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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-02
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-02

Last evening, in the presence OF large
and Intelligent audience. Edwin Booth drew his
conception of BI1ttts, the 70 bust Roman, whose
romantic story Is so trcnchantly told by John
Howard Payne. When TdrQun, the brutal,
lustful scoundrel, pcrpetrated his infamics. zoo
years before tho coming OF our Lord, he little
dreamed Of the storm then brewing over his
own hot head.
Just so yesterday, when In the broad brlsht
sunlight OF the morning all young New York
carecred about the streets like Mother Goose's
beggars,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-03-15
INTIMIDA TION.

Doubtless many Republicans have
worked themselves into a state of mind
to excuse, and even to believe that it was
right to throw out 10000 Democratic
votes in Louisiana on the ground of DEM
ocratic intimidation of negroes. The least
examination of the situation, however,
must utterly dissipate all these claims of
intimidation.
If the Republicans had such large
majority in the. disputed parishes why
was it not usedP The State Government
was Republican in all its departments,
Executive, Judicial and Legislative. Ev-
cry officer from Governor down to Con-
stables was Republican. All the ma
chinery of the elections was in their
hands. The State militia was under their
control, and the army and navy of the
United States was at their command, and
was fully and actually employed. In adj
dition, at every voting place was a swarm
of Deputy Marshals of the United States,
under the pay of the Government, and
yet with all these advantages the poor
Republicans were so frightened and in
timidated that they were forced to vote
the Democratic ticket by thousands.
This story may do to tell the marines,
and may serve to salve the Republican
consciences, but it is too thin to satisfy
the great body of the American peo-
pie.
The counting of Louisiana for Hayes
was bold, naked, downright robbery, and
all the sophistry and pettifogging of the
Supreme Court Judges can never rub it
out in the orld.-ManSfeld Liberal.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-03-15
The American national disgrace seems

The American national disgrace seems
to be understood abroad, as we'll as at
home. The London Times says:
"Among the public men Mr.. Hayes's
election cannot excite genuine enthusi-
asm, except in those who regard politics
as gambling, tricky game. 1t may be
viewed with moderate satisfaction as an
escape from the worse evils of prolonga-
tion of excitement or conflict of titles,
but Mr.. Hayes has not, unfortunately,
the moral weight necessary to ballast a
Republican administration situated as
this must be. With the best intentions,
he will probably be unable to carry into
effect many of the pledges of his letter to
the Cincinnati convention"
The Pail Mall Gazette gives the new
President a very hard knock when it
says: "We have little reason for beiev-
ing that Hayes's administration will diff
fer in any material points from Grants"
Grant was paving the way for Hayes, and
the country has but escaped the frying
pan to plunge into the fire. With such
counsellors as the immortal Eight, Hayes
cannot fail to tread the path of Grant,
and that path lies straight across the fall
len and almost inanimate form of that
bleeding country. IfGrant was particu-
larly fortunate in the possession of a
Brother Orrville," how much more for
tunate is Hayes in being surrounded by
Eight big brothers, to all of whom he
must feel under the deepest load of obli-
cations, which can only be discharged
by-ahem! But "these were honorable
men in their generations"
The London Post also INDUCES in sim.
liar remarks, which must be gratifying
to Republicans. 1t seems to be conceded
that Hayes is the creature of fraud and
has no true title to the Office of Presi-
dent. Foreigners understand that he
has obtained the Presidency by fraud
and trickery, and that he goes into Office
against the wishes and votes of the peo-
ple.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-03-15
HA YESS POST MASTER GENERAL

David NJ. Key, of Tennessee, is Hayes's
Post Master General. He was an officer
in the Rebel army, and was appointed
United States Senator to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the death of ex-President
Johnston. Mr.. Keys Senatorial career
expired in January; but before its expira-
ton. he took occasion to give to the
country his. views asl to who was
elected President of the United States.
The speech was made on the 18th of De.
cember, 1875. The electoral vote of Ore
gon was Lunder consideration. In this
speech he said:
"On the 9TH of last November, major
ity of the people of the United States,
amounting to two hundred and forty
eight thousand, or about that, counting
the votes of Louisiana, South Carolina
and Florida, as determined by the re-
turning boards, declared that they desir-
ed that Samuel ]. Tilden should be Presi-
dent of the United States, and Thomas
A. Hendricks their Vice President.
II Eliza Pinkston has fearfully
wrought up the feelings, the sympathies,
the indignation of the Senator from Ohio
(Mr. Sherman). Her story does not make
tie impression on my mind that it did on
his, because l do not believe it; he does,
The murder of the husband, the massacre
of the helpless innocent babe, the charac-
ter of the injuries to the woman are not
the work of the white race Or any other
civilized race. THEY NEVER OCCURRED AS
DETAILED. Il A salamander is moth
ing to Eliza. She tells us that they left
Henry Pinkston unburied, and her for
dead, and yet they took the body of the
dead child quarter of a mile and threw
it into lake. AND ON THIS TESTIMONY,
THE FALSEHO0D WHICH is so APPARENT
ON ITS FACE, STATE IS To BE DIsFRAN-
CHIsED AND A PRESIDENT WHOM THE
PEOPLE NEVER ELECTED is TO BE
PLACED IN OFFICE"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-03-15
NEW YORK CHARTLR ELECTIONS.

