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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

SAM RANDALI's redistricting scheme
for Ohio is not likely to succeed. The
Democratic legislators are shy oft. They
know hawk from handsaw.-Cincin'
natl Times
If the Democrats of Ohio had as much
nerve to do rightas the Republicans have
to do wrong, they would deserve better
of the country Washington Post.
Our Legislature is bold enough to re.
organize a few State institutions, but
quails at any legislation that will give
Democrats majority in city or State,
Plain Dealer.
Let our Democratic friends everywhere
see that men of backbon are nominated
and placed in positions of responsibility.
Audacity and pluck have often enabled
a bad cause to triumph, and feeble timid.
ity has often sacrificed good cause.
Faint heart never won fair lady"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02
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THE DEMOCRAT,
Cdrton, Ohio.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

OsMAN PAsHA is the Turkish hero.
The sultan's reception of him is thus de.
scribed:
"He had hardly entered the royal pre-
cincts before the Sultan advanced to
meet him. Waving ceremony as he
took him by the hand, he exclaimed,
"Here comes my hero. You are the
only one who has sustained the honor
of the Ottoman arms. Iswore to God to
kiss you in the eye should you ever live
to return, and now redeem my OATH"
With this the Sultan took the head OF
the hero in his hands and kissed both
his eyes. 0sman Pashs was moved to
tears.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02
FRAUD CANNOT BE SUFFERED TO
CONTINUE TRIUMPHANT.

These important confessions clearly
prove that Samuel ]. Tilden was elected
President of the United States. A writ
of quo warranto might Justly issue on
the strength of them alone. In truth, the
several States whose electoral votes have
thus far been nullifed, when ihey ought
to have directly given authority to the
administration of the Government, NAV
be expected to demand reversal of a
wrong, unexampled in our history which
has denied to the people the exercise of
their rightful sovereignty. This CON.
elusive incident in the history off gigan.
tic fraud is likely to impart instant vital
ity to measure like that of Mr.. Blair.
now before Congress, and to raise an iss
sue which nothing can ever compose but
the application Of the ascertained truth
to the whole matter. Fraud cannot be
suffered to continue triumphant after its
character is overwhelmingly proven. On
the basis of confession of this charac>
ter a defrauded people can look for
scarcely anything less than the legal APPS
plication oftheir successful candidate for
the substantiation of his plain rights and
theirs.-BOSk0N Post.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

THERE was an exciting debate in the
House last week on the Senate repeating
the Bankrupt law. Ewing, Kelley, But,
Ter and others opposed repeal, but il
was finally carried, with an amendment
offered by Mr.. Knott-ayes 2O6, nays 49,
1t does not affect proceedings pending al
the time it became law.
Gen. Ewing spoke and voted against
repeal calling it at this time, and in the
present state Of the country, "a mon.
strous measure" He warned the House
of the danger there might be in thus cut.
ting off all hope Of rescue or remedy
from the business class and the laboring
masses, The measure is being discussed
in the Senate.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

The Reissue OF GREENBACKs.-The
House has decided, by a vote of III to 35,
that in its opinion there should be no
further retirement of United States legal
tender notes, but that, instead of cancel
ing them, the Secretary of the Treasury
should reissue them as fast as received
Fort, of Illinois, introduced the bill. OF
the negative votes thirty came from the
Eastern States. Gibson, of Louisiana
was the only one from the South who
voted no, while Garfield and Monroe, oi
Ohio, Davis of California and Williams
of Oregon, were the only ones from the
Weat
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

In the Superior Court of Dayton, Judge
Haynes has decided, in the case of the
State of Ohio against the Lessees of the
Public Works, that the State had viola
ted its contract with the Lessees. The
effect of the decision of the Court if un-
reversed, is, that the State can collect
no more rent under the lease, but must
take the canal off the Lessee's hands as
though the lease had terminated unless,
as has been said, the question of fact
above referred to will be insisted upon,
and on trial decided in favor of the State.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02
A soENE IN THE ONO SENATE.

