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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-05-09
Communism I'm SAN Francisco.

Comm lInlSn IN san francisco.
While the attention of the public is direct
ed to the dangerous tendencies of Communism
the incendiary speeches of Agtator Kesrney,
of San Francisco, may not fall upon deaf ears.
One week ago Sunday he faced q large as
sembly of workingmen and reminded them
that they had an organization of %, 600 drilled
and able-bodied soldiers, with muskets and
bayonets in their hands. ''We are going
he cried, ''to fight the men that employ
Cinnamon individually; we are going, instead
of hurting their heads, that are empty, to
hurt their pockets, that are full. was about
to announce my remedy for the suppression
of leper and leprosy. When we have about
10000 drilled men, with muskets and bayo-
nets and powder and bullets, we have the
sympathy of 10000 more, which will make
&C, 600 aDle bodies men ready to fight for in
dependence, ready to fight for bread and
butter. We march down to the wharf SINE
fine morning, the ship will be Gaming in at
the Golden Gate with couple Of thousand
lepers aboard. We march down to the wharf
and we present arm, and we say, Now land,
you lepers, if you dare!" This demagogue
has been rattling On in this way for a twelve
month
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-28

THE Republican convention last Sat-
urday in Temperance hall was presided
over by ex Judge Underhill, and Albert
Carnes Esq, was secretary. BY ballot'
ing, the convention adopted the so called
National nominations made at an evenN
ing convention last week, and mostly
manipulated and maneuvered by the
Preyer ZeitHng.
TOWNSHIP TICKET.-Justice, J. Frank
Ballard Township Trustees, Thomas
Lloyd, Cornelius Widener, Geo. Eber-
sole; Township Treasurer, Henry Bow :
en- Township Clerk, Adam D. Miller
Township Assessor, John R. Mathews ;
Constables, James Conn, Uriah Henry,
Daniel Dewalt,
CITY TICKET. Water Works Trustee,
John Krause Councilmen, Ist ward,
Lyman Ensign; I'd ward, D. A. Arter
sd ward, Geo. Schlebach; 4th ward, T.
H. Phillips; Assessors, Ist ward, VIM.
T. Brisbin; I'd ward, Abel L. Tuttle Sd
ward, Henry B. Fogle.; 4th ward, John
H. Lind.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-28
PARTY REspONsIBILITY.

Shakespeare tells about "sCurvy polite
ians who pretend to see things that are
not" He must have referred to some
we have now, who seek to hold the Dem
ocratic party equally with the Republi
can, responsible for the present condition
of the country. These fellows are gener'
ally old Republicans, who have done
their part in bringing about the present
financial disasters. Since 1861 the rad.
ical party have been in power in all de-
partments Of the government. Their
policy has prevailed-the corruption is
theirs-the ruin is theirs. They inflated
the currency, and made extravaganC e
and corruption the rule of society and
government. When initiation had done
lis work of wrong, they forced contraC
ton upon the country, and it has done
and is doing its villainous work of rob-
berry and ruin.
In this work the Democratic party has
had no hand whatever, and is in no way
responsible. We opposed both schemes,
knowing they were schemes of robbery
and fraud. Two years ago, for the first
time since 1860, the Democrats had a ma
iority in the lower House of Congress,
and that majority compelled a reduc ton
in Government expenditures of some
seventy million, as compared with the
previous Congress. The present House
is working in the same direction. The
Democratic majority is cutting down the
army and navy expenses. They are in.
vestigating postal arrangements with
view of saving millions there. All this
requires great labor, for the party in pow
er opposes reform and economy at every
step. Let each party be fairly charged
with their acts of omission as we'll as of
commission. A political party, like an
individual, must be held responsible for
"the deeds done in the body"-that is,
for the acts the party does while in pow
er, or omits to do.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-28
CONGRESSMAN M'KINLEY SHOULD
INSTRUCT HIS EDITOR,

