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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30
MORMON WOMEN PETITIoNINa.
Asking Congress for Legislation to Protect Then
and Their Children.

Washington, Jan, 29. The memorial
Of Emeline B. Wells and Selma Young
Williams, daughters of the late Brigham
Young, presented to the House by the
Speaker to-day, and referred to the Com
mittee on the Judiciary, asks for the re-
peal of the anti-Poygamy law of 1862,
and for legislation to protect the women
and children of Utah Territory. They
say that previous 10 the decision by the
Supreme Court of the United States,tha
the law of 1862 was constitutional, the
Mormon women generally implicitly be-
leved TO the contrary; that under their
present civilization they have peaceful
prosperous and healthful condition OF
society Their children are owned and
supported by their fathers, and are equal
ly recognized as heirs to their fathers es-
tate, and women are protected from the
temptation to infanticide and kind red
crimes; that the euf ,rcement of the law
of 1862 would imprison their husba nds,
despoil their homes, render their child.
rem illegitimate before the world, and
leave themselves and many thousands OF
women desolate and unprotected; that
this example set by the U lited States
would encourage mobs 10 violently as
sault and affl ct them, as in times past,
when they we're driven from State to
State, far out beyond the pale of this
Republic; that after President Fillmore,
"by the advice and consent Of the Sem
ate" appointed Brigham Young, then
a practical polygamist, Governor of
Utah, they had good reason to believe
that the Government would continue to
protect them in their religious faith and
ils practice, and that harsh measures to-
ward the Mormons, such as destruction
of families and homes, would have q
tendency to drive many to desperation,
while just and humane treatment would
foster and strengthen their love for the
Government, thereby securing more
peaceful issue of affairs now pending.
In conclusion the petitioners ask:
"That in any future legislation concern
ing the marriage relation in any territory
under its jurisdiction, it will consider
the rights, the hearts and the Conscien'
ces of the women to be affected by such
legislation, and that it will consider the
permanent care and welfare Of children
as the sure foundation of the State"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30
THE FEss1ER DEFICIT.
The Bill In the House TO Settle with the sure
ties- II Hangs In the Committee.

The Bill In the House TO Settle with the Sure
ties- II Hangs In the Committee.
In last weeks DEMocRAT We gave the
bill lately offered in the House at Colum'
bus, to authorize the County Commits
sioners of Stark to settle with the sure
ties on Fessler's bond at not less than
thirty per cent.
Along with the bill we gave some rea
sons why we favored the passage OF the
bill, and action under it, We find the
matter is being discussed pretty gener.
ally over the county, and 30
far as we have heard or can learn, the
sentiment is decidedly favorable to a
settlement, at lesstin favor of giving the
Commissioners power to act.
So far as we know, those who are op'
posed to the passage of the bill, are not
hostile to fair settlement, but prefer
that suit against the bail should go on,
30 that developments might be made,
and possibly some guilty persons
brought to exposure and punishment
While no good citizen desires to conceal
and excuse any one who may be gnilty,
it should be remembered that the sure
ties are responsible, no matter how the
deficit occurred, whether the money was
squandered by Fessler, or stolen by olh'
ers through his negligence, or both. Nei'
ther should it be forgotten that settling
with the bail would by no means excuse
the guilty or condone their crime. They
would be amenable to the law, the same
after such settlement as before, 80 that
the litigation would by no means, proba-
bly,, develop any other fact than merely
the amount of the deialCation.
We do not understand, then, how such
exposure of guilty persons can be
brought about, allowing it to exist, in
this suit against the bail. Besides, the
sureties, generally, are no way to blame
for the deficit, and to harrass them with
a long suit, and ultimately ruin worthy
men and good citizens is surely not a
policy to be commended. Again, this
salt would be attended with expense to
the county, and with doubtful result as
to the enforcement of judgment. By
a settlement, lawyers fees and costs of
suit would be avoided, and the county
get something soon, and thus, too, avoid
additional taxation.
We mentioned last week that the en-.
tire deficit of Fessler is charged against
his second bail, and that they would
claim that good part of the defalcation
belonged to Fessler's first term. Of this
fact there is no doubt, but whether the
proof can be made is another matter.
Important things are sometimes known
which are difficult to prove in a court Of
law. The attempt to prove the deficit at
the end of the first term will be made,
however, and not without hope of es
tablishing the same.
We ask then, in all candor, if it would
not be safe and proper, under all the
circumstances, to entrust the County
Commissioners, on behalf of the people,
with the power to settle this matter with
the bail. We are confident more money
would be thus got for the county, and
without the expense of litigation. In
deed, the usual result over the State, in
such suits, has been that nothing has
been obtained.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30