Hon. VIM. Bell jr., Railroad Commits
sioner Of Ohio, appointed by Governor
Bishop, and confirmed almost unani
mously by the present State Senate, hat
been anxious to have the Senate put the
salary of his clerk, his own son, at neal
what it was formerly under Republican
rule, and on Tuesday the matter was dis
Cussed in the Senate. Mr.. Bell was in
the Senate chamber and heard the dis,
Cussion. After Senator Forrest had spo,
ken against putting the salary higher
than $1,000, Mr.. Bell came up and dis
puted Mr., Forests statement, that he
(Forrest) had called at his Office at all
Mr.. Forests account to reporter is as
follows:
Mr.. Bell came up and said, ~ am as
tonished at your remarks; l don't believe
you was ever in my Office In your life"
/ replied II have been there several
times, and never found you there. The
first time no one was there but lady;
the second time o couple of young men,
one of whom was drunk; the third time,
you (Mr. Belly was not present" Mr.. Bell
said the second time: II don't believe
you was eyer in my Office in your life;
besides, you said in your speech what
was not true" / said to him If you say
that you are liar. We both arose, and
as we were rising Mr.. Bell placed his
hands on my breast, tripped my feet and
threw me over chair, but didn't strike.
The chair and went down together,
The Senate appointed Senators Marsh,
Fisher and Johnston, committee to in
vestigate and report on the trouble. The
committee was in session all afternoon
and evening, and made a report which
severely censuTes Mr.. Bell, but say his
conduct was not premeditated. In the
committee room Mr.. Bell extended his
hand to Mr.. Forrest, saying he was sorry
for what had occurred. Mr.. Forrest &C.
Cepted the profered hand, and peace
was restored between the twain.
Mr., Bell we have known for years. He
is hne looking man, OF square proper
tions, and weighs about 250. Senator
Forrest is no chicken, and wields a ready
and penchant tongue in debate. Mr..
Bell should have studiously remained
away when the affairs of his Office were
being discussed. Prior to Mr.. Forrest
getting the floor, Senator Owen of Lick
ing county had been urging an increase
for clerk hire in the appropriation bill and
Senator Sherrick, as chairman of the Fl.
nance Committee, defended his bill
against Mr.. Owen.
Mr.. Bell was Secretary of State, elected
in 1874, but was defeated in 1876 by the
present incumbent, Milton Barnes. Dur
ing the excitement on Tuesday there
were strong threats made to abolish the
Office of Railroad Commissioner alto
gether.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

THE Enquirer says the "National So
cialistiC Labor Party" in that city are
drilling in companies, and being armed
with breech-loaders, preparatory to q
strike, claiming that "bullets are better
than ballots" They meet and drill or
Sunday. Their uniform is gray, and or
their hat is a green Cockade. The re.
porter found three companies, and the
movement is progressing. The men are
of we'll known communistic principles
Several organizations exist with the
same object in view.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

"THE grea. a,a.t speech" of Congress-
man Mckinley is the way the Hayes or
gans put it. AS published we failed to
find anything in it, running, as an old
yankee would say, all to emptyins. We
did not notice the gentleman's name in
the Congressional proceedings at all. AS
published, the speech makes no refer.
ence to our prostrated industries and
suffering laborers-no mention of the 81
lent furnaces and dead rolling mills
Woods tariff was not the death of them.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

If the Republicans in Cleveland want
to get Democrat out of the Council,
they get upa frivolous contest, and agree
in caucus to kick the Democrat ont and
give his place to q Republican; if they
want to remove a worthy officer, they
get up the grave charge that be has a
LEANING toward the Democracy" and
out he goetl--Ptdin Dealer.
The contrast may be extended. The
soft-patedness of Democrats in position
is simply ridiculous, and is exceedingly
annoying to their friends who vote the
ticket and ask no official favors, but do
demand decision of character, and due
regard for common prOpriety and right.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