We fear Congressman Mckinley will
find heavier load to carry this fall in
his race for re election to Congress, than
the Canton Postofice, and that is heavy
enough. The heavier weight we refer
to is his new d.Vance editor. 1t is to be
presumed the editor was carrying out
orders from Washington in pitching in
so fercely at first. No stranger, surely,
without backing ofthat kind, would have
sailed into old citizens, and assumed to
know all about our county affairs. Mr.,
McKinleys editor came among us, as
sumihg vast, not to say magnificent pro-
portions. We are not sure but he may
have had his beautiful wings clipped a
little, and may be trying to take in sail,
but in this he is not a success either, for
he has not yet corrected his Lupher lie.
The Congressman should hasten to warn
his editor, that in Stark county too much
swell and too much spread eagleism is
dangerous. The average voter in Stark
is plain, hard listed individual, who
wants no fraud in the Presidency, nor in
editing a paper. Our people love truth
and abhor falsehood. The advance
man of Mr., McKinley's organ will not
believe US in this statement, so the Cons
gresham should hasten to instruct, The
Major may rest assured there is no time
to lose, either. Mr.. Mckinley should
tell him to begin by correcting his fools
ish story about our Commissioners pay
ing to "favorite" SIS for a little fill at
the Lupher bridge in Pike, when, in fact
it cost but $40. Such foolish lying might
do in the past at Washington and some
other Republican places; but it won't
do in Old Molly Stark these days, Peo'
pie here are becoming more and more
in favor of truth and justice,
We really fear the new editor is being
used and advised by Loushifter. Either
that, or he is in danger of becoming a
candidate for an insane asylum.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-28

ATTORNEY General Ogden, of Louisi'
ana, has filed an application fora rehear.
ing in the Anderson case, claiming he
had but little time to examine and pre-
pare the case, and the court, too, might
have erred, from his imperfect presenta-
ton of the case. He says:
"a conviction you will be not only
willing but anxious to correct those er-
"rors, if am able to make them appar-
cent, emboldens me to lay before you
"this application. The Constitution gives
"you an appellate jurisdiction in crimin-
"al cases only, upon questions purely of
claw. You cannot try an issue of fact"
He argues that the fact that the con-
solidated statement having been reCeiv-
ed in evidence in a court of justice made
it at once public record, and constitu-
ted its alteration a crime, and Gays the
Judges charge to the jury as to what
constituted a record, and the same means
by which they were to reach Conclu.
sion upon this point was the sole matter
for review in this court. If the charge
upon that point was sufficient, the find
ing of the jury under it is beyond your
reach, because it necessarily embraces
an inquiry into the facts connected with
the documents.
In conclusion he says, the forgery of
these consolidated statements caused ir-
reparable injury. 1t not only deprived
individuals Of rights, but actually over
threw Government which had been
elected by the people.
The Attorney General is represented
as man of sterling character, earnest
in the war he is waging on fraud.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-28
THE LOUISIANA JUDICIAL BOOM
ERANG.


ERANG.
The New Orleans correspondent of the
New York Sun, reviewing the decision
of the Supreme Court Of Louisiana in the
Anderson case, presents some very i'm
portant facts. The Court in reaching a
conclusion that enabled it to discharge
Anderson, practically holds that the con-
solidated statements of voters by parish
es, signed by the chief election officers
are not necessarily public documents
that forgeries upon these might not nee
essarily affect the result of an election
that the law of the State, the election
law adopted in 1872, specially directs
that the final result shall be declared
from canvass of the Commissioners re-
turns, and not the consolidated state
ments, to which is not attached even the
Importance of being public documents.
Here comes the important point; The
Louisiana Returning Board when it mel
to con- pile the returns of the Presiden
tial election in 1876, made the canvass from
The consolidated statements, entirely ignor
ing the Commissioners returns. The
Democratic counsel protested, and de-
manded the canvass be made from the
Commissioners returns. The Returning
Board peremptouly refused to comply
with the law, saying they considered the
consolidated returns the official returns
Of the election.
The reasons for this were very evident
The Commissioners returns, which con
tained all the vOte8 as they we're actually cast
and which were properly signed and ac
credited by both State and Federal Off
GERS of election, showed a majority o
several thousand for the Tilden electors
The consolidated returns, doctored by
the Radical Parish Supervisors, were
used by the Returning Board, and theil
declaration of a Hayes majority was ba
sed on them.
The decision of the Supreme Court o.
the State in the Anderson case amounts tc
this: That the Returning Board had nc
right to officially proclaim the result O.
an election from documents that were
entirely unofficial that they are not re-
sponsible for the forgeries they commit
ted, because these papers had no lega
bearing on the result of the election. Bs
the highest tribunal in the State Il is thus de-
cided that the vote of the State of Louisiana
for Presidential electorSin 1876 has never been
officially counted or promulgated, and thai
the Commissioners returns, aOhich gaze TIL
den 5000 majority, ,cere the only documents
on which said vote could haze b@n jag,d5
promulgated.
This is the gall his FraudulenCy must
swallow with the comfort Anderson's re-
lease brings him.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-28

