The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-03-20
j. j. C1ARK,s CARD NO. 2.
lie Acknowledges the COrn-H He Has Been for
Years the Secret Spy and Reporter for Dun 4
Co.'S PIratIcal Commercial Agency

We have fairly smoked out j. j. Clark
He now puts his name to his articles,
and has quit signing "a Taxpayer" He
also acknowledges, in "Card number 2, -
in last Saturdays Repository, that he has
for years been the secret spy and infor'
mer for the notorious R. g.. Dun's Com
mercial Agency, piratiCal and infamous
concern, that sells this secret knowledge
to any one, fool enough to pay for It,
High. minded, sensible business men now
pay no heed to such diaboliCal arrange
ment, which is nothing but widespread
conspiracy, ahead Of anything ever con-
ceived of Jesuitism or the Spanish In
qdisition. This combination of villainy
breaks its victims on the wheel, lets out
the last drop of blood, and laps it up
with the greed of a hungry tiger. ]. j.
Clark has been and is their agent in Can
toni As such, his business has been and
is to keep the agency advised of the
standing of each business man of Can
ton and vicinity, and whether he is wor-
thy of credit. A mans credit should
not be measured by his means wholly,
but rather by his business capacity, in
tegrity, habits and stamina of character.
How often do we see men start in bust
ness with very limited ans,and by dill
gence, economy and care, secure credit,
and ultimately fortune. We could name
such men in Canton.
But an informer, imbued with the per-
sonal spite and venom, and cold -blooded
sel6shness that actuate ]. j. Clark, will
be influenced thereby in making his re-
ports. 1t cannot be otherwise. This
shows the villainy of such wide
spreading, far reaching agency" 1t is
wrong in principle, merely combina'
ton of spies and cut.throats, whose mo-
tive is self.interest, and whose object is
to make money out of their sneak bust
ness. In this, no doubt j. j. Clark has
been quite successful
He boasts in his card, addressed to us,
that he did report our business estima-
ton. No doubt, and made money out of
it, like any other hired assassin; but we
knew it not. We know that all honora-
BILE lawyers scorn the business, and de.
spise the scoundrels. In some towns it
is difficult for them to find a man low
and mean enough to serve in such dia.
bolical capacity, namely, to be the hired
spy and tool of this worse than Spanish
Inquisition,
We take some credit in smoking out
and getting such confession from ]. j..
Clark. We did not expect it, but are
pleased that it came, even though it
shows how insensble he is to shame. 1t
is only another evidence how hardened
and bold some men will become in their
baseness Of course he is not troubled
with remorse, it takes conscience for
that. Judas even was 80 troubled
that he went and hung himself, showing
he had conscience. A knave Hnmask-
ed is always less harmful.
Clark claims he has "proven us a will.
full and corrupt liar, in respect to every
material allegation" we "have made in
relation to the Worley bill" This con-
Ceited blackguard and knave seems to be
the only one that thinks thus. The Alli-
ance Review, Massillon Independent, and
Fulton Signal sustain our statements fully
and completely, as to the contemplate
course of "T. W. Saxton of the RepOSi
tory" as do leading Republicans in Alli-
anCe, Canton and Massillon. As to the
settlement of the Fessler deficit, we GER
tainly are content as it stands. We la
bored with prominent Republicans and
Democrats to get the Worley bill fairly
and properly before and through the
General Assembly. There was no de-
ception practiCed, no prevariCation at.
tempted, The question appealed to the
better judgments Of members of all par
ties, and hence it had nearly a unani-
nous vote. All this is clincher as
against the assertions Of ]. ] Clark. Of
course he would be better pleased to see
suit GO on, and ruin follow and fall upon
worthy families. We should expect
nothing better from such self-seeking
and heartless agent Of an inquisitorial,
piratiCal, commercial agency.
But how stands now the Fesser deficit !
matter? The Worley bill is a law, and |
the County Commissioners are clothed |
with power to settle, unanimity being
required on their part. What objection |
is there to this on the part Of any reason
able MANI Is not this tribunal as safe |
as any court of law, with the doubtful |
chances of forced sale May the matter
not be settled much more quickly and
less. expensively2 Judging by other
counties in similar circumstances, and
judging by individual cases also, every
candid man must say, the peaceable,
prompt and fair mode is preferable.
Make peace with thine adversary
quickly" says holy writ; "ye cannot
serve God and mammon," says the same
Why not consider these in
functions in this deficit case? 1t may be
throwing pearls away to quote these at
Clark /; but the reading, thoughtful, hon
,st people of Stark county will ponder
and appreciate them.
In his rage he goes back to the war,
and raves about us at that period. That
being long since past and gone, and his
negro friends having the ballot, except
5he female portion thereof and we being