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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-08-23
hat we have so hardly won.
NATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH.

1t is n matter of very little momcnt-as told
the people of Andcrson--who may be your Gov
crnor but it is matter of life and death to
this old land of ours that we have Legislature
representing the manhood, civilization, intclii-
gcncc and virtue Of South Carolina. That IS
your objective point; and if my words could
reach every man in South Carolina, If L could
but incitc each one to renewed efforts, to even
greater efforts than in the campaign OF 10,
would say to him in all truth and solcmnity, that
he must work now, and until the 9th of Novcm-
Der, rs if the destiny of the State depended on
his work alone. | have warned you of your
danger If being warned, you are true to your
selvcs-I kno,o the people Of Edgefeld will be
true: [Checrs. speak to the whole Statc)-
if the Democratic party of tho State will be ctrue
to itself | predict that you will win an over
whcming victory.
You may remember that when two years ago
| | stood upon this spot and declared then that we
| uarry- my hearers grave doubts as toolH sue
| cess but nevcr-from the 18th of August, when
| | accepted the nomination. from that day
until the 9TH of November, did have one doubt
| that the Democratic party weuld win. | knew
| we would win | knew we had Right and
Truth and Justice side, and that the
| God of our fathers would help us if we helped
| ourselves.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-08-23
TIE C0I.ORED PEOPLE.

intend, he continued, to keep them i'll the
future. | can look into my own heart and say
that have administered the laws with justice
"..' "I"~h'y, u, 4. w'talYy yParusi1PEat. oil,
il has been more in favor of the colcrca people
than otherwise. They have received more elem
cncy than have white men, and have enjoyed
mere privileges than ever beforehand they con-
tinuc to enjoy them now.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-08-23
WE CAN WIN AGAIN.

And you can win again, and the victory now
means more than you may think. 1t means Civ
ing you the Lcgislaturc-dirccting the laws of
this county shaping them for the common good.
1t means all that we have cherished in the past
and all we hope for in the future. IL means
more, if possible, than Mat. Victory in 1878
means victory in 1880 and victory i'll 1880 for
the National Democratic party, means peace for
the whole cOuntry-rcStoration Of harmony
and fraternity and the observance of the Con-
stitH,ion of the country as it was framed by
our fathers. That is our highest aim and object,
and we must look to that, because, until n Ma
tional Dcmocratic parry comes jpto ,pQWeS,
I've N sae rss recurrence of
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-08-23

THE NRi1Cn.-A hlcctiouS brakeman on thc
central Pacific l;ailroal cried out as the train
was about entering Il lunael. This is one mile
'OnS and the train will he fourteen minutes
passing through it, The train dashed through
INT" daylight again in lour seconds, and the
scene within the car wGs study far u painter
seven young ladics was closely pressed by seven
par OF masculine arms, fourteen paif-dr'lips
were glued together, and two dozen inverted
whiSkcy TASKS flashed in the air.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-05

The cumulative vote plan in Illinois,
in the election of the Legislature, seems
to work we'll, In each Senatorial dis
trict in the State three House members
are elected. The voter has a right to
cast one vote for each of three candidates.
If he only wants to vote for one of three
candidates, he is authorized by the Illi'
nois Constitution to Cumulate on one
candidate and give three votes. So for
two candidates he divides his voting
power equally between them, which
would be II votes for each. He may
choose, however, to vote for as many
candidates as the district is entitled to
send to the House, which is three, in
that case he casts one vote for each of
three. The Chicago Tribune says of the
system: The whole thing is plain and
simple, and works admirably. The peo'
pie like it; but the professional politician
who believes in the grab.all game OF pol
itics. and hold that minorities have no
rights which office seekers are bound to
respect, are generally opposed to proper
tional representation, and would strike
it out of the Constitution if they could,
but it will be a good while before they
can induce majority Of the voters to
help them accomplish this purpose.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-05

