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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26
CAPTAIN 8. 5. BLACKFORD.

The Republican press are making
great ado about the removal Of Captain
S s Black s2sd bg C2RgEsss and the Te:
commendation of the new incumbent by
General Ewing. Captain BlackfOrd has
held the position for ten years or more,
and.we learn has made it very profitable
and now owns considerable real estate
in Washington. The gallant (9) Captain
while living in Washington all this
while, always came to Ohio and cast his
vote in Marlboro township, this county,
although not owning a dollars worth of
property there, nor paying penny's tax
into the Stark County Treasury. His
vote was frequently challenged by our
Democratic friends there, but Captain
Blackford swore it in with characters.
riv grace. BBe4sFT si
from letter received by US from COM
rade in Captain Blackford's Company,
which shows how he stood with his
brother soldiers: u..
S. S. Backford began his military ca.
reer as Lieutenant in Co. |, SO b o. V l.,
where he made himself 80 disagreeable
by his over.bearing arrogance and igno.
rance that he did not have a friend in
the entire company. During the sum
mer of 1862, Blacktord managed to avoid
doing duty with the company by asking
permission to escort deserters from
Clarksburg, Va, to Washington, and
when not so engaged, he managed to
"shirk" the hardships Of camp life. In
the fall of 1862, he was ordered to join
his company, but had hardly returned
before he was again in such bad odoI
with the men that open threats of vio'
lence were INDUCED in, and upon one
occasion some of the members of the
company made a raid upon his quarters
and carried off his sash, sword, belt, &c
&c. Sam threatened to have the whole
company arrested, and finally laid the
matter before Captain A. V. P. Day,
who was in command, and he put stop
to threats of arrest, &c, &c. A few
nights after the things taken from
Backford we're quietly returned to Cap
tain Days quarters, and he, l think, re-
turned them to Blackford. Who took
them was never known. When the
company was mustered out at Delaware
Ohio, BlaCkford did not return home
with the men, no doubt thinking disCre
ton the better part of Yalor, quickly
took the first train alone. The Compa
ny was composed of the sons of many O.
the fret citizens of Stark county, if
recollect Alright. Judge Underhill
Colonel Ball, Samuel Day, Genera
Hatcher, Thomas Edwards, Foster o
J ali9esgs. NeCag, eG .PAris, EQnllZ o
Franklin, g., all had sons in the Gem
pany, and they can bear testimony o
BIackfold's meanness,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26

GEORGE REYNOLDS, formerly private
secretary of Brigham Young, and one of
the pillars of the Mormon church, is now
in the Nebraska penitentiary, where he
will remain two years, unless released
by death, and also pay $500 fine. His
friend Cannon Mormon delegate in Con-
gress, has in vain besought the Presi-
dent for a pardon, and the pros oect is,
that Reynolds will have an opportunity
of being the first martyr" He is the
first person convicted under the anti-pO.
lygamy law of 1862, and the conviction
has been confirmed by the Supreme
Court of the United States, The polyg-
amists now know that the federal gov.
ernment is in earnest in its efforts to
suppress this national scandal and nui.
sance. 1t is said the leaders of the
church will not be interfered with in
their matrimonial relations, as they can
plead the statute of limitations. But
rziss:- I'D ~ llaEE s22seS tas g22l litR9iRoQs
marriage, where the difficulties surroun
ding the secret ceremonies of the En-
dowment house can be overcome, will
be vigorously prosecuted. The greatest
excitement prevails in Uah.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26

