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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

Hon. FRANK HURD, in in interview
with Pickaway of the Cincinnati Com.
merciol, says the XVIII Amendment pro-
hibits the choosing ofPresidential elect
orsiby a state Legislature, and says;
"Ihaye no doubt The Senate and House of
Representatives WiN refuse to count The votes
of any electors WhO have been chosen By the
Legislature of the state. The result will
therefore he an easy vic DRY for the Dem
ocratlc party; a victory which will be
the more dlstasteful to the Republicans
because OF their resort to unconstitu.
tional methods to prevent it,"
He said: Remember / do not say
that the Legislature of the states nave
not power by law to provide for the cleo
ton Of electors by Congressional districts
but New York is the only state in which
they can do this and gain anything"
"And don't you think" l asked, III
they do this in New York it will be a
confession of defeat, and the moral ef'
feet will be such that the Democratic
will carry 0hioP"
II do"
The following is sec. 2 OF the fourteenth
amendment of the Constitution in full
II was proposed to the Legislatures Of
the several states by Congress, June l6.
1865, and was declared adopted July 81.
1868.
Sec. 2. Representatives shall be APP
portioned among the several states ac'
cording to their respective numbers,
counting the whole number of persons in
each state, excluding Indians not taxed,
But when the right to vote at any cleo
ton for the choice of electors for Presi
dent and Vice President Of the United
States, Representatives in Congress, the
Executive and judicial officers of a state
or the members of the Legislature there
of, is denied to any male inhabitants OIL
such state, being q years of age and cit.
liens of the United States, or in any
way abridged, except for participation in
rebellion or other crime, the basis Of
representa- on therein shall be reduced
in the proportion which the number o.
such male citizens 81 years of age in
such state"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15
A B~LACKGUARD CAMPAIGN

Harper's Weekly says the Democrats
have invited a BLACKBOARD campaign. If
they have, the invitation has been very
promptly accepted. The Republican
press has already accused the brave and
irreproachable Hancock Of various and
heinous crimes.
But how have the Democrats invited a
BLACKBOARD campaign? By publishing
the condemnation of the Republican
candidate, in the very words Of the Re.
publican members of a Congressional
committee who investigated his conduct
in their official capacity.
1t anybody has invited a bitter and
~disagreeable, and scurrilous campaign,
the Republicans have done it by nomi-
mating such a candidate,-M. Y. Sun,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

The Repository seems to think there is
not much difference between Rev. Hen
ry w. Beecher and the renowned Bob
.Ingersoll. Bob lets himself out a little
more fully and freely than the reverend
Henry on religious questions; but they
are very much alike politically, both sus.
tanning the party Of injustice and wrong
in all their violence and iniquity, even
to a President counted in by fraud.
These men, if they do not believe in a
state Of future rewards and punishment,
at least believe in raising considerable
Of a hell here, and hence they belong to
the Republican party.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15
THE TREACHERY OF GOV. FOs-
TER TO SHERMAN,


John Sherman has told how and by
whom he was sold out at Chicago. The
tale shows the treaChery Of that trick
ster, Charles Foster, now Governor Of
Ohio. The tale is quite affecting and
worthy of remembrance, showing the
base ingratitude of politicians.
Last year the contest for the nomina-
ton Of Governor on the Republican
side was very warm between Alphonso
Taft of Cincinnati, and Charles Foster.
Mr.. Sherman came to Ohio and threw
his influence for Foster, By hard work
and skillful manipulation he barely got
Foster through.
Charles Foster was elected, and as ev.
cry one knew, he was indebted to Sher.
mar for it. 1t was understood he was
Sherman's confidential and fast friend.
Foster was made delegate at large to
Chicago, and Sherman, Of course, sup.
posed he could rely on Foster, the man
who owed to him the Governorship.
Mr.. Sherman now, however, says he was
a leader in the plot to sacrifice him, and
succeeded. It seems Foster desired to
be Vice President on the ticket with.
Blaine and failing that, he wanted to
stampede the convention in favor Of
Garfield, when he, Foster, might get Gar
fields seat as a Senator in Congress. Mr..
Sherman also credits Garfield with be.
ing in the plot, at least sufficiently for
his own ambitious purpose,
There seems to be no doubt at all as to
John Sherman having been sold at Chi.
cage, and by his own friends. He at
least thinks so and says 80.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

