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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-26
RALLY FOR TIE CAusE.

The Democratic party desire reform in
the administration of public affairs
wish to restore the rule of economy and
justice. This is our mission:
mo Democrat ever had less excuse for
leaving his party than he has at this time
OF course he has no thought of turning
Republican, and yet he is helping that
party il he fails to vote the Democratic
ticket. Unless heis ashamed of his past
political life, no Democrat should assist
in trailing in the dust the good olduaag
under which he has heretofore battled.
The party he has acted with is as good
and pure party as was ever known in
our Country's history. Don't join it's
lifelong enemies in defaming and dis
honoring it. 1t is sure to triumph, al
though you may not choose to have q
part in the victory. The next Congress
will be Democratic, and the next Presi-
dent will be a Democrat. Will you aid
in effectiDg these results, or will you
stand with those who have always deri-
ded Democrats as ignorant, vicious and
incapable?"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-26

THE Cleveland Leader hopes that
some of the Maine lightning will strike
Ohio" Heaven forbid AS Repub-
lican, we don't desire victory n like
that in Maine. Nevertheless, we have
no doubt but few financial speeches,
such as the Maine Republicans treated
themselves to, might secure that result.
Alliance RsVteV.
Well, are not John Sherman, Nc
Kinley & Co. giving US these few f.
nancial speeches ?" They may be mod
flying their views somewhat since the
Maine cataclysm. 1t is serious lesson,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-26

THE Akron GermaniG seems to be a
Carl Schurz organ, and refuses to support
Lewis Miller for Congress. The editor
does not seem to realize that, in this
country, men whose views coincide on
the political questions of the hour are
very apt to unite for effective action,
Men who are more governed by hate
than philanthropy and reason are moi
likely to be able to comprehend. When
bad men combine, good citizens should
asaociate
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-26

PROBATE Judge Heldenbrand is
around seeing the people, He was in
Massillon on Saturday, and in the even
ing was at Youngstown Hill, three miles
from Massillon. Adam is smooth of
speech and would like to hold IN three
years more, making nine years. A very
good time to quit is now and then Lean
der c. Cole as the Rep. says is clev-
er fellow and will make a good Pro-
bate Judge,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-26

The Democrat shows that Major Nc
Kinley voted against reduction of the
army, and the repeal of the Resumption
act. Good. Do it some more.-Reposi-
tory.
The most extravagsnt and expensive
army and navy in the world, for their
size, are ours Of the United States. The
Democratic party desire them cut down,
especially in expense. The Republican
leaders vote to continue the extrava-
ganCe and the enormous cost.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-26

THE Wadsworth Enterprise says the
reunions of the 103d and l66th at Chip.
pewa lake was not largely attended. 1t
was the 166th that resolved that "Wiey
was a sCoundrel from the feet up" 1t
was the work of some "loiP mean Yam
kee cuss, boiling over with love for Nc.
Kinley, and no doubt paid for it. There
was only dozen or two of the 166sh at
the reunion.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-26

GILLESPIE, of the Alliance Review, says
he cannot sing our songs-that he tried
it, and most broke his jaw. We could
have told him that would be the effect
on such claw" Democratcsongs doat
suit that sort of 'jaw." II is only a
wonder it was not put entirely out Of
joint in attempting to sing our Demo
cratic songs. We advise the Review man
"Wich is postmaster" not to try again.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-26
PREPARE FOR ELECTION DAY.

Election day is close at hand, being
one week from next Tuesday. Don't be
caught unprepared. See that your ward
and township organizations are thor
ough. Now Is the time to make ade-
quate preparation for the closing strug-
gle. Regrets over what has been neg.
lected will not repair what is lost, or re.
gain vote that should have been guard.
ed and saved. Now is the favored hour
for thoughtfulness and work.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-26

DAVID R. PAIaE.-While in Akron last
Friday we found time to call upon David
R. Paige Esq, who does daily duty, usu-
ally, in the large hardware store Of
Paige Bros. A brief acquaintance with
Mr.. Paige will convince any one that he
will be suitable and competent for Sec
retary Of State.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-26

A GOOD and true soldier is also a good
citizen and good citizen makes a good
soldier, When the war is over, and he
is discharged from further service, the
soldier becomes the citizen. Let him,
then, as we know soldiers generally do,
act the true citizen, laboring and voting
for the best interests of the country. Let
him beware Of the shot coffee" soldiers,
who seek to use him to forward their
selfish schemes,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-26
THE DEMOCRAT.

