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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17
THE OHIO ISSUES.

Although the campaign in Ohio has
hardly opened as yet, 1t is becoming
more and more apparent every day that
money questions are to govern and de-
eide the contest. The Republican papers
detecting what must be the points Of
attack against their policy, are already
rallying round the national bank system
and decrying the proposed free coinage
of silver as set forth in the Warner bill
as an initiation" and a scheme to defeat
resumption-while the Democrats are
preparing to argue in favor of prohibit
Jog the issue of notes by the national
banks, the substitution of greenbacks for
national bank notes and the free coinage
Of silver to be legal tender for all debts,
public and private! These are to be the
issues and it is evident that the Repubi.
cans do not feel altogether easy in hand
ling them. The wild and absurd inter
pretations they give to the views oftheir
opponents prove this They are attempt.
ing to alarm the people. They assert
that "the proposition to substitute green
backs for bank notes is hostile to the
continuance of resumption" because it
would open the food gates to the issue
of thousands of millions Of inconvertible
greenbacks. But is hardly conceivable
that such absurd nonsense as this can
impress the people Of Ohio. The Dem
ocrats of that State do not propose the
infltion of the currency to the extent of
one dollar. II, as they demand, the
$500 600 600 national hank notes be re-
called and $500, 900 600 greenbacks sub,
stituted for them, there will be just as
much paper money in the country as
there is now, and no more; not dollar
will have been added to the volume.
Even ifthe additional greenbacks should
not be made legal tender, they would
still be as good as the bank notes, which,
themselves, are not legal tender. And
as to the free coinage of siver being an
initiation scheme, that is preposterous.
1t would indeed lead to multiplication
of real money. but this is not iLhAtion.
The enormous amount of commercial
transactions in the country, the steady
growth of actual wealth, whose value is
to be estimated by some metallic stan.
dard, and, more than all, the enormous
aggregate of debts that the country owes,
all demand that the quantity ofreal mon
ey, gold and silver, shall be increased
and not circumscribed. To limit our
coinage to gold and make it the only
metal money is to depreciate all prop.
erty, unjustly exaggerate debts and
place extra burdens on the debtor class,
that constitutes three. .fourths the popula-
ton of the country. These are truths
which the intelligent people of Ohio can
understand, and we do not believe the
false and foolish cries of initiation and
danger to resumption will blind them.-
Missouri Republican (Dem)
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17

Cart. BLACKBOARD, late Captain Of the
Capitol police in Washington, is now
commissioned to collect Republican cam.
paign funds from the civil service Off.
cials in the Treasury department. The
Washington Post says that his little book
has been rugged up, and he Crn be seen
daily toiling up and down stairs in that
department, hunting voluntary" contri.
buttons. He is allowed FIVE per cent on
what he collects, as slight inducement
for him to Squeeze the boys" He was
nothing but secret agent for the Rad.
ical party during his service as Police
Captain, and when he was dismissed he
claimed his reward and was made Asses
sor. His list is headed with the
names OF Hawley and Treasurer Gilfl-
Ian, who are put down for 800 each.
Wymsn, Assistant Treasurer, and men
of that class are down for $50 each, and
the Clerks and other employees, inclu.
ding those getting the smaller salaries,
are assessed two per cent of their pay.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17

GEN. JOHN B. HENDERSON delivered a
speech at Chillicothe, Mo-, on the Fourth
Of July, in the course of which he took
strong ground against the nomination of
ex President Grant for third term. He
held that as the country was now at
peace, and in no immediate danger of
being involved ia another war, there was
peculiar need of a statesman at the head
of affairs instead of a soldier. The Re.
publican party had steadily degenerated
from bad to worse, during the eight years
of Grants administration, and another
term of the same sort would finish 1t up
entirely, and the swarm OF "Conieder'
ate Brigadiers" in Congress- continue to
multiply. These incidental expressions
of opinion were well received, and the
address throughout was characterized by
the broadcast spirit Of patriotism and
nonpartisanship. ~
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17

