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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03
NOT EWING, BUT FOSTER AND
HORTON.

hOhAONs
The Republicans of Zanesville are pre-
pairing to make war on General Ewing in
a most unfair way. The Courier, of that
city, published day or two ago, saw.
age article charging that the financial
embarrassments OF the Atlantic & Lake
Erie Railroad, a partly finished line Of
road between Pomeroy and Bucyrus.
were chargeable upon Ewing, though
nothing could be further from the truth
Ewing was elected President of the road
after the old managers of it had bank,
rupted the thing, and the boadholders
were just preparing to close in on itwhen
he became the President. He lost of
his own money in it, but no one else be-
came sufferer by any act of his. The
New Lexington Herald gives the true in.
wardness of the business in the follow.
ing: '-1' "'N' '- 49,
"Tom Ewing had nothing to do with
the embarrassment of the Atlantic &
Lake Erie Railroad. When that enter.
prise, by the management and rascality,
olits projectors was ont the verge Of ruin;
when its President, Valentine B. Horton.
signally failing to save it from the jackals
feeding upon its living members, resign
ed in disgrace and disgust, and when
leading Republicans of Muskingum,
Perry and Crawford counties begged of
General Ewing to give to.the tottering
concern the help of his eminent ability
and the credit of his great name, he re-
luctantly did 80, but it was too late. Men
Of this county, men of Muskingum coun-
ty, all Republicans, had dug too deep
into the foundations in selfish attempts
to enrich themselves, and the road tot
tered to its fall. In the ruin that follow.
ed Tom Ewing, who put his money where
he gave his name, was the greatest loser.
But $4 600 Of stock was subscribed to the
road after he became President, and this
limited amount was paid IN work on the
grade near Bremen. In the wrecking Of
this enterprise, and in bringing distress
and costly litigation on the 5000 stock
holders, upon the 8 90 stockholders in
Perry, another name-not EwiDg's-
stands out conspicuous. Among the
wreckers of this corporation, foremost
among the men who brought bankruptcy
to the road, and now threaten distress
to the stockholders of Perry, Fairfield,
Crawford and other counties, is that Of
Charles Foster. He is one of the heav-
lest bondholders. He is the hardest
squeezey; the most unrelentiDg prosecu-
tor. We have some Court and document.
ary evidence on this Atlantic & Lake
Erie robbary. The leading spirits in
this robbery are Republicans and Re-
publican politicians. We do not wish n
dig up Court and corporation discredits,
but ii the Zlnesville Courier and other
papers ofits ilk desire the record expos
ed we are ready. Tom Ewing will not
suffer, and we defy his enemies to raise
the issue" tf
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03
HE DON'T WAIVE THE BLOODY
aIlIRT


Ex Governor Chamberlain, of Maine,
in Decoration Day address, thus refer
red to the "rebel Brigadiers in Con-
gress:"
ut is not folly, it is not babyish weak.
ness to complain that the States are back
again in Congress, and that they have
sent there such representatives as they
must naturally chooseP We send our
best minds to Congress, Of course, to
maintain the vital interests of our coun-
try. Why should they not send their
best minds? II. gentlemen, we did not
want the rebel Generals there, what did
we remove their disabilities forH If We
did not want the South to have an in
creased majority in the electoral vote or
in Congress, why did he not think of that
when, by giving the enfranchised slave
the ballot, we thereby added to the
Southern strength thirty i've Electoral
and Representative votes2 Whoever
did that should not stultify bimself by
whining about it, or setting up pow
WOW over it, and trying to make the peoo
pie think that the great war has not set
tied something" b Hrns
Governor Chamberlain was General
in the war, and fought in great many
battles, and was wounded a number Of
times. He says:
"There are great many questions that
must be met-must be discussed, must be
honorsbly studied and fairly stated and
wisely adjusted. There will be bad men
and good in Congress and out bad mea-
sures and good, bad theories and good.
1t is the lack of sfatesmanship and man
hood to deal with existing evils, to take
things as they are and make them what
they ought to be, and this should be done
under the Constitution and through the
laws, and by all the machinery Of Gov
ernment connected, expressly to avoid
the appeal to brute passion and brute
force. That's what constitutions, and
laws, and courts, and Congresses, and
ballot.boxes are for! Let US not be afraid
to discuss questions lairly and vote upon
them squarely." ''Y. N"
Il
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03