Ii furnished TO subscribers postage paid, at q per yeay
Il FOR sir months gy cents for three months, nvdTfa-
blv IN advance II Is also delivered TO any part Of me
eiv at the same rates,
Correspondence, copdining tnpoTtdH ne'0s soucueu
from all parts Of he county Writer'S name ana auortS'
s,,ltrsd on e,sy1, communication as priUate gTdn
tee OF good Jdih.
Anv Dey,son sending in a club Of FOUR CASH YEAR
nv suRscRIRERs ,0iu be entitled TO a copy " THE
DEMOCRAT Jree for one year.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-26

WE understand that A. w. Helden.
brand is giving as a reason why he
should be elected that he has injured his
health by his Office work. Surely, if his
health has been injured by such work, ii
@ time this fifth term man should be given a
FCst.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-26

Mr.. WILEY NAV have been good sol.
der, but he should not have threatened
to put the boys in the guardhouse for
cheering for Brough.-Repository.
Shouldn't he now2 Mr.. Mckinley,
too, may have been a good chap in the
commissary department, to serve shot
coffee and 6xings." Gen. Wiley was a
good disciplinarian, and never asked
his brave boys to go where he would not
60 himself.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-26
THE FACTS OF FIGURES.

In 1874, and 1875 and in the shorJ
session of 1876 the Republicans had the
House. The appropriations for 1877
1873 and 1879 we're made by Dem0'
cratic HONSe-though Republican SEN
ate had to be fought hard and long to
yield cent of retrenchment. The Re.
publican appropriation bills and the
Democratic appropriation bills, as pass
ed by the House for the years named,
are as follows.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-26

Wiley defends every act of the O'Con-
nor Legislature. including the Soldiers
Orphans Home bill McGregor, his chief
hacker in Stark county, calls soldiers
" "scabs," dirty dogs" and cowardly
hounds. ."-AaSsillOn Independent
MCGregor deuounces those who &c Re-
solved, That AquiLa Wiley Is a ScOundrel
from the feet up" and does pronounce
such Cowardly hounds, dirty dogs and
scabs. The Independent may smoke It.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-26

The Liberals have been badly beaten
in the recent elections in Canada, and
the loyal tory party is in the ascendant.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-26
DEMOCRATIC RALLY !
Judge t j KGDnGy,
of Ashland, and
HON. ". B. THOMAS,
ofRavenna, will address the people at
ALLIANCE,
SATURDAY EVE'G, OCT, 9th.
TURN OUT.

THE Republican leaders are preparing
bayonet rule for Cincinnati on election
day.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-26

gems. EWING and Rice speak at Mas
sillon, Monday evening, Sept Goth.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-09-26


Democratic Saving $S9. .27O,236,
Al. This saving is manifest and lndisN
putable. The House in reality, however,
made a greater saving, but the Senate
ran up the items. The appropriation
bills as passed by the House, were
For the fiscal year 1877 1888 0sO S566S
For The fiscal year l3l 3O9 Ol ~
For the fiscal year 6S7 74s, ,9
Total san on OO8,9O
Had the Senate accepted these bills as
the House passed them, there would
have been a further reduction of $26,.
S,5S345. When these bills went to
the Senate, however, the Republicans in.
creased them as follows
iSm 49, 49, 767 80
l4S 9SS, ,SS5 70
i852269 Al
Si8S 26O 92252
Deduct same bills as passed House
these years as III on 003 90
---
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-16
lFrom the Boston Commercial Bulletin]
They Knew Him 1n the White Mountains

