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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

WE question the propriety of our
County Commissioners introducing gas
oline into the Court House. The plea of
economy is inadequate in view of the
extra hazardous risk. The value of the
court records, deeds and mortgages is in
calCulable, and no prudent business man
would thus endanger their preservation,
where there was 80 little to be gained
Surely, when the real estate owners Of
the county come to understand the risk
to which they are exposed, they will be
heard protesting against this premature
acton on the part of their servants. 1t
has not been over a year since the Com.
missioners purchased new safe for the
Treasury-now they jeopardize the rec.
ords, which are much more valuable.
We fail to see the consistency in this.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

The Oregon Democratic State Conven.
tion met at Portland last week, on We'd
nesday, and selected Tilden delegates to
the Cincinnati convention. The con.
vention declared it to be the policy Of
the party to adhere to the ticket elected
in 1876. A resolution favoring Judge
Field was received with applause, but
the convention resolved to stand by the
old ticket. Oregon is the fourth state
that has elected Tilden delegates. 1t is
Democratic state, too. The vote now
stands for Tilden: Rhode Island, Ne.
braska, Iowa and Oregon.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15
TAKING LOCKS. G. Eldridpe ESQ.

TAKING A LOCKS. G. Eldridge ESQ.,,
of Shalersville, Portage county, was in
Canton last week taking a look at our
Court House, and rather liked itsarrange.
ment as to the county offices and court
room. They contemplate enlarging and
changing the Court House at RaVenna,
and the idea is to improve, if possible,
upon, or at least learn from their neigh
bors, Esquire Eldridge called at the
DEMOCRAT Office, with our jeweler friend
of Alliance, Pliny Allen, who acCompa-
MED his old friend. We are always glad
of an opportunity to extend to such
greeting and welcome.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15
TARIFF REVISION BY CONGRESS

TARIFF REVISION BY CONGRESS,
AS things stand in Congress there is
little prospect of general revision Of the
tariff. And, indeed, as matters are, it is
little to be wondered at. The demands
upon the Government are heavy. There
is the interest on our enormous public
deb and then the pensions have grown
to formidable proportions, fifty or sixty
millions a year add to these the Army,
Navy, and other items of regular expen.
diture, and revenue must come. No one
in or out of Congress proposes absolute
free trade, that is, closing the Custom
Houses and as long as tariff duties are
levied and collected, no matter how ad-
justed, they will benefit in a greater or
less degree the manufacturing interests.
This follows incidentally from a mere
revenue tariff.
No thorough reform is to be expected;
but the House can do what was done
when the duty on quinine was ta-
ken off, The proposition of Mr.. Town.
shend last week to put salt, printing
type, printing paper, and the chemicals
and materials used in the manufacture
Of printing paper on the free list, indi-
Gated to certain extent the feeling of
the House. 1t required two.thirds to
suspend the rules, which could not be
obtained but the vote showed major.
ity of thirty.two, and of the negatives
about ten per cent only were from the
Democratic side, mostly Pennsylvani.
ans, with few scattering. There were
one hundred absentees, of whom but
eight pairs are recorded, leaving the
eigbty'four to be accounted for
"This test was only the first expert.
ment. 1t will probably be renewed, and
pushed until square up and down vote
on the merits of this repeal can be had. |
Tariff reform is one of the ques ions of
the immediate future which can no lon.
ger be postponed or lodged. AS it now
stands, the Republicans are, in the main,
for high protection, and the Democrats,
with some exceptions, range on the side
If revision, reduction and reform. AT.
er tie coming Presidential election the
politics Of the country can no longer be
'un on sectional lines. Material issues
will then divide parties, and there is
air prospect of their reconstruction on a
better basis than now exists"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