NOTWITHSTANDING the denial of the
Administration, that it has thrown over.
board its humbug pet of civil service re-
form, the poor clerks in the Departments
tell another story. There was never
such comprehensive system of political
blackmailing as is at present being levied
upon department clerks. In the Treas
ury department ohm Sherman heads the
paper with $l00 The chiefs of bureau
contributed $50 The clerks will aver.
age from $40 to $50. In the Treasury
proper there are about three thousand
clerks employed. BIackford, the dis
charged Captain of Police at the Capitol,
is the one who has charge of the offic
blackmailing. He has been hired to do
the dirty work of the Republican Con.
gressional Committee. This committee
is not very harmonious, owing to their
blundering chairman, but ] jhn Sherman
directs them, and that fact has temper
arily allayed discomfort. Every dollar
collected is railroaded into Ohio.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17

THE administration is at sea that is,
Hayes and Sherman, are cruising on the
Tallapoosa, vessel of the navy used ex.
clusiyely as yacht for tbs "big bugs" of
the government, while the smaller fry
and the people must pay their own ex.
penses if they want to cruise. Mr.. Sher
man will return in few days and go to
Maine, where he will make some cam.
paign speeches. After that he will visit
his Ohio friends, and take part in the
fall campaign, which is expected to have
great infuenCein shaping things for the
Presidential contest next year. While
his first lieutenant is thus looking after
his own interests, leaving the treasury
to take care of itself, the President will
retire to the tranquil shades of the Sold
iers' Home, to mediate on the "cursed
spite" which forces him to let subordi.
nate use the powers of the administra-
tion that should be his in capturing a
nomination which he wants and thinks
he should have. FI(
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17

( The Ohio Republicans will find it
hard work to convinCethe Independents
that the great fruits of the war for the
Union will be imperiled If Union sold
dier was elected Governor of Ohio, The
Foster campaign will be conducted on
the theory that the only way to daunt
rebellion, is to array against it loyal
man, who, when the civil war broke out,
saw the dead volunteers borne past him
on a shutter, and went on selling soap
and butter as passivelY as if his name
had been Charlotte and not Charles.
Now 1t is announced from the Republi
can side that the coming campaign In
Ohio will be fought almosi entirely upon
the financial issue. 30 then the Union
hasn't been in danger all this timer Tru-
ly nice time the Republicans will have
running hard money campaign in Ohio
on soft money platform, and with the
fact fresh in the public memory that
they are supporting a Greenback paper
in order ifpnssible to defeat resumption.
IN. Y. World.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17

The New York Herald advises politi-
clans not to make themselves ridiculous
this year, and says it is led to- this eau
ton by a sorrowful tale 1t hears Of Chas.
Foster, the Republican candidate for
Governor of Ohio! Mr.. Foster, address
ing his fellow citizens somewhere, fell,
naturally, into patriotic reminiscences Of
the late unpleasantness, and began to
boast about the war;. "We fought four
years to save this Union," he cried out,
and was greeted by unanimous shouts Of
laughter from his hearers. who remem.
bered that Mr.. Foster, though Of proper
age when the war broke out, stayed at
home and traded in sheep pelts and cal
leo until he got money enough to start a
bank. The Herald adds that as his OPP
ponent, General Ewing, did serve brave
ly and with distinction in the Union ar
mics, Mr.. Fosters boast ofwhAt we" did
was undoubtedly ridiculous, and ne de-
eerved to be laughed at.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17
Gov. WILLIAM ALLEN. statesman an

Gov. WILLIAM ALLEN, statesman and
patriot, died Friday at his residence near
Chillicothe, Ohio. He was native of
North Carolina, born in 1906; emigrated
to Ohio early in life, adopted the profess
sion of the law and soon arose to consd-
erable distinction. He was a Represen.
tative in Congress from 1888 to 1885, and
United States Senator from 1887 to 1849.
In 1873, following retirement Of many
years, he was called upon to bear the
standard of the Democratic party again
and was elected Governor, after one Of
the most memorable contests that ever
occurred in our State. Gov. Allen has
occupied large and distinguished place
In American politics. and if not one of
the greatest OF our statesmen, was the
peer of the best Of them, and peer
of all in the rectitude Of character and
devotion to duty. There was never a
flaw upon his record that provoked crit
icism or necessitated vindication during
his entire public career; the breath Of
aspersion will never fall upon his mem
ory. His name will be perpetuated as
that of wise legislator and incorrupti-
BILE citizen. f
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17

