable doubt
that the demand will be universal;
and the law will be sustained by the
people. and that all efforts to thwart
OF Obstruct it's execution will fail.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-20
THE SCHOOL BOOK QUESTION.

HL ooHCHCA DOOA ROLo 4 1O-N.
We print the following interesting
article from a recent issue of the
Pioneer Press.
While the Pioneer Press did not
oppose the Merrill book bill, when it
was before the legislature, because it
was certain to have at least one very
desirable effect, in breaking the back
of the school book combination and
relieve the people of the enormous
extortions practised by the publishers,
yet we did not advocate it. partly
because we doubted whether it was
wise for the State to go into the
business of furnishing school books.
but mainly because we feared that
under the centralized machinery of
the bill inferior books would be palmed
off on the public schools; that really
good books would not be furnished at
the exceedingly low prices named in
the bill, and that the experiment would
result in failure. In this respect we
have been agreeably disappointed.
The State series of textbooks which
have been furnished by Mr.. Merrill,
and approved by the State commits
sioners, are admitted on all hands to
be equal to and experienced teachers
do not hesitate to declare that they
are greatly superior to those general
ly in use. They are an entirely new
series, and the best ability in the
| country has been employed in their
preparation, by the two great publish
ing houses of Appleton & Co., and
She ldon and & Co., primarily to fill
Mr.. Merrlll's contract to supply the
public schools of Minnesota, but of
| course looking to the general demand
| for an improved series of textbooks.
We notice in our state exchanges a
good deal of complaint about the de-
lay in furnishing the books, and the
difficulties in getting them now that
they are ready. For these delays
and difficulties. however, Mr.. Mer-
rill explains in a letter to the Faribault
Republican. that he is not responsible.
They arise from obstacles interposed
to the execution of the law, he does
not say by whom, but it is evident
| that he refers to the action of the
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton. who was bitterly opposed to the
passage of the bill. and who. since
it became a law. has felt it his duty to
do all he could to Illustrate its opera
tion, with view to secure its repeal
| this winter. The law made it his duty
to send out blanks for the requisitious
of the district clerks last March.
This he declined or neglected to do.
Ii it had been done Mr.. Merrill claims
that with orders. commensurate with
| the existing popular demand for the
State series, he could have made i'm.
mediate arrangements with Eastern
publishers for an immediate supply of
the best books in vogue. Moreover a
systematic and organized attack was
made on the law throughout the State.
County supreintendents and school
officials were told that the law was a
dead failure, and would be repealed
this winter. and every effort was made
to discourage the school authorities
of the counties from sendiug their
orders for books. The school-book
publishers of course very naturally
did all they could to swell the cri
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-20

John Sherman, Secretary of the
Treasury, in his official report the
other day, said;
In establishing a system of paper
money designed to be permanent it
must be remembered that heretofore
no expedient has been devised, either
in this or other countries. that in
times of panic or adverse trade, has
prevented the drain and exhaustion Of
coin reserves, however large or care
fully guarded. Every such system
must provide for suspension of Spe-
Gle payment. Laws may forbid OF lg-
more such Il contingency, but 1t will
come; and when it comes it cannot be
resisted. but should be acknowledged
and declared, to prevent unnecessary
sacrifice and ruin. In our free gov
ernment the power to make this dec
laration will not be willingly intrusted
to individuals. but should be determin'
ed by events and conditions known to
all.
If this be true. why not provide fol
the contingency now upon us. Ito pre-
vent unnecessary sacrifice and ruin!
If it will be right to suspend specie
payments in the future, to save the
banks, why would it not be right te
suspend them now to save the people!
Or is John throwing out an anchor tt
windward, knowing that if they even
force specie payments now they vii
have to suspend them again!
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-20

During the great famine IN Ireland.
people were surprised to find that
shipload on shipload of grain was be-
ing sent from that country. The con-
dition of the United States is similar
to that of Ireland. While many
thousands of our people are actually
suffering for the necessaries of life
many of them on the brink of starva-
tion-one shipload after the other. of
meat and grain are sent to Europe and
other countries. while all the old
women in the land, pettycoated and
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-20

pantalooned, are eXulting that the
balance of trade is in our favor.-La-
bor Adrdnce
1t is a curious anomaly that the
United States produces more food and
more material for cotton and wooden
goods, to the inhabitant, than any
other land on earth, and yet nowhere
to-day are there so many unemployed
workmen, without sufficient food or
clothing.
God has done his part. The selfish
ness of man has brought his mighty
generosity to nOught.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-20
Anti- S}olIopolist
IGNATIUS DONNELLY. EDITOR.

It looks now as if England would
have to interfere in the Russo-Turk-
ish war to protect her own integrity
in the East against the combination
of the three emperors Of Russia, Prus-
sia. and Austria.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-01
OUR CABLE SHIPPING NEWS

ALcoA BAY-Arrived. brig T Rcmick Rose Boston.
BELFAST. April 29-Arrived. banks Countess Of Mimic
(Br. Wells Pensacola; Eugenio tAuS. Perovich Balti-
mo,e.
Sailed 9th bark Rverhard Dciius gen. Hobo,h United
States.
BREMEN April 3o-Arrved, ship Ida Ger, Tennetohn,
Baltimore; barks. Johannes Ger Ihlder, New York; Nj
agara Ger, Wischausen. dol Iris Ger, Pfeier savan-
Sailed 3oth ship Derby Cor Huneken New York bark
Erna tGer, Schultz, do brig Der Pommer tGer), Bohm
Qrom Newcastle, Charleston, having repaired
BARCELONA April 24-Arrivcd brig Antonietta (Sp Con.
zaes Savannah: 25:h barks Renom (Sp) Auiet New Or
leans; Union tsp) Casabeia Charleston; schr Gkey
Giikey. Mobile.
BORDEAUX. April 27-Sailed. bark johanna (Ger
Kocpke. United States
Arrived Goth. bark Kronnewts (Ger Burchand satila
Ca
CARDIFF April 3o-saed. ship Austra Gilmore Rio .
neiro
Phillips. New York via Gibraltar.
Sailed 3oth bark David Babcock Colcord Gloucester
Mass
CALCUTTA. April l-saicd, ship Palawsn (Br. Olive,
San Francisco 9Th. Perseverance (Br. Morce Boston.
DoykR, April 29-Sailed. bark Porro tNor) Olsen (rom
Antwerp, Baltimore having repaired twas originally
ported bound to Bull River SCI.
GEsoA, April 25-Arrived bark Bolivar tAus). Geroli.
mich. New Orleans.
GIBRALTAR, April 22-Arrived big Gillespie tBr,
Crane, New York.
Arrived 3oth, bark Ibis. Sawyer. Now York-had lost
deckload
HUH April sosailed. steamer o.hello ,Br, Bri.ow.
New YORK.
HRLvoEr, April 2ssailcd. bark ornen CAor for Pba.
dclphia.
HAvRa, April 29-Arrived bark Lillian (Br), Rumbsl,
New York.
Arrived soth, bark Sophia Iuprs. Gary, New York.
IPSWICH. April 29-Saied bark Kings County (Br). Nc.
Cleland. New York.