JOHN SHERMAN said in his Mansfield
speech last week, that "in the great
contest in which we are about to enter,
the hopes, ambitions and even the KveS
of men are of but little account, Compar.
ed with the Issues involved" Such
talk would come with better grace from
Grant, than from the inanimate Sher-
man. The stalwarts should bear II
mind that "God is always on the side Of
the strong battalions," and that quarter
Of a million majority Of the voters Of this
country are Democrats; or, if they prefer
it in another shape, that million ma.
jority of the white voters OF the Union
are of the same persuasion.- Cincinnati
Ennilirer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

THE Ute Indian bill has passed the
U. S. Senate. This meaure proposes
a new departure with the red man. In
stead of letting him roam over vast re-
gions and plot savage warfare, costing
the American people every now and
then large expenditures for war; and all
the time the expense Of keeping up forts
and an armed force; instead Of this, we
say, the Utes, about four thousand, are
to be settled and cared for. Each Indi'
an is to have his tract of land, to be pro-
vided with things necessary for settling
down and living somewhat like white
people. It is thought this, if successful,
will cost the country less. The fact is,
war is the most expensive of all games
and when not lighting them we have to
feed them The plan proposed may as
we'll be tried.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15
THE New York Sun calls on the Re,

THE New York Sun calls on the Re-
publicans of Ohio to demand of John
Sherman frank and full expression of
opinion on the third.term issue. Speak
ing indirectly through his Ohio organs,
Mr.. Sherman has given notice that il he
cannot be nominated, his support will
go to Grant, rather than let Mr.. Blaine
carry off the honors.-SanduSky Register,
Which "organt2" The Repository
does not know of asingle Sherman news.
paper that wants Grant as second choice.
The three leading papers of Ohio hiCh
support Sherman are the Cleveland
Herald, Cincinnati Commercial and Gin
Cinnati Gazette, and they are all anti.
Grant.-Repo8itOry.
"AU anti. Grant," But, will they not
support the third term man if he is de-
Clsred the nomineeP If so, then their
opposition is not a matter of principle
at all. Mr.. Mack of the Sandusky Regis.
Ter, is prominent Republican, and
knows what he says, when he declares
that Sherman's Support will go to Grant,
rather than let Mr.. Blaine carry off the
honors."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

OUT of the Democrats in the House of
Representatives at Columbus, only four
voted for the King local option bill. And
yet the Stark County Democrat says the
Republicans in the House defeated the
measure,-Rep.
The Republicans in the House have a
clean majority of 26. The local option
bill did not pass eighteen Republicans
voted nay, just enough to defeat. On a
vote after, to put the bill where it could
not be resurrected, several more Repub.
lican members voted nay. Is not the
majority party responsibleP Will the
Rep. claim otherwise2 If not the ma.
jority, what party is responsible2 Their,
is not the Republican "the party of tenn
peranCeP" Did not the party demon.
strate the same in the late election in
Canton, by eleCting retailer of the ar
dent, who is an ardent Republican, The
party has elected many a worse man,
too.
... Oh, hol what pdrtei
To hold It's head so very high.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15
THE MAYOR ELECT OF MAssIL-
LON,