THERE is great excitement in Wash.
ington city over the confessions of Nc
Lin and Dennis, regarding the frauds in
Florida which gave that State to Hayes
The Hayes partisans are almost in pan.
iC, and are trying to deny that Dennis
did really confess. Dennis himself does
neither deny or affirm, but intimates that
there is truth in the public statement OF
Of his confession, Montgomery Blair is
in great hopes of driving Hayes out Of
his seat within sixty days,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

Nor a single Republican paper in the
city Of New York gives hearty support
to the Hayes Administration and hence,
it is said, Mr.. Hayes is consulting with
some of his political friends as to the
propriety of establishing first-class Or
gan in that commercial emporium. He
says "plenty Of money can be furnished
whenever it is wanted" but where are
the subscribers to come from2"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

In Pennsylvania they continue to con.
viCt the Mollie Maguires, but don't reach
the big rascals that employed them. The
big ring rasCals live in fne houses in the
cities, and manage to keep Pennsylvania
Cameron dnkedom. Another Mollie
was fnund guilty at Pottsville last week.
The Pennsylvania Tweeds are not ar
raigned as yet. No State in this Union
is in such foul hands. They are for
Protection"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

II CANNOT make you a speech at this
time," said Hayes to the Philadelphia
crowd that greeted him upon his arrival.
He had just heard the news from Flor.
ida. The Presidential circus Is not as
lively as twelve months ago. Then Mr..
Hayes was ready to talk on all occasions.
He ditNorth, South, East and West;
now, with the skies lowering, he "can.
not maze a speech"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

WE are glad to say that the Repository
fails not in interest and character, not
withstanding the absence Of its chief ed
itor at Washington, where he seems to
tarry long. In fact, the Repository has
been giving it's readers Of late, articles
more Of religious or clerical character.
For example, in its issue of Tuesday,
over column article appeared, devoted
to "the life of a minister of the gospel"
Showing his life to be one of labor; that
it is no "sinecure;" that he is sometimes
expected to eulogize the dead, whose
deeds were evil :" and the article does
not mitigate, by intimating he may do
so by mistake, as after developments
may show. The article names several
clergymen now accused of crime. The
wonder is that political head could be
so filled with clerical stuff, as to throw
off such an article. 1t certainly shows a
new genius at the helm, and We may
wonder, as did the villagers al Gold.
smiths SChoolmaster:
"Ah, how they gazed and how the wonder grew,
That one small head, could carry GRhe knewF
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

In instituting a comparison between
this and the last Republican Legislature
the Columbus Sunday Herald, radical
Republican paper, says:
$50 far as Ohio is concerned, there is
but little to choose between Republican
and Democratic legislation. The last
Republican Legislature did some things
every patriot ought to denounce; the
present Democratic Assembly is doing
some things every honest man ought to
approve, and vice and versa. In Ma.
tional point of view the difference is i'm
mense, but either is preferable to Hayes.
lam" /"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02
WAS HAYES ooGNIZANT OF THE
FRAUDe

McLin says Hayes knew about the
fraud, and 80 states Dennis, the latter
saying that in his interview with Hayes,
he (Hayes) virtually admitted his knowl-
edge. One thing is absolutely certain,
that Dennis made known TO Hayes the
fact that he was possessed of knowledge
which might make him dangerous en-
emy, and thereupon Hayes gave him the
following letter
Executive MANSION, WASHINGTON,
April Is, 1878. !
DEAR SIR am reliably assured that
L. G. Dennis of Florida, would make q
capital special agent Of the Treasury, |
respectfully desire that his claims should
have your favorable attention.
Sincerely,
R. B. HAYES.
Hon. John Sherman and others.
1t is certain that upon this Dennis was
appointed a Special Agent Of the Gus
toms Bureau of the Treasury Department
which office he held till within few
weeks. But not only was Dennis re-
warded, in the hope ofkeeping him quiet
but every man in Florida and Louisiana
who played even the most Insignificant
part in the frauds, by which those States
were stolen from Tilden, have been ap'
pointed to office. Vance, negro, who
helped to stuff 219 votes into the ballot
box at Archer precinct, No. 2, Alachua
county, holds Office under the great civil
service reformer Schurz, Black, another
negro, who had to do with the same fraud,
is in the Baltimore Custom House. Bowes,
who added 73 names to the poll list at
the Richardson School House precinct of
Leon county, and slipped rs "little jo'
kers" into the ballot box, holds Office un
der Postmaster General Key in the Sixth
Auditors Office. Manuel Gown, who
manufactured the fraudulent voting by
the Cubans at Key West, has been ap.
pointed Consul at Leghorn. The emu
meration of the rogues who hold Office
in Louisiana for their service in aiding
and abetting the fraud in that State
would fill column.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