From Spring Grove we were driven
over the hills to Senator Pendleton's
residence and grounds, obtaining there
from one Of the erandest landscape
views IN Ih5 wUrtd:-
biological garden, where, after q sight
Of the animals and perambulating the
grounds, we went on our way to the
Highland House, reaching there about
dark, where the banquet was to take
place. .u
The banquet hall seated some three hun
dred and Ahy. The frst thingin orders at
ter music being Whiteaw Rsid's address
of an hour or 80, finishing near II o'clock
Mr.. Reid is man of ability but many
of us concluded, though he was an "Ohio
man." he was not a Greeley, and never
would be.
After the sumptuoua repast was main
" disposed OF, sentiments were in order
Mayor acob responded to, "The City oi
Cincinnati !" Hon. Ben. EgCleston to-
"The s ate of Ohio;" A. McGregor to-
"The Country Press" Mr.. McGregol
said 1.-The country press" had considera
BILE talent in Ohio-enough, in fact, tC
spare, and therefore we slipped some o
it to the great cities Of the country,to take
care of the metropolitan papers; and
really, we did not miss these gentlemen
very much. In fact it required a variety
of talent on country paper. We hat
no staff of lieutenants, as the metropoli
tan press had. We had not the eyes o
hundred persons more or less, but WI
had to use our own to the best advan
tage.
Ifanoient poets Argus prize,
Who boasted OF hundred eyes,
Sure greater praise to him is due,
Who looks hundred ways with two.
Charley Foster responded to, 9TH
I Merchant Adventurer; mural fTSr5reS'
of the Commercial, to, "The Great Mora
Engine;" Richard Smith Of the Gazette
Jimmy Fitzgerald, Mr.. Peterson of tn
Warren Tribune, Donn Piatt, McCormaCl
Of the Enquirer, and others also reSpon
ded.
Before leaving Cincinnati the Associa
ton PASSED resolutions, thanking tn
friends for their kind attention.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26

The House last week passed a little
coinage bill requiring the Secretary Of
the Treasury to fedeem Trade doIIaTB
that have not been reduced below the
standard weight, in standard silver dol.
lars at par; and it provides that these
trade dollars so redeemed shall be re.
coined into legal tender dollars, and the
coinage of trade dollars shall cease. But
the legal tender silver dollars thus coin.
ed are not to be counted In the So 900.
900 or $4 ,0OO,0 month authorized by
the act of the last Congress, they are to
be in addition to that amount. The
idea is to get rid of the trade dollar, as
it is disturbing agent 1t is to be ho-
ped Senator Bayard, the chairman of
the Senate finance committee, will con.
seut to have his committee report on
this bill, .
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26
is SILVER soFTs

Eastern papers speak of the advocates
of the Warner bill as soft money men,"
and the Cincinnati Commercial, which a
wear ago was in favor of silver coinage,
now calls those who accepted its lessons
as "infl ationists.p What is the meaning
of these Words What is a "soft money
manP" Who is an "inhationist ?" Sill
ver is hard money, certainly. 1t is a
metal. precious metal, recognized for
aces as money material. The term
soft money has been applied to paper
promises to pay, and 1t cannot, with any
sbow Of reason, beapplied to silver. An
advocate Of silver coinage cannot prop,
erly be called an inhationist-for, infa'
tion means the multiplication Of ire
deemable paper money, not the multip'
lication of metal, or real money. Un'
limited coinage Of gold and silver, which
the silver advocates demand, ,iS not infia-
ton; only reasonable and beneficial
ntiliz,tion of the material Of real money
The advocates Of gold payment set all
rnles Of logic and language at defiance
n their selfish attempt to increase the
vsIne Of credits. They called the eilyei
law ofthe last Congress an act Of repuci
alton . Il il not surprising, then, thai
thew should call silver money soft mon
Nv and the coinage Of it inhation. They
would thus help their worthless Gauss
along. ..X1A5AleA1 \ ~
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26
DEMOCRATS NOMINATED A GOOD
TICK ET'