Mr.. GARFIELD, in his letter of accept
ance, touches upon the Chinese question,
saying: 1--WE cannot consent to allow
any form Of servile labor to be introduce
ed among US, under the guise Of immi'
grafton"
But this has been ALLOWED" and is
continued, and that by the great Repub-
lican party When a Democratic Con.
gress passed a bill to put a stop to it, a
Republican Presidential fraud vetoed
the measure. The "treaty" was the ex'
Cuse. Who made the treaty? ?" A Re-
publican administration and a Republi'
can Congress. The whole job is a Re-
publican affair And yet this party pro.
fesses to be the special guardians OF
American laboring men! This whole
Chinese business is a Republican affair
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15
THE TWO COUNTY TICKETS.

In last weeks DEMOCRAT we took occa'
sion to compare the two modes by which
the Republican and Democratic county
tickets were nominated. We showed,
that, although the Republican ticket was
nominated by the popular vote, it was
really a Court House ring ticket, the
head centre of which was the Probate
office.
Another feature Of the popular vote
plan we stated, was the fact that often
times candidates were nominated by a
plurality vote merely, very far from a
majority whereas in a delegate conven'
ton it requires a majority, For instance,
at the late primary election Of the Re-
publican party, the three candidates fol-
nomination as Auditor were Mr. Britton
of Canton, Mr.. Allen Of Massillon and
Mr.. Ramsey of Alliance and each gen
tleman got the following vote; Britton
1854, Allen l.l8S, Ramsey 1910, and
Ramsey is the nominee.
Ramsey got 24O votes, and there were
cast against him 2,S42! But yet Ram
sey was declared nominated! Had Ell.
Their Allen or Britton singly, run against
Ramsey, there is little doubt but the
latter would have been defeated. Such
a result could not occur in a delegate
convention, where the nan nominated
must get a majority. Besides, the farm
ing districts have their full quota of rep
r~esentation in a delegate convention
while this does not usually occur in the
popular vote mode.
On the Republican side the contest fol
Clerk was not so close, but yet Wilson
tie nominee, fell a little short of a ma
iority. The candidates for Clerk were
Craig, Tonner and Wilson, their votes
respectively being S67, 9O3 and 1871, Il
will be seen that the votes against Will
son were 1,770, outnumbering his vote
40. Here again is a minority man nom
mated
Wilson proftted by the long expert
encq of his Republican friends in the
Court House, and then his own aoCia
habits threw Craig and Tonner in the
shade, and even in the Republican party
"the party Of great moral ideas" this cir
Cumstance has weight.
Mr.. Millhoff for Commissioner, had
majority over his two competitors, thu
vote standing, Millhoff 1870, Firestont
1,O6S, and Wilhelm 429. Millhof haC
the same Influences that Wilson had
and came out with a majority.
1t will be seen, then, that the two
leading candidates on the Republican
ticket were nominated by a minority
only one of the three receiving q ma
jority. The Democratic candidates, OF
the other hand, were nominated by {
full and clear majority vote, in oper
convention.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15
THE DE Go1YER HOME STRETCH

DEDICATED TO H CANTON DE aoLYER CLUB.
(~AIR-"Tramp, tramp, tramp y
To the army Garfield went
But with Congress in his eye
And with titles and riches on the wayI
The titles quickly came,
Add he hurried home so spry,
And to get to Congress then was only playl
CHoRUs-Tramp, tramp, tramp, the boys KEEP
But DeGollyer stayed in Congress right
along,
And'above his greedy grabs IlI'
We shall breathe pure air again
When Hancock in the White House slHgs
his song!
In the Congress hall he sat
Taking care Of number one
And much he had to say there and do,
The lobby rats were there
To have their work well done,
And he was the man to put 1t through.
C~HoRUs-Tramp, tramp, tramp.
In the Credit Mobnler.
Big hauls were TO be made, Z
When they trledto rake the millions In ana more
But before they made their pile
They were driven back dlsmayedi
And DeGollyer lied about it when he sworeI
o-HoRUs-Tramp, tramp, tramp.
And the people once again.
Are hoping for the day
When their votes will open wide the White
House doorl
And Hancock leads the van
Followed by the blue and gray,
Shouting victory In the air DER and o'erl
CKoRus-TrAmp, tramp, tramp
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