While local elections are always more
or less mixed with local questions that
partly destroy party lines, yet as a whole
they are not bad indications of public
sentiment. We have already referred to
the election of a Democratic Mayor in
Pittsburgh as good sign, and it is quite
gratifying that the late charter elections
in the State of New York are quite en-
encouraging to the Democracy of that
State. They show an increasing disgust
among Republicans of their party leaders
and their deeds. The World thus sum-
marizes:
Troy elects a Democratic Mayor by @
300 majority, gain of ,064 over Tilden's
majority last November. At Ithaca, last
November, Hayes had 1873 majority, the
Democrats elect the Mayor, Treasurer
and Collector by large majorities, and 8
out of 4 Aldermen-rather decisive work
in town casting 2, ,760 votes. The Dem
ocratic candidate for Mayor in 0swego is
elected by 450, gain of $50 since No
vember. Duchess is usually very close
ly balanced county in all its parts; of s
towns heard from, the Democrats carry
7, gaining Clinton and Wappinger since
last fall. In Auburn, where Hayes's ma
jority was 663, the Republicans elect their
Mayor by 800 and the Democrats their
Treasurer by 54S, result which, though
it speaks Of a "citizens' movement" CON
fusing party lines, is sufficiently satisfac-
tory. Cohoes is thoroughly swept, the
Democrats electing four-tfths of the AL
dermen and Supervisors, showing that a
uniform rate Of progress is maintained.
The Republicans of Newburg gain one
ward since last November, though the
Supervisors are unchanged, and their to-
tai majority is slightly decreased. In
Rochester they make considerable gains.
AT Elmira there seems to have been a
drawn battle, the Democrats electing all
the city ticket but the Recorder, and To-.
sing the Common Council, though win
ming the Board Of Supervisors. The same
result is noted in Utica, which last No
vember gave Tilden 1873. The Republi-
cans elect their Mayor by 623, the Dem
ocrats their Treasurer by 1000. Taking
all these facts into consideration, it seems
only reasonable to conclude that the
events Of the past four months have not
dispirited the gallant Democrats of the
Empire State, but that having won the
State from Dix in 1874, and held itagainst
Hayes in 1876, they intend keeping it
permanently in it's place at the head of
the Democratic column.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-03-15
LATE NEWS.

The examination of the books of VIM.
]. Rutter, cashier of the First National
Bank of Pottstown, Pa, discloses defal-
cation of $4,000.
At Boston Tuesday morning Jacob
Huschfeld, aged sixty, was found at his
house, 2S4 Harrison avenue, gagged, rob-
bed and fatally shot.
The drouth in some parts of California
is so severe that the people have raised
several thousand dollars for the purpose
of cannonading to produce rain.
General Babcock, late private secretary
of ex-President Grant, has taken charge
of the Fifth Light House district, to which
he was assigned as Major of Engineers at
his own request, relieving Major Frank
lin Harwood.
Michael Merrimon, living near Hun
tington, Ind, who has been in the insane
asylum, and who was sent home about a
year ago, thought to have been perma-
nently cured, Tuesday, shot one of his
sons, aged eighteen, through the head,
fatally wounding him, and another, aged
sixteen, through the shoulder, probably
fatally wounding him. He then shot and
killed himself instantly.
The contest over the will of the late
Commodore Vanderbilt has been term
mated by all the contestants withdraw
ing their obbjections to the probate of
the will. The whole matter was arrang-
ed between VIM. H. Vanderbilt and the
contestants. Among the counsel were
Secretary of State Evarts, Judge Matthews
jeremiah s. Black and David Dudley
Field, all of the counsel in the late Presi-
dental contest.
The N. Y. Daily Bulletin refers to the
present debt of the city of New York,
which it says is $l60.000.000, equal to $l33
per man, woman and child, and the taxa.
ton $27 so per head, and says it is $685.
100000 more than the debt of the entire
United States in 1860. Another heavy
reduction in real estate is expected, ow-
ing to the inability of real estate owners
to hold on to the property in the face of
the present high rate of taxation.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-03-15
POLITICAL BRIEFS.


