The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-03-13
r. w. sAXToN OF THE REPOSI-
TORY AND THAT LETTER.
He Says II is GenulnO-But He Became Convinced
Tom Would Release the BOndsmen Entirely

T.W. Saxton is big enough in flesh
and bodily proportion to act the man
but if ever a fellow acted the ninny and
showed himself ct representative OF
litteness, it is he of the Repository
In last weeks Dem ,cRAT we gave the
letter addressed to Representatives Wor-
ley and Williams, and signed by T. W.
Saxton of the Repository, Gillespie of the
Alliance ReUiew. Taylor of the Massillon
independent, Yockey of the Fulton Signal,
and McGregoro of the Dem Graf, in which
letter our Representatives were asked to
favor and secure the passage Of the bill to
authorize our County Commissioners to
settle with Fessler's bondsmen. The
Repository says: "The letter is genuine,
"and our signature thereto was made in
"the same good faith which has charac-
"terized our entire action in this matter,
until we became convinced &c. And
again: "We signed the letter in ques-
"tion upon the same representations, or
"rather misrepresentation, which infu-
"enced Messrs. Gillespie, Yockey, and
Taylor, but not by virtue of certain ap'
"pIianCes" which have inspired McGreg-
"or'5 zeal IN his advocacy Of the Compro.
mise, and the lack of which he init
"mates, is the cause Of the RepOsitOry'8 op-
position to the measure"
All this stuff is from the hand Of ]. ].
Clark, who, knave-like, is very apt to
Judge others by himself This fellow
was not "seeA," nor consulted nor asked
to go to Columbus and work for the pas.
sage of the Worley bill /; and this may
account for his and Toms opposition.
Did these certain appliances" influence
Gillespie, or Taylor, or Yockey, whose
names are signed with Toms and ours to
that letter. Was Certain appliance"
used with Tom to get him to sign? Or
was it the lack of that appliance" that
made him play the baby, and Clark
rave and falsify as "a Taxpayer"
But let us reproduce the letter, and see
how it reads. Tom Saxton signed it
first, and it don't say on the "represen,
tations" of others-not at all; but "Re-
lieving that the interests Of the county"
&c. Here it is;
10 Hons Daniel Worley and R. G. W.
ham8 House Of Representatives, COlum'
bus, Ohio
DEAR SIRs-The undersigned, editors
and proprietors of the several newspa.
pers of the county, believing that the
interests of the county will be advanced
and money saved thereby, approve of
your bill, lately introduced into the
House of Representatives, authorizing
the Commissioners of Stark county to
compromise with the Fessler bondsmen
upon the terms expressed in said bill.
Canton, Jans19, 1879
T. w. Saxton of the Canton Reposi-
tory.
]. W. Gillespie of the Alliance Review
Chas. E. Taylor of the Massillon Inde-
pendent.
J.P. Yockey of the Fulton Signal.
A, McGregor of the Stark County Dem
ocrat.
There is the letter, genuine" as the
Repository says. Ii is plain and unmista-
kable. All who signed it stand by it
yet, except 7. W. Sdrton 4! And he and his
knave master say our columns are ever
forsale to the highest bidder' And the
same twain claim to oppose settlement
because it is "prejudiCial to the taxpay.
ers!"
Much care Jim Clark and Tom saxton
about taxpayers" Did Tom Saxton
have the taxpayers" in view, when he
declared before witnesses, that he "avould
rather release The bondSmen entireIy~ Did
Jim Clark have the taxpayers" in his
mind when, a few weeks ago, he be-
sought our City Council to secure the
Union dam, drain the grounds and make
park there2 Beautiful specimens,
truly, are these twain, to claim sympa.
thy with taxpayers
But SaVton speaks of Representations,
or rather misrepresentation" that IN
duced him to sign the letter. Who made
those representations" Who the in
dividual or individuals that exercised so
much influence with I. W. Saxton ? AS
suredly, not A. McGregor nor any other
Democrat Why not name the gentle
men that so deceived the innocent and
pure corporosity that signed "T. W. Sax
ton of the Repository ?" Who were
they, that 80 worked on Toms pure, but
pliable heart,as to get him to put his 'sig-
nature thereto in good faith ?" And how
has he kept faith" with his brethren Of
the Press who signed with him? Has
he not acted the part of basenessP Yet
he prates about his position being hon
estly takenP Was his position honest.
ly taken" when he openly declared he
"uould rather release the bOnd8men entireIy9"
But in conclusion: Itaffords us pleas.
ure to say, that the Repository has not
met nor refuted single statement of
fact. Their own articles, and those of j.
]. Clark, have been personal attack
upon the editor of this paper, Their
sole object has been to saddle the whole
thing upon our shoulders, well knowing
that prominent Republican gentlemen
took an equally active interest in getting
through the General Assembly the Wor-
ley bill. Their references to these lead
ing gentlemen of the Republican party
in this county have been very remote