LEONARD W. JEROME, the distinguished
New York Republican, who recently
came out in a letter indorsing Hancock,
has been ~badgered by the Republican
papers into writing a second, from which
we quote:
One word more. as to my support Of
Gen. Hancock, l see fresh evidence daily
Of the propriety of my course. l have
no fears whatever of the preponderance
of Southern influence" 80 loudly be.
walled by the Republican papers in case
of his election. His administration will
open an era of concord and good feeling
North and South. The ragged ends Of
the great civil war will be swept away
and buried in oblivion. He will draw
around him a class of statesmen freed
from the sickening and tiresome cry OF
sectional warfare and all its bloody shirt
remembrances. We shall lave an ad-
ministraiion like Washington's, intent
solely upon the grandeur and glory of
the great republic, knowing no North,
no South, no East, nc West, That l
think, is thing TO be desired by all good
men, and | am very truly your obedient
servant, LEONARD W. JEROME,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15


The Republican county committee last
week completed their county ticket by
nominating R. q. Wize of Plain town
ship for surveyor, and DR.. Geo. B. Cock
of Canton, for Coroner. These positions
were not voted for at their primary
meetings SO it was. done by the commit
tee. It won't do the gentlemen any
good, for Stark county is Hancock and
not DeGolyer this year, Tilden got 1857
majority four years ago; was elected, but
the Republican leaders by perjury, for
gerry and fraud counted in R. B.. Hayes
and DeGolyer Garfield was one Of the
conspirators,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

The Republican organs are trying to
bolster up Garield's tariff record. It
needs it, for his votes show him to in.
cline to the Golden English doctrine Of
free trade. In fact, Mr.. Garfield w1s
chosen an honorary member of the Cob
den English free trade club on account
of his we'll known liberal views. When
he was the Republican candidate for
Speaker of the House Of Congress, KEEL.
ly, Erret and other high protective tariff
members refused to vote for him on &C.
count of his free trade views.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

GARFIELD, on account of his free trade
proclivities, was made a member of tie
Golden Club of England, and a few
years ago, when Republican nominee for
Speaker ofthe lower House of Congress,
Mr.. Kelly Of Philadelphia, and Russell
Errett Of Pittsburgh, and one or two
other Protective tariff members of Penn.
sylvania, refused to vote for him fol-
Speaker. Congress man Mckinley knows
these facts and can verify them.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15
COUNTY TICKET.

STARK COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
CENTRAL COMMITTEE FOR 1850.
The members of the Stark County
Democratic Central Committee, lately
elected, are requested to meet at the
Court House, on Saturday afternoon,
July oath, for the purpose Of organizing
and for the transaction of other bust.
ness, A full attendance is desirable,
WIN A. LYNCH, Chm.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

D, L. PAYNE has again invaded the
Indian territory at the head of a body Of
armed men, marching boldly from Wi
chita, in the southern part Of Kansas,the
base of his earlier operations, The gov.
eminent troops will probably be sent to
drive them out. Their object seems to
be to squat on land not yet assigned to
any tribe,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

The story is that Hancock four years
ago wrote to Gen. Sherman, that if Con-
gress declared Tilden elected, he Han
cock, would receive and obey orders
from him when duly sworn in, even il
he, Tilden, were in New York instead Of
Washington. The Republican papers
would like to find a bugaboo. Hancock
has no objection to the publication Of
any letter he ever wrote to General
Sherman.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15
A CARD.
Framnnt- Ohm Inlr O Il