x.Gov. Tom YOUNG, in his Enquirer
interview, assumes an analogy between
the circumstances that occurred in the
effort to secure certain pardons during
his term, and the means used to secure
pardons from Governor Bishop. 1t
seems that Gov. Tom and Rodney Foos
were subjected not only to arguments OF
a financial nature, but also to the tre'
mendous power of feminine blandish-
ments. While we are fain to acknowl.
edge that our Josephisn Governor and
Secretary manfullv resisted all attempts
to mislead them, Gov. Young would not
think it strange such attempts were
made, being Republican, If he was so
learned in the axioms Of the world, for
it was a Capital City female that said one
Republican State convention was more
profitable to her peculiar calling than an
entire winters session Of Democratic
Legislature. Prominent Republicans
therefore must not be astonished II
methods of attack upon them arc adopt
ed, that are based upon this theory
Marion Mirror.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-05
JOSEPH HAS BEEN "THAR."

The Leader is trying hard to convince
the Herald that it is not Republican
paper, and the Herald refuses to allow
its cotemporary to read it out of the par
ty. The Leader is old enough and big
enough to know that this thing of read
ing out of the party every one who may
happen to differ with the popular notion
on any questions of policy which may
arise, is not the wise thing to do. This
is no time for intolerance. We don't
care what views a man may entertain on
minor questions, so long as he comes up
to the scratch and votes and works for
the great principles upon which the par
ty is founded. We have no sympathy
whatever with the soft solder ideas the
Herald has somehow got crammed into
it on the Southern question, but we do
like independence OF thought in paper
if we do differ from it. We have faith
in the Herald's Republicanism, and we
expect to see it do good service in future
as in the past. The reading out bust
ness won't win. "We've been thar
Alliance Review Rad Rep
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-05

The new Alabama Senator, Governor
George S. Houston, was born in William
son county, Tenn, Jan. II, 1911, but re-
moved when quite young to Alabama,
where he was educated and has since re-
sided. Soon after his admission to the
bar he was elected to the Legislature
and served two terms; he was also for q
time Attorney for the State and Solici'
tor. He was elected in 1841 to represent
the Fifth district in Congress, and con-
tinued to serve by successive elections,
until 1849 when he voluntarily retired
and resumed the practice of law. In 81
he was again elected to Congress, and
subsequently reelected, and retired in
1861. He served as Chairman Of the
Committee on Ways and Means, and in
the 18th Congress was Chairman Of the
Judiciary Committee. He was a dele
gate to the National Union Convention
in Philadelphia in 1865, and in 1875 he
was elected Governor of Alabama.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-05
GRANT RULE.

The Republican party seems to be iully
committed for U, S. Grant for President
in 1880. Does any one claim for him Pc
culiar fitness for Administrations Did
he give evidence of it during the eight
wears he was PRESIDENT Rather did he
not give abundant evidence that he was
the mere instrument of the most corrupt
Villains that ever cursed a country
Were not extravaganza and corruption
the rule rather than the exception
The Grant rule of extravaganza and
corruption was felt all over the country.
Carpet-bag rule and robbery South were
sustained by the Grant administration
and this same evil influence was felt
throughoutth the country in State and local
governments, 0rcourse, the Republican
party press sustained the doings of the
Grant dynasty, and the party everywhere
stood by him. An exchange thus emu
merates a few general results:
During the Grant administration the
railway Indebtedness of this country was
carried up from 100000 900 in 1863 to
So 220 100000 in 1877, The debts OF l3O
American cities were enlarged, it is com
pu,ed. from 1921 900 600 in 1866 to S6O4'
600 600 in 1876. II is estimated that in
six short wears our whole State, county
and municipal indebtedness was nearly
doubled, swelling from 1868 600 900 in
1870 to 81 100000 900 in 1876! The
debts of the National Government as
well az of the States, counties and cities,
can be safely said to be not less than ~
O0OO0O00 and the whole Indebtedness
of individuals, companies and corpora
tions of every kind in the United States,
ia thought BY careful observers to be
now not less than ,000,0O0,0OOl How
much that amounts tG for every one oil
our forty millions of people is sum that
can be easily calculated.
The qHasi monarohist sentiment that
controls the Republican party demands
"strong government" By a "strong
government" they mean what Alexan'
der Hamilton meant, "a government like
the British government, bottomed on
corruption" 1t only means a govern
ment of extravaganza and proaigacy
with brute force as the ruling power
We know Of no man more fit, in all re-
spects, to represent the Republican party
than U. S. Grant. Let him be nominal
ed and let the issue, with the third term
idea along, be fairly presented to the
American people.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-05