And now the young man who was up in the
White Mountains on a fortnight's vacation
and who rode on a mountain coach a whole
day with those agreeable young ladies and
their mamma, and who met them again at the
hotel at the Glen, and also pointed out 60
many objects of interest to them from the top
of Mt. Washington; the young man whom
mamma bade goodbye, after a weeks ac-
quaintanee, and "hopad they should see him in
Boston, 'and the young ladies told that they had
had can awfully jolly time," and 'hoped they
should meet again." the young man who passed
over his card at parting with the ladies, who
strange to say, had all left their card cases in
their trunks-"Good.bye, Mr.. Verdanteek, so
glad to have met you."
This young man is astonished that they are
not at home, although he has called three times
and is still more astonished at mamma and the
eldest passing him on Washington street with
q stony stare of non-recognitioD, although he
raises his hat and half extends his hand as if
expecting cordial greeting. Is also sur
prised when he speaks to the younger, whom
he finds sitting in reserved seat at the Mu-
scum, with young swell in straw-colored hair
parted in the middle and eyeglasses, in re-
sponse to his ejaculation, "you remember me
last August, Mr.. Verdanteek-White Mount
oblivious of his outstretched palm as she slow
ly fans herself, elevates her eyebrows and
languidy-"Oh, yes! really, I'd quite forgot,
one sees SO many people, Mr.. Verdstick-we
have just returned from Saratoga-hops you
got home safely" While the swell with her
glares at him as IL he were a gorilla escaped
from menagerie, and he retires in confusion,
wondering what they meant by hoping to see
him again, forgetting that there are such vol
umes as city directories that relentlessly put
in THAR 6Vardaptaak II
clerk 1894, Hanover street-boards South Bos-
ton
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-16
IN. Y. Post.
Some Instructive COntra sts.

Tsere are some strange bat very instructive
contrasts and parallels suggested by the course
of affairs in banking matters just row. While
the vituperative Kearney bellows away about
the banking monopolist, the Oldest bank 10 this
city, the Bank of New York, which stands as a
kind of historical temple of integrity among the
ruins of the less-favored banking institutions
that have been reared and have fallen during
the last century-.his bank with its old constit-
uency, its well founded precepts and practices
in business. and its searching perception of
what is good or bad in the money market OF
this great city, is forced By excessive taxation
to reduce its capital by one-third. Its taxation
amounts to five and one-half per centum on its
capital-alm0st equal to the rate of interest
paid on investments in five twenty bonds dur
ing the gloomy days of the war when bonds
were sold on the terms most favorable to bank
ers This fearful rate of taxation would be op.
pressive enough as naked fact, but it becomes
worse when one finds that three per centum of
it is imposed by the State and city of New
York, and that other banks in this city toll on
under an equal burden. Some banks in the
interior Of the Statee carry load of taxation
still heavier; and we heard of one in central
New York where the gross tax on capital
amounts to SIX per eentum. If this rate is
compared with the two or three per centum
paid by Philadelphia banks, for instance, New
Workers will appreciate what local burdens
have to do with the prosperity of a class of
business which Identifies itself as closely with
the general prosperity as the business of the
national banks does. If our bosterous agitat-
ors will now lay aside their epthets for mo-
ment and consider this subject of bank taxa
ton and the amounts that the banks contribute
to the national strong box they will find some
thing to their intellectual advantage. They
will also find something more to digest in the
statistics quoted at the Bankers Convention in
Saratoga recently, which prove that out of
208 486 bank stockholders in the q nited States
only seven hundred and sixty-seven hold more
than five hundred shares each. But if the
banks were big charities, with only the money
of the widow and orphan in them. we presume
that they would still be 'monopolies'' in the
eyes of our Kearneys and Batlers.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-16
The Labor Advocate.

A correspondent tells us that recently at a
country tavern Sin the heart of Pennsylvania"
he heard "a portly man of thriving appear
ance" addressing company of young men
and endeavoring to convince them of the su-
periorty of the paper dollar to gold dollar.
The argument, which seemed most satisfactory
to himself, and which was presented with a
triumphant air of demonstration, was as fol-
lows
"The money can make you take is good
enough for me-"
This Is of the essence OF the soft-money
fraud not the transfer of something of value
in exchange for labor or comm odities, some
thing which the laborer or the tradesman takes
because it is worth; but the compulsory accep-
tance of something which is of no value, which
is only name or broken promise. Here we
have a concise definition of absolute money
money which is worthless in itself; but which
the law compels US to take. Ot course the
workingman must suffer most from this forced
payment There are many ways IN which the
rich man, the holder of capital, the manager OF
large business can protect himself Ia some
measure against the consequences. None oi
these ways is open to the workingman. II oul
"portly and thriving" friend could keep his
place among the former class, If he could main
tain the position which is described in the
words II can make you take" he might pre-.
serve his port and his thrift Butif he should
be forced to take what is given, he would socn
stop saving that such money sis good enough
for me" aud his comfortable condition would
be exchanged for one resembling the feeble
emacation of the deprecated currency whose
advocate he now is.-N. Y. Evening Post.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-16
IN. Y. World.J
What the Wits Of Paris Find to Say,

