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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16

Mr.. TUCKER, of Virginia, last week
made most able, exhaustive and effect
i've speech in the House Of Congress. He
is member of the Ways and Means
Committee, of which Mr.. Woods is chair
man. Mr.. Tucker favors a revenue tar
if, and sustains Mr.. Woods bill, His
speech commanded the undivided atten-
ton OF the House, which is not an ordi-
nary occurrence. His speech was re-
plete with strong points and strong facts,
and on closing he was heartily applaud
ed, and many personal congratulations
we're extended. In our Congressional
report in this paper will be found brief
notice, giving some Of Mr.. fuckers
noints.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16

THE Electoral Fraud business is on the
tapis in Congress, as will be seen by the
proceedings published in this paper. 1t
will be seen the Republican minority re-
sorted to the disorganizing, revolution
ary plan of refusing to vote, so as to pre-
vent quorum, and the Democrats at
once adjourned over till next day, so
that the subject will be up again as un-
finished business. Hon. Clarkson N,
Potter, of N. Y who has charge of the
matter, bore himself gallantIy. The
preamble and resolution, it will be seen,
name Minister Noyes and Secretary John
Sherman in connection with the fraud.
There is no doubt the great crime may
be tracked to Mr.. Hayes's door. Let the
investigation 60 on.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16

THE Repository need not have got ex'
cited at our passing remark last week as
to Marshal Webb. All we did was to sug.
gest that our City Council dock the Mar.
shal for absence on foreign service. That
is the way Marshal Oldfeld was served
some years ago when absent week or
two attending the funeral of his father.
in.law. There was no evil design in the
suggestion at all. The intent was to have
our City Fatherss see to thepolice business
when their minds were in a police hu-
NOR. The Rep seems peculiarly sensi.
tive as to Marshal Webb. They do not
dispute the facts as to the Marshal's out
side gallopading. That concern need
not get so excited over it.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16

Our beloved country has suffered an
appalling calamity. Phosphate of lime
has been recently discovered at Wakee.
ny; that is, 300 miles west of Leavenworth
Kan. OF course a duty on the article
will enhance its future price. We en-.
treat Mr., Wood, who has got the tariff
question before the House by majority
of one, to keep an eye on this Exchange.
Sope years ago bed of lumbago or
black led was discovered, and company
was formed to manufacture black lead
pencils when at once they got Congress
to protect them by putting heavy duty
so as to keep lumbago and lead pencils
from being imported into the country.
This illustrates the monopoly and rob-
berry Of protection" usually.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16
HAYEs'S MISTAKE.

The mistake Of Hayes was not making
removals, but in pot making general re
moval By this he virtually granted that
the civil service was good enough, and
that the only reform needed was to make
the tenure of the old oficehoIders per-
manent BY this he gave them ground
for claiming that they were the embodi
ment of high service. and that to touch
one of them was to turn back on this prin
ciple. And so every one of these that
was touched became a shrieker against
the President, and a slanderer of his sues
cessor. And thus he dragged the Presi>
dent into dirty squabble over every re-
moval, and created the impression that
his appointments were Of the lowest sort.
-CIHefn att Gazette (RtP.).
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16

Dr. Leo Seguin one of the leaders Of
the Paris Commune, now practcing med
icine in New York city, said recently to
a Woyla reporter, with reference to the
prospect of socialist movement in the
United States;
Here the suffering among the people is
mainly in the towns, but the agricultural
population in the country is large and
fairly prosperous. They will have no ag-
itation if they can help it. The talk Of
socialism among the workmen here
seems to be only talk; if there is any
power among them why do they not
show it by electing men to the Legisla~
ture to represent their views1 When the
Socialists in America are strong we shall
see more and hear less Of ofthem; we shall
see them, as in Germany, struggling for
the accomplishment of their mission by
means that are practical, Until such
steps are taken, to talk of socialism in
America is a farce. The United States is
republic, and for a large number of
men the shadow conveyed in that name
sufhces for the substance which is lacks
ing. We may have riots here many riots,
but there is a very poor prospect Of
revolution.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16