The New York Graphic asks: Are
National Banks financially strong enough
to make it safe for them to persist in the
course which they have announced as
their intention to pursue, in conflict with
the law of the land? We suppose they
have considered all that and more too,
They are shrewd Calculators; but shrewd
calculators sometimes overrAach them
selves, and the banks may have done
that in this instance. Be that as 1t may,
the point TO be noted is this; that the
banks are not indisposed to antagonist
the Government when they think they
are strong enough. Let them only be
sure that the power is with them, and
they will rule both the Government and
the people. 1t is well that they have
given the country taste Of their dispo-
sition. The warning should not be un-
needed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-05

The collapse Of the Merchants and
Mechanics Bank of Troy sings the same
old song. This was an old institution,
reputed conservative and sound. Its
President was D. Thomas Vail, a man
socially pretentious, and having such a
reputation for probity that his name was
taken as guarantee Of the strength OF
the concern. His residence and grounds
were costly and beautiful, and his family
was at the head of the local snobbery.
One year ago the public whisperer of a
suspicion against D, Thomas Vail would
have been quickly silenced by public in
dignation. Yet the exposure is made
that this d. Thomas Vail used his oppor'
tunity as President of the bank to lend
Sl3O,00O to the Schaghticoke Woollen
mills, of which he was also President.
No security for the money was given, for
the mills had long been bankrupt. The
banks shareholders and depositors lose
all they had in it, besides their good
opinion of one of Troy's foremost men,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-05

Ex-Gov. YOUNG of Ohio, in banquet
rejoicing speech over the Republican
victory in Pennsylvania, gives Don Cain
eron the credit of saving Ohio for Hayes
in 1875, by furnishing him (Young) with
money for the campaign, when he could
get no help from their National commit
tee, from New York nor Philadelphia.
So it was money that did it Wonder If
Don furnished funds for this district dur.
ing the late Mckinley canvass. There
was money in 1t, as Francis Murphy and
others could testify, if they would.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-05
GREENE Aoks.-The National G L. COZ

GREENE AcKs.-The National G L. con"
vention was to have taken place a'Wash-
ineton on the 20th inst, but now comes
a letter from Pittsburgh, stating that Dr:
"D. B." Sturgeon, big fish in the soft
money sea, and chairman OF the National
Executive Committee, puts fin and part
of his tail down on this movement, ana
says that when the boys want q little
fun in the way of a convention, they
must 20 by his almanac, which is not yet
wound up. Brick Pomeroy is also out IN
a letter, stating that the six thousan6I.
clubs he chartered want q convent
sometime next month in Chicago, but
don't want anything to do with the Stgr-
geon fish. One is a Sturgeon and sfe
other "stickleback. ."-Cd'ltOn Cor. Pass'
Sunday Leader.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-05
A STARTLING CONFESSION.

We print elsewhere the confession Of
Hartranft's Major General of the Nation
al Guard, sigfried, and since that Office
was abolished, his Boiler Inspector for
the anthracite region, IA very fat oftice)
testifying to the fact that pending the
Gubsrnatorial election of 1875, he paid
$4,000 cash 10 the Mollie Mcguire chiefs,
Kehoe and Slatterly, the conditions be.
ing that the Mollie vote was to be trans
ferred to Hartranft. Judge Pershing, by
his unAinching and courageous admin
istration of the law, had made himself
obnoxious to the secret assassins who
had preCipitated the reign Of terror in
the anthracite regions. The Republican
leaders we'll knew this, and Sigfried,
holding high office under Hartranft was
deputed to negotiate the alliance between
the Republican managers and the Mol
lies. Hoyt at the time was chairman OF
the State Committee. Is it suppOsable
case he did not sanction and authorize
the payment? Hartranft was Governor,
and was to be the chief beneficiary of
the Internal alliance. Is it supposable
he was not aware of the bribe and the
compact Sgfried is silent about where
he got the $4,000, and shirks any mem
ton of Hoyt's name. He says however,
Hartranft was not informed of his in
debtedness to the Mollies until some
time after his election. This may or
may not be true. For our part we don't
credit it. Slatterly's word is as good as
Sigfrieds, and Kehoe's as good as either
of them; and Jack declared in the Potts
vile Jail to the warden, as testified in
the Mollie trials, that he knew "the old
man at Harrisburgh (Hsrtranft) would
not 90 back on U.S." and that the prose.
cution "might crack their whips" That
showed close understanding between
the Mollies and the Governor, when Ia
ken in connection with other circum.
stances, and especially the payment Of
the money. Nor do we believe "the old
man" will "go back on Jack" Tho re.
cent issue of the death warrant was the
prelude to another move on the Board
of Pardons. The warrant will be with
drawn and the case will go over to HOyt.
II is conceded he will never sign the
warrant for execution,-Pitts. Post.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-05