AAOANe
L. G. Cole Esq, Democrat, was elected
Mayor of Massillon at the recent cleo
ton and IT the Council meeting there
last Wednesday evening, Mr.. Cole re-
signed his position of city solicitor, the
term of which ran another year; and
presented his bond as Mayor, giving no.
tice he was ready to be sworn in as chief
magistrate Of the city of Massilion.
The Massillon Council, the old Coun-
Gil being Republican, refused to accept
Mr.. Coles resignation, laying the same
upon the table on motion. The game
is to play smart with little fraud, as it
were. Of course Mr. Cole cannot be
Mayor and Solicitor both, and if the
Council can force him to continue solici.
tor, they can, they think, keep him from
being Mayor.
There is another little complication.
Some time since Mayor Frantz, Demo
crat, gave the Council notice that he
should be temporarily absent, and the
Council appointed B. B. Warner, Repub-
lican, to act in the temporary absence of
Mayor Frantz. Mr.. Warner was the
Republican can1idat for Mayor at the
late election, but was defeated by Mr..
Cole. Warner, however, would like to
continue and with that view pays no
heed to the written notice of Mayor
Frantzs return, sent last week, Thurs.
day, claiming that the Council appoint.
ed him, and that body only can give
him notice to quit,
There is but one straightforward
course to take, and we doubt not Mr..
Cole will take it. He has resigned his
position Of Solicitor, and therefore can
qualify as Mayor and assume the posi-
ton. The non-aCCeptance of the city
Council cannot compel him to continue
as Solicitor, and thereby prevent him
from qualifying as Mayor The legal vo"
ters of Massillon have voted Mr.. Cole in
as Mayor of the city, and we have no
idea the Council of that town will be
permitted to veto the expressed viii! of
the people.
The Republican majority of the city
Council and Mr.. Warner may feel bad at
the decree of the people, but it is done,
and the only nice way is to submit with
the best grace possible. Jefferson lays
down the following as one of the essen.
tial principles of our government; CAB
solute acquiesCenCe in the decisions of
the majority, the vital principle of re-
publics from which is no appeal but to
force, the vital principle and immediate
parent of despotism."
We therefore advise our Republican
friends to grin and bear it. The easiest
way is just as good as any, when it is the
right way.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15
PICKAWAY.

THE Alliance Review champions the
cause of the political Hartshorns and
their political institution and takes us
to task for exercising freedom of speech
ia that direction. Were not the Harts.
horns and their college given over inCor.
rightly to political poison, we would not
be under the necessity of bestowing crit
iCal Censure on them and theirs. We
passed them bye as long as they were
satisfied to rattle merely their uncbarit-
able, intolerant political piety, and their
presumptuous learning in their profes,
sional line. But when they assume to
lead "the party Of great moral ideas"-
and fraud; to aspire to and hold Office and
make laws for the people; intermeddle
in local matters against the expressed
wishes of the people, as in dividing
Washington township, comment is de.
manded and is allowable. Whenever
these gentlemen, then, attend to legiti.
mate College business, and act as be.
comes men of liberal culture, devoted to
solid and polite learning, we shall gladly
and constantly bid them God speed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

Go away from home to get the news
The Cleveland Leader says, Archibald
"McGregOr, Of. the Stark Co. DEMOCRAT,
"it is said, proposes to be candidate for
"the Democratic Congressional nomina-
'tion in his district" &c. 1T is said" is
a piratical craft sailing under false colors,
pretending to come from the harbor of
truth. The individual referred to PRO.
poses" nothing Of the kind,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

IT is said there are some who say more
than the truth on some occasions, and
balance the account with their ConsCien.
Ces by saying less than the truth on 9TH
ers. In both instances they act the
fraudulent part, as he who would exact
more than his due from his debtors !;
and would pay less than their due to his
creditors. We are reminded of this by
the way the Repository and other papers
extol Congressman Mckinley as dis.
tinguished and useful M. G. They only
specify one thing, and that is "his tariff
speech" which he never delivered. The
Majors case is an astonishing example
Of the success Of putting. Woodwork
is away behind Mckinley in this respect.
The former was unable to raise the noise
and the froth necessary to carry the
party in Columbiana county, at least.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15
A REPUBLICANS OPINION OF MR..
TILDEN.

TILDEN.
Gath Of the Enquirer interviewed
John Sherman's brother in.lsw in New
York, thus
"I asked Mr.. Moulton whom he
thought the Democrats would nomin-
ate?"
II can't tell" he said. Personally l
look upon Mr.. Tilden ss an altogether
better man than the Republicans gener-
ally and many oftheDemoCrats conceive
have never taken any stock in the sto'
ries about his dishonesty and intriguing.
think he is man of decided ability,
and more honest thinker than most of
his party's leaders. ! recall his letter of
acceptance of the st. Louis nomination
of 1875, and think l never read 30
strong financial paper within the same
compass"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15
DFuOCRAT,