"How are the stairs?' said the lady to The
house-agent; mot steep, l hope" ''Steep
madam? should say not. It's the easies
staircase ever saw in my life. Why, it's Sc
easy that when you're going up you'd sweal
you were going down."
"Drunk again, Alphonss," said his indul
gent master; "some night the police will take
you to the hotel where there is no objection
t. your wearing your boots in bed" "Thaz
allri, olefer," hiccupped the valet with wink
of illimitable wisdom; callers oarryourcard my
pock-thinks y0u SHEEP"
The night after the great painters death an
admirer, who had come to shed a tear over the
lifeess clay, stealing on noiseless feet into the
death-chamber, surprised sacrileglous wretch
holding brush in the dead mans hand with
which he was signing picture. "VillaiD
what does this mean?' "That's all right The
heirs get half; here's my permit" said the
man.
The proplietsr of great restaurant, just re.
covered from recent illness, is at the desk
supported by his faithful wife and partner.
.Numter heieyen's bill, sir, says the waiter
"Lemme see. Bisque for two-15 francs, +"
Twenty francs, dear" says his wife softly.
'Yes, 20 francs. Turbot -25 francs" "Thirty
francs, my love" says his spouse "Why, Isa.
dore, you are hardly yourself yet"
At Moscow traveller, enchanted BY the
beauty of some tapestries which the dealer as.
oeltS are lfOul Inc ANCESTRAL nome or the w.
purchinoffsky family having been embroidered
by Princess of that hoGss in the seventeenth
century, and never having left the chateau
shelp'm, till last week, asks their price
Twenty thousand francs, your Excellency'
"TweDty thousand francs! Why, L can ge
precisely the same art cles in Paris for 10 900.
Il know you can; but you add on the freigh
from Pafis here, and the duties, and you'll SCI
we can't sell 'em for centime less than 20090
Her pa was one of the MontgomeIies dc
Monthomeries, though she married Smith
"a Smith, not Smith. or Smythe, or even a
Smytb, but merely a Smith.) This fact she
liked to make public upon her cards and in her
formal correspondence. Thus when she CAV
her garden party the invitations ran: "Mrs
Smith (nee Montgomerie de Monthomerie,
begs to invite" ETC., etc. Among the guests
was aged Colonel Blank, who dearly hated a
snob. Also, his nose was tiplifted like the
petals of whole bouquet of flowers. He took
bis pen quickly and wrote: "Col. Blank inca
Retrousse) accepts with much pleasure" etc
etc.
When last visited the opera was much
surprised and annoyed by the conduct of a
little gentleman, who from the moment the
curtain went up, did not cease to start up in
his seat aud strike his brow, all the while utter.
'What ails you?" said L at last Wonderful
Surprising! Do you know, sr?' he added,
turning TO me, "that never studied Italian iu
my life, and yet 1 understand every word the
singers are saying?" "Why," said T., 'that's
easily accounted for-they're singing French. y
"Are they?" he said, with an air of disappolnt
ment; "Pm SO sorry, because If it had beer
Italian I'd have known another language. Its
too bad.''
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-16
News and Other Items.

Two Newark policemen are in jail for steal
ing chickens.
The awards to American exhibitors at the
Paris exposition number $50.
Nine prisoners escaped from the Jail at ko-
konio, Ind, Monday night.
The public school building at Danville, Ind,
was burned Monday. Loss S25,OO0.
Wilmer s. Barnard's furniture mandatory
in Chicago has been burned. Loss S27, 900.
A fleet of porgy steamers at Provincetown,
Mass, 35 in number, report a catch of 5000
barrels
One hundred thousand pounds in eagles from
Paris were bought in London Monday for New
York.
Judge freedman in the Superior Court in
New York, relative to the naturalization Of GER
tain citizens whose papers Mr.. John l. Daven-
port required to be surrendered as Of no validi-
ty, held that the records are complete in every
respect and that there was no necessity for such
amendment.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-16
CUMBERLAND COUNTY CONVENTION
OF
REFORM CLUBS
German, Wednesday aud Thursday. DC.
:SOth and Hyst