GOLD is now 101. The man who bought
a government bond fifteen years ago, and
has received gold ever since, can now
sell his bond and buy real estate for one
half the value it was when he first made
his investment; and yet he is not salts
fed, and is going to bust things generally
for his one per cent.-AILiance Review.
This shows the beauty and justice OF
Sherman Republican policy, and how
the people are swindled by it, Say an
Englishman came over and invested i've
thousand dollars gold, getting therefor a
ten thousand dollar government bond.
He has been getting six per cent gold in
terest annually on $4,000, and his bond
is now worth $4,000 gold, or very near
ly. Now, let us see; Investment fifteen
years ago $4,000. Gold interest thereon
each year, 5000, multiplied by 10, makes
the interest in gold, 5000, to which
add value of bond now, makes Sl9-
900. His $4,000 investment fifteen
years ago has nearly quadrupled itself;
compounding the interest would make
it $4,000. Is it any wonder such "pro-
tective" system-protecting and legaliz-
ing robbery-should result in general
bankruptcy? 1t would be wonder if it
did not so result. And the end is not
yet!
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-28
MURDER AND SUICIDE.

New York, March I2.-Mrs. Ann Eli
"a Leggett, rich widow, who lived in
her handsome country house in Tucka-
hoe, was shot and instantly killed, in the
presence Of one of her own daughters, in
her own hall, by Theron Merritt,a neigh.
Dor, at about 3 o'clock yesterday after
noon. After shooting Mrs. Leggett, ,Mers
ritt hurried to his own house, and shot
himself through the heart. Mrs. Leggett
was a hne-looking woman, forty-ive
years of age, and moved in the best so>
ciety of the vicinity which is largely COM
posed of well-toNdo New Workers. Mer>
ritt was a man of about forty, living with
his wife and family short distance down
the road. He was related by marriage
to Mrs Leggett, and was on terms of in>
innate friendship with her. Yesterday
morning he went to Mrs. Leggett's house
and the daughters refused to admit him.
In the afternoon he went again, and was
again refused admission. One of the
daughters ran to his house to obtain the
assistance of his family to get him away.
AT this time Merritt was in the vestibule,
and Mrs. Leggett was holding the glass
door shut to keep him out. He drew his
pistol and fired, shooting her through
the right eye. Shefell dead at her daugh-
ter's side. Merritt then walked out and
called to the coachman, you had better
get doctor, shot Mrs. Leggett'" He
then went to his own house about quar-
ter of mile away. There he found Mrs.
Leggett's other daughter, and said to her,
There is no cause for alarm; l have
shot your mother" He then went to his
we'll, got drink of water, and said to
his mother, 81 have killed Mrs. Leggett."
He then placed the pistol to his own
heart fired and dropped dead at his
mothers feet.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-28
70 RrsINyss MEN AND ADVERTISERS.

THM DEMooRAT has he largest circulation IVY
DdDe d, NE county, and tyh Us very moderate rates Of
dduerts0 Is ioory he notice OF all business men gen
erdLly and Other advertisers pdrticuldrlu
Yearly advertisers dlloDed he priDlle0e " changing
their advertisements quarterly,
Double column advertisements 8 per cent additional
Au transient advertisements must be accompanied
tOitt he cash,
Au advertisements Discontinued before ne expiration
Of gs time contracted for iO be charged short rates
without any exception,
Adpeytsepentst 10 insure insertion must be handed IN
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Rates Of lldvsrtisilg Furnished on application.
Business Qird one dollar per Tine per year. NO card
Inserted for Iess than three dollars per year.
Business Notices IN Item columns, on nm page IN
.sted FOR ten cents per line each Insertion U inserted
IN reading matter, tloenty cents per me
articles FOR he BENEFIT OF private and personal bust
ness Interests toA be admitted 10 he reading columns Of
THE DEMOCRAT Vulobjectionabe, at Le rate Of hcen'
ty cents per line,
Address all communications TO
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-28