SENATOR CoNKLING rather took Chair.
man Robinson, of the Republican Exec
utive Committee, down the other day,
when he approached Conkling, asking
him to take the stump for Citizen Eos.
ter in Ohio. The following is the con-
versation: "Conkling looked at the
beefy chairman with scorn which no
pen can picture, and said: "Are there
no Republicans in Ohio to conduct their
own campaign" "Oh, plenty" added
Robinson, "but we would be pleased to
have you come into the State and make
a speech in Fosters interest" At this
announcement Of Fosters name, Conk.
ling assumed meditative air: "Foster,
Foster, Foster" said he, You mean
Charles Foster, / presume?" Robinson,
rather taken aback, said, "Yes, sir;
Charles Foster" Conkling turned on
his heel to go, but before doing so said,
sneeringly: 80, Charles Foster has
turned to be a Republican, has he? l
am glad to learn of his conversion; but
l ne ,er knew that he was Republican
before"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03

A" MODERATION in drinking" party is
aourishing in New York City. 1t is
mainly composed of "down town" busi-
ness men, and at It's meetings four pledges
are offered, described as follows:
The flrst is a total abstinence pledge
(red) for a term not to exceed one year
second, a moderation pledge (Whitel not
to drink intoxicating beverages during
business hours for specified term
third, a blue pledge, not to partake OF in
,toxicating liquorsat the expense OF any
person whomsoevbT, nor to invite an
other to drink during a specified time,
and these only in moderation fourth,
"a tri-color (fed, white and blue pledge,
not to drink Anything stronger than wine
or beer during a specified term, and these
only in moderation.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03
AN iMpoRrANT oUEsTIoN.

It has been charged by the New York
Times Washington correspondent that
Secretary Sherman is actively working
through the treasury officials in the
South to secure the votes of the delegates
in the Republican convention, and that
he would endeayor to have them all
pledged to him. There are 1873 of them,
altogether. Tho total number Of elect.
oral votes is 969, and II all the States be
fully represented in the Republican Ma
tional Convention, there will be this
number of votes all told. A mejority is
1856. The Southern votes and AZ more
would nominate; and if the 1873 South
ern votes should be cast solidly for one
candidate, it would be an easy thing to
find the additional AZ in the Northern
States. But some of the Northern papers
ere declaring that the Southern States,
which are hopelessly Democratic. must
not be allowed to enter the convention
on the same footing with the Northern
Republican States which will have to do
the whole work ofelecting the nominee,
If he is elected, at all-that it cannot be
permitted to States to have 30 large an
influence in nominating the candidate
when they are not able to contribute a
single vote to the work of electing him.
The Cincinnati Gazette puts the case in
this way:
"The Southern States would have 1888
votes in the convention, behind which
there would not be ten electoral votes.
The votes most easily manipulated would
be from the Democratic States. A cam
didate largely in the minority in the Re
publican States might in that way be-
come the nominee of the convention.
That is misfortune to be guarded against
and it can only be properly guarded
against by adopting an apportiOnmeDt
system corresponding with that which
prevails in States, and counties, and cit.
les. Thus the solid South, added TO forty
seven votes from the North, might con-
troll the convention and overcome the
voice of the people relied upon to elect
the nominee. Ifthat should happen, the
result might be disastrous"
This is delicate business peculiarly
Democratic, obviating the two.thirdsrule.
Some years ago, when the Southern
States, or a majority of them. were Re.
publican, they were cheerfully allowed
to stand in the convention on equal foot
ing with the Northern States. Is the rule
to be changed now because a number Of
States in the same section changed their
politicsP The Democrats adhere iIfex-
IDLY to the constitutional practice of al
lowing each State as many nominating
votes as it has of electoral votes, even
though this gives to States like Vermont,
Massachusetts and Rhode Island, which
are invariably Republican, an equal in
auence with Kentucky, Georgia and Del
aware, which are invariably Democratic
If the Republicans of the Southern States
are to be degraded from their coequal
rank in the National Convention of the
party, it would be a public confession
that the party has lost it's nationality
and assumed the sectional character il
exhibited prior to the war.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03
THE 1877 coNsPIRAox.
GRANTS Plan to Abduct Governor Tilden and ssas
k HaveR.