SChurz called Hayes at Columbus de-
pot last summer; and Hayes called Schurz
to the Cabinet.
A minister of Fremont, Ohio, writes to
Hayes that he thinks great many of
Grants appointees have been in long
enough, and ought to be willing to retire.
He says he don't care about post Office,
but thinks a foreign trip would be pleas
ant and beneficial. He closes: "I would
prefer one of the following consulates:-
Liverpool, London, Rio Janeiro or Jeru-
salem."
Republicans generally admit now the
infamy of Grants administration, but
claim Hayes is a nice man and don't
drink, It is pity our friends are so late
in confessing that we told them the
truth.
Packard of Louisiana says to repor-
ter that Hayes is all right-that Hayes is
only smoothing the way, till he (Hayes)
is firmly and fairly seated-Aheml
The London Standard maintains that
Hayes is bound by every political con-
sideration and by strong personal obliga-
tions not to abandon Packard and Cham
berlain, and their colleagues, to the JUS
tice of the States they have oppressed.
There were two precincts in the Uni
ted States where Cooper's vote was lar
ger than Tilden's and Hayes's combined.
At Morgantown, KY, Cooper had III,
Hayes 73, Tilden SO; and in the fifth pre-
oinct ofthe adjoining county Cooper re-
Ceived 12l, Hayes so and Tilden 13.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-03-15

MARSHAL Webb is getting puffs from
the Massillon Independent, a Hayes-fraud
organ, as wonderful man to arrest fell
lows-away from home. The Massillon
Independent mentions that Morrison, now
on trial here for car robbery at Massillon
some time ago, and who got out of Jail
on straw bail and lit out, was arrested in
Illinois by Mr.. Webb, city marshal Of
Canton. We ask our city council and
our citizens if this is the legitimate work
of CantOn's City Marshal. We have heard
for some time that Mr.. Webb was giving
his attention almost entirely to outside
business, and paying little or no attention
to the peace and good order of our city.
G. W. Oldfeld when marshal did not
thus spread himself.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-03-15
GENERAL TOM EWING.
A Little Speech Under Peculiar
circumstances.

The Democracy of Columbus, Ohio,
were hoaxed to the extent of turning out
in procession two thousand strong, with
bands of music, last week, by telegram
that Gov. Tilden was to arrive in that city
by an evening train on the Pan Handle
road. Gen. Tom Ewing happened to be
on the train, and was forced into making
this little speech:
FELLOW. CITIZENS We came here ex-
pecting to pay our respects to Mr.. Tilden
personally, and especially as the legally
elected President of the United States.
We are disappointed that he is not here,
but we have recently met more serious
disappointments. During the first century
of our Republic the choice for President
by the people at the ballot box has been
accepted by the opposition. For CEN
tury the Judiciary sat aloft and were
above partisan bias, but, unfortunately,
we now see the people defeated in their
choice ofa President by set of organized
scoundrels, and the judicial eimine trail
ed in the dust. The acquiescence in this
result is not due to a lack of courage or
hardihood on the part of the people, but
rather to their inherent love of law. The
Tribunal which consummated the great
fraud was agreed to by the mass of the
people because they were unable to fully
comprehend the scoundrelism of the Re-
Lublican leaders, l speak for over a
million and half of people, and believe
| express their sentiments when l say
that they will never again submit to be
defeated of their President, but will insist
upon the Inauguration of their choice
whatever the result may be. 1t was the
crime of the Republican leaders which
deprived the majority of the people of
their choice this time, but it will be the
crime of the American people if another
usurper be permitted to take his seat as
President in the future. The people will
choose their President at the ballot-box,
and neither Returning Board nor Con-
gress, the President, the army, the navy
or the ermine shall ever interfere again
to prevent the Inauguration of legal
President.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-03-15
THE POLITICAL GAMBLERS,

Frauds and stock jobbers in power at
Washington, are manipulating with a
view to hold their power in the United
States Senate, hoping thereby to hold
that body for at least four years hence.
Morton's committee on elections have
agreed, by party vote, to recommend
the admission of Kellogg as Senator from
Louisiana. He is the Packard Legisla-
ture candidate. The same committee
will also recommend the Chamberlain
Senators from South Carolina. Thiswould
rive them three fraudulent Senators, and
thus give them eight majority, if they
can enforce the party lash as they did
with the Eight on the Commission.
The leaders, Morton, Blaine and others
expect by this means to compel "Presi-
dent" Hayes to recognize the Packard
and Chamberlain State Governments,
and continue to prop them with federal
bayonets as Grant did. The New York
Herald calls upon Hayes to withdraw the
troops at once, as he acknowledges the
expediency of local self government, as
President Grant did. "He should not
''stop till politicians have patched up
"bargains about the election of Senators.
"This would bear close resemblance to
"the sale of justice by Court. What
"has the President to do with the election
"of Senators2 What title or color of IT,
"tle has he to interfereP The country
"expects him to be a just Chief Magis-
"trate, and not shutting, bargaining
politician"
Most persons can perceive in this the
same work going on of the very same set
of unprincipled political gamblers that
have already been the ruin of the count
ry. We have not as yet taken any stock
in Rutherfraud B. Hayes, nor the Sher-
man set that seem to control him.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-03-15

