The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-09
THE HAYES ORGAN AT COLUMBUS
IS HAULED OVER THE GOALS.

The State Journal persists in forcing its
suicidal policy upon the Republican par.
ty of Ohio, although the most convincing
evidence comes from every quarter that
its course is contrary to the dictates of
common sense, and in opposition to the
best interests of the party. The little
squeal about "soreheads" is reiterated
from day to day, and every Republican
who does not falli line with the ideas
of that brilliant journal, is denounced as
factionist and a disorganizer. It's eyes
are kept shut, its ears are closed to the
sights and sounds that come from every
source. Instead of being the representa-
tive of the sentiment of the Republican
party, it has become the mere selfish ad.
vocate of the President, and it would
sink everything there is of its party, for
the sake of securing an endorsement for
him by the Republicans of Ohio. Every
thing is lost sight of but that one thing.
Fortunately, the reasons that force the
Journal to become the champion of the
President are go we'll known, that the
little influence it might have with the
Republicans is entirely lost. The fact
that the principal editor and proprietor
of the Journal holds an important post
by the grace of President Hayes may be
good reason for the toadyism of that
paper to the powers at Washington, but
there is nothing in that to give the peo-
pie of Ohio any great cause for thankful
ness, and much less reason to force an
endorsement of the Civil Service reform
policy of the President by the Republi-
cans of the State. An eight thousand
dollar Office may be a weighty reason for
the subserviency of the Journal, but it
will have no weight with the intelligent
men who lead the party, and who see in
an unqualified endorsement of the Ad-
nothing but defeat and dis
aster. Neither does it become the Jour.
nal to say to better and older members
of the party-men who have been in it
since its organization, and who have
never been recipients of its bounty-that
they have no right to express an opinion
contrary to the Administration. 1t does
not become an editor who was never
known to vote a Republican ticket, to
insist, in the most ill-natured manner,
that he shall be permitted to make the
platform of the party, and lay down his
diCtum to those who have been devoted
TO its interests for a life time. It is not
in good taste for Republican paper, that
has lived upon the bounty of the party
for the past ten years, and whose editors
have selfshly grasped every Office they
could lay their hands on, to measure ev.
cry man by their yard stick. 1t is nei-
her fair to charge, nor is the statement
rue, that the members of the Republi.
can party of Ohio now arrayed against !
he Administration, are led to that course |
because they are disappointed Office
seekers, and the Journals constant reit- |
sration of the charge is an insult to the |
Intelligence and honesty Of the party it |
orofesses to represent. Instead of using |
9very effort in its power to harmonize
he Republican party, and to strengthen |
ts organization, the Journal persists in |
Keeping open its wounds, and in holding |
Up some of its most active members to |
contempt. A persistence in that course |
must soon convince every honest Repub-
iCan that the Journal is 80 blind in its |
levotion to Hayes that it would rather
70 defeated with him, than succeed with
,ut him. Unless the Journal changes it's
one, it will soon be in the condition of
ts patron saint, and he without party.
Dispatch, Nay I'd, lind. Rep.) |
The family is not happy; and not in
Ccord. The Hayes organs, however,
york hard and speak by authority to the
'arty. The Repository, for example,
peaks in thunder tones. tits the organ
f Congressman Mckinley, Of the Post
fice, and Hayes and Sherman. They
lemand resumption, want the monopoly
ariff system of the Republican party to
ontinue, ruinous as it is, and as it has
een. The party are having great trou-
lie and work at cross purposes.