Fremont, Ohio, July g., 1880.
ED. LEADER-This mornings Leader
contains a special from this city that the
great and good" Messenger had come
out for Garfield. Will you please state
what we said accidentally was a Ere.
publican lie." There is no Democrat in
Sandusky county, and also many Repub.
licsns, but what believes that Gen. W.
s. will Succeed) Hancock will dispense
the federal patronage for four years from
next March. Hoping n little error
will keep up the dropping spirits of our
many Republican friends, and a 'rah for
Hancock, We are respectfully,
VI 81 JAS. M. OSBORN.
P, S.-Also we may state that Sandus-
ky county will give Hancock oVer one
thousand majority. JIM, o.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

REy. Father Lindesmith Of Leetonia,
has been appointed Chaplain in the reg
ular army, and will be stationed in Texas.
Bishop Gilmour consented to this, but
refused consent to Father Vattman of
Canal Fulton, to whom the place was
promised a year ago by Foster and Nc
KinleY.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

AS we suspected, the widely publish.
ed congratulatory dispatch" purporting
to have been address ed by Cardinal Nc
Closkey to Gen. Hancock, is authorize.
lively pronounced a forgery. Garry the
news to Cowles of the Cleveland Leader.
But then Cowles will believe Hancock a
Catholic all the same. His mind "is
sot" on that, and he is up to all the tricks
of the Jesuits.-Cin. Commercial 10Th.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

F. A. WALKER, superintendent Of the
Census, says Gen. Hancock was ian
ideal commander )" his presence in the
field had an inspiring effect, and he was
"eyerywhere beloved and admired" He
is a mar Of energy, and "as a military
genius, a taCtician of great skill and
adroitnees."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

IT is greatly to his credit that the Re-
publican electoral thieves found that
! Hancock could rot be relied upon."-
NeU Haven Register.
This should entitle Hancock to the
gratitude Of honest American citizens, II
he had done nothing else. He wants
honest government-honestly elected
Presidents counted in, and the fellow
who was defeated, not counted in thro'h
forgery, perjury and fraud, by affording
an excuse to such men as Garfield, Ed.
munds, Morton, Bradley and others who
made up the infamous Sto Z.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

IT is reported that Marshall Jewell
was given the craftsmanship Of the Re-
publican National Committee in consid.
Grafton of contributing $25,0 900 to the
campaign fund. There are several Re-
publicans, any one of whom might have
had the craftsmanship for nothing,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

IT must be kept in mind that all the
Republican legislation on the subject of
elections, has been directed to one end,
the security of every qualified voter of
his right to ote,-C0mmercidl.
No such thing. Under Republican
legislation Johnny Davenport in N. Y.
city disfranchised thousands who had a
better right to vote than he, for his right.
full place was the penitentiary.-Butl
Dem
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

The Cincinnati Commercial thinks It is
no great thing for Tanner to fast forty
days and live, as the Democratic party
has been twenty years without nourish'
ment, except gargling its throat, and yet
appears to be lively on its legs.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

IT was the DeGolyer party Of Stark
county that plundered the taxpayers out
of the raj way investment in the Fort
Wayne road, amounting to an actual loss
of at least 500 900. This is the party Of
innocence and purity. DeGolyer Gar.
field is their candidate for President.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

Mrs. Margaret Perry Of New Orleans,
whose husband died four months ago,
gave birth to triplets, two boys and q
girl, on the day on which the Cincinnati
convention reached a nomination, and
calls the trio Hancock, English and
Anoar;oa
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15
THE DEMOCRAT.

,yyt,hed TO subscribers, postage paid, al per year.
nr tr months; NFy cents for hree months tnva'1a
On Advance. n q also delivered to any pdrt@ me
suy at ne same rates.
Correspondence, containing ttnpoTta" he0'' 'osoueu
~, IN nary, M he county. Writer'S ndnts and address
r.T,s,Cd on sUsrv communication as a prtUas guGTdh'
lSSo good Jaih.
Anv person sending IN a CLUB Of Four CASH YEAR
nv sUBscRIBERs tVil be untitled TO a copy Of THE
DEMOCRAT Cres for one year.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15
A CARD WHICH THE LEADER
wOULD NOT pTTRITSH.