LAST week Gen. Ewing introduced a
bill in Congress, to create new Judicial
District in the State of Ohio, which pro-
vides that the counties of Meigs, Vinton,
Hooking, Athens, Washington, Monroe,
Noble, Morgan, Perry, Fairfield, Picka-
way, franklin, Licking, Muskingum, JEFF
ferson, Guernsey, Belmont, Harrison,
Tuscarawas, Holmes, Coshocton, Knox,
Morrow, Richland, Crawford, Wyandot,
Harding, Marion, Delaware, Union, Lo.
gan, Champaign, Clarke and Madison
shall be detached from the Judicial dis
trcts 10 which they now respectively be-
long, and shall hereafter be known as
the Central district of Ohio. The bill
also provides for the appointment of
Judge, and the necessary Court officers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16

WISCONSIN Howe replies in the North
American Review, to the Hon. George W..
Julian's article in the same publication,
entitled-"Is the Republican party in it's
death struggle2" Mr., Julian rejoins in
the N. Y. World, in a short, pithy and
scorching article, which will be found in
this paper. Mr.. Howe is no match for
Mr.. Julian, and he ought to have disCov-
cred it by this time, Mr.. Julian argues
with renewed force his crushing demon
stration, that the Republican party has
long enough been considered holy or.
ganization, for the sake of keeping which
intact, every sort ofroguery and rascality
committed by its members must be white
washed,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16
Expenditures.
Estimates.
THE work of the Pennsylvania Nation

THE work of the Pennsylvania Nation
ais, at their Philadelphia Convention
last week, does not seem to be altogether
satisfactory to large portion Of the par
ty. The Convention was very stormy
much elimination and recrimination,
which has left considerable bad blood.
Christopher shoarer, the candidate for
Lieutenant. Governor, has already de-
clined to stand on the ticke and strong
pressure is being brought to bear upon
Judge Bentley, the nominee for Supreme
Judge, to induce him to withdraw.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16
,ro pus1NEss MEN AND ADVERTISERS,

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DaDsr m e county, and lUith is very moderate rd'es OF
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srauv and other advertisers particularly.
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thst,, advertisements quarterly.
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An transient advertisements must be accompanied
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16

lit Is true that the following 10 the
oath required ofa man when he becomes
a member Of the National party, we hope
no Democrat will be caught in the 'ecra
trap. or all the denominations and silly
arrangements got up to catch gudgeons,
a secret political orGanizati m is the most
ridiculous and contemplate, No man
of sense will be caught in this. 1t is
only got up by knayes to catch unthink'
ing people. Here is the oath;
solemnly swear on my sacred honor
that will henceforth consider myself
member of the National party, and that
| will not reveal the name of any person
present. nor OF any one who may become
known to me as a member of the Ma
tional party; and that l will not reveal
any of the signs, grips, or passwords that
| may receive as belonging to said party.
l further promise that | will not vote for
any one for any office of trust or profit,
who is not solemnly pledged to support
the principles set forth in it's platform.
[Date.] Residence. [Signature.l
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16

THE Repository, day or two ago, had a
laudatory notice of George A. Sheridan,
of Louisiana, Mr.. Hayes's appointee for
Recorder OF Deeds for the District Of CO.
lumbia. The article no doubt came from
Washington, from the pen of another
new appointee, whose name is at the
head of the Repository as editor, and
whose name is Wilson j, Vance. Both
gentlemen no doubt feel good towards
Mr.. Hayes, Mr.. Sherman, and to each
other. What special merit either gen.
tleman has, or what claim either has, we
shall not presume to say. Mr.. Sheridan
went to Louisiana from Ohio, and may
have had strong special claim on the
man now occupying the White House,
This man Sheridan stumped Ohio some
what in 1876 for Hayes, and spoke in
Canton, although we did not hear him,
We are not aware that he created sen.
sation. An exchange thus gives George
a send off:
The dirtiest blackguard that ever made
a political speech in Ohio is one Geo. A.
Sheridan, of Louisiana, yet Hayes has re-
Gently appointed him as Recorder Of
Deeds for the District Of Columbiana, re.
moving Simon Wolf Hebrew, who has
long filed the place acceptably. Sheri-
dan is one of the meanest and most I'M.
scrupuous of the Louisiana crowd, which
is a bad one.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16