The Mines history Of Woodfcrd's con-
versation in relation to the abduction Of
Tilden, ifhe ventured to assert his right
to the Presidency still stands, and few
doubt but what Grant would have car
ried out the programme precisely as sta
ted. He would have seated Hayes II 1t
had taken the entire army and navy,and
the preparations he made were open and
above board. The New York Sun con-
cludes an article on the subject as fol-
lows: assts.1
The picture of the conspiracy, as pre-
sented by Mines, and, as he says, con-
fessed by Woodford, is terrible. Grant
declared his intention-all this before
the votes were counted, and even before
the Electoral Commission had decided
anything-of using "every soldier, sailor
and gun,"t to keep the successful party
from getting possession Of the Govern
ment "He was determined to secure
the Inauguration of Hayes at all haz'
ards" He would "Crush opposition"
New York was to be put in a state OF
siege, and ii necessary, shelled and
burnt. The corrupt Robeson was for
ward in all these schemes OF blood and
outrage, and would doubtless have been
willing to see the city given over to gem
eral plunder, could bis STARE Of the spoils
have been assured beforehand. But the
principal object of plumber was to be Mr..
rilden. Wood says, according to Mines,
his "orders and intentions" were to seize
upon him suddenly, without warning,
and convey him secretly and securely
on board a Government vessel lying IN
the East river, and ship him to Fort Ad.
ans or some other secure point, where
he could undergo bis trial. The first thing
that anybody knew of it he would have
disappeared" 1t is plain from this Ian
guage that the victim was to be tried,
not by jury or court, or even in the vic
image, but in distant fort, and by a mil
itary commission, organized to convict
Mr.. Tilden had been guilty of no offence
against the law, and more of these men
pretended to believe that he would be-
His only crime was that of having been
chosen President Of the United States
by great majority Of the people. We
commend this picture to the Democrats
in Congress. II is the one to which the
bayonets in politics ever points. So long
as the President has any power or pre-
text of authority to use the army in cleo
tions, we are in danger of plots as vii
lainous as this, and in danger of Conse
quences as dire as those threatened BY
Notwithstanding to Mines.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03

SHERMAN will get the Southern delega.
tions in the National Republican Con.
vention. They will consist exclusively
Of his ofIiceholders and will not be able
to give him the electoral vote Of single
State. Yet these beggars will dictate to
the party and make il swallow the man
who gives them a crumb Of bread and
butter. They will have 1888 votes, and
only need forty.seven allies from the
north to control ths convention. AL.
ready the Grant men are alarmed at this
new manifestation Of the solid South
within their own party. Nothing could
more plainly show the evil Of centralized
power. 7liI
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03

ACCORDING to late estimates, Great Brit
ain is not the richest country on the
earth, as has been supposed. France
values her property, real and personal,
at $4S, ITO 900 900, and her navy, palaces,
public buildings, and other public prop
erty, except highways, at $l,4750OO 900.
making $445S5, 800 900. The aggregate
estimate for England, Scotland and Ire
land, without reckoning public highways
is $425O0 100000. Real estate in France
exceeds in area that of England, while
in the latter there is a great excess Of
personal property over the former.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03

AMONG the Ohio editorial brethren
who were in Abilene on Tuesday, were
the following old acquaintances: d. D.
Taylor of the Guernsey Times, Archibald
McGregor of the Canton Democrat, w.
B. Hearn of the Cadiz Republican, and
others "too numerous to mention" They
we're happy people, and finding them
selves in the heart of the Lords country,
they had cause to be happy. We were
indeed glad to meet them.-Abilene (Ks.)
GaSette. n,rs.fsn igtI aY
The Gazette is edited by our old friend
v. P. Wilson, formerly editor Of the New
Philadelphia Advocate.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03

TIE House Of Representatives had
some more personal explanations Satur-
day, concerning the election in Indian
apolis in 1854, when Massachusetts,
regiment rendered effective service to
Governor Morton in getting satisfactory
results. Mr.. Warner, one Of the Ohio
members, who was on duty at Indlanap.
oils at the time, confirmed the statement
in relation to military interference. The
confirmation was hardly necessary, for
the whole history Of the affair has been
public property ever since. The persons
concerned ID Il never thought Of denial
dntiI now. ID fact, II has always been
considered by the party leaders some
thing to be proud rather than ashamed
of I The end was held toaiustify the
means. eTgfYvgr' IA yn morrr7 a
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03
JOHN SHERMAN.