THE development of riotous spirit,
in which two bands Of outlaws hold pos
session Of town in Kentucky, while
they made battle with each other, does
not speak we'll for the civilization Of that
region. 1t leads to the suspicion that
the community in which such things
have occurred must be semi-barbarous.
Gazette.
The Gazette is never 30 happy as when
travelling South to uncover and rebuke
the "semi. .barbarous" We have tolera-
BILE distinct remem brance of single band
of outlaws which held possession of a
certain Northern city for the best part Of
two days; it drove from the city troops
sent to maintain the law; twenty-five
dead bodies and scores of wounded lay
strewn over its streets; great blocks Of
buildings, workshops, and many humid
reds of railroad cars were fred and the
mob stood guard over the flames until
they we're consumed; the loss was count
ed by the millions; the pillage was 80 eX-
travagant and extended that it achieved
a comic character; and all this occurred
in an organized community Of 25O,OOO
people, with courts, churches, school
houses, missionary societies, and all the
other adiunCts ofCivilization and progress.
Certainly this should teach humility in
gauging the enormity of feuds and mobs
in backwoods country, forty miles from
railroad or telegraph.-PdtS. Post.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-05

A New ORLEANS correspondent OF the
Nation informs that paper that the law
creating the Returning Board of Louis
lana was repealed at the first session Of
the Nichols Legislature. Thenew cleo
ton law of Louisiana is modelled after
those of this State and Pennsylvania. 1t
requires strict registration and count
ing of the votes actually cast, the actual
count to be revised by no returning
board, but to stand, unless overthrown
by contest in the courts. If the present
law had been in force in 1875, the cleo
toral vote of Louisiana could not have
been stolen for Hayes.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-05

The school for ImbeCiles and Idiots at
Columbus is one of the nobest institu'
tions of our State. Every county has
some unfortunates that should be there.
There are now over four hundred pupils,
and increasing. Mrs. Cromar, of our In
frmary, took little six year old girl to
the institution at Columbus on Monday.
We have visited this institution at Co.
lumbus several times, and we know of
no benevolent institution more entitled
to public attention. 1t is under the su-
perintendence of DR.. Doren, a most ca
pable gentleman, and we take pleasure
in testifying to the progress Of the pu-
pills. They are taught also to work, the
girls to sew, &c, and the boys to labor.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-05
THE DIFFERENCE.