THE Bucyrus Journal (Rcp.) hits Citl-
zen Foster another hard rap as follows:
The Cincinnati Gazette publishes an &C.
count Of an interview between Senator
Conklipg of New York, and uen. Robin
son of Ohio, as follows:
Mr.. Robinson shook Senator Conkling
cordially by the hand and said: "Sena-
tor, we would like to have you come to
Ohio and make a few speeches in the
State this campaign" Are there no
Republicans in OhioP" queried the Sen
ator. "Oh, yet;" said Mr.. Robinson,
"but one or two speeches from you in
our State would help Mr.. Foster and the
Republican ticket" At the mention Of
Mr.. Fosters name the Senator assumed
meditative air. "Foster, Foster" said
he: II preeume you refer to Charles
Fostei?" II dc" replied Mr. Robinson,
WELL" said the Senator, "he is Re-
publican, is he. am very glad to hear
that Charles Foster is Republican, but
| assure you never knew it before"
The Journal few weeks ago intimated
the same thing: ,L
"Great stress is placed upon the fact
"that Mr.. Foster has been four times
"elected to Congressin Democratic dis
"trct. The short-sighted partisans who
"thus clamor, fail to see that he was not
"elected because he was such staunCh
"R pub ican, but because he was, in nu
"merous points, as shown by his votes
"and by his reports, so nearly Demo-
"crat."
1t is satisfaction to find that the
Journal is not alone in this opinion. In
fact the Journal lie emnently leading
paper. far in advance of mere partisan
hack, and it again warns its readers that
the election of Mr.. Foster is only to be
secured by very bard work.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17

The Russian government has given up
for the present the idea of holding a
Worlds Fair at Moscow in 1880. The
dullness of trade and the activity of the
Nihilists are given as reasons for the
abandonment of the proiect. The rail-
road traffic at st. Petersburg has fallen
off 43 per cent under martial law, com.
pared with the same period last year.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17


TIE city Of Memphis, Tennessee, was
thrown :! into q1ite panic last week, bv
the reported outbreak of the yellow f..
yer again. The excitement was intsr.o
and every train north was ovsrloaded
with fleeing citizens with their baoasas
- escape the dreaded scourge. But he
scare scare proved to be only temporary a.
susos su0ss were only two or three sporadic
cases. and no possible danger Of Il S0'
coming another epidemic. Great osr. sU
S'.,u S"' UooI 49, 'aLen a in the Southern cities
during Inc winter, % have their strssts u,,,ss
and alleys in good, clean ooDSi',o. , ''lss's y
to prevent return Of the oOiSs0,,. - "'
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17

LAGER is not intoxicating. Therefore,
exclaims the New York Evening Express,
when man is trying to walk on both
sides of the street at once, and bows to
lamp-posts, and tries to shake hands
with an ash barrel, and cruelty awakens
the police by his noise, and tells you he
has imbibed a little lager just to see what
it is like. you may set him down for one
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17
GEN. SAM. CARY NOT A LUNAT1C.

GEN. SAM. CARY NOrA LUNATIC.
If Republican papers were less free
with the term lunstic as applied to Gen.
Cary, they would show good deal more
sound sense, and be less likely to be
charged with lunacy themselves. You
may write "crazsd," "lunatic," and aim.
beetle" as often as you will, and the fact
will still remain that Samuel Cary is the
peer in intellectual endowments and cul.
ture of almost any man now before the
public. Such a man is the farthest pos
sible removal from lunacy, and If he
was only as sound in his political morals
as he is in his mind, it would be good
thing flr the State, as well as for his own
name and fame.-AHidnce RevieiU. 'o.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17

The State of Maine has been in the
hands of Republicans for the greater part
OF twenty years. Such is the case at least
with the management Of the State
Treasury, and the result is by no means
encouraging to a continuance Of Radical
rule. There is deficiency for the last
fiscal year Of $4,000, which is over a
hundred thousand dollars in excess Of
the entire tax for the last year the Dem
ocrats we're in power. 1t is about time
for Maine to unload.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17