EDS. PLAIN DEALER-The Leader Of July
9th contained a telegram from Fremont
that the Democratic Messenger had flop.
ped for Garfield. The following note
was sent to the Leader, which it did not
have the manhood to publish, but could
insert a willful lie under a cap. head.
The Leader and one or two other pa.
pers of small circulation-Toledo Blade
and Commercial-to try to make a little
oversight appear like a mountain.
Fremont, Ohio, July II, 1880.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

AN effort is being made to have smoke
consumers placed upon all chimneys and
stacks in Cleveland. Canton should also
adopt the requirement, if suitable arti'
Gle can be had at a reasonable figure.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

"GooD God! is it possible they think
l am disloyal to John Sherman" That
is the question Garfield asked when the
delegates to the Chicago convention be-
gan to vote for him. Evidently John
Sherman thinks 80. And John was very
much interested, and we'll posted.-Cin.
E101lirer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

The Messenger, a Democratic paper
published at Fremont, Ohio, in an edi.
torial Friday, declared in favor of Gar.
field for President.-CiR. CommercJ 10th.
The Commercial has been imposed
upon in it's special" from Fremont, as
there is no truth in the statement. 1t
is a silly canard.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

Col. VIM. Tilden Pelton, nephew ii
Hon. Samuel ]. Tilden died in New
York on Friday, of heart disease, aged
AZ. He was a widower, and leaves a
daughter. His mother also survives
him. She is the lady of the house at
Gramercy Park, ex-Gov. Tilden's resi-
damon
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

AN exchange asks: "Can Garfield
carry OhioP" Well, four years ago Hayes
for President got %. SOL votesin the Ash.
tabula district, while Garfield for Con-
gress got 2O,O12. Mr., Garfield will have
to do better than this to carry Ohio this
x,aor
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

TIE lying yarns about Hancock have
thus far been disposed ofslmost as soon
as published. 1t is hard to say what
yarns may yet appear, especially when
the Fraud leaders set the old outrage
mill in operation.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

Gov. FOSTER and other Republicans
think the Democrats made a great mis-
take in not nominating some else than
Hancock. Foster & Co., are 80 glad that
Garfield is their nominee At least
they let on 80.
Oh, no, what 3 nominee,
Ia James Garfield fCredlt Mobileei
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

GEN. WIN. LEE MORRIS died last week
in New York, aged over 80. He was the
son Of Robert Morris, who was one of the
ffty.six signers of the Declaration of In.
dependence.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

The Cleveland Leader calls the Herald,
"0pera House Organ" and the latter
dubs the Leader the organ Of the "New
York French Ball" Some little feeling,
evidently, between the Garfield organs,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

H. NJ. FLAeLER of the Standard OIL
Company, offers half a million dollars to
the Western Reserve College, on condi.
ton it be removed from Hudson to
Cleveland.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

TREASURER Sullivan gave notice that
he would close the Duplicates, that is,
pass them back TO the Auditor for settle
ment, on the 18th, to-day. This closes
the past years collection.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

The Republican papers say the able
state papers that have emanated from
Gen. Hancock were not written by him.
The same charge used to be made
against Gen, Jackson.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

Hon. Jos, R. CHANDLER, e%x-member Of
Congress, and for many years editor of
the United States Gazette, died in Phil
adelphia, Saturday night, aged IS years.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

No n charges that Hancock was a
swindler In connection with the United
Service Petroleum and Mining company.
Repository.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

In the United States Court at Cleye-
land it has been decided that National
Banks could not be compelled to exhibit
books showing their deposit accounts.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

Hon. W. H. ENGLISH arrived in New
York city Monday evening, accompanied
by two or three friends, stopping at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

DR.. TANNER completed his fast of four
teen days at 1890 Monday, and express
es confidence in completing the forty
days, His weight is 1873 pounds, and
shows a loss of 24@.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

GEN'L HANCOCK's SENTIMENTS.
1.-THE right of trial by Jury, the habeas
corpus, the liberty of the press, the free
dom of speech, the natural right of per-
sons, and the rights of property, should
be respected" W. S. HANCOCK.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

THE rainfall in Michigan Monday was
the heaviest for many years. Crops are
seriously injured, and much damage to
railway and other property resulted.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-07-15

TIE French Government has issued a
decree granting full amnesty to all per.
sons convicted for anticipation IN the
Instructions of 1870 Il.