TIE alleged new evidence unearthed
by Glover's Committee against Garfield,
and printed by the Washington Post, in
regard to the S. 600 said to be received
by Gen. Garfield in 1852, consists of an
admission oy Garfield that he did not
file with the Board of Public Works a
brief or opinion, written, printed or 9TH
erwise, on the subject of the DeGolyer
patent pavement; nor did he at any time
appear before the Board and make any
argument whatever; but that he did
speak to Governor Shepherd on the sub.
iect. giving bis opinion in its favor. Gar.
field's answer simply is that tits rehash
of old matters and of no account.-Akron
Beacon.
The Washington Post article will be
found in this paper, and it puts the mat.
ter in worse light than we supposed
was fact 1t is evident that Mr.. Gar
field has no other answer than that sit is
a rehash Of old matters Of no account"
But the spot will not out so easy.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-28
A TRIPLE MURDER.

Cincinnati, March 21.--A dispatch
from Littlefon, w. Va, says an inquest
is being held there over the bodies Of the
wife and infant of George Wallace alias
George Baker, and Mary Church, his
niece, fourteen years old. John Wallace,
Georges brother, claims to have found
the bodies of Mrs. Wallace and child in
a fence corner a mile from their resiN
dence, near Littleton, both horribly mutil-
lated. Their skulls were broken by some
blunt instrument. He went to his broth
er's house and found the body of Mary
Church lying upon the floor, with three
gashes in the forehead. The girl had
been outraged before death. Strong cir
cumstantial evidence points to John Wal
lace as the murderer and George as an
accessory.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-28

THE Stark County Democrat is still
Croaking about the management of the
Children's Home. We stated last week
that the Democratic reformers of Stark
county were alone responsible for said
management, as they have majority OF
the Board and the entire Executive COM
mittee. Please direct your charges where
they belong.-Buckeye State.
The Buckeye does not seem to relish
our "croaking about the management"
1t disputes none of our statements, but
blames Stark county. Did our members
buy that old wagon? Is not the super
intendent a relative of the old Columbi-
ana wagon buyer? Has not the steam
heating apparatus already cost over nine
thousand dollars2 Facts are what we
desire to place before the public. The
Buckeye calls it "croaking," Are its
friends endangered thereby
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-28

The committee of thirteen, appointed
by the Democratic House caucus, to dis
cuss Banning's Army bill, has agreed to
substantially support the bill in the form
it was introduced by Banning. AS in
troduCed it fixes the pay of the General
of the Army at $4,000 per year, instead
Of $4,000 as at present; the Lieutenant
General at S8 900 Major Generals at $6-
600; Brigadier Generals $4,000; Colonels
$500; Lieut. -Colonels $1,000; Majors 81
500, and Captains $4,000. The aggregate
saving effected by the bill is about ST.
400 ON
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-28
THE WHISKY FRAUD.
New York SUM-

In the next place, the consumption Of
domestic spirits in the United States, beN
yond question, does not fall short of Ioo,-
ooo.o 900 gallons annually, and the figure
is probably higher. However, taking
100, ,ooo, 600 as a moderate estimate, the
revenue from this source alone ought to
be 500, 900, 900. In point of fact, the
sum yearly covered into the United States
Treasury from this source is considerably
below $50, 600, 900. The difference be-
tween the totals is at least $40, 600, ,oool
What becomes Of this enormous sum
This is conundrum for Commissioned
Raum to answer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-28

The Philadelphia Telegraph, a Repub.
lican paper, is not overly delighted with
the action of the Supreme Court of Lou
isiana, in the Anderson case. 1t says:
The decision was cooked up to suit cir
cunstances, and it is the kind Of patriot.
ism and Cancellation that decent people
will want to have just as little of as the
exigencies of practical politics will per-
NIT. On his trial, Anderson had no de-.
fence to offer except the baldest teChnic.
alities, and now the Supreme Court up.
sets the verdict against him on tech
nical argument that is more creditable
to the ingenuity of the Court than to its
integrity. Anderson, it appers, did not
commit a forgery, because the document
which he doctored was not, in the opin-
ion of this remarkable Supreme Court,
susceptible Of forgery. Let us all pray
that in case we are ever brought to the
bar of justice for offenses, or supposed
offenses against the law, we may not be
compelled to escape the penitentiary by
crawling through 80 narrow hole as
that which saved Anderson.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-28