fully realizing the good results arising from our
earnest and persistent labors in this great and good
WORK in which we are engaged, in Iescuiug and re-
storing 70 manhood all those who are addicted to
strong drink. and also of making homes and families
nappy, which were once sad and unhappy by the
Demon Rum. 1t is earnestly hoped that all the
clubs in the county will be fully represented and
awaken 9 a new impetus in order to make more pro-
gess IN furthering this good cause of Temper ance
Inc citizens OF Goi ham will give all hearty wei .
come and will cater for all delegates cordial in
vitaton Is extended to clubs throughout the State
also to al who are, or wish to become friends and
workers in this noble Temperance work.
. AiraI gements / ave been made with the Railroads
ior the following rates of fare for the round trip:
Maine Central and branchts, one and one tLiJd
fare; ~
Grand Trunk r. r. one fare.
Portland & Ogdensburg r. r. one fare
Portland q Rochester. Portland and Westbrook
%; Saco River and Hollis 40; Centre WATERFORD So;
South WATERFORD %; Alfred s.; springvale SitO.
delegates on the Portland q Ogdensburg X. r
VIII be furnished with return tickets by the Secre-
tary Delegates on Grand Trunk, Maine Central
and Portland q Rochester VIII enquire at ticket Of
fce for return tickets.
q. W. MURCH. President,
G. H. LEFA,O OR. Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-16
M The Union was worth fshiirg for it is
werth paying for.
A Poor JEST,

A Lawrence despatch facetiously informs
us that Daniel Pratt, known at colleges and
other seats of ancient learning as The Great
American Traveller, has been released from
jail. Sometime last summer he picked up on
the beach at Massachusetts seaside resort a
pccket-book dropped by some saun,erer, and
thereupon the constabulary OF the Common
wealth, thinking to perpetrate mammoth
Joke. pounced upon him and he was carried
oil to prison. Soon alter he was brought be-
fore court. and, in the absence of bonds
men, bound over to appear "before a higher
tribunal" 1t was said that he ought to have
advertised the pocket.book, and that his
failure to do SO was presumptiye evidence
that he meant to steal it. These were the
terms used.
Now, passing over the fact that no news
paper in the world would advertise for Dan
lei Pratt except gratuitously in the amusement
column, the arraignment and imprisonment
and discharge-were doubtless proper. He
should be treated as other vagabonds are
treated. But he was not. His arrest and
Imprisonment were looked upon as a huge
jest. The judiciary as well as the constabu-
larry regarded it as great practical joke land
so it was upon Daniel. No man believed
that he meant to steal money, but all thought
it would be infinite amusement to hear him
"sputter" at the jail door and in the pris-
oner's dock. And so, in order to make fun
he was Gagged, much as an unusually gifted
monkey might have been. Now that the fun
is exhausted he is let loose. There is no case
against him. The newspapers have been
laughing at the prisoner ever since.
| 1t is altogether reasonable to believe that
under the circumstances the arrest and i'm
prisonment were proper, as well as the dis
charge, and-like that-could not be avoided.
But it is puerile and foolish for the press
| OF the country to seize upon the arrest of
this poor old crack-brained man as matter
TOR jest. Flrst and last they have given col
umns OF matter, alleged to be humorous,
concerning him and his misfortune. Why
the JOKE is almost as old as the tribolites.
Even the boys in colleges whom the news
papers generally affect to patronize and are
always laughing at, who pass down jokes
from class to class for decades, have discarded
it. Country newspapers who count the
defunct Joe Miller as regular contributor,
have ceased to copy it.
The fool-killers certainly ought TO be able
to find bigger game than Daniel Pratt. There
are far more dangerous and meddlesome fools
abroad than he. They may be found iu
business and politics. If the tramp is to be
the butt of newspaper wits Massachusetts
can find one within her borders, one who
but lately journeyed from San Francisco to
Boston, whom it would be well to laugh out
OF the land. The paragraphers scatter their
fire too much. Let them concentrate it on
the dangerous fool and let the harmless one
go his way.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-16
THE PRESS
WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCT. 1e.

We do not read anonymous letters and communi
cations. The anne and address of the writer are in
all Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith
We cannot undertake to return or preserve CON-
mlncatiOns that are not used.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-16

The Secretary of Cardinal McCloskey says
that the Cardinal knows nothing OF proposed
measures by the Pope for the further develop
ment of Roman Catholicism in America, as
stated in cable despatch Monday.