The City Council reconsidered two of
their police votes of last week, and elect
ed Joseph Rigler, one of the old force,
and Monroe Herbst, new man. The
Council was full, Mr.. McCann having re-
turned. 1t is likely the Council will find
one or two more they may want to fill
the quota out of those rejected last week.
Our Council exhibits considerable fick.
ness, and are infrm of purpose.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16
REACHING OUT FOR TRADE,
IN. Y. Graphic.l

There is a determined effort to obtain
control or at least share of the Mexican
and South American trade. With our
neighbors in Guatemala, Germany has
more trade than the United States. Pros
porous at home, we have given little att
tention to foreign commerce. Now we
see our mistake and our merchants are
making efforts to recover lost ground in
Central and South America. The sail~
ing ofthe City of Rio de Janeiro for Bra
zil on Saturday opens the new era. Now
let our merchants study the languages
and wants of those to whom they are de-
sirous of selling, and many of the diff.
culties Of opening up trade with foreign
lands will vanish. Hitherto we have
shown too little adaptiveness-allowed
ourselves to be cased mp ia our own nos
tions and bewalled the obttinacy of those
people who would not patronze our
shops. Now we are seeking trade, and
we ought to leave no honorable method
untried to extend our foreign commerce.
We have cheap food and plenty of labor
ready for employment. We have touch
ed bottom. And now,if ever, we ought to
lay broad and deep the foundations of
commercial prosperity.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16
THE PEOPLE AND THE FRAUD-IT
MUST BE EXPLORED AND EXPOSED

Without regard to any effect it may
have upon the tenure by which Mr..
Hayes holds his at,alI decent and fair
minded men must admit the necessity of
a rigid examination into the means by
which he was elevated thereto. Conk-
llng's hints at their Infamous" characN
ter and the broad declarations by the
Florida thieves Of their guilty devices,
and their implication of Hayes and his
friends, render it essential for the honor,
no less than for the peace, ofthe country
that there should be an investigation. 1t
is a sorry spectacle we present to the
world Of not only allowing fraud to be-
come triumphant, but declining to ex-
pose the nature and extent of the fraud
for the condemnation of past and the
warning offuture evil doers. To tamely
acquiesce in the result, and to admit that
an end achieved by fraud is as credita~
Bile as if secured by honest means, IS to
enthrone public theft and to confess that
republcanism is failure.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16
THE PENNSYLVANIA NATIONALS.

The National party of Pennsylvania,
whichfor the past two days has been hold.
ing a sort of Donnybrook Fair in PhiIa>
delphia has done enough to give us food
for reflection. 1t is neither better nor
worse in that State than it is here; yet it
boasts that in one year it increased its
vote eleven fold-from 5000 to $1,000
and is still stronger now than it was in
November. 1t is COMPOSED of last sum
mer's tramps, strikers and rioters-the
men who burned the heart of Pittsburg,
the men who have made life among the
coal miners one long horror the men who
denounce property as theft, the women
who hate pelticoats, the wives who think
marriage despotism, and the political
economists who wish to abolish money
and credit.-M y. T ibWne REP. J 10Th.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16
EDITOR COwLEs's ADDRESS.