Cool, crafty, consCienceless, the great
Secretary goes on step by step laying
wires, placing pipes, making points;
gaining ground now slowly, now rapidly,
but always gaining; never doing rash
thing, never impusive, never losing his
nerve or grip, never removing his gaze
from the object of his ambition untir.
ing, remorseless, insatiate, sitting ever in
the secret, shadowy, fathomless depths
ofhis schemiDg inner self, like huge
devil fish, never letting go of anything
once caught, and, with long, clammy,
snake.like extremities Of himself ever
lying out in patient, cruel wait for new
and unsuspecting victims, Phila. Record.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03

The people Of California propose to
show the unapimity OF sentiment in that
State on the Chinese question at the COM
ing election in September. Ballots are
tobe furnished electors, pursuant to a
law passed by the Legislature, at its last
session, bearing the words: "For Chinese
emigration" or against Chinese emf
grafton" and by these they are to signify
their respective opinions on the subject
A memorial setting forth the result is to
be prepared by the Governor, and prop
erly attssted copies are to be sent to
Messrs, Hayes and Wheeler, to each
member Of the Cabinet, TO the Senators
and members ofthe House Of Represen
tatives, and to the Governor Of every
State and Territory. ,aj A
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03
MAJOR Taylor, coon nUNTHn.

They tell characteristic story OF our
friend Major Walter Taylor, Of Jefferson
county, Kentucky, who, besides being q
nephew Of one Of the Presidents OF the
United States and ahospitable Kentuck-
ian, Is also great coon hunter. A few
years ago the Major had fine piece OF
land near the city, which he desired 70
sell. He told a friend about y, who re-
monstrated with him and said: why,
Major, you ought not to think about SELL
ing that property now it will be very
valuable some day." "Valuable the dew
Il" replied the Major, "I'ye not caught q
coon of that land for ten years. "--Ander'
son (Ao.) NesO@
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03

Ma. CHARLEs FOSTER, Of Fostoria, Ohio
Is a man Of business and partner in Blk
different firms. Besides being q banker,
he is a dealer in general merchandise, in
grain and hardware. and has an interest
in spoke factory. He is also engaged /,
in the manufacture Of barrels, and now
wants to be Governor. Too many irons
in the fire already. a
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03

EleHTERN Democratic Senators have
agned paper urging Senator Bayard to
remain ut the head of the Finance Com.
muittee, and sixteen other Democratic
eenasorA have declined to sign It, includ-
ing seek, Voorhees, and Pendleton,
Among those who signed the paper are
Yen RIo,n,ouncsd silver Senators, includ
ing wallace, Thurman, Hill and others
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03

THR main issue this campaign is that
of free and pure elections. The great
struggle between Congress and the Pres.
ident has been to secure the ballot-bOx
from the interpretation Of soldiers and
supervisors, and in Ohio we have passed
an election law, infllCting the seyerest
penalties for intimidatipg or Corrupting
q voter. The Democratic party Of Ohio
hoists the banner Of free and pure cleo
tons, and will make the fight under that
banner, and they will win, p ,t M
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03

8 Tom EFlNeIis Mrs. General shermahls
brother, and because she is q Catholic,
the Ohio purltans have raised a religious
issue against him. John Sherman is
brother-in'law to the same lady, and yet
these same sanctimonious editors are
anxious TO make him President. They
don't hesitate to introduce religious feel.
ing into politics, whenever and wherever
they can get vote.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03

TIE Democratic State Committee have
decided to open the campaign about the
middle of August with simultaneous
speeches all along the line by Thurman,
PendletOn, Ewing, Rice, Ward, Stead.
man, HOadley, Payne, Mcsweeney, and
all the heavy guns available. Lively
times for eight weeks preceding the sec.
ond Tuesday Of October.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03