TIE first wife of John W. Young, son
Of Brigham, was Miss Lizzie Garfield, of
Elkton, Md. They lived happily at Salt
Lake until the death of the prophet,
when the son was forced to marry an
other wife to prove his adhesion to Nor.
mon principles. The first Mrs. Young
did not like this, and came to Elkton,
where she now lives with her parents,
and her husband provides her with
money.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17

CITIZEN FOSTER has promised, in case
Of his election, the Adjutant General
ship of the State to Capt. H. S. Bunker
ofToledo. This is creating something of
arrow in the radical camp, as there are
other interested" individuals whose as
piratiOns run in that direction. But all
cal rest assured Gen. Tom Ewing will
relieve c. F., from all responsibility in
that matter.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17

Our young friend W. A. Alberson, late
Auditor Of Ashland county, in company
with g. W. Pittsman, has purchased the
Ashland Press of B. F. Nelson, Mr.. AL.
oerSon o. will assume editorial charge. Mr.,
Nelson goes to Akron to take charge Of
the Akron Daily Argus. Mr.. Albersou
is a young man Of ability, and will make
the Press ring. We welcome him to the
tripod. We also congratulate Mr.. Wer.
ner OF Akron in getting so good an acqui.
si'l0n as Mr., Nelson in the editorial man.
agement Of the argus.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17

If it be true that Mr.. Chandler has
put bar'l on tap, and agrees to stand
between the marshals and any loss,
what's the use of worrying? Hayes
having strangled the appropriation bill,
a draft on the Michigan Senator might
be worth more than a check on the ..
S. Treasury.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17

In regard to Mr.. Gloyer's report the
Radical press inform us that the officials
at Washington can't be induced even to
read it. There's. nothing surprising
about this it is not the sort of literature
that any Republican official would be
likely to banker after; but they may de-
pend upon It that the people will read
it with relish. 1t will be found on the
inside of this paper.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17

The administration In the interest of
John Sherman tried to bring the third
term to "demnition damp" end by of.
fering Gen. Grant the use Of one Of the
Robeson tubs, the Richmond. But the
fly wouldn't walk into the spiders par
lor that time. Grant knew RJbeson's
ways too we'll.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17

A New YORK policeman has been sent
to the penitentiary for three years for
clubbing" 1t is necessary to explain
that the dubbed person was another po-
liCeman. Had he been private citizen,
the clubber might have been thanked
and rewarded.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17
NARROW ESCAPE OF AN OHIO Ed
ITOR.

Mr.. Frank Thompson, of the editorial
party, suffered a narrow escape yesterday
on the Chicago & Alton special. With a
number Of ladies and gentlemen, Mr..
7, went forward to the baggage car to get
a sniff of the Missouri highlands breeze.
As the train passed the divide it plunged
down the grade at sixty miles an hom.
Mr.. Thompson sat near one of the open
doors, and, while leaning forward to gal.
lantly pass boquet to lady, he lost his
balance and fell head first out of the car.
A. j. Bebout of the Toledo Democrat,
with his accustomed preselCe Of mind,
sprang forward and seized him by the
coat as he fell. This, however, would
not have been sufficient to raise him into
the cars, but Mr.. 7. himself caught hold
on the side bar of the coach, where he
held on until his companion reached
down and drew him up.
The man hanging and dangling along
the car speeding at lightning rate, was a
thrilling situation, and the most danger
our event of the western trip.-KansaS
Cty Times
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17

The Dallas, Texas, Conference of the
African Methodist church, at recent
session denounced the exodus scheme as
the invention of set of ''broken-down
political triCksters." Parson Conway has
a right to look upon this as decidedly
personal reflection.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17

IT ia said of Mr.. Hayes that he saves
$4,000 year out of his $4,000 salary.
This is about the only saving feature of
his administration.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17

THE Republicans Of Ohio this fall will
not do much waving of the bloody shirt.
The shirt'they intend to use is known as
the Sherman yoke and has big pocket
in it.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17

THOMAS MILLER, an old and wealthy
citizen of Columbus, died op Tuesday
last. He was a relative of Gen. Ewing,
and father-in law of R j. Tanning, Clerk
of the Supreme Court.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17
A. McGREGOR, Editor.
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.


FoR GOVERNOR,
GENERAL THOMAS EWING,
or Fairfield County.
For LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
GENERAL AMERICU5 v. RICE,
or Putnam County.
FoR AUDITOR OF STATE,
CHARLES REEMELIN,
OF Hamilton County.
For TREASURER OF STATE,
ANTHONY HOWELLS,
or S'ark County.
For SUPREME JUDGE,
WILLIAM T. GILMORE,
OF Prebe County.
For ATToRNEY-GENERAL,
ISAIAH PILLARS,
OF Allen County.
or Member Of Board of Public Works,
PATRICK 0'MARAH,
or CuyahOga County.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17

THERE are many kinds Of calico, but
Falico Coster is the worst quality. de
cannot be washed without fading, mot
being standard quality.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17

Jr's marvellous how much reCuperating
poyrer there is in a 60 overnment steamer.
To sail the ocean blue at the cost Of Un.
Gle Sam Is the salvation of the admins
tration.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17

WHILE republics often grow old and
ripe with glory and honor, the Republi.
can party has become old, filled with all
sorts OF corruption.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17

Vestions are carried out In bis precinct,
for the success of the Democracy depends
largely upon the energy and persever-
anSs Of the committee.
w. LYNCH, Chm.
L. G. Cole, Sec'y.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17
Committeeman for : preclnc

committeeman IOT - pTeClDCCs
9th. No person shall be allowed to
vote for delegates unless he is a known
Democrat, or will pledge himself to sup
port the ticket nominated by the con-
vention.
7th. 1t shall be the duty of the com.
mitteeman of each voting precinct to
publish as much as possible the time and
place of the meetings in his precinct;
and to be personally present and see
that the election is properly conducted,
and that the delegates elected are duly
notified OF their elec ion.
The attention of the committeeman of
the several precincts is called to the fact
that twenty.one land appraisers are to
be elected at the October election; and
that the voters at the township meet
ings should nominate man for their re-
spective district. The apportionment Of
the county into twenty-one districts has
been made by the County Commission.
ers, and the same is now published in the
Stark County DEMocRAT and Ohio VolkS
Ze'tung, which shows what wards and
precincts are made into precincts.
The following is an apportionment Of
the Senatorial delegates; Bethlehem
township delegates, Canton 2, Jackson
2, Lake 3, Lawrence 4, Alliance, Lexing-
ton TIP 8. Limaville, Lex. TIP /, Marl.
boro 2, Paris 2, Nimishilen 4, Minerva
pre-. |, Osnaburg 2, Mapleton pre-. 2, Per-
ry 2, Richville pre-. /, Pike l, Plain 8,
Sandy l, Sugsrcreek 2, Tuscarawas 2,
Washington 2, Canton, lat ward 3, %
ward 2, 3 | ward 2, 4th ward 3; Massillon,
lst ward /, "a ward l, Sd ward 2, 4th
ward /. Total SO.
The time and place Of holding the
Senatorial convention is not yet decided
upon, but IL will not be until after the
county convention, so that the delegates
to the Senatorial convention should be
chosen at the time Of selecting the dele.
gates to the county convention, and Of
course under the same rules.
~ Is hoped that each committeeman
Will 500 that all the above rules and su0.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17
Ght Aerurrat

ESTABLISHED A. D. 1888.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-07-17

L.C. CoLE, sec'y.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-08-31

The News publishes the following
from Montague, Texas, August 29 !:
Charles Harris was executed to-day
in the presence of five thousand per-
sons, for the murder of his brother
John, in January, 1897. He was
convicted on his own confession.
He was firm to the last and the
drop fell while the assemblage sang
"Sweet by-and-by."
CINCINNATI, O., Aug. 29.-At
Brighton, in the suburbs of this
city, this morning, during heavy
fog, the Baltimore and Ohio night
express ran into the rear end of the
New York Short Line Express,
badly MASKING the end of the
sleeper and passenger coach. One
passenger in the sleeper was Sc
riously injured and may not live.
No others were injured.