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

politics would prevail. In associatlng with him
Charles M. Pond OF Hartford, as the nominee for
Lieutenant Governor, the convention has also
acted wisely. The platform is compact and to the
point. The condemnation Of the fraud OF 1S76.77
is an echo Of the ringing words of Senator Eaton,
who occupied tn chair and who reminded the
COL vention with psrdonable and becoming pride
that he voted against the iniquitOus Electoral
Commission from first to last.
The National Association of Hancock Veterans
the nucleus of which was formed In New York
| city some time since has become an organization
with branches in every State in the Union. A few
weeks ago National executive committee was
| formed, and General William F. Smith was made
chairman Of It, The committee held meeting
at headquarters IN New York on Tuesday. 1t is
composed OF one member from every State A
constitution was adopted the principal provision
Of which relates to the requisites for membership
Of the organization It is specified that 'all per.
sons who have been honorably discharged from
the military or naval service Of the United States'
and who desire to promote the election Of Han.
cock and English for President and Vice PresI
dent, without reference to present party ties or
political affiliations shall be eligible to member
roll" Reports have been received from every
State relative to the condition Of branch oTganza
tions, and a national committee has been formed
consisting Of delegates from the various States,
Here is the way "thiugs are working" in one Of
the Republican strongholds Of Western New York.
A letter to the Democratic State Central Commit.
tee from Judge W. H Henderson OF Cattaraugus
says:
I'm 1876 In no one OF the thirty three towns Of
this county was there a Democratic club or Til.
den organization of any kind or name. In 1880,
at midsummer, and before the doors Of your COM
mittee room were open in all the villages and in
many Of the more rural townships large Hancock
and English clubs were formed and organized,
and soon every election district in the county
will boast Of its Hancock and English club. In
every neighb0rhood there are Republicans who
never acted with us before now advocating the
election Of Hancock As a specimen brick, in the
adjoining town we had 4S votes for Governor last
fall, and Hancock club was organized there the
other night with 96 names the roll at the stsrt
l know Of not single voter in the county who
acted with the Democrats in 1876 that is not now
for Hancock"
out with card in relation to the contradictions
by Republican journals Of Senator Wallaee's as
sertion that the Democratic Congress had studi.
ously kept in mind the services Of Union soldiers,
regardles Of party In the appointment Of officers
under its control;
IAN editorial statement was recently made by
the Cincinnati Gazette to the effect that the Dem.
ocratic members of the Senate as soon as they got
81 - tb,t nod h,1A tod
to make a clean sweep of the disabled soldiers
whom they found upon the rolls Of Senate en-.
ployes. That caucus was held is true but it is
not true that any such order of removal was
adopted, Senator VOrhees was right when he
said in his speech June IS, 1879, that all OF the
wounded soldiers were retained. They we're not
many in number, but all of them, with one ex'
ception, have kept their places under Democratic
rule. These employees were Charles N Richards
Assistant Keeper of Stationery, Secretary's Office
John G. Merritt NJ ], Bunnell, S. L, Wilson and
the writer j. ]. G. Ball, all Of the Sergeantat
Arms office, and all OF whom remain in the en-
ploy Of the Senate, excepting Wilson, who was
discharged, but for what reason do not know.
1t was certainly not on account Of his having
been a soldier or a Republican, as all Of the others
retained are soldiers and Republicans and have
never been disturbed on account of their antece.
dents or opinions, am free to state that have
no sympathy with the Democratic party. vote
as a Republican talk ss a Republican, WAS
appointed as Republican; but believe In fair
play for all that, and l write this communication
as an act of justice to the Democratic Senate
which has dealt squately and impartially wi
all the disabled men on its rolls without regard
to their politics, Let the devil have his due and
all campaign lies be denounced as they deserve,
whether they emanate from Republican or Dem.
ocratic sources. would add, further, that when
Mr., Wilson was discharged Sergeant-at'Arms
Bright gave the position to Senator Don Cameron
whose appOEntee is filing It at this time and is
good Republican. J.J, G. BALL"