The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-03-06
TOM sAxToN AND THE woRLEY
BILL.

No Signs Letter to Representatives. Worley and
Williams, Recommending Ih Passage His
Name First on the Llst-Read the Letter and
Look at the Names.
The following letter speaks for itself,
and shows where T. W. Saxton stood on
the Worley bill. Read it;
10 Hons Daniel Worley and 4. @. W.
Eams, House of r pre0ent0ttveS, Colum-
b,ts, Ohio!
DEAR SIRs-The undersigned, editors
aud proprietors OF the sereral newspa-
pers of the county, believing that the in
terests 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 Fesser bondsmen
upon tie terms expressed in said bill
Canton, Jan. 18 1879.
Very respectfully,
T. W. Saxton, Of tho Canton Repository.
J. W. Gillespie, of the Alliance Re0ielO.
Chas e. Taylor, Of the Massillon Iade
pendent
j. P. Yockey of the Fulton Signal
A. McGregor, Of the Stark County
Democrat,
Above is an exact copy Of manu-
script document that speaks for itself,
and shows conclusively where Thomas
w. Saxton stood as to settlement with
Fessler's bondsmen. The history Of the
matter is just this. The bondsmen some
two months or more ago had meeting
for consultation, when the matter of leg
islative action, looking to possible COM
promise with the county, was talked of.
AT that meeting a committee was ap-
pointed to confer with certain gentle.
men, one of whom was Thomas W. Sax
ton of The Repository, who strongly ia.
vored the proposed legislation, and even
expressed a willingness, indeed strong
desire, 10 release The bond8men entirely Mr.,
Saxton was quite solicitous to know how
McGregor stood, and suggested Mack be
seen, and finally suggested that all the
editors of the county be consulted. This
advice was acted upon, and on Saturday
the gentlemen of the Press of the coun'
ty, except Col. Hoover of the american,
came together in Canton, and after full
and free talk, cheerfully attached their
names to the document given above,
which was written by a prominent Re-
publican at the suggestion of Mr.. Sax.
ton, II is proper also to state, that this
same Thomas w, Sax on assured persons
that he knew of his O1vn personal knowledge
that the financial condition of the sure
ties on Fessler's bond was such that they
were utterly unable to pay the deficit in
full. The above document was a pledge
to each other to favor the plan of settle
ment-to make no party issue Of the
matter and hence not to controvert and
assail each other through our respective
journals. II was considered a move to
promote the best interests of the county
as well as the good of worthy citizens
and their innocent families Saxton,
Gillespie, Taylor, Yockey, and ourself
entered cordially into this written ar
rangement, proposed and urged by
Thomas w. Saxton. For some time af.
ter, Mr., Saxton was open and avowed in
favor of the Worley bill. Indeed the
Repository had long article favorable to
the measure.
We regret the necessity of this expo.
sure, but are compelled thereto in justice
to all concerned. Mr.. Saxton has acted
He has been weak enough
to suffer himself to be warped and con-
trolled by ]. ]. Clark against prominent
and leading men of the party, and has
given to this representative of Satan,
dictatori4l control of the columns of the
The communications in the
signed "A Taxpayer" are Mr..
Clark's, and some of the editorials that
and sustain, are no doubt his
also. Tie knave has spewed out through
the columns of the Repository a stream
of falsehood and malignity, 7. W. Sax
ton knowing the same. They have
sought to throw obloquy upon the edi-
tor of this paper for favoring the Worley
bill, when they know that prominent
gentlemen, as we'll as other
Democrats than ourself, used their inhu-
ence at Columbus to secure its passage.
These gentlemen, many Of them heavy
taxpayers, favored the measure, not as
political matter, but with view to pro.
mote the best interests of the county
md all concerned.
Prominent Democrats and Republi-
ans, all over the county, also heavy
taxpayers many cf them, urged the
passage of the bill, by letters and other
wise. Let the public judge of the con.
luct of Thomas W. Saxton in this mat.
er. The facts narrated are true, and
he document given speaks for itself. He
OH not denyd ii.
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