AOoUITTED.-Doctor Hyatt Of Marshall.
vile, Wayne county, was acquitted on
the charge Of numbering his wife by ad.
ministering strychnine. His daughters
testimony indicated that the lady took
the stuff herself, possibly by mistake, as
the quinine bottle was placed close by.
The special grand jury found no bill,
the vote standing II for to 4 against.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

Mr.. HAYES twice appointed MCLin
Chief Justice of the important territory
of New Mexico. Was that a reward for
McLin's rasCality on the Returning
Board, or merely an exemplifCation Of
Mr., Hayes's beautiful theory of the &C.
lection of the fittest2 McLin cheated
nearly five millions of people of their
suffrage, and made President a man not
elected.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

TWEED" as text, has drawn forth
thunderS from the pulpit. We shall see
whether the recent developments of the
bIackest political crime in our history
will draw cut similar anathema. The
shameful story involves forgery and per.
jury, and they stand confessed Steal.
ing the Presidency may be no crime in
such reverend eyes.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

MCLrN and Dennis should now take
the benefit of the bankrupt act. There
are no assets of character remaining, but
the liabilities are enormous.-CiB. Com.
mTciai, (Hayes.)
How about Hayes and the Republican
Sherman partyF
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

The Hayes circus in Philadelphia clo-
sed on Friday last, and the party return
ed to Washington. On account of that
claret punch incident, the Mrs. R. B
Hayes temperance society of the District
of Columbia convened on Saturday, and
adopted a long preamble, closing with
this resolution:
Resolved, That this society discards the
name of Mrs. r. B. Hayes" and pro.
nounces her as complete fraud as her
husband.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02
THE BANKRUPT ARMY.
sixty'FiVs Petitions Filed Last Week, VITA S2..
10000 Liabilities.

AOVsVVV HAauillOl6Us
Saturday proved the biggest day in the
bankrupt business in the history of the
U. S. Court for this district, seventeen
petitions having been filed with total La
bilities of 500, 900: Areview of .st week.
shows that in all sixty.fve petitions were
filed during that period with total liabiIi>
ties reaching the enormous sum of S2,s
I86,ooo.
The heaviest bankrupts developed on
Saturday we're Thomas McCauley, of AL
toona, and Hon. VIM. H. Armstrong, of
Lycoming, ,Greenback candidate for Gov.
ernor, who filed petition for themselves
and against Edmund Blanchard of Belle
tonte, Pa, asking that they be adiudicated
bankrupts. The petitioners formed the
Beaver Mills and Lumber Company and
made mortgages aggregating $22s 600 to
secure As notes of$5 900. Ofthese notes
$4,000 are still in the hands of the trus-
tee, and 500. 900 have been issued on.
The mortgages are upon real estate and
lumber land in Lycoming Clearfeld, Elk
and Centre counties. The unsecured
debts of the firm are 80 600. The indi.
vldual debts of McCauley are $I75,ooo,
and his assets $1,000.
Mr.. Armstrong places his individual
debts at $50. 900, in addition to notes
amounting to $4,000. Same interest at
taches to Mr.. Armstrong; case in view of
his candidacy for the Greenback guber.
material nomination. He explained to
the reporter on Saturday that the failure
swept away his entire fortune. which had
gone to meet the liabilities OF the partner
ship. He had no individual liabilities
whatever, he said and the firm owed him
over $4,000. He proposes now to be-
gin life again, he said, with nothing to
start on but such ability as it has pleased
Providence to give him.-Pat. P5st
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02
NOT AT THE PRICE OF BLOOD,