Editor Cowles, of the Cleveland Lead.
er, has got out tremendous address in
his capacity as president Of the 10. A,
U, " the secret organization which is so
awfully down on the Pope. Its general
character may be judged from this sam.
pie sentence upon which we chance to
light in a glance over its ponderous COL
umns: There is imminent danger that
our children and our children's children
may be compelled to live under the dom>
ination of Rome that this great and mag
nihcent country of ours may be finally
subjugated by the most powerful heir
archy the world has ever seen!" That the
race of fools is in no danger of becom.
ing extinct in this countryis freshly prov.
ed by the fact that the author ofthis stuff
claims that his order has "very many
more than $4,000 members. ."-Sbrng-
eM Re6n6Hcan Ind J.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16

The Senate of Ohio bad a stormy time
on Saturday night over redistricting.
The House passed the bill about noon,
and it was sent over to the Senate. Seven
Democratic Senators opposed redistrict'
ing and voted with the Republicans
against. The struggle in the evening
was to repeal the adjournment resolu-
tioL to adjourn Monday morning at 8
o'clock. Without passing it, the Senate
adjourned at midnight to Monday morn
ing 4 o'clock. On convening then, the
resolution to rescind passed, and one to
adjourn Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock.
Three slight changes in the redistricting
bill brought three of the seven Senators
to irs support.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16

Our City Council is peculiar, They re-
ject Rigler and Herbst for police last
week, and vote them in this week Jo-
seph Weaver, of the Hartford Trustees,
was the man who could manipulate the
Council, especially when he had spec.
ulation in his eye. Independent, straight.
forward Democrats, like Oldfeld and
others, can't weavs our city dads--and
wont try. "Man, vain man, dressed in a
little brief authority, most ignorant Of
what he's most assured, cuts such fantas
tic tricks before high heaven, as make
cen angels weep"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16

TIE intimate friends of the President
say he shows no disquiet whatever in
view Of the pending proceedings in the
House concerning the alleged election
frauds.-HayeS Orgrn,
othing disturbs the White House
fraud-not the Florida exposure, not
Senator Howe's assault, nor even sena-
tor Conkling's hostility, nor yet the hos
tility Of leading Republicans and Repub-
lican journals everywhere.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16

KEEP it before the people that the pol
icy of Democracy is free trade, imitation,
false economy, reduction Of the army
and payment Of Southern war claims
Repository,
Keep it before the people that the De-
mocracy are the advocates of Justice
have always opposed initiation and con-
traction, as these iniquitously disturb
values; oppose hampering and obstruct-
ing trade by restrictive laws that create
monopolies; when in power have always
enforced honesty and economy in the
administration Of public affairs, and are
firmly there yet want the army render
ed less expensive, and reduced to the
lowest possible limit the Southern war
claims have thus far been paid by the
Republican party, only last week one
claim passed the House, by the Republi'
cans all voting for it, The Rep. we sup
pose, calls it false economy" to curtail
expenses, to cut down the number of Of
flee holders, to have smaller and less
costly army. In fact, the Hayes organs
now want no economy forced upon this
Hayes, John Sherman administration.
What Republican rule, protection"
&c, has done in drying our commerce
into English ships, may be gathered
from the quarter ending Sept. 5Oth, 1877,
when 8 34l2 American vessels in the for
eign trade entered into ports of the Uni
ted States, with TIA 496 tons of Cargoes.
During the same time, entries into Uni
ted States ports by foreign vessels in the
foreign trade, footed up 6,228 vessels,
with 19S6,6l7 tons of cargoes.
Under Democratic rule before the war,
there was different showing.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16

Mr. HAYES, soon after he came into Of
fee, said he favored home rule in affairs
of the District, and should appoint none
but citizens to local Office. He has re-
deemed this promise by appointing
man from Michigan, Postmaster, a nom
resident United States Marshal, and last
week he sent the name of a Louisiana
carpet. bagger, Geo. A. Sheridan, from
Ohio, to the Senate, for the Recorder
ship of Deeds, displacing Simon Wolf
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16
WIPE OUT THE STAIN,

1t remains for the Democratic party,by
its future action, to enable the American
people to wipe out the stain from their
national record. Confession has COM
menced. Investigation and condemna-
ton IRE now in order. The frauds must
be fully exposed and the chief actors
punished, if possible, But this is not
enough. The men thus defrauded must
be restored to their jus t rights.-AH6WS
Meznc
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16