In the Senate on Friday, last week,
Mr.. Saulsbury's resolution calling upon
John Sherman for that part of the story
of his refunding operations which he
has not yet seen fit to tell was passed.
The de tactO Secretary is required, among
other things, to give the names of all the
members of the syndicate; to state to
what institutions or persons commissions
have been paid, giving the names and
amounts and also to name the national
banks, if any, that have profited in spec.
fled ways by Treasury favoritism. Hon
est Johns answer will be awaited with
curiosity. There was some discussion
over the Post Route bill with John
Roach's 100000 Brazilian steamship
subsidy job attached), and a vote on Mr..
Edmund's political resolutions, setting
forth the validity of the war amend
ments, and looking towards additional
legislation to enforce them, was STAYED
off by an adjournment.
In the House, Gen. Bragg of Wiscon-
ssh, objected to number of war claim
bills, and Mr.. MCCook of this State, sub
mitted facetious report on the now his
toric trousers and blanket of Private
Hines.
A vote was reached in the Senate Com
mittee on Commerce Monday, upon
the Hayes-Evarts New York Custom
House nominations. The five Republi-
can members, Messrs. Conkling, Spencer,
Mcmillan, Patterson and Jones voted to
report against their confirmation. OF
the four Democratic members, Mr.. Ran
dolph was absent, and Messrs. Gordon,
Dennis and Ransom did not vote.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30

SENATOR BEN HILL, of Georgia, made
speech in the Senate Monday, against
paying any Southern war claims, whether
from loyal or disloyal claimants. His
platform for the future of the Democratic
party, on which he said it would perma'
nently retain power, was:
Fira-No payment of war claims, loyal
or disloyal.
Second-No more public lands or SUBJ
sides to railroad corporations.
Thrd-Pay every dollar of the public
debt, principal and interest, in good
money, standard silver, for instance.
Fomh-Restore the Constitution of
the country, and honesty in administra-
ton.
Why, Senator Ben Hill has a level
head.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30

Mr.. CoNoRRssMAN scHLHIoHKR, who
died the other day at Washington, was
regarded by his fellow members OF all
parties with a unanimity Of respect and
kindness very unusual Itseems to have
been the spontaneous homage comman'
ded by transparent honesty aud sound
character, and the judgment Of Congress
is fully confirmed by the estimate OF the
people in Texas, who have known the
man longest and best. In late German
papers published in Mr.. Schleicher's dis
trict, full details of his life are given. 1t
seems that he was educated in Germany
as a civil engineer, and that he laid out
and superintended the construction OF
the railway between DArmstadt and
Frankfort on the Main. When, in lS45
and lS46, what was called the Texas ie
yer prevailed in Germany, Schleicher
was one of the party Of young men who
resolved to found a colony in Texas, on
the principles of CADET, with the view OF
proving that Communism was no delu'
sion, and that great things could be ac-
complished by the union of forces This
party was to consist of forty members,
and though in fact only thirty'seven
ever Joined it, the society was called The
Forty, and surviving member is still
spoken of as one of the Forty. The
members were all young men OF Darm'
stadt; among them were philologists'
physicians, chemists, lawyers, engineers
ETC., who had never been accustomed to
manual labor. They landed at Calves
ton in lS47, and at once proceeded to
the interior to occupy portion OF a land
grant owned by an association in Ger
many. Needless to say, however, that
these academiCiAns soon grew weary Of
the lonely, joyless life in the wilderness,
not to mention the hard work upon
which their lives depended, On trial
the charm speedily vanished from Com
munism, and the young Darmstadters
before long set their faces toward civili-
cation. Mr.. Schleicher went to San An
tonic, where he seems to have prospered
from the first in the practice of his pro-
fession, and in gaining the confidence of
his fellow citizens.
Mr.. SchleiCher weighed $50 pounds.
He was nominated as dark horse, the
convention having spent two or three
days in balloting for others. When his
name was announced he was at once
nominated with hurrah, unexpectedly
to himself.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30

WHILE in Columbus day or two last
week, the Columbus Daily Democrat sta
ted in little interview article, that "Alex.
McGregor" was in favor of home rule,
and was, therefore, as the interviewer
supposed, hostile to tie bill now pend
ing in the House, to reorganize the city
government of Cleveland. Now, we un.
derstand that "Alex" also told the in
terviewer OF the Columbus Democrat that
he had not read the Cleveland bill, and
therefore could give no opinion regarding
it and he likewise stated that dose of
the same sauce that the last Republican
Legislature gave to Cincinnati would not
be bad for Cleveland, especially as Cleve-
land Republicans in the General Assem-
bly, were quite willing to physic the for
mer city with a noStrum they do not
fancy for themselves.
Sauce for the gander Is sauce for the goose,
fyour medicines good, 1t Is good for your use.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30

