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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

Gov. TILDEN was invited to the Demo
cratic celebration in Boston, of Wash
ington's birthday, and in response he
wrote:
Nothing could be more fit at the pres
ent time than to commemorate that day.
1t was the Father of his country, First
in war, first in peace, and first in the
hearts Of his Countrymen,' who set the
original example against third term in
the Presidential Office. He made that
memorable precedent as a guide to all
his successors, and as an unwritten law
of the American people. He did so in
the light Of prevalent fear in the minds
of the most ardent of the patriots, who
had achieved our National independence
aud created our system of free govern
ment, that indefinite re-eligibility would
degenerate into life tenure.
"Che vast power acquired by the Fed
eral Government over the elections by
its officeholders, its patronage, the mon.
ey it levies, and its various forms of cor
rupt influence, have developed this dan
ger, until it darkens the whole future of
the country.
"In the choice between the Republic
and the empire, we must believe that the
people will be true to their ancestry and
to mankind"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

THE hand Of Gov. Foster may be seen
in the Pond bill for the reorganization
of the State institutions, which has pas.
sed the Senate. 1t was passed shortly
after the holding Of caucus in the Gov.
ernor's room, at which the Governor
presided, and it will be noticed it makes
the Governor the biggest man in the in.
stitution management. The bill gives
him the appointment of the various
Boards Of Trustees, and the power to re.
move them at his pleasure. 1t is plain
that Governor Foster has taken hold Of
the Legislative machine. It was his Ia
Dor and liberality that made the General
Assembly Republican, and he is now
making an effort to cut 1t short in it's ca.
reer of idleness. 1t is his General AS.
sembly, and he does not want it to be a
drag on the Republican party any long
er.-Cin. Enquirer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

SUPERINTENDENT STRONG, of the Cleve-
land Asylum for the Insane, proposes to
enforce strictly the new law, which re-
quiFes the friends or those having Custo-
dyof insane persons committed to the
asylum, TO provide the patients with
proper clothing and pay their travelling
and incidental expenses until lodged in
the asylum. In case SUCH friends or
custodisns fail to pay such expenses, the
Steward is to furnish the clothing and
pay the expenses from the asylum ap-
preparation, and the Auditor Of the
county from which the patient is sent,
must reimburse the institution, and col
lect in the same manner as other county
debts are collected.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04
DIvIDINGt WARRINGTON TOWN.
SHIP.

Two weeks ago we noticed the bill In
troduced by Senator Hartshorn, to d.
vide Washington township into two cleo
ton precincts. The Senator has not fa'
vored US with copy Of his bill, but we
learn that the bill makes Mt. Union and
Freeburgh the voting places.
This arrangement will make 1t more
convenient for the Professor Republican
politicians of the college at Mt. Union to
get in their illegal votes. Heretofore
they have had to 60 to the centre of the
township, and there they met solid, in
telligent farmers, Democrats and Repub-
licans, who generally doubted the legal
right of students from Pennsylvania and
other States to vote in Ohio. As we say,
a voting place at Mt. Union will be much
more convenient.
But where is the necessity of troubling
the Legislature with this billP Under
the laws of the State the County Com.
missioners have the power to grant elec.
tion precincts; and majority of the
present Board are Republicans. Is Mr.,
Hartshorn afraid to trust them2 Does
he think he can manipulate his scheme
better at Columbus
II would seem as If the Hartshorns
were anxious to increase tho political
importance and power of Mt. Union Col
lege Does this explain their anxiety to
get E. N. Hartshorn elected to the Sem
ate2 Was it mainly to exalt the polit-
ical status of that institution of learn
ing" Aud is this division of Washing
ton township an important step in that
direction?
No doubt the chief party in interest in
the division is the Hartshorn institu.
ton. We have not heard that the peo-
pie of the township demand it; for if
they did, the County Commissioners
could and would make the division. AS
an additional election precinct adds to the
expense of the township, the taxpayers
thereof should be consulted, at least
should have the opportunity to express
themselves on the subject. The County
Commissioners are home tribunal that
can examine the case-listen to argu-
ments pro and con, and decide accord
ingly. But all this don't seem to suit
the Hartshorns.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

A REMARKABLE labor lock out is threat.
ened in New York, The piano makers
inthe factories Of steinway & Son have
struck for higher wages, the other piano
makers Of the city, forty in number, and
employing 1000 men, have given notice
that they will close their factories in
case the employees Of steinway & Son
do not resume work at the old rates be.
fore March 13. In that event the funds
of the Piano Makers Union will be Sc
verely taxed to furnish support to many
who will need aid.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