The Bucyrus Journal, a Republican
paper, says that notwithstanding the
-tsszsssstee- -ss&eeeiissta and unmeapiDg GlamnE
which Republican papers have printed,
it is useless to conceal the fact that the
Democratic State convention nominated
a very strong ticket on the 4th inst" It
says that Fosters nomination was made
by the politicians, and that of Ewing by
the Democratic masses, despite the pro.
tests Of political managers. This, says
the Journal, sis very unfortunate, and
will make the necessity Of hard work inn
perative." 1t also adds:
Now the nomination of Mr.. Foster, in
spite of what papers say, has alienated
many of the so.called Stalwarts; it does
not possess any inherent active attraO.
ton calculated to draw either the Ger
gsSaaGGaE
no special attraction to draw the soldiers
vote, and many Republicans who feel
that they have been Csjoled, maneuver-
ed and managed out of their preference,
against the real untampered sentiment
of the convention, will see the canvass
progress with discontented if not an.
cry Indifference, and resting in fancied
certainty of Ihe result they may neglect
to vote entirely.
On the other hand, the nomination of
Ewing and Rice, both soldiers, and one
a private who fought his way from the
ranks to a generalship, will attract
large vote from what should naturally
be Republican reserve,
The 1882 votes cast last fall by the
soft money element and the labor ele'
ment, will recognizes in Ewing repre-
sentative man, and, in spite of the emf.
nence of Gen. Hickeniooper, there is
quite as much to attract the fl Dsting
German vote to the Democratic ticket as
to the Rapuhlican.
OF the 3S 332 votes of the National and
Greenback party therefore, it is to be
apprehended that by far the larger por.
ton will gravitate to the Democratic
ticket, and these are the real sources Of
strength in the Democratic nomination.
Elections are uncertain in State as
close as Ohio, and with third party in
the field as an unknown equality, which
has been the case, frequently, of late
years, no one can calculate the result.
This year, with Ewing as our candidate,
the chances are largely in our favor.
In 1875 Hayes beat Allen for Cover
nor AL, and in 1876 Hayes beat Til
den in Ohio 1876 In 1877 Bishop beat
West % $40; the candidate of the work
ingmen getting IL ,4S9, the Prohibitionist
4 1856 and the Greenbacker 1912. In
1873 Barnes over Paige fjr Secretary d
State, had 3.l54 majority; the Prohibit
ton candidate getting 5,882 votes, and
the Greenbacker 3S 1872.
In 1873 the Republicans polled in Ohio
25O O16 more votes than they did the year
before, while the Democrats pOlled 1858
less. Both parties polled in 1873 1O9, ,7SS
less votes than in 1875.
Ewing will undoubtedly get a large
share of the National GreenbaCk vote
and we look upon his election as certain
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26

TIE melancholy death of the young
Napoleon in Africa, at the hands of the
savage zllus, finishes, probably, the Bo-
naparte imperial dynasty as to any hope
or prospect in ever getting into power
again in France. From this onward it
will cease to be disturbing element.
Theyoung Napoleon's mother, the late
empress Eugenie, is now alone in the
world, having lost the last tie that bound
her to hope. The only son of the great
Napoleon died some years ago, about the
same age as his late namesake.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26

THE Democracy of Wayne county
have nominated DR.. A. NJ. Armstrong of
Doylestown, as their candidate for Rep.
resentative. We have known Ir. Arm.
strong intimately since our bOyhoOd
days. His Democracy has never been
found wanting, and we are glad to learn
of his nomination by the gallant DemoC-
raoy of Wayne, His election is assured
beyond doubt, and we know he will
ably represent his constituency in the
next Legislature.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26
M interesLlng qneaL!on is auggeaLed

AN interesting question is suggested
by the following comparison. If France
can maintain an army of $40, 600 men for
500 100000 year, how is that our army
of not more than 250OO men all told,
costs about S26OOOOOO per snnumP At
the same rate We could not get but a
hundred thousand soldiers for the money
which gets France eight hundred aud
forty thousand. We sre certainly pay
ing far too much for our military whistle
small as it is. Either the system under
which we are working is faulty in the
extreme. or else there are enormous
leakssomewbsra that should have been
tlHI1l s9f1aN xstfgti
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26
THE JUDICIAL APPROPRIATION
BILL,

~ DAC1AA al u ANOA ANASA -
BILL,
The important provision in the jndic'
ial appropriation bill, which passed both
-4assqseS-sste- 4GasezeGE lRRt- -Kesk. vas. one
forbidding the use of any part OF the
money appropriated, to be used in pay
ing deputy U. S, marshals employed at
elections, and another forbidding officers
of the government to make any contract
or incur any liability for the payment Of
such marshals. The bill as first passed
by the House prohibited officers of the
government to make any contract or in
cur any liability whatever, not provided
for in the appropriation but the Senate
modified this so as to leave the govern
ment free to make extraordinary provis-
ion for the army and navy, when 1t shall
he deemed necessary. The bill is at the
White House to await its fate, i We
toed there will not be another passed to
take its place. The majority declare
they have done all and conceded all that
can be expected of them to secure the
necessary appropriations for the depart
ments, and having thus performed their
duty they will adjourn. If Mr.. Hayes
approves the bills, that will end the trou'
BILE, if not, he will either have to call a
second extra session, or manage to ad'
minister the war and the judicial depart
ments without the usual appropriations
which his vetoes deprive them of.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26

