The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-07-19
The RADICAL NOMINEE FOR THE
STATE SENA TIE.

EDITOR DRMooRAT-Residing in Massil.
lon as long as have has enabled me to
understand, somewhat, the radical candi.
date for the State Senate, Robert H. Fol-
ger, ESQ.
Mr.. Folger considers that his star is in
the ascendant, since, by lucky chance, he
was nominated over A. w. Coates, of AL.
lance, who had not only the popular
vote of his party, but had a majority Of
the delegates instructed for him. When
my friend +. gets elevated over his sue
cess, he imagines himself marching over
the field with the tread of an elephant,
and grasping victory and glory. Such
are imagination's hollow dreamsI
Mr.. Folger is little late in being thus
recognized. His Murphy temperance
harangues will not save him. It was of
such as he the old lady referred to, when,
in her delight after listening to wordy
temperance lecturer, she pronounced
him "a very fluid talker."
Mr.. Folger has been an unfortunate as
pirant for political honors. His nomin-
ations come at inopportune times, In
1860 he was taken up on the Democratic
ticket for Common Pleas Judge, but
made very poor show Mr.. Folger's
prospects this year for the State Senate
are very lin. -Four years ago Mr.. Edwin
Ferrall, noble Democrat, was elected /;
and two years ago Mr.. Ferrall declining
A. r. Haines was the Democratic candi-
date, nominated without opposition, and
was also elected. The last four years.
then, the district has been represented
by q Democrat; and, surely, under the
present ruptured and dilapidated condi-
ton of the Republican party, the chanc-
es for Mr., Folger's election are far less
hopeful than they were for the radical
candidates two and four years ago.
In due time the Democrats of Carroll
and Stark counties will place q candidate
in the field, who will be very sure to leave
Mr.. Folger behind. AS sstated, this is not
year for radical victories. The party
is in a distracted condition; the leaders
far from harmonious; the Hayes Admin
istration anything but acceptable to the
bone and sinew of the party, and party
so divided is not likely to accomplish
more than they did two and four years
ago, when all was harmony.
The party in full and continuous pow
er for the last sixteen years must be held
responsible for the evils affecting the bu.
siness and labor interests of the country.
There is no escape therefrom. They
would, as they did, claim credit for the
prosperity, real or apparent,-and why
should they escape responsibility
The party has continued in power un'
til the full fruition of their policy ap-
pears. No interruption has occurred to
interfere with their entire management
of their own public policy. 1t was their
long possession of power, their fears for
the consequences in being displaced that
impelled them to count in their Presi-
dent by fraud, most foully disregarding
every propriety of principle and right,
and every right principle of propriety.
The foregoing is the view take of the
situation; and think, instead of march
ing like giant elephant to victory and
fame, Mr.. Folger will find, in due time,
that the election in October will take
out his starch, and he will feel, or seem,
more like very small Shetland pony.
MASSILLON.