THE people are tired of sectional ieal-
ousies; Of fierce conflicts for mere parti-
san ends; of purely selfish politics. They
long for the time when the broad princi-
Piles ofa party will be held of more inn
portance than personal advantage, and
when the interests of the whole people
will be preserved to the interests of any
particular faction.
~ Il n y \ "
The President is fighting the battle of
the people. The people should strength
en- his hands by earnest assurance that
their hearts are with Cleveland
Herald.
The peoples hearts are not likely to be
with the president" who is imposed on
them by fraud, "The people are tired of
sectional jealousies; ofpurely selfish pol.
itics"-just what Republican rule has
given us. Is it not "purely selfish" and
mean to count President" in by fraudP
Is it not mean in him to take itP Would
man ofhigh purpose do SOP
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-03-15

REPUBLICANS are loud in speaking in
praise of Ruther.fraud. They claim he
is charming man Well, what has he
doneY He has passed oyer the men to
whom he owes his fraudulent position /;
refused to recognize the Camerons, Chan
dlers, PaCkards, Chamberlaims &C.. the
conspirators who worked the fraud. Mr.
Hayes has cabinet of ordinary fair men,
nothing more. Three of them only are
men of national reputation, such as it is I;
the others hardly known beyond their
own localities. Now that is all thot
President" Hayes has done, yet. He
and his cabinet are to consider the Louisi.
ana and South Carolina questions &c.
No decision has yet been reached and
nothing been done! We shall cheerfully
give Mr.. Hayes credit for all he does, and
as soon as done. True, Mr.. Hayes's
brother.in-law, Stanley Matthews, and
Mr. Evarts wrote to Chamberlain, advis-
ing him to step down and out. These
letters will be found in this paper. Cham
berlain, indignant, declines, and the
claim is if Mr.. Hayes rightfully carried
Louisiana and South Carolina, Packard
and Chamberlain did. And now, it
would seem that Hayes and his friends
admit that Louisiana and South Carolina
went Democratic in November. This is
really admitting the Presidential fraud.
But let us give Mr.. Hayes full credit for
all the good he does, never forgetting that
he is the first President by fraud.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-03-15

NEVER was country in greater need
of wisdom and honesty in the manage
ment of it's public affairs than this. It
was this conviction among the people
that gave Tilden and Hendricks the de-
cided majority they got, We little real
ize what the country has lost in the sue
cess of the base and infamous fraud that
defeated the will Of the people. The
country needed an entire and complete
change of Standardization in ev-
cry departmental return to a policy of
justice and economy, in order to restore
prosperity and assist business and la.
Dor interests. These terrible burdens
unequal burdens too-piled on labor and
business by evil radical policy should be
removed. Mr.. Tilden was the man for
the work, possessing the qualities neces.
sary, the mind to perceive and the will to
do. The fraud in the White House gives
evidence that he would like to do some
thing different from Grant, but Reform
and just public policy do not seem to
come in.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-03-15
ELOPING WITH 100000 AND a
BLONDE.

BRADFORD, PA. March 5.-Twelve
years ago E. c. Martin of Baltimore
came to the Pennsylvania oil regions
with $2o, 900 to buy coal land for parties
in Philadelphia. He went to Pithole
City. Instead Of investing the money
that had been entrusted to him, he ran
away with blonde named Estella War
ren. She was the wife of barkeeper.
Martin left wife and six children in
Baltimore. No traces of the runaways
could be found. The men whose money
Martin stole were three in number COM
posing the firm of J. and w. Harper &
Co. Only one of them William Harper
survives. He was forced into bankrupt
cy in 1873, and moved to Forest county.
A few weeks ago he received letter for
warded to him from Philadelphia; ad-
dressed to A. and w. Harper & Co. 1t
was from this faithless agent, Martin.
He was then in San Francisco where the
letter was dated. He was ready and
anxious to refund the money he had sto-
len, with interest, on condition that no
legal measures were taken against him.
Mr.. Harper started at once for San
Francisco. He found Martin in most
luxurious headquarters. The compan-
ion in his fight was still with him, and
met Mr.. Harper resplendent in diamonds,
Martin said they had been in Peru ever
since they decamped. He had engaged
in opening and developing mines on
royalty in that country, and was worth
So, 900 600. He paid Mr.. Harper $4,000
He says he has provided for his family,
and his wife and children are now in
England, that being Mrs. Martins ma
tive country, Martin and his mistress
intend to return to Peru.