THE New York World is to be congrat-
ulated on the way it has finished Sena-
tor Bayard as a Presidential candidate in
this year of grace. Its argument has
been that Mr.. Bayard was not alone the
only Democrat who could be elected, but
that he was about the only one worthy
the nomination. This line of thought
led it into detraction of all other Candi.
dates, and especially of Mr.. Tilden. Just
now the World has its hands and col
umns full, explaining Mr.. Baysrd's
speech on the eve of the first Bull Run
battle. This promises to occupy its able
and ingenious editor till June.-RHS.
poof
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04
HOW TO MAKE "HONEsT ELEC-
TIONS,"

We find the following in the Philadel.
phia Record Of the Goth ult:
zone of the division Judges in the
fifteenth ward had high regard for the
sanCtity of the ballot He was not a
thorough politician, and therefore deci.
ded that there should be an honest
count in his division. Fearing an as
sault on the polling place, he called on
Judges of the Courts, and proposed to
them the question; "In case an attack
should be made, and an attempt made to
steal the ballotbox, what shall doP"
"ProteCt it at all hazards" replied the
Judge,
During the day one of the inspectors,
who was Reyburn man, kept picking
the ballots out of the box and examining
them, The judge requested him to de,
sist, but he merely laughed at him. Fin.
ding remonstrance was in vain, at last
the judge coolly drew his revolver, plac.
ed it at the head of the inspector, and
told him if he would touch another bal
lot he would blow his brains out.
1t was electrical. There was not an
other paper touched, and the inspector
was as meek as a lamb. There was a
fair count in that division. '
The "Reyburn man, "says the Carbon
County Democrat, was ring Republi-
can. The "sanCtity of the ballot" was a
matter he knew nothing about; but a re.
volver in the hands Of a determined
man was an argument his cowardly soul
could appreciate. It is pity there are
80 few incorruptible and determined
election officers in Philadelphia. A
lively sprinkling of revolvers, in such
hands, would, no doubt, do more for
"honest elections" than q thousand plat
forms by Republican State conventions.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

MIR. HILL, as an Ohio Congressman,
wanted to show how deeply he appreci-
ated the honor that had been conferred
upon his State, "The Democrats" he
said, "will nominate their candidate in
Cincinnati, and will inaugurate him
whether elected or not."-Cleve. Leader.
OF course Congressman Hill said moth
ing of the kind. Democrats, universal
ly, and no doubt Mr.. Hill feels the same
way, have concluded that, next, time the
man elected shall not be counted out by
any to arrangement.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

NOTHING injured Mr.. Blaine's pros
poets in Ohio 80 much as the unfortu'
nate meeting of his friends at Columbus
When it was found that not a single
prominent mai in Ohio save Gen. Beat.
ty was present to speak to the people,
and that Gen. Beatty was only aCtuated
by personal feeling and hostility toward
Sherman, the Blaine boom in this State
collapsed at once, and nothing since has
been heard Of it, Cleve. HerGtd, Sherman.
So the Blaine boom has boomed--and
gone. Will the Alliance Review inform
us if the Herald is correct.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

The ST, GOthard tunnel, between Swift
Eerland and Italy, was bored through at
0 O'Clock last Sunday morning. This
tunnel is the longest in the world, nine
and one.tifth miles, The Mont Cents,
between France and Italy, is seven and
three.fiiths, the lIoosac a little less than
four and four.6fths miles, and the sutro
tunnel 4 little over three and fOur-ffths
miles.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

ouR old friend Hopley, of the Bucyrus
Journal, don't think his party leaders
were justified in restoring the old Con.
gressional districts. This is not surpris.
ing, when we consider that Crawford
county is put back into the old district,
which is about $50 miles long, east and
west. The Journal intimates that the
restoration Of this infamy places them in
danger of losing the State. The Repub.
lican stomachis strong, but not strong
enough to hold everything.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

"THH young Napoleon of the House,"
is what an admiring lady correspondent,
in a late letter, calls Representative Nc.
Kinley. We are not an alarmist, but
the Major should at once inquire Of the
fair correspondent if her intentions are
Observation-Disclosures Review.
Is this "admiring lady" secured for
the season for "the young Napoleon%
Woodwork and Mahoning county will
dispute the "Young Napoleons" third
tarn
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

The Cincinnati Commercials hostility
to Grant remains implacable. 1t says /:
"It isn't safe to assume that Samuel j.
Tilden couldn't carry the State of Ohio
against Graut. 1t is not safe to assume
that Mr.. Tilden couldn't carry the State
of New York against Grant. 1t isn't safe
to assume that Mr.. Tilden couldn't carry
the States of Indiana, Connecticut and
New Jersey against Grant"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

AN admiring editor in the northeast
ern part Of the State has presented the
name of Judge R. P. Ranney as an avail
able man for the Presidential nomina-
tion. There has been no Ice harvest
this winter of any consequence south Of
latitude A degs, and the climate of
Cleveland requires something to keep
the temperature down,-Cin. Enquirer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