ID rTi,hsd TO srl6scbsrS postage paid al q por year.
d for sr months; MY cents for three mo'a's rVa'a-
blv IN advance u Is also delivered TO any pd't@ "o
Otey at the some rates . .-,,.,,.,
OoTespOndeloe containing tlporta~ ''e'OS' SOS'1'eu
o, an ,ny, M ths county, Writer'S name and address
r.o,rsd on svet communication as ptOGte gttdrdn-
tS5 Of good Jdth. d., w.,
Inv person sending IN a club Of FoUR CASH YEAR
Nv suRscRrsERs toH b6 entitled 10 a copy 1 THE
DHMoCRAr tree for one year.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15
Oh, hol what a pdrtei,
To hold It's head so very high.

BEN. BUTTERwoRTH has not been worth
the butter that goes on his bread since
he has been in Congress.
n X X
II Sherman had any visible strength
in Ohio it has entirely disappeared since
his late visit to Mansfield. When he
and old Bill Dennison met, it was like
the coming together of couple of raw
oysters ChilHeothe ESpreSs.
Butterworth is the Napoleon" mem.
Der from Cincinnati, and Ex-Governor
Tom Young is the other.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

The youngstown Register and Tribune,
Woodworth organ, says the Bucksys
State of New Lisbon is owned and edited
by Congressman McKinley's cousin.
There was cousining in Columbiana
county then; and the cousin was ap.
pointed postmaster of New Lisbon late.
ly by Mr.. Hayes, but the Senate refused
to confirm. There seems to be cousin.
ing all around.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

The Albany Journal says: "The poll.
tiCians fancy everything is lovely so
long as the machine grinds out the pre-.
sCrlbed grist of delegates and nomina-
tions. They forget that continual drop.
pings wear away the stone, and that
there is limit to forbearance. In this
state to-day there are more Republicans
than enough, 'disgusted with the ma
chine performances of corrupt political
rings to Offset the Kelly bolt from the
regular Democracy"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

A WARNING TO THE FRIENDS OF MAJOR
MCKNLEY.-We we're in hopes that this
canvass might be conducted without
stirring up any bad blood, as Republi-
cans should reserve their strength for
fighting the common enemy, instead of
attempting to injure each other, but the
friends of Major Mckinley seem deter
mined to have it so, but they should
thoroughly understand that IL is danger
ous to take up the sword Youngstown
Register and Tribune,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

PRESENT status of the Sherman. .Medill
fight You're another. er."-Repository.
John Sherman lie a Republican, and
seeks the nomination for President. 10.
seph Medill is the editor of the Chicago
Tribune, Republican free trade organ.
This shows the present harmonious "sta.
tus" of the Republican partei,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

In Columbiana county last week the
Republican primary election gaze Nc.
Kinley 80 delegates to the Congressional
convention and Woodwork II. The
popular vote stood, Mckinley 3,067 /;
Woodwork 2O52. This is but 469 votes
less than Fosters vote last October.
Wonder if there was not some smoudg.
inn
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

The Rep. answers the Youngstown
Register and Tribune, and denies making
malicious outpouring" and "low filings"
at Major Woodwork, or saying "any.
thing derogatory to the character of
Mr.. Woodwork" How this world is
given to-yarning 1.-THE ass knoweth
his masters crib"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15
@ AFrtnrrat
ESTABLISHED A. D. 1888.
A. MeGREGOR, Editor.

DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVEN-
TION.
The Democrats of Stark county are
hereby requested to meet in convention
at Canton, on Saturday, May lst, 1880, to
appoint fourteen delegates to the state
convention, which is to meet at Colum-
bus on the 9th of next month. Let
there be a good attendance.
W.A.LYNCH, Chm.
40. SLENTz, Sec'y.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

SENATOR PERKINs's bill to reorganize
the Penitentiary has passed both bran.
Ches of the Legislature, and is now law.
The vote on its passage in the House
stood yeas SO, nays 38, being one more
than Constitutional majority. Three
Republicans - Chapman, Conrad and
Thorpe, voted against the bill.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