The New York Tribune says that the
two worst evils that beset the count.
ry at the present time are Congress and
Communism. The Tribune is Jay Gould's
organ, and is savage at Congress since
the passage of Senator Thurman's Pacific
R. R. bill, to compel Jay Gould & Co., to
act honest with the Government. We
trust the Communistic folly will not dam
age the country as much as the Credit
Mobilier, Jay Gould politicians have
done in days gone bye.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16

D. s. FISHER, one of the clerks in the
State Senate, in letter to his paper, the
Kenton Democrat, says he "feels satisfied
"when the result of the labors Of the
"present Legislature are laid before the
"people in the shape they can form an
adequate idea of their vastness, the leg
"islature will be vindicated, and satisfac'
"tion will take the place of the fault-tind-
ling that is heard on every hand at pres
ent." No doubt of it.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16

QUITE number Of Russian naval Off.
GERS arrived at New York the other day.
Several went to Washington to call on
the Russian Minister. Several belonged
to the Cimbria, that has been at Ellis
worth, Maine, for a week or two, and
have gone to join their vessel 1t is said
in case of rupture with England, the
Russian government will buy vessels in
our ports to prey on British commerce.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16
FOR THIS DAY, AND ALL TIME

FOX THIS DAY, AMI ALL IlME'
Although public documents of the
Government certainly are to be deemed
prima tacie evidence of the facts which
they purport to state, yet they are al
ways open to be impugned for fraud (;
and whether that fraud be in the orig.
iDal obtaining of these documents, or in
the subsequent fraudulent and illegal use
of them, when once it is satisfactorily es-
tablished, it overthrows all their sanctity
and destroys them as proof Fraud OiH
utiate any, even the most solemn Transactions
JUDGE STORY.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16

Catharine Beecher, oldest sister of Hen
ry Ward Beecher, died at Elmra on Suns
day ofapo plexy,was born at East Hamp.
ton, l.. l., September 6,TSoo. When quite
young she was betrothed to Professor
Fisher, of Yale College, who persisted by
shipwreck off the coast of Ireland while
on voyage to Europe. In 1922 she
opened school in Hartford, and contin-
ued it for ten years, during which she
prepared several elementary works on
arithmetic and mental and moral philos-
ophy. In 1882 she accompanied her
father to Cincinnati, where she opened
female seminary, which she discontinued
after two years on account of illNhealth.
"Thenceforward she devoted herself to
the development ofan extended plan for
education, in which sphere she labored
for more than thirty years organizing so :
cieties for training teachers and sending
them to the then new states and terrific,
ries, and for other related objects" Miss
Beecher was also frequent contributor
10 periodicals, and was the author of a
number of works on educational social
and religious subjects.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16

OHIO has 164 National Banks, which
reported resources amounting to $93 III.
8l6 l8 on March 18th. The six Cincin-
natl Banks account for $l8.16Ol20 80 of
this, and the six Cleveland BANKS $l2.
665 62l47. Thus the Cincinnati banks
have nearly fifth and the Cleveland
banks nearly seventh of the entire
amount. Both together about third.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16

The Stark County Democrat is one Of
the best papers in 0hio.-LeetOnia Repor'
ter.
The Democrats of Stark are of the
opinion that an efficient paper has a
wholesome influence in bringing the
county into sound political condition
and keeping it there. A good cause
should be fully and earnestly presented
and advocated.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16

SENATOR SHERBICK returned home yes
terday from Columbus, the General AS
sembly having adjourned at 9 o'clock a.
M, to reassemble next January. 1t is
proper to say that Mr.. Sherrick is an in
duslrlous and useful member of the SEN
ate of the State, and as Democrat and
gentleman commands the respect of all
members of that body, and indeed of the
other House.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-05-16

Senator Thurman has a sharp eye for
proper administration of the Pacific
Railroad Sinking Fund act just approv-
ed. He has introduced supplemental
bill requiring submission Of the books
of the corporation to an Auditor to be ap
pointed and attached to the Interior De.
partment, and providing for transcripts
from them when desired.-Pitt. Pest,