A FALSE RUMoR ABOUT TILDEN. The
story that Sam'l ]. Tilden was in Cleve.
land on Friday or any other day this
week is totally false. Mr.. Tilden was
seen by gentleman of this city who
personally knows him, at his own resi-
dence on Grammercy Park, New York
city, as late as o'clock last Thursday
afternoon.-P Plain Dealer, LIST.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

FHH Radicals let Mosby talk right out.
ut is absurd to talk about any moral
faint attaching itself to men on either
side in the war, especially when we see
both sides represented in the Cabinet of the
'President'" Mosby having turned Re.
publican politician, can talk thus. Any
rebel" who will eat his principles and
turn his coat, may walk into the Radical
parlor, and sit down with the elect any
tinna
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

BLAINE and Conkling were not sweetly
and completely reconciled in New York
the other day. See this in the proceed
ings Of the Utica convention
"a delegate moved that in case Grant
is not nominated at Chicago, the delega"
ton be instructed to vote as a unit for
Jas. G.. Blaine.
"Mr. Conkling moved to lay the motion
on the table. Carried"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

MAJ. A. j. BAHNEY Of Columbus, Kan
sss, is spending several weeks in Mas.
sillon, among his many friends.-MaSsil-
Ion american. " lttu
The editor Of this paper met Major
Bahney at Columbus, Kansas, last July.
He was then serving as Sheriff of that
county.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

HENRY O. HEDGES Eso'R of Mansfield,
in his speech before the Sherman club
there, pitched into" Gen, John Beatty
for his Blaine speech at Columbus. Gen.
Beatty, in speech at Columbus before
the Blaine club, came back at Mr.. He'd
ges. The triangular war in the happy
Republican party is waxing fierce. We
know not who is ahead.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04
IT want q herO-An uncommon want

TIE Supreme Court of infamy down
in Maine is properly exhibited in the
following decisions;
DECISION IN 1877. DECISION IN 1879.
"It is to be regret The Represents
ted that votes are tiveis not to be de-
lost by the negli. prived of his right
gence of town off, because municipal
GERS, but the'obvious officers have neg.
remedy Is to choose lected their duty.
such as know their
duty, and knowingit
will perform it."
The Vicar Of Bray could not compare
with that set OF sCoundrels. s.-Salem Ma
tional GreenbaoE
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

VANDERBILT, the Railroad King, who
is too poor to pay personal tax in New
York, last week sent to the United States
Treasury $5, 5,5OO,OOO four per cent bonds
for registry. He had previously had
registered $26OOO,OOO such bonds. He
draws annually $4,000 interest.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

The Jewish Grand Lodge K. s. B., pro-
pose to erect Home for the aged and
inArm among the Hebrews Of this dis.
triCt. The committee met in Cleveland
last Friday to devise ways and means.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

PoND's reorganization bill passed the
Senate last week, and will probably pass
the House and become a law, 1t propo-
ses to reorganize all the Boards Of Trus.
tees Of the State Institutions; to make a
clean sweep, each Board to consist Of
Eve members as now, giving the Cover
nor the power of removal at any time.
This is a new feature, and will give q
new Governor the power to change the
Boards without a new law.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

AS was the case two years ago, WASH
ington correspondents of daily Ohio pa
pers are busy writing up Congressman
Mckinley. OF course all this means
business, and looks to third term. A
lady correspondent calls him "the young
Napoleon p
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

If Gov. Foster should vacate his of.
fee, Gen. Hickenlooper would probably
have the cheek to claim the Executive
chair, on the ground that he is Lieuten-
nt-Governor, He would have to take
somebody to Columbus with him to
identify him.-Cin. Enquirer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

DURING the year 1870, 5,4OO Chinese ar.
rived at San Francisco, and 10000 left
the same port for China, Within the
past two months 571 arrived and 2119
left. Certainly, in view of these figures
the people Of the slope hsYe no cause for
alarm-the Chinese will soon be gone.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

THE Cleveland Herald regrets the
Cleveland Leaders attack upon Mr..
Thorpe, member Of the Legislature from
Ashtabuls. The Herald even seems to
admit that Thorpe'szeal sometimes out.
runs his discretion that is, he much
lacks good sense, If he does hail from
ABhtabula,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

In Indiana on Wednesday of last
week, the Republicans elected Chicago
delegates in the various Congressional
districts. Conceding the uninstruCted
to Grant, his friends carried FIVE of the
districts, Blaine six and Sherman one.
This leaves one to be reported A State
convention will elect the four delegates
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

We understand the temperance pee.
pie in Stark county are much disappoin.
ted in Snyder, Conrad and Hartshorn,
because of their apathy in temperance
work. Senator Hartshorn is more anx-
ious to divide Washington township,
and get voting poll at Mt. Union Col
1a0a
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