TIE sdiournment of the Senate On
Thursday, last week, after the all.night
session, was a square back down for the
Republicans. The Democrats compelled
a continuous session to secure an agree.
ment for vote on the army bill at GER
tain time. After violating every tradi.
tion Of the Senate, in which by common
consent heretofore there has never been
any resort to filibustering, the Repubh
cans were forced to give in, agreeinI
that they would let the bill come tol
vote Then the Democrats let them 8
home 10 bed. ~ ,sassasf iaes
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26

Now that Congress is Democratic, the
Republican leaders would crush it out.
When Johnson, in 1866, showed a dispo.
sition, as President, to maintain the Con-
stitution, they attempted his impeach'
ment. They then had two-thirds and
more in each house, and so passed all
bills over his vetoes. Then they tried to
wipe out the President; now having a
creature in the White House, and the
Congress against them, they would wipe
out the latter. If they could only wipe
out the Democratic party, how happy
Zach. Chandler, Conkling and company
would be. The monopolists of forty
and fifty years ago found Andrew jack
son and the Democrats then serious OBJ.
stacles, as old Federalism found Jeffer.
son and the Democrats Of 1900. A just
government, not a monopoly robbiDg
affair, is what Democrats want-and it is
what the Constitution contemplates.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26

The following, from the Columbus cor.
respondent of the Cincinnati Ea0lirer,
shows some of the good work OF the
Democratic Legislature as compared
with the Republican General Assembly
Of two years ago.
A Few LARGE SIZED FACTs.--The en-
tire amount of money appropriated by
the Legislature at its present session was
given the Enquirer yesterday, save ST.
400, which goes to the support of the
school for Deaf and Dumb in Cincinnati
TGB TUTSi EIcsS - SSa's
at the first session of the present LegislR-
ture makes $8 800 952,25 as the expense
of running the State by a Democratic
Legislature. The deficiencies as shown
by the official records, and also hereto.
fore published, were smaller at the be-
ginning Of the present year than have
been known for twenty five years, not
withstanding the fact of additional eX-
pense for tents for the militia, and the
appropriation of $75 GOO for rebuilding
the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home
at Xenia, and the enlargement of the
Girls Industrial Home at Sulphur
Springs. The economy thus shown is in
strong contrast with the lavish expense
of $ll ,05O, ,227 SO by the Republican sixty
second General Assembly, and shows a
balance 10 favor of the Democrats OF 81
244 sos OF. The finance committee OF
the House has been freely and heartily
abused and cursed bythose who we're
disap pointed that the doors Of the
Treasury we're not thrown wide open,
but in the face of the above showing,
the taxpayers will give them hearty
indorsement. -
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26
TIE DENIOcllAT.

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Al y M months; dtty cents Or pree months inUarta-
M, IN advance 10 is also delivered TO any part or ge
otty At he SGme rates.
Correspondence containing inportd1 nei0s' 'o,c''eo
rom al pGrs Of he county Writer'S name d'lu uao,eS'
s,,,irsd on eUerv communication private oitardn-
tes Of good tdith
Anv person ssrdthO IN a Club Of Four CASH YEAR
IN suBscR1BERs toiu be entitled 10 a copy " THE
DEMOCRAT tr66 for ono year.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26

INGALLS, Of Kansas, who is charged
with having procured by bribery the
seat which he now occupies in the Sen.
ate, and who, inspite of bis dodgiDg and
prevaricatiOn, is about to undergo an in
vestigation of the charges, had the im-
pudence to air his rhetoric last week on
the army appropriation bill. A fine
specimen to talk about the purity Of
elections. nsj tgft al t
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26