Col. Fred. Conkling, in a recent inter
view by a reporter of the New York
World, says this in reference to the un.
willingness of Mr.. Tilden to push his
claim to be inaugurated President:
Everybody knows what an execrable
fraud has been committed. only won
der that it was permitted to be consum
mated without bloodshed. For my own
part, l was willing to give my own life
in the struggle for justice, if necessary.
When l saw Grant collecting troops
around Washington, / was wildly re-
minded of that blackest of all crimes
against the liberties of the people-the
usurpation of the Imperial purple by
Louis Napoleon. / was in Paris at that
time, and / can never forget the terrible
scenes enacted there In that year, 1852.
| saw that Grant was going to inaugurate
Hayes at all hazards, and l didn't see
how it could be done without bloodshed.
/ saw Mr.. Tilden, and told him l was,
for one, in favor of iDaugurating him at
all hazards. Mr.. Tilden said he was not
willing to take the Office at the price Of
blood, and 80 he remained passive, as he
has ever SINCE"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

The Athens Hospital for the Insane
was reorganized last Saturday. There,
reorganization meant reorganization.
The Central Hospital at Columbus is to
be reorganized by DIR. L. FirestOne, of
Wooster, taking charge. There are some
healthy indications in the State, at all
events. Some of the Boards are not con-
trolled by "milk-and-water men," or re.
organized not TO reorganize.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

Mr.. TIIDEN is reported as saying he
"has had no part whatever, directly or
indirectly, in procuring the confessions
of McLin and Dennis" that he neither
advised in favor or against the passage Of
the Electoral Commission act and sub.
mitted to it, not wishing to disturb the
peace of the country" 1t must be ad.
mitted that Mr.. Tilden has acted through
out with great prudence.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

Hon. FRANK H. HUkD has put Quie-
tus upon the Cincinnati Enguirer'8 report
that he borrowed 5000 of John G.
Thompson, sergeant-at-Arms, in advance
of claims he had against the United
States as member of the forty-fourth
Congress, He says he never borrowed
So 600 nor any other sum, from Mr.
Thompson. The Enquirer don't like
Thompson, hence the publication of that
rO1rbnck.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

The Cleveland Leader, and fraud or
gans generally, are troubled, as during
the Presidential canvass in 1875, oyer
Samuel Tilden's money, saying, "Mr. Til
den's money brought out McLin and Dem
Miss confessions" These unprinCipled
sheets will not acknowledge the frauds
ofcourse. Noone supposed they had hon"
esty enough for that.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

WE again ask the Herald and Leader
if they will give in II Hayes is proved to
be fraud2 We dare them to answer
frankly.-PLGin Dealer.
Like the clown in the circus, when he
bet the dog could not jump through the
small hoop-he "wouldn't believe it il
he did see it,"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02

The Hayes organs round about still
defend, sanction and approve the Presi-
dental fraud, and call McLin "a knave,
dupe and coward" He was not "a
dupe, knave, and coward" for helping
to steal Florida for Hayes and Wheeler,
but only because be now exposes the vii.
lainy. Now that it is established that
Hayes is fraudulent President, would it
not be the part of an honest man to
throw up, and let the man who was
elected take the White HDuse2
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-02
THE EALL-nIPORTANT CONSIDER
ALTON.

The right of the American people to
free choice Of their rulers is the com
manding, all.important consideration.
Returning Board frauds have been em-
ployed to rob US of that right. Shall we
not catch the thieves, convict them and
compel them to disgorge1-Newark NJ
7. Journal.