The San francisco Chronicle of the 10th
inst, records the arrival Of a thousand
more Chinese on the last Pacific mail
steamer. A thousand Chinese recently
arrived at Portland, Oregon, which are
said to be the vanguard Of 10000 more
that have contracted to come. Great
alarm exists, and the outlook is certainly
threatening for the whole Pacific coast.
Chinese immigration is on the, increase
since Hayes's veto Of the and.C Chinese
bill. u.i{ yt.r. ~ rt.i ..s,..,...
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03

The Democratic and GreenbacK mem.
bers Of Congress got one million two
hundred and sixty.three thousand more
votes than the Republican members, and
yet Hayes vetoss the bills passed by this
immense majority of the people.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03

THRDemocracy ofthe Holmes, Wayne,
Knox and Morrow Senatorial district,
on the 26th inst, nominated as their
candidate for State Senator, Lecky Har-
per Of the Mt. Vernon Banner, and ]. j..
Sullivan of Holmes county. Mr.. Sulli-
van is brother OF our worthy county
treasurer Sullivan. a
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03
MARsHALsAND SUPER.
VISORS. & tF +9A

The laws relating to those officials
should be modified. A great deal of the
money heretofore appropriated for their
pay has been wasted. There can be no
doubt about that. The proof of it is at
hand here in Philadelphia, where six or
seven hundred deputies were appointed
for the last November election, without
Rshadow Of necessity for them and su'
pervisors were, in like manner, put for
ward for appointment for no other reason
or necessity except TO secure part Of
their pay to exc out election expenses"
for precinct bummers and strikers.-
Phila. Public Ledger, Ind.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03

WHEN the ne ewspapers criticised Judge
Durrell for his infamous judicial usurpa-
tions in Louisiana, he said from the
bench, that he was the "vicegerent Of
God on earth, and thatit wac sacrilege
to denOunCe his judicial decisions. Dur.
rell resigned to escape impeachment.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03

The Senate in Executive session, Mon.
day, rejected the nomination Of D. T.
Corbin as Chief Justice Of the Supreme
Court Of Utah. The adverse report of
the Judiciary Committee upon the nom
ination was sustained by q majority Of
four, the division being almost quite
upon party lines.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03

The Republican party in California is
very sick. Only the money kings and
their kind belong to it--the former
because 1t is their instrument Of oppres-
sion, and the latter because they are en-
shaved by cruel poverty. And this is
called the party Of liberty I
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03
!. rHR nEnIOCRAT.

II nvntsasd TO s,lbsc6ers postage paid al 2 per year.
n Oy sr months; my cents for three months u'vdrta-
6ky IN Advance u q also delivered 10 any part Of he
eity at the same rates.
Correspondence, containing important neVS, solicited
rom all pdrS OF tte county, Writer'S nd'Ie and address
required on every communication as pTtvdte 0"aro''-
Tee Of good Jaith
AM person sending In club Of Four CASH YEAR
LY sUBsCRIBERs piu be entitled 10 copy Of THH
DEMOCRAT tTee for one year.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03

WHEN Tilden was pressed recently to
run for Governor of New York, he an.
swered that he was now the rightful
President of the United States, and that
he could not hold. two Offices at the same
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03

SENATOR CoNKLING's plantation man.
ner rather pleases the truly loyal heart
of the North, With all their horror foI
bullyism, they admire the bully and
blaCkguard when he is on their side.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03

The Sultan has deposed the Khedive
of Egypt, and Prince LeWfk, the son
and heir apparent of the viceroy, has
been raised to the throne with restricted
poWers,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03

The Cubans are importing Chinese,
and they will live to see the celestials the
owners of their island and themselves
and their children will be serfJ.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03

TIE fellow that wrote "order reigns in
Warsaw" only wanted an army to keep
the peace at the polls in Poland. Only
that and nothing more.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03

DEVOTION is more natural to women
than men especially in dress.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03

GONG barefOoted in the summer is
positive luxury, but fashion prohibits 1t.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-03

THR Republican opposition to the army
bill was without excuse, and disloyal.