The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-09-11

ism and Anti .Nebraskaism, at that tint
twin relics" being too much for Dem
ocratic candidates.
In times Of great political commo
ton, like boiling caldron. which throws
it's filth to the surface, many unit mer
are elected to office. An anecdote, re-
lated at the time, and at the time be
lieved, will serve as an illustration: In
a Democratic county in Central Ohio, 6
fellow named Hannom, or something
like it, was elected County Recorder
His only qualification was his Know
nottingham and being good penman
The first deed he was required to record
was one the major part of which was
printed. at the top, to make the blank
deed attractive, the printer had put the
cut of a spread-eagle, and surrounded
the whole with border. The new Re-
corder, who thought tho record must be
as near as might be facsimile OF the
original got waggish friend, who knew
better, to make a pen and ink spread
eagle for him, as he said he was not
good at pictures, and he, himself, after
transcribing the deed, made border
around it as near as possible like the
original. To make the thing perfect. he
in letters as near like print as poss-
BILE, added, at the bottom of the pretend
ed copy the words, Printed and for sale
at the Office of the Ohio Eagle, Lancss-
ter, Ohio" This done, he called admir-.
ing friends to see and admire his first
effort at recording deed. Of course it
excited much admiration and mock
praise.
Know Nothingism as party soon "pe.
tered" out. Had its Inauguration been
deferred two years, and then started into
life with the success it met in It's first
campaign for power, it would undoubt.
edly have elected the President in 1856,
but it started too soon to effect that OBJ.
ject, and, while its mushroom growth
was rapid, it's decay was nearly equally
30. Henry A. Wise, as the candidate of
the Democracy, gave it it's death blow in
Virginia. He made the broad open is.
sue with the dark lantern party" as he
called it, and denounced its objects and
its creed and its adherents without stint
or mercy. In bitterness and invective it
was perhaps the fercestfought campaign
ever made in a State. Wise was success
full, and Know.Nothingism never recov,
cred from that defeat. Wise's election
was it's death blow as a political party.
Like the Dragging, clustering schoolboy,
feared by the whole school, when once
he finds his match, and gets sound
aogglng, he ceases to be bully, and is
cuffed by those who once almost feared
to breathe in his presence, the Order
went into disgrace and became part OF
the Republican organization.
New Hampshire and Rh de Island
still, in modified form, cling to its creed
the one against Catholics holding high
Office, the other against naturalized for.
eiguers voting unless they have property
qualification.
Ifit were not for the loathing con.
tempt such conduct generated it would
have been a matter of amusement to see
men ignorant, debased, who knew but
little and cared less about religion, to
hear them declaim about the danger of
electing Catholics to Office, for fear they
would overrun the established (?) relig
ion of the country and destroy its free
institutions. Men such as these were as
much infamed with zeal for the relig
ion of the country as was the fellow who
wanted ID whip the poor Jew: "Why do
you quarrel with me2 l never did you
any harm" eyes you did," was the re-
ply" "you id Jews crucifed Jesus
Christ" But" said the Jew, that was
eighteen hundred years ago." Don't
care d-n," was tbe reply, II never
heard of it until last night, and deter.
mined to whip the first Jew | could
catch" and fog him he did, for the Jew
was weak and the muscular bully strong,
and thus was the great wrong of over
eighteen hundred years ago avenged.
Recurring to the Congressional elec.
cion of 1858, for the purpose of relating
an episode in politics not often seen or
heard of in the battle of partisans, at
that election the Democracy Of the Eighth
Dlstrict-one of the strongest and bitter.
est Whig districts in Ohio outside of the
Western Reserve-nominated as their
candidate for Congress Judge John A
Corwin of Champaign. He was nomi-
mated, not only to fill up the ticket, but
to draw out the meager Democratic vote
and to draw off as many Wing votes as
he could. The Whig convention met
soon afCer, and after a protracted anu
bitter session between opposing factions
finally compromised by dropping all and
nominating Moses B. Corwin, the father
of the Democratic nominee.
During the canvass John A. Corwin
was posted to make a speech in part
of the country in which he and his faith
or resided, and where John was 80 pop
ular that it was feared by his adversaries
that he would get Whig votes. The
Democrats who had the meeting in
hand were surprised and delighted upon
receiving a challenge to make the meet.
ing one for joint discussion. AS John
A. Corwin was a magnificent stump
orator, of course the challenge was ac.
Cepted-the Wings not naming their or
ator, but promising that he should be a
man of good character and standing.
The news of the joint discussion went
abroad, and an audience of nearly half
the voters in the West part of the coun.
try attended. The rules governing the
debate, as agreed upon, were that the
Wing was to open and John A. Corwin
was to close. To the surprise of every
body, except those in the trick, Moses B.
Corwin appeared as the Wing candidate
against his son. The old gentleman,
who was fair speaker, attacked john
and Johns principles..s most fiercely,
aud the Wings were delighted, thinking
that the son would not dare make a
speech against his own father. When
the old gentleman concluded John
mounted the stand, He told the audi
edce that the Democracy had nominated
him for Congress, and the Wing party,
with their four or five thousand major
ity, had become so alarmed in the fear
that he might be elected that thew cast