GEN. BRINKERHoFF was the guest of
the Ohio Legislature on Tuesday evening
last week, The Governor in his mes
sage recommended that the General As
sembly should invite the Board of State
Charities to meet the members in joint
convention for an exchange of views.
The General was appointed by the board
to speak in their name, and accordingly,
delivered all elaborate address. He de-
scribed the Ohio system for the cure Of
insane as unique in its character. In
that State any citizen bereft of reason
becomes the child of the State, and
whether rich or poor, great or small, high
or low born, and of every nationality and
color, is entitled by law to the amplest
care, free of charge, aud is guaranteed
exactly uniform treatment by every Slate
oficial.-PMS. Post.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30

THE petition of two.thirds of the prop
erty holders on Cherry street, between
Tuscarawas and Tenth, to have that part
of this important thoroughfare graded
and paved with boulders, was lost on
Monday evening, by tie vote in Coun.
Gil. Ayes-Herbruck, Schwalm and
Barlet. Noes-Arter, Rohrer and Sher-
rick. We do not understand this vote.
DR.. Arter of the Second ward, and the
two members of Council from the First,
in which the portion of the street to be
improved is located, vote against. 1t
may be all right, but I'VE Gamma fer
stand,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30

MATT CARPENTER, just elected Senator
from Wisconsin, is native of Yer
mont, having been born in Moretown in
1924 In his twelfth year he became the
adopted son of Mr.. Paul Dillingham;,
who secured Carpenter an appointment
to West Point, where he spent his nine
teenth and twentieth years. After leav'
ing West Point he studied law and re-
ncved to Wisconsin, where he practiced
laW with such success that he became
United States District Attorney for his
State, and in 1859 United States Senator
In the Senate he served on the Judiciary
and Patents committees, and frequently
presided over the body. Mr.. Carpenter
was one of Mr.. Tilden's counsel in the
contest for the Presidency before the
Electoral Commission.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30

The reply of General Arthur, of New
York, to the letter of Secretary Sherman,
giving the reasons for his removal, is
said to be very effective and convincing.
1t shows in reply to the statement that
he made political appointments, that he
only made of that class such as came re-
commended by the President, given
through the Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury. Some of those recommended
could not pass their examination. When
Arthur was dismissed he received let
ter from Secretary Sherman, saying no
fault could be found with him. 1t was
facts of this kind that determined the
Senate Committee on Commerce to re.
port against the confirmation of his sue
cessor.-Ph8. Gazette
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30
MATT. CARPENTER don't seem to be a

MATT. CARPENTER don't seem to be a
stalwart. No man in the country has
been more severe on tie Louisiana car
pet-bag deviltry. Senator Matt said in
his reception speech at Milwaukee, the
other day, after his election to the SEN
ate:
A chief duty, and a chief means of in
creasing the prosperity of the country, is
that the existing differences in the South
be healed. BayOnet rule has had its run as
long as IL oOaS useful, and civil government is
nOW the proper fundamentally to use in DEAL
ing With The affairs of the South.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30

THE revenues of the Kingdom of
Great Britain for the year 1873 was ESQ.,
4S4O39, showing an increase of e1 ,8O3-
485 over that of the preceding year. Of
the whole amount G2O 165,0OO were de-
rived from customs; e27, ,272. 900 from ex-
else, and 9l6652,OOO from stamps; &C.
10000 from the post Office, 96,031 from
a property tax; a2,655OOO from other
taxes E1 $50 900 from telegraph service;
and e4.64l,OOO from miscellaneous solre-
es.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30

COUNTY SUPERrNTENDENCY.-The news
papers, so far as we have observed. do
not seem to take kindly to the project
for County Superintendents of Common
Schools. So far as we are concerned the
Ohio Democrat expressed itself on the
subject when it was agitated ten or
twelve years ago. We believe in the
motto adopted by Messrs. Blair & Rives,
publishers of the Washington Globe fifty
years ago. "The world is governed too
much. ."-Ohio Dem.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30

TIE Ohio house last week did very
graceful and gallant thing, in passing the
bill making women eligible to the office
of notary public. Should it pass the
Senate, Ohio women, who are already el.
igible to admission to the bar, will have
fine legal field before them. Mr., Dodd
of Cincinnati, the author of the bill,
thanked the House on behalf of the la.
dies of Ohio, after it passed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30

