The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-03-27
WIN. MeGREGOR Publisher

Oub Oh lne Olueht Wehllnlebt, ana UOht COnbeE-
vatiye cities In the United States, What do Wo
see lhere2
On the 9Th Of January, 1870, ak days after the
resumption ghost was clothed In is winding sheet
a Sheriff 8 sale was advertised Of
ONE THoUsAEDIHoMB
OF the citizens OF that city.
quote from an editorial in the Philadelphia
Record, hard money paper of January 2, 1879;
QUOTATION.
"sherif Wright, on January 9th, will begin the
largest sale OF real estate exer held by any Sheriff
IN the city There are 500 WRIT, covering about
one thousand properties The sale on the fast day
will begin at four O'Clock, and will extend from
$40 on the list to 602 The present sales then are
1917 writs, covering properties to be sold for a1e'
due the city"
The Hon, VIM. D. Kelley Of Pennsylvania, ir
speech he delivered in the House OF RepreleI
tIves, February l4th last, in con mentiI upon
enormous Sheriff e sale, raid "The largest
previous to this was in November, of 1877. s.
than two years after the IGbber resumption
was passed ~ which covered 1872 pieces Of pIc''
ty" Mr.. Kelley further said: .''
ION the first day Of this year Of our LoTd, L..
the citizens Of Philadelphia, to the number Of
5S2, were hiLialy notified that they were In
taplt Of taxes for 1873"
The Philadelphia Public Ledger Of January
1879 hard money paper, said
During the present season, and especially Il
present month, there has been great increase
the number Of applicants for aid at the nam ofiCt
OF the Guardian OF the Poor, Most OF hose ap.
plying are mechanics and peROns who have
been In business ard have been reduced 10 pow
erty."
That paper should have added to this paragraph.
Robbed, without justice and without guilty, by
act Of Congress-"
The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph, a hard
money paper, Of February 18Th, forty eight days
siler the policy ofpuelic robbery was set to work.
says;
distributed this winter among the poor the books
show the names OF not less than sixty applicants
who are biding their time To be helped us did the
invalids around the pool Of Bethesda.
A few years ago many Of these people lived in
their own houses "
This is bare reference to tn records Of two cit.
ies, Toledo and Philadelphia. But this condition
Of affairs can be duplicated in every city and
hamlet In the land, from Portland, Maine to San
Francisco, and from Saginaw to New Orleans
Everywhere the srch are getting richer aud the
poor are getting poorer Everywhere the proper
ty OF the industrious poor Is being taken under
the Sheriff s hammer, and bought with the usury
money Of the shylock and the public robber.
THE INCREASE OF CRIME.
Everywhere the jais and penitentiaries and In.
sane Asylums and Pauper houses and Infrmaries
are full to overlooking everywhere Prostitution
and crime are on the Increase
Everywhere taxes are increasing, National,
State, county and municipal, while nntaxed bon.
ded aristoCrscy, heartesa, grssping and deviish
In selfshness end greed is eating out the vitals of
the body pohtic and in the sacred name OF Liber.
ty are sapping the foundations Of fee govern
ment
PRESENT CONDITION oFHAIFARs Is WITHOUT TX.
CUsE.
In the most boundless land OF generous plenty
under the eye Of Almighty God, with the ballot
In the hands Of the masses, like sheep are led to
slaughter pens, and many kiss the knife that is
reised TO cut their own throats,
WE SHALL NOT DESPAIR.
But let us not despOnd. We have men Of char.
acter, intellect and power, thank God, who have
hearts to feel for the wrongs Of the outraged Ia.
boring poor, and heads to think and plan for their
relief We have men, too In public life who dare
defy the attacks of venal and subsidized press
and the howls of the shyloCks and public robbers
who sustain them,