The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-12-02
ALLIANCE.

The P. o. Election - Kirk Aliens Plurality -Ob.
tafned BY Fraud Gillespie Should Be Contnued
as p A-7he Lord Of the Steam Hammer Works
Last Saturday was busy day among the Re.
publicans Of Alliance. There were go many pa.
tTlots who had fought and bled, and almost died,
for the country, and lastly had done dirty work,
voted for Garfield, &c. Nine Of them entered the
contest as candidates for the post0fRce, each
claiming and expecting to be the successful man.
Over six hundred votes were cast by the white
and black Republicans, while ne Democrat,
Greenbacker or Prohibiuonist was permitted to
vote. Negroes who can neither write nor read q
letter, were permitted to vote for choice in post.
master, while men who write from 1000 to 500
letters year were debarred the privilege. This
is black Republcanism In Alliance. Well, the
vote resulted in favor of Kirk Allen, who received
less than 200 VOtes-nota a majority of the votes
cast by nearly two hundred, SO he is only mi
norlty choice, and should have no preference
over other candidates, ss Mr.. Allen never was
any benefit to his party beyond his Vo'e on elec-
tion days But among them be that.
Permit me TO say word or two about the situ
alton, and what brought about this vote for Post
master. In the early part OF summer Pome ambi.
tiOus Republicans got out petitions In favor OF
themselves for the position Of Postmaster, which
they circulated freely among men Of all polite
al parties, giving the assurance that our present
p. should not again apply for the position.
From this the opinion spread that Joe Gillespie
did not desire a resppOintment and hence
came the scramble for the place. Throwing
aside the question whether Democrats should
care more for the present P, NJ. than for the men
who entered the arena on Saturday all must at
least say Mr.. Gillespie should have been treated
with that courtesy due every Republican Office,
holder, who has been faithful and good officer,
and consulted as to whether he wanted second
term or not. This was not done, and the present
incumbent saw proper not 10 enter the scramble
after such treatment This Is especially enforced
upon the mind Of every thinking and fair mind
ed man; when Mr.. Mckinley is not only third
termer himself and shows q disposition to hold
on to the 18th district ss did j. R. Gddings to his
All the candidates In the race have been work.
ing, active men In the RI publican party for
years, and men with families to support, but
Kirk Allen. He has never been known as a
worker, but always seeking the Post Office posi-
tion. Iu addition to his salary Of $50 90 month
from the railroad company he has properties he
AChte anu hO blS w EuppOIbI III lOOhlhB ONGl
the names on the tally book 1t Is found RAILROAD
men who are .mocfats and G eenbackers, and
some residents proper OF Crestine were permit
ted TO vote for him. Throw these votes out, and
two other candidates lead him. There is general
complaint, and universal condemn nation at the
manner In which the whole farce was conducted.
1t ia the opinion Of business men Of all parties
that Gillespie should be retained under the cir.
cumstanCes, as no fault can be found to his Rd'
ministratOn as postmaster,
Young Quinn, who was thrown from the pas.
senger train by some Republican rowdies and
roughs from Salem, Is still confined to bed. Re.
turning from the torchlight procession at Canton
during the campaign, he desired to get off the
train at the tank east OF Alliance, and when these
Garfield hounds saw he wore Hancock and
English cape, they threw him of, nluring him 80
badly In the back, that he still remains helpless
| and unable to move without assistance His
mother 10 poor widow,
The Republicans of Lexington township ex-
pected to raise their majority to 500 and over but
in this were disappointed. They had succeeded
in buying up, and deceivlng and buldozing
three or four cheap and weak 'kneed fellows
I while the Democrats got The accession OF good
reliable Republicans and 6reenbacketsi hence
these beauties were deceived, We feel proud oi
i, the exchange.
AS you nee by an Alliance paper the head Of the
Steam Boiler Works, feels he put his foot into Il
during the campaign. BE made some two
speechesCi to bis employees, ,impressing upon them
the importance OF voting the De GOlyer ticket
He strove to make his workmen believe II Han
cock was elected he would be compelled to hire
less labor. He is now trying the baby act t
crawl out. SHILOH.