TIE New York Herald mildly hints
that Gen. Grant is a fitting man to ap.
point as Minister to any one of the five
great courts of Europe. Now if the Ber-
lin mission could be kept open until the
General has gone around the world in
eighty days, he might be induced to con-
tinue his journey across the Atlantic
ocean. 1t will be a sweet boon to some
of our citizens when the ex President
gets definitely settled somewhere-tha
is, provided that somewhere is not in
the White use.-CleOe. Herald.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30

The majority report of the naval COM
mittee concerning Robeson's robberies
promises to be plain, outspoken docu-
ment aying bare his shamelessly cor
rupt practices. Very naturally the Re-
publican members of the committee are
laying in a supply of whitewish, which
they will offer as a minority report.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30

Gov. q b. VANCE, of North Carolina ;
Wilkinson Call, Of Florida; Orvill Platt,
Of Connecticut Roscoe Conkling, of New
York and Hon. D. W. Voorhees,, of In.
diana, were elected to the United States
Senate last week, and Hon. John Logan,
Of Illinois, and Hon. j. Donald Gamer
on, of Pennsylvania, were made sena.
tors by the formality Of joint ballots, as
was also Matt. Carpenter of Wisconsin,
and fragrant momory.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30

The Supreme Court already contains
two 0hioans, yet another claimant is on
the anxious bench waiting the decease
of Justice Hunt. Aspiring youths who
contemplate going west should tarry in
the Buckeye State, which now outrivals
Texas in giving mighty feeble men Office
of the Republican persuasion.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30

JUDGE WALKER, the new United States
Senator from Arkansas, to take the place
of the carpet bagger Dorsey, is described
as quite elderly, with moderate abili-
ties, and possessed of some means, but
not wealthy man, and is one of that
school Of "fine old Arkansas gentlemen"
that are slowly passing into history"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30

IT will not be surprising if the United
States, in the next few years, receive
such accesssions from England and
Wales as they did from Ireland during
and after the Irish famine. Another re-.
suit of the stagnation in Great Britain is
the revival of vegetarian discussions in
the English press. 1t is very comforting
for the poor operatives and labOrers, who
can't gee meat to be told that they are
much better without it, but they had
better come to America.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30

ESGLAND's present distress does not
contribute to the prosperity of the Uni
ted States. All sorts of American secur-
tiles are being sent home and orders for
United States produce are being counter
manded. This is the character that the
balance of trade in favor of the United
States is assuming
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30

TWENTY millions more of six per cent
bonds have been called in. The holders
have the option of taking their principal
in coin or exchanging them for the new
four per cents. AS the latter is safe in
vestment free from taxation, the holders
will trade, The Republican press say
that all this is the result of resumption.
Nonsense.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30

THE cipher dispatches are being inves-
tigated before the Potter Committee. On
Monday it came out that trunk full Of
dispatches had been forwarded to head
quarters at New York and burned, not
all in cipher. 1t seems q. Chandler sent
$40 0OOt to Indiana in 1875, after the State
election to carry the State for Hayes,
but it did not do it. ''''''
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30

REMEMBER that the only way to secure
an honest livelihood is to work for it.
Many young men, imagining that there
are other modes of making and obtain
ing money than honest labor, indu ge
in extravagant follies and visionary
schemes and ends in ruin, crime and dis
grace. Speculative fOllies lead inevita-
bly, to bad results. Honest labor with
economical habits is the safe road for all
to travel.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30

In Louisiana there ere 82,S89 white
voters who can write their own names,
and IS 936 who cannot do 80. OF color
ell voters 1896 can write their names
and 6S 300 cannot. The proportion of
intelligent colored people is larger in
louisiana than in other Southern States.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30

GEN. SHIELDS took the oath on Mon
day as Senator from the State of Missou-
ri. He fills the vacancy caused by the
death of Mr.. Bogy, and his time will ex-
pire March All next, when Mr.. Vest will
come in for the full term.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30

GEORGIA offers special inducements to
manufacturers of cotton in that State, by
exempting capital employed therein from
taxation for ten years. Independent of
this hot bed process, the State has abun.
dant natural facilities, raises the raw
material on the spot, and can command
labor very cheap 1t is no wopder Geor
gia is looming up as a manufacturing
gfofa
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30

The Cleveland Herald says that law
yers all over the country report a falllng
off of litigation. Yes, and few legisia'
tors who happen also to be attorneys,de,
sire to increase litigation, by making 1t
cheaper, at the expense of the executive
officers who control the machinery OF
courts in, which they practice. The
measure, however, lis entirely too trans
parentto meritithe approval Of their IN.
tellisent constituents.-B Butler Co. Dem.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30

PITTSBURGH, thanks to its rulers, has not
a very enviable financial reputation
abroad. The Baltimore American,
leading Republican paper, says there are
more election frauds in Pittsburgh, and
more political jobbery to the square foot
than in any other city in the country"