The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-08-30
CANTON DEMOCRACY.
DEMOCRATIC CLUB MEETING.

on Saturday evening last, pursuant to
adjournment. The minutes Of last meet
ing were read and approved.
The Committee on Permanent Organ.
ization, through VIM. A. Lynch, Esq,
reported as follows:
CONSTITUTION.
The Democratic club of the city and
township of Canton is formed for the ad-
vancement of the we'll known principles
of the Democratic party.
MEMBERSHIP.
Amy voter of the city or township, de-
string the success of the Democratic par
ty, is entitled to be member. =
OFFICERS.
The officers shall be a President, Vice
President, Secretary, Corresponding Sec
retary and Treasurer.
There shall be standing committee
to procure speakers and provide for meet
ings. Also an executive committee Of
three from each precinct of the city and
township, to look after the organization
of the party in the city and township
under the direction and with the assist.
anCe of the members of the County Cen
tral Committee, for the city wards aid
townships.
MEETINGS.
Meetings shall be held weekly, on Sat-
urday evening of each week, unless 9th
| oruuipa nrdara1 hv tho nl1h
President-Dr. L. Slusser.
Vice President-James Lantz.
SeCretary-Edward M. Grimes.
Cor. Secretary-John F. Blake.
Treasurer-Wm. Dannemiller.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
lst Ward-James Willis, John S. Wag-
oner, Christian Volzer.
I'd Ward-Daniel Cobaugh, John l.
Piero, Louis Rigler.
Sd Ward-Joseph Trout, JEFF. Koontz
Lawrence BeChel.
4th Ward-Geo. Bender, Joshua Cox,
John Leinirger.
Township-David Bechtel, j. S. Hud-
son, John H. Sponseller.
On motion of Peter Chance, Esq, the
report was accepted and adopted, and
the committee discharged.
On motion of Mr.. Lynch, the Executive
Committee was requested to meet at the
Office of the Prosecutor, R. S. Shields, up
stairs in Court House, on Tuesday at "a
p. M, on special business
The temporary Chairman, J. G. Welty
Esq, in few appropriate and encourag
ing words surrendered the chair to DR.
L. Slusser, permanent President, who as
sumed the same in few excellent re-
marks.
Prof Worley, our candidate for the
Legislature, was called for, and made a
pointed and forCible speech. He dwelt
at some length on the monopoly and IA
voritisn of the party in power, as indi-
Gated by the enormous and corrupt grants
of land to railway companies and other
subsidy favors, in the way Of giving them
the credit of the Government to enable
the companies to borrow money on their
bonds, which bonds the United States
Government will have to pay, through
the corrupt trickery of the Credit Mobi'
lier arrangement, in getting an act
through Congress by which the Govern
ment surrendered their first mortgage Sc
Curity.
Mr.. A. MCGregor spoke for ten or fif
teen minutes, naming the five State tick
cts in the field, and the possibility Of one
or two more. He said there were but
two political parties-never were more
and could not we'll be more, as, on ques'
ton of public policy, there we're but toct
sides. One must either be for the meas
ure or against it, A man must either be
in favor of the Republican party retain
ing power, or opposed. He referred tC
the Peoples movement and ticket foul
years ago, that at one time appeared sc
formidable, and yet did not poll ten
thousand votes in the State.
Mr.. McGregor, in speaking Of the pres
ent suffering condition of the country
referred to the evil legislation of the
party in power. He stated, that a few
years ago our political opponents claimed
great credit for the prosperity of the
country, but now they were unwilling to
take the responsibility for the present
disasters, when they had continued in
power in all departments. True, the last
House of Congress was Democratic fol
the first time since 1861, and had com
PEELED, after a hard fight, a reduction oi
sixty.fve millions in government expen'
ditures. This reduction was bitterly op'
posed by the Republican Senate and the
Grant Administration.
Adjourned till Friday evening, August
31st, when the distinguished and eloquent
M. A. Foran, of Cleveland, will address
the club. Let all come and hear.