TIE Rep. innocently asks the Wood.
worth organ: "What did the Repository
"say that can be construed into spirit
"of mean maliCep How have we "in-
"sulted" the Republicans of Columbiana
"county% All, these innocents of the
RepoSitoryl Major Mckinley can take
them TO his bosom.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

THE state election last week in Rhode
Island resulted as follows: Littlefeld
for Governor, (Rep,) 1O,O9S; Kimball
(Dem.) 7,239, and Howard (Prohib,) g.
062. The Senate contains 26 Republic
cans and Democrats, remains to be
elected, and the House SO Republicans
and IL Democrats, l yet to be chosen in
Providence. Adopted citizens, unless
they own real estate, are not allowed to
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

DR., FERRELL, a leading stalwart Re.
publican of Columbus, remarked the
other day as follows: "This acCursed
Legislature is the only thing that will
make the O'Connor Assembly respeCta.
ble." SuCn is the opinion of the best
in the state, but they lack
the courage of DR.. Ferrell to speak aloud
their true sentiments.-Mt. Vernon Ban.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

SENATOR THURMAN is acting as presid.
ing officer Of the Senate, in the absence
Of Mr., Wheeler, who was fraudulently
counted in along with Mr.. Hayes. Sen.
ator Thurman presides ably, and his ru-
lings command the respect and conf.
dence of all parties,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

WErejoice to learn that our long time
friend, Charles B. Flood of Columbus, is
about to revise his letters in the Enq,lir-
er, entitled "Old Time Politics." with
view of publishing them in book form,
1t will be valuable book.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

WE desire to make no war on Major
mckinley, but we warn him and his
friends that it is not wise for them to
invite q comparison between his four
years in Congress, and Woodworth's
four years. YotngstOln Reg. and TEib.
We took the liberty last week of saying
that Mr.. Woodworth would not suffer by
comparison with Mr.. Mckinley, and we
referred to the course Of the Rep. toward
the former.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

Mr.. LEeaETT, the member in the
House from Carroll county, and Of course
Republican, lodged the vote on local op.
ton. We hear Mr.. Leggett would like
to reach the state Senate. This may &C.
count for the milk in that little cocoa
nut.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

ELIZA PrNKsToN, Colored, is called by
an exchange "the venerable mother Of
this Hayes administration" John sher.
man would vouch for Mrs. Pinkston be.
ing an important factor in the Louisiana
fraud. Didn't he defend the noble wo.
man in an able speech in the Senator
Turn again thou dark Eliza
Let me see that charming face;
Call TO mind that trying period
When through you Hayes got his placel
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

Has Mr.. Woodwork got enough of it?
Rep.
Well, it would seem so, since he has
withdrawn in favor of "our young Ma
poleon2" Columbiana county aud the
cousins there did the business.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

In Youngstown the Democrats elect
their Mayor, two CounCilmen in the sec.
ond ward, and one in the third ward
assessor in third ward and township
clerk, township treasurer, one township
trustee and one constable.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

]. F. MARoHAND Of the Leetonia Re.
porter, was elected clerk Of the town by
l25 majority, the largest majority of any
one on the Democratic ticket.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

The remains of Chauncey Newton, of
the Enquirer, whose death we noticed
last week, were buried at Newark, Ohio,
last Friday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

MCKINLEY now thinks his fences are
staked and ridered, and that Woodwork
can't get in.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

WILL the Repository state where Con-
gresham Mckinley stands on the paper
monopoly?
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

WILL some Blaine man inform us if
the Maine man is really an Anti Mason2
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15
A. 0. SLENTz, SeC'y.

Ex.Gov. BISHOP is outspoken for the
nomination of Mr.. Tilden.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

CONGRESSMAN MCKINLEY stuck fea.
ther in his cap and went back to Wash
ington on Monday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-04-15

The Cincinnati Enquirer is now taking
a poll Of Illinois on the Presidential
question. 1t has reports from 859 town.
ships, and the Republican candidates
stand thus: