The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-03-06
THE REPOSITORY AND THE SET
ELEMENT BILL.

The baser part of the brotherhood
firm known as w. W. 81. ]. Clark, has
continued to occupy the columns OF the
Repository, denouncing the move to bring
about settlement with Fessler's bonds
men, and thus avoid litigation, judg'
ment, forced sale, and ruin OF worthy
and innocent families, some Of them ad-
yanced iu life. The ruin resulting IS
what this j. ]. Clark desires. In this
way he has made his money, By this
he lives and fattens The ruin OF others
is his meat. "What is one mans meat
is another mans poison" BY feeding
on such meat he has become "a Tax
payer." OF course this man wants no
fair compromise and settlement--not he
J. ]. Clark delights and revels in the
ruin Of worthy people. He has been a
secret spy and informer for years upon
business men in Canton and vicinity
He has never been and is not now
known as lawyer in court His mis-
sion has been and is, disreputable work,
beneath the dignity of a lawyer or one
aiming to become such, The egolistical
vanity exhibited by this despicable fel
low in his wordy articles, would be anus
inc were it not nauseating, He boasts
of spending fourteen or fifteen hours
day for some IA years in study, emay
have studied, but not entirely legitimate
law, nor has he much praCtiCed the same
His mission seems to have been that OF
a hangman lawyer, to serve a pifatlcal
commercial agency as their secret blood
hound informer and spy, aiming to work
the ruin, rather than the salvation OF
business men. He is more than a sneak
shyster, rather a ghoul, eager to prey
upon and lap up the blood of innocents'
Hence his opposition to peaceful settle
ments
But the Repository and its Clark, who
seems to have been controlling spirit
there for years, err in giving the editor
of the DEMOCRAT entire credit for this
settlement bill and the passage of the
same. ]. J. Clark and the toadies Of the
Repo8itory want a victim, and they seek
TO place us on the sacrfcial altar They
know perfectly well that other gentle
men urged the measure, and went to Co
lumbus TO recommend it to members of
the Legislature. 0ae Of the most cara
est men for il, and one of the first con
suited, was THOMAS W. SAXr0N of
the Rep0Sit0ryl He also pledged the Re
po8iiory, repeatedly, to its support urging
his brother editors also to do so. 1t Is
proper to cay right here, that the other
gentlemen signing the agreement were
Messrs. Gillespie of the Alliance ReOtfU
Taylor of the Massillon Independent, VOC
key ofthe Fulton Signal, and McGrtgJr Of
the DEMJcRAr. The editorial conference
was called for the purpose of trying to
ha 7e the press favorable for a compro'
mise, in order that no party pickering
might interfere. No gentleman present
was more urgent and earnest than was
T. w. Saxton, and his name aus first on
The paperl Comment on the course OFT.
W. Saxton and the Repository is needless
Tue case plainly stated tells his shame.
The other gentlemen have shown them
selves honorable men, and we take pleas
ure in mentioning the fact, We deeply
regret neighbor Saxton exhibited SO lit
tie manhood
This, however, is not ALL An article
in the Repository favorable to
the passage of the bill, and recommend
ing compromise and settlement with the
Fessler bondsmen. Shortly alter appear
ed ]. ]. Ciark's first article, signed "a
Taxpayer" full of falsehood and mean
ness. We learned who was the author
sneak and villifer, and gave him due
credit for his handiwork, well aware that
the authorship of the article being
known in this community, would neu
tralize its effect. He is known as a sort
of Jack Ketch, and full of meddlesome
a lawyer of the harpy breed,
wholly given over to hardness of heart,
as many worthy men have sorrowfully
realized. His control of T. W. Saxton
and the ReL O8itOry we cannot understand.
It shows at least neighbor Toms wonder
full weakness, and Jim Clark's adman-
tine cheek. Tom ought to act the man,
rather than be controlled by so con-
.emptible a mouse.
The Repository cOterie are sighting
prominent gentlemen of their own par
sy who have labored nobly to secure the
passage of the Worley bill. When the
bill was pending in the House, quite
number of gentlemen visited Columbus
in the interest of the measure. As we
these were ex-Judge Frease,
Anson Pease, Geo. E. Baldwin, Lewis
smith of Greentown, and G. Rus
ell, Republicans; L, L. Lamborn, John
]. Warwick and A. McGregor, Demo.
rats. Representative Sextros commit
ZEE gave US an audience one evening,
md Judge Frease, DR. Lamborn, Mr..
oease, Mr.. Baldwin and A. McGregor
addressed the committee. The week
before last, the bill passed the House tri-
at which time several of
he gentlemen again visited Columbus.
The bill was taken up in the Senate
ast week and referred to the Finance
ommittee, Senator SherriCk chairman.
IN Wednesday night ex.Judge Frease,
cornelius Aultman, Geo. E. Baldwin, A.
'ontius, and others, and A. McGregOr