THANKs-To Senator Thurman for a
pamphlet copy of his and Senator Da-
vis's speeches on Mr., Thurman's Pacific
Railroad bill to Hon. VIM. D. Kelley,
for copy of his speech Of March 9TH, in
reply to Mr. Garfield to Hon. James A.
Garfield, for copy of his speech of Feb.
10Th, on the policy of pacifcation and
the prosecutions ia Louisiana.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-28
THE DEMOCRAT

Is furnished TO subscribers, postage paid al e per year.
o. FOR sir months Gty cents for three months, tnudrid'
blv IN advance n Is also delivered 10 any part Of he
city at nc sane rates.
GDrrsspondencs containing important neGs, solicited
ror all parts OF he county, Writer'S name and address
required on every communication as private Gtidrdn-
tee OF good tdih
Anv person sending IN a cub OF FOUR CASH YEAR
LY SUBSCRIBERS iOil be entitled to copy Of THE
DEMOCRAT free for one year.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-28

Or the proposed methods of settling
the Pacific railroads indebtedness, the
Boston advertiser puts the case in a nut
shell:
Mr.. Thurman's bill puts in operation
measures that will undoubtedly accom-
plish the reimbursement of the govern
ment when the debts come due. Mr..
Matthews proposes to the companies a
measure which they are atliberty to reject
and under which the debts will not be
paid in full when due, but quarter of
century later.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-28

GOVERNOR Wade Hampton makes re-
QUESTION on the Governor of ConneCti-
cut for the body of Kimpton, one of the
official thieves of South Carolina. Are-
QUESTION on Governor Robinson of New
York, for the body of Ex-Governor
Chamberlain of S. c., would better hit
the bulls eye.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-28
THE DOOMED MOLLIEs.
Three Of them to be Hanged-HOW they Received
the Llnal News.


New York, March 21.-A dispatch from
Bloomsbury, Pa, says McHugh, Tully,
and Hester, Molly Maguires, sentenced
to be hanged, have been informed of an
adverse decision ofthe Board of Pardons.
Mrs. Hester, a young woman Of prepos-
sessing appearance, when the decision
was given publicly, fed to the prison
wringing her hands, pulling her hair,
and shrieking in the most frantic man
ner. The Sheriff admitted her. She
flung herself upon the neck of her hus-
band and tainted.
Tully and McHugh, when informed of
the nature of the decision, sunk back in
to the darkness of their cells. After a
moments pause Tully remarked: "What
is, must be-" McHugh aroused himself
and said: swell, they have fixed it up
at last, have they2 1 wish to God they
had fixed it up a year ago." He paced
his cell like Gagged tiger in anger, and
would not listen TO the comforting words
Of his friends.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-28

WHEN we came to this town thirty
seven years ago, men were imprisoned
for debt. We have gone TO the Jail fre-
quently and talked with these criminals
through the bars. Wouldn't it be bril-.
liant idea to revive that law TO imprison
men for debit 1t was the rascally Dem
ocrats that abolished it. The stays and
exemption laws are Democratic measures
and passed in the interests Of the poor
man.--0hio Democrat,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-28

New HAMPSHIRE, official, gives Pres.
colt, Republican, GAL majority for Gov
ernor this year, and LIZA plurality. Last
year he had 4.034 plurality and 1887 ma
jority. The total vote varies less than
one hundred from that Of last year. The
Democrats gain in the Legislature, but
both branches remain Republican by de-
Cided maiorities.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-28
I army expenses :

JIM DAVIS, of Salem, trustee of the
Children's Home, seems to treat that in
stitution as family perquisite. His SON.
in-lsw is the Superintendent, at hand.
some salary, and under its present man.
sgement it serves as sort Of slop bowl for
Davis. When he gets an elephant on
hand he turns it into the Home.-0hio
PdiriOl.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-28

BY the way, 1t is a mere coincidence
that Stanley Matthews's name almost in
variably appears on the same side as that
Of Mr.. Thurman, when the yeas and nays
are called in the Senate. Akron Beacon.
1t shows good sense in Stanley. "On,
Stanley, onw
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-28

The fare from Canton to Ellis, Kansas,
was reduced last Saturday by authority,
to excursion rates, and put at S22 95 for
the round trip Certainly cheap enough.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-03-28

A NATIONAL bank at Tarrytown, and a
private bank at Cheming, N. Y, sus'
pended-and still Sherman is Secretary
of the Treasury and Hayes is President