SENATOR BURNSIDE, of Rhode Island,
voted with the Democratic Senators on
Friday of last week for the Army Ap-
preparation bill, the vote standing SO to
10. Senator Thurman's remarks on the
bill, in reply to Blaine, Conkling and
the rest, were nObly to the purpose,
overwhelming with constitutional argu.
meDE the vsTbiags twEdti5 Uf Th5 TE:
publican leaders.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26
p,0,n,rIr s51tbern politician

"A PEbM1NENr sonthern politician has
been in consultation with Governor Til.
den, and narrates the position he takes
on the Ohio, election : 1T is q good
ticket, and l sincerely hope it will win"
he said, and he became quite excited
when it was suggested that he might like
to see 1t defeated. II have been con-
sistent and earnest Democrat all my
life" the Governor observed, "and it
would be simply ridiculous to charge
me with any such feelings" He took
great interest in hearing everything re.
lating to the coming campaign.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26

TIE arrogant and superCilious Senator
from New York comes out Of his encoun-
ter with Mr. Lamar badly soiled in plu.
mage and worse than ever soured in
temper. The mild d,mannered Mississip.
plan is a good deal "biger man than old
Conklinp"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26

The appointment of United States
marshal as one of the receivers of the
estate of Brigham indicates that the
court, as we'll as the lawyers, has an eye
to the main chance.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26

WE have heard a great deal about
plantation Manners" and it is in order
to explain what sort of manners justify
ConkliDg in saying he would call an
other Senator "a liar, a blackguard and
a coward" if be dared.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.

For GOVERNOR,
9EYERAL THOMAS EWING,
or Fairfield County,
For LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
GENERAL AMERICUS v, RICE,
or Putnam County.
For AUDITOR OF STATE,
CHARLES REEMELTN,
or Hamilton County.
For TREAsURER OF STATE,
ANTHONY HoWELLs,
OfSark County.
For SUPREME JUDGE,
WILLIAM T. GILMORE,
OF Preble County.
FoR ATTORNEY GESERAL,
ISAIAH PILLARS,
OF Allen County.
For Member OF Board of Public Works,
PATRICK O'MARAH,
OF Cuyahoga County.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26

SE fsgyE5iicsus f 81 G Il i4fesaia indorse
the Presidents veto policy, and at the
same time adopt an anti-Chinese plat
form. There is one of the executive ve-
toes that seems to have slipped out of
their recollection.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26

GOVERNOR BIsHoP has appointed W. B.
Hillman Esq of Cleveland, as State Oil
Inspector, in place of Hon. F. W. Green.
Mr.. Hillman's appointment gives salts.
faction to the Democrats in that city.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26

A COLONY of over seven hundred Mem
nonites is expected at Topeka, Kas., next
week, in addition to the ten thousand
already settled along the line of the At
Gibson, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26

Ew1vG's next order will be No. 12, and
it will be an order to charge on theranks
of"the money changers" and drive them
from the temple" of the people. The
result will be rout, horse, foot and
artillarv
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26

The Republican papers w0nfd hKs 70
make believe that some Democrats are
going back on Tom E wing for Governor.
All stuff, It is just to balance off the
rebelIioHs and sick Beatty. Taft stal.
warts who cannot swallow Foster. The
truth is; Foster is an unprincipled trick
sleF =. y AQ &I>IJ
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26

These were conspiCuously worn by
the reporters on their coats. To prevent
confusion and repetition of the inter.
viewing process upon the same man, the
eighteen reporters were furnished with
pink cardboard checks, in size and style
like conductors check, as follows:
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26

A COLUMBUS correspondent Of the Chi
Cago Tribune says that Ewing will un.
questionably receive the bulk of the Ma
tional Greenback vote. Just 80.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26

CoNKLINe is more a scOlding, spiteful
hateful termagant than believer in
code Of honor. No danger of him pro.
posing to fight Lamar. iadi so3 81 u
! leSz5U5 " isvsg
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26

SrD & W.. ssF-sa
Hayes; his management had him count:
ed in, ........
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-26

CHARLEY FOSTER attended the Elitor'
ial gathering at Cincinnati last week,
Charley was bland.