Kennedy, the fraudulent Auditor OF
Trumbull county, robbed that county by
false orders upon the Treasury, in vari-
ous sums until his orders amounted to
$4,000. None of it was recovered, and
a Republican Judge gave him five years
in the penitentiary. Geo. Fessler TOOK
900, which was recovered, and a
Democrat Judge gave him twelve years.
Comment is needless Canton Democrat.
Not altogether needless, either Fess
Ter openly declared he had the promise
of Canton Democrats that Democratic
Governor would soon pardon him out OF
the Penitentiary if he would return from
Canada and stand his trial. The Demo-
cratic Euqaiser said when Fessl.r was
taken to Columbus he was, before his IN
csrceration, given the freedom of the
CITY, "and visited friends, gin mills, and
lady aCquaintances and dined at the
Neil; and before going over called ON
Bishop to get his pardon" Kennedy
does not expect to be pardoned out OF
prison; the sentence and incarceration OF
Fessler is regarded as mere farce, not
meaning anything very serions. Time
| ana Drlel Lllub JOOI Will LOh - UHN' ~"
not true. Salem Rep.
The above is only another proof that
Truth may travel after lie all day and
not overtake it. The Salem Republican
ought to know that the Enquirer did moi
say all that. Neither did George Fesslel
"openly declare he had the promise oI
Canton Democrats that a Democratic
Governor would pardon him out of the
Penitentiary." What is the use of lyinl
so abominably, anyhow
And "Kennedy does not expect to be
pardoned out of prison ~ And "the
sentence and incarceration Of Fessler if
regarded as a mere farce, not meaning
anything very serious" Kennedy's five
years for stealing $4,000, and none of il
getting back into the treasury, is all ser
ious, for he is Republican; but Fessler''
twelve years for stealing thirty thousand
which was recovered into the Treas
ury, is all farce" according to the Salem
Rep. 1t is the old, old story of the rad
ical party journals; namely, the Republic
can party does nothing wrong, and th'
Democratic party does nothing right
Even the Presidential steal is all right
according to these journals.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-05

TIE D 4mocratic Executive Committee
of South Carolina issued an address to
the Democratic party of that State, ex-
tending warm congratulations over the
victory achieved at the recent election,
which is declared to be "as peacesble as
triumphant" and assuring the "thou-
sands of colored men" who voted the
Democratic ticket, of a cordial spprecia'
ton of their good sense and patriotic
action in voting for the perpetuation of
home rule and good government"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-05
SOUTHERN ELECTIONS.
A Common Sense VIoW Of tho Reported RsOeHt
Election Troubles.


The Republicans express fears that the
Federal election laws are not 30 framed
as to cover all the cases of wrong charg.
ed They are forced to acknowledge
that there has been no intimidation, at
least in the South, and they doubt If
the frauds can be punished as they de-
serve. But the Republicans themselves
framed and enacted theseFederal election
laws, and they made them odiously Sc
we're in many particulars. ltis not prob
able this or any future Congress will add
10 them. The Republicans would like
to get up new excitement on Southern
outrages. Several of them came here i'm
tending to present resolutions ordering
an inquiry into the decreased represen.
tation in the Southern States, on the
ground that the negro vote does not
come forward. In some quarters there
is disposition to dsfranchise the blacks
by way of lessening the representation
of the Southern States. But these plans
receive a check the more closely the
conduct of the Southern elections are
scanned, the more it Is seen that frauds
and disorders were local and sporadic
and not systematic, and there is very lit
tie material for new anti'Soubern cry.
The more prudent Republicans incline
to wait the result of the trials which will
soon begin, and think it better to found
any action which may seem advisable
upon the developments of the courts.
Butt is probable that some superzealous
persons will offer resolutions of investi-
cation. These give as reason for Con-
gressional inquiry that the coored vote
has to some extent disappeared in many
of the Southern States, but there are rea-
sons for this. Every Southern Republi"
can knows the Colored vote cannot be
got out without a great deal of work,
and the expenditure of money and
promises. The mere desire to evade the
payment of poll tax deters many thou
sands of colored men from voting, and it
is notorious that they have a habit Of
selling their registration certificates, that
has on other occasions caused the mys-
terious disappearance of thousands of
colored votes, and great and to many
people puzzling discrepancy between the
registration and the vote. 1t is doubtful
if the Democrats will oppose Congress
siona investigation if it is demanded by
their opponents. They believe it will
do no harm.-N. Y Herald,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-05

LYMAN X. HOLMES, township treasurer
of Bloomingdale, Van Buren county,
Michigan, last spring claimed to have
been robbed of $500 of township money,
Soon after, he went to Kalamazoo and
offered Sheriff Gates large reward If he
would ferret out the robbers. Holiness
manner told Gates that the Treasurer
was the guilty party, and he accordingly
laid plans which resulted in the arrest Of
Holmes on the 26th ult., along with two
other parties as accomplices. The thief
unwitiugly hired the Sheriff to catch
himself This is agood joke at Holiness
expense.