The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26
POLITICAL CAMPAIGN NOTES.

GOOu Cllzenb VINO WbuL 10 bee tn6 WnOle COuu'
try North and south prosperous will vote for
Hancock
Arthur is ashamed Of Garfie!d's record and
Garfield is ashamed OF Arthur's And the Amer.
lean people are ashamed of both.
Mr.. Gingrich, the Postmaster Of Campbells.
town, Lebanon county Pa, and his brother, both
Republicans, have come out for Hancock.
Ben Butler it is said will take the stump for
Hancock in the doubtful States, Benjamin has
the points to make 1t right lively for DeGolyer
An ex.rebel soldier writes to Toledo paper
explaining that he intends to vote the Republi,
can ticket because 1t was the Republican party
that saved JEFF Davis from being hung.
Bro Estll says; 1--WE have the names oftwen
ty.one Republicans in Holmes county who say
they will vote for Hancock, and we have yet to
find single Democrat who is not solid for the
Hero Of Gettysburg,
The Republican party having refused to bury
the bloody shirt, which has become rotten and
smells bad, the Democratic party will undertake
the job. But then it proposes to bury the Repub'
lican party and the shirt together
Garfield clubs are singing campaign song to
the tune Of II the morning by the bright light
John A. Joyce wrote it, He learned to write Re-
publican songs when he was in the Missouri Pen
itentiary for completely in the whisky frauds.
Carter If you had the cards, wouldn't you play
them,' was D, Golyer GaIdeld's remark to Mayor
Harrison of Chicago, when eXpostulated with
about the Returning Board frauds, That's the
exact measure of GaIfslds honesty. He de-
scribes himself,
Maine used to start off with q Republican ma.
jority of thirty thousand Now the leaders are
quaking for fear they will not be able to get
through with any. To carry Maine is more than
the Democrats can expect, but there is n telling
what may happen,
They seem to need strong government in
Vermont. The mossback Republicans of that
State have been amusing themselves Of late In
tearing down Hancock and English fags and
tarrlng and feuthering women. Nothing will do
Vermont any good but some troops and election
supervisors.
Mr. B. Mayer, heavy clothier of New York
city, writes to the New York Sun as follows II
have $50 men employed in my shop and at
the last Presidential election 1876 Of them voted
for Hayes and were Republicans. Saturday they
took vote which showed 100 Hancock men
among them"
Gov Foster denies that he said he was afraid
Hancock will be elected and asserts that, on the
contrary, he believes that Garfield will be. He
also says he don't know of any Republican ex-
soldiers who intend to vote for Hancock. All
tnis shows that Gov. Foster is not very we'll post-
ed in political matters.
A letter received from Boston, Massachusetts,
says "a large number of Republicans disgust
ed with the conduct Of the Chicago Convention
and their nominees, will vote for Hancock. Bos
ton will give between 10000 and i2 600 Demo
cratic ms lOrity, and large increase of the Dem
Ocratic vote may be expected in all the cities and
towns of the State"
Frank w. Jones, President Of the Hancock
Club of the 50 ward of Lynn, Massachusetts, says
This ward IN 1876 gave the Republicans 95 plu
rality; this year we estimate that the Democratic
ticket will carry the ward from 200 to 800 plurali
ty. The city is sure for Hancock by from 500 to
S00 while in 1876 II gave Hayes 400"
The Prohbitionists are making trouble for Jim
Blaines Iarty up in Maine. They say the Re.
publicans pass resolutions against the whisky
traffic and then slip in the back door of some sa
loon and get roaring drunk. Besides Republi
can mob broke up The Prohibition Convention
and Neal Dow and his followers propose to make
it hot for them.
The Campaign ground upon which Hsrper's
Weekly seems to stand is that Hancock is good
man in bad company and Garfield bad man in
In good company. Which seems to lead to the
conclusion that Hancock would reform his com
pauy ami that Garfield would corrupt his since
the files Of the Republican papers for 1878 iudi
cate that there Is no hope OF his company re
forming him.
reporter Of the New York World had a num-
Der Of interviews the other day with members Of
Post Dalhgren, OF the Grand Army Of the Repub-
lie. This association numbers $40 men, of whom
not more than dozen call themselves Demo
Gratis yet their commander. who means to vote
for Garfield, admits that something Ike 200 will
vote for Hancock. This indicates pretty well how
the ex soldiers will vote.
N. Y Sun: What load the Republican party
took upon It's shoulders when, in an hour Of for.
getfulness, it nominated man not only suspect.
ed of corruption, but proved TO be corrupt Il
cannot appeal from toe judgment Of guilt enter.
ed upon the record, for the entry is in its own
Handwriting. II can make no answer when his
crimes are denounced and his disgrace is pub.
likhed; the denuncatOn and the publication are
made in words taken from its own mouth.
John H. Harris q n gro orator from Virginia,
undertook to deliver a Democratic address at
Newcastle, Delaware He was set upon by Re
publican gang of negroes, brutally stoned and
forced to teek the protection of the Sheriff. II
Harris had been Republican, and his assail
ants had been whites we would have had q
spasm OF Indignation from one end OF the cOun-
try to the other and loud cry would have gone
up inquirlng whether this is free and popular
government,
VIM. Massey, one Of Philadelphia's million.
aires, the principal owner Of the Philadelphia g.
Atlantic City railroad, and head Of the firm Of
VIM. Massey q Co., the extensive ale brewers, has
sent letter 10 the Secretary Of the Union League
saying that his appointment by President Boxer
oD the League Campaign Committee was with
out his knowledge, and declining to serve on the
ground that he intended TO support Hancock. As
a business man, Massey thinks this sectional
feeling in the Republican party must be put
down.
Eugene Hale, In his aspirations for the success. |
sion to Hamlin in the Senate. The True Republt. |
can makes this charge against Hale: "A promi
nent member Of the last Legislature kept open
bar in this hotel room, as was the custom In Au.
gusta forty years ago. Liquors were openly and
freely gwen TO all comers and forced upon re.
luctant ones. Intoxlcation and disorders were |
the result In the night drunken SQUAD rushed |
from that room to that ofa grave and reverend |
Senator and draggad him out Of bed and parad-
ed him BY force, In night costume, up and down |
through the corridors OF the house. The prime |
author Of these orgies did not consider them any
bar 70 the realization Of his aspirations for high
ONCE" We have heard for years that the secret |
Of Blaine's influence and success In Maine was |
his skill In using as factors In his political Rames
SUCH opposing elements Rg the PrChibitionists |
md liquor Interest. Mr. Nye relates how he has |