PTNoHBAoK, who went back with his
back up because his petitions for place
were not needed, has had his pout for
nothing, the President having nOminat-
ed him for Naval Officer at New Orleans.
It is necessary that Pinchback should
be appeased.- -CleVe. Herald.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

The Grant leaders, Cameron, Conk.
ling & Co., seem to care nothing for the
kicking among Republicans against
third term, They think they can give
Grant the nomination, and then whip
them all in.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

AsPECIAL telegram from Logan county
says seven members Of a gang of rob.
bers were arrested last week, and were
found to belong to the best families, sons
Of professional men, farmers and sub
stantial citizens, living within a few
miles Of Bellefontaine.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

Mr.. HAssAUREK Of the Cincinnati
VOEkSblaaS says he was poking fun when
to the Enquirer correspondent he conce-
ded Grants nomination and election.
We thought it was that, or Hassaurek
had got crazy. He says he knew the
Enquirer'S prediction for the old man.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

The news from Washington is that
Grants friends are confident. They
ought to be (for nomination. with New
York and Pennsylvania delegations
uol;d
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

A LITTLE thirteen year old girl at
POughkeepsie, N, Y, died by taking poi
son the other day. She had been con-
templating it for some time. She was
young to be tired of life, even if she had
q step.mother and had to work out.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

Mr.. TILDEN's health may not be very
good, but he has strength enough to
hold the fort at Cincinnati. Repository.
And to be elected, and hold the White
House at Washington, four years from
March 4th, 1881.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

The New York Tribune gives Pennsyl.
vania to Blaine in its postal card can.
Vass, but the trouble is Cameron has the
hfty.eight delegates and the unit rule.
The delegates vote and the Tribune grow
lers don't, which makes difference.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

Mr.. CoNKIING derived great satisfac-
ton at the absence of Mr.. Curtis from
the State convention held at Utica last
week. Mr.. Curtis, however, can say
something occasionally through Harper's
Weekly, of which he is editor.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

READ the sermon of Rev. DR.. Talmage
on the 9th page of this paper. He re.
wives that marriage occasion in Cana Of
Galilee, the text being from John lilo:
"Thou hast kept the good wine until
nowU
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

TIE Greek brigands who captured
Capt. synge only demand $4,000 before
releasing him; and il that don't come
within ten days, they will send his head
without his body to Salonica,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04
TUE DEMOCRAT,

h ,anished 10 sbScberS postage paid al = per year.
q for stn non.hs MY cents for three months tlvdrta-
bIy IN adUance e also delivered TO any part Of ne
etty al he same ratCI.
Oo,rsSp0ndelee contdinin0 important nelS' sottctted
rom all parts Of he county. Writer'S name ana oddTess
rsgrl,rsi on sDsyy communication as ptUGte OtLdrdn
tss OF good Jaith.
Am person sending IN a Club Of Four CASH YEAR
LY sUBscRIBERs tViu bS entitled TO a copy Of THE
DEMOCRAT JTe6 for one year.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

No reference was made to this Hayes
Republican administration by the New
York convention. Mr.. Hayes will prob
ably conclude that Republicans, if not
republics, are ungrateful.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

WHAT has become of Mr.. Andrew
Hickenlooper, alleged Lieutenant-G Gov.
ernor Of f0lioP-RepoSitovy.
He is in Cincinnati helping Halstead
figure out the dividends on gas stock
MassiIlOn Independent.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

In case OF Grants nomination, the Gin
Cinnati Commercial thinks the Democrata
will have monopoly Of Washington's
Farewell Address as q campaign docu-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

LAST Friday morning our Republican
General Assembly adjourned over till
Tuesday last, when nothing was done
on that day. II Is not thirty day Leg
islature.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

"CoNKIINe's convention" is the way
New York papers dub it. Cameron's
convention, Pennsylvania, set the exam
pie first.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

GRANTS admirers everywhere are jubi.
liant over the machine work in New
York, 1t was Conkling & Co there, and
Don Cameron in Pennsylvania.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

The Repository announces William
Prince as a candidate for Trustee of Can.
ton township, subject to the verdict of
the Republican primary.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

IT is generally thought that Blaine is
ahead Of Sherman and Grant in these
parta,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

IT looks as if John Sherman would get
the grand bounce at Chicago, at the Re-
publican National convention.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

THE Cleveland Leader on Monday
praised the Legislature for putting in a
great deal Of work last week." They
worked three days.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

TIE SILENT MANS CoMMENT.-Memo.
randum from Mexico: To Ros and Don:
A little larger majority, please. It'll
look better.-C Chicago Times,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

THE honest money league man was
only a "knave" of John Sherman.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-04

CHRISTENING Major Mckinley ''the
young Napoleon" is calculated to scare
off all competitors. 1t is stunning.