The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-02-19
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for a year or two and then wheeling into
line on the other side. The majority has
never been large, and for years one or
two per cent, sometimes one'hali OF one
per cent, on the total vote would con-
vert the majority into minority.
The accession Of Mr.. Monroe to the
Presidency in 1915, after Federalism, be-
cause of the reasonable attitude of its
leading men in New England, gave the
country a repose after years of political
strife. His term of Office was called the
"era Of good feeling" when, in the lam
guage of the day, we we're "all Federal.
ists-all Republicans" In truth, there
were no politics in the country. Men
forgot, or seem to have forgotten, the
great struggle during the contest be-
tween Jefferson and Adams,st the COM
mencement of the present century, when
the supporters Of the elder Adams en-
deavored to make the American Union
of the States a great nation, formed, with
a slight difference, after that of England.
They forget, too, the reasonable efforts
of the Hartford Convention to divide the
Union, and attach the New England por.
ton of it to Great Britain, either as
British Colony or as Gordon Of States
under the protection Of England. These
things were all forgotten, The people
believed in Federal confessions Of re-
pentance, and forgave them. For years
there were no politics In the country.
All the candidates for President - Ad.
ans, jackson, Clay, Crawford-in 1921,
were, or claimed they were, of the JEFF
onlschool, No choice was made by
the Electoral Colleges. The election of
President devolved on Congress, and
John Quincy Adams, who received but
"a Electoral votes to so given for jack
son, was ELECTED by the House OF Repre-
sentatives. At the next election, in 1928,
the contest was narrowed down to Jack
son and Adams, and parties then assum'
ed shape and form. General Jackson
carried Ohio by come 1000 majority. OF
the 67 counties in Ohio at the election,
81 gave Jackson a majority. 1t is curl.
ous to look over the list, to show what
little change has occurred in the politics
of the different counties since that time,
over half century. The Jackson coun.
ties were Adams, Butler, Brown, Bel.
mont, Coshocton, Crawford, Clermont,
Columbiana, Darke; Fayette, Fairfield
Guernsey, Holmes, Hancock, Harrison,
Hamilton, Hooking, Highland, Jackson,
Jefferson, Knox, Lawrence, Licking,
Madison, Marion. Mercer, Monroe, Nor.
gan, Montgomery, Pike, Perry, PiCkaway,
Richland, Stark, Shelby, Tuscarawas and
Wayne.
Lawrence.County was carried by ma+
iority of one vote for jackson; Fsyette
by 26 majority; Guernsey, 55 majority;
Harrison by "a majority. These coun.
ties are now anti-DemoCratiC, and likely
to remain 80. Columbisna and Jefferson
counties became 30 after the repeal of
the Missouri compromise by the Kansas
Nebraska law. Madison, with eleven |
majority for Jackson, and Highland
with but three, are still nearly equally
divided in politics. Morgan, with her
ancient limits. was Democratic, and still |
would he but for the two townships
struck off from Athens county by a
Wing Legislature to secure Whig
member of the Legislature in place of a
Democrat. Jackson county has fairly |
turned tail on her name and her ancient
Democratic faith. The other counties
named, excepting Hamilton, are still
Democratic, many of them increasing in
their Democratic majority as they in
crease in population. Hamilton always
goes Just as she pleases-sometimes up
and sometimes down, as children play
at see-saW.
Every county in the Western Reserve,
true to the Federal notions of the ances.
tors of her New England citizens, who
first emigrated to that region, cast their
vote against Jackson, and to this day
there is scarcely Democratic township
in the Reserve counties. Ashtabula in
1928 gave over ten to one of her votes
against Jackson, and to this day the pro-
portion against the Democracy is nearly
as great, Medina, Geauga, Huron; Port
age, Lorain and Cuyahoga, which Coun
ties then formed the Western Reserve
gave an anti Jackson majority of z 500
out of IL, 733 votes cast franklin county
which gave a majority for Adams against
jackson of near three hundred, is now
Democratic, as is also Seneca, Ross (but
not always) Washington and SandHsky.
The other counties remain as they voted
in 1928. When the large majority Of
the counties of Ohio have voted with the
party that they voted with 80 years
since who can rightfully claim that Ohio
politicians are vacillahng. Pennsylva-
mia gave nearly $4,000 majority fer Jack
son over Adams, and now the State that
once was called the keystone State of
the Democratic arch" can and does give
as large a majority sgainst the Denocra.
cy as the Union League Of Philadelphia
wishes or has need for. True, much OF
buO OnOAnVub hOb0 Va \ hAHu0lpuih
which goes to overpower the rural dis
triCts is fraudulent, made up of gangs Of
repeaters. Still, that vote counts, and
will count until justice be done, and the
nest of repeaters, whose motto, while
plundering the people, is, Addition, di
vision and silence" 10 broken up and
honest men again rule the State.
The vote of Ohio varies, not n from
changes in the sentiments Of the people,
bat because of non attendants at the
polls. A rainy day is said to be bad for
the Republicans, because, dear souls,
they fear getting wet. That party that
gets out its fullest vote elects its State
ticket In1975 Hamilton county gave
but 48,967 votes. The next year, 1875,
the vote Bwelled to So, 1874 of which vote
the Democracy gained 4.S04; the Repub-
licans but 2,639. In 1877 the vote sunk
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