The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-06-17
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pendent Convention of Republicans as
sembled for the purpose Of putting in
nomination a suitable person as a candi'
date for Congress in opposition to James
A. Garfield.
The causes which impelled the calling
ofthat Convention and inspired its action
are set forth in the resolutions adopted
by it and printed herewith. To the in
dietment contained in those resolutions
and the evidence submitted in support
thereof we respectfully call your atten'
ton and ask your candid consideration.
We have no grievances. We never
sought favor at Mr.. Garfeld's hands and
have no personal quarrel with him. On
the contrary, we have been among his
warmest political friends and supporters
and now only attack his acts and conduct
in public life and the character he has
thereby attained
It ia easier TO float with the tide than
to row against it, and we regret the me-
cessity that Compels us to denounce HIM.
1t is fitting that as true men we should
seek the cause and remedy for this state
of ruin and we look not far nor long.
Corruption in Office and want of wisdom
in legislation loom up before us. We re,
view with pride our party history and
achievements, but we now see fraud in
high places eating at its vitals. Its Rev
enue officers are found stealing and di'
yiding with whisky rings. It's Secretaries
sell post traderships. Its Congressman
raise their own salaries, and make them
retroactive; take great fees for argument
on pavement jobs before boards Of their
own creation, and pocket the dividends
of great frauds like the Credit Mobilier.
Corruption rides in 81, 600 Landaulets,
purchased at government expense, and
Congressman build palaces at the Capt.
tai, willie the people toll and sweat I'M
der their burdens-they forget that they
are but the servants of the nation AID
act as if they we're it's owners, seeking to
wiring from it the greatest possible num-
Der of dollars for their own base pur-
poses.
The Republican party has done much
to purify itself within itself. Its Whisky
Ring Revenue officers are convicted and
imprisoned, Belknap is deposed and i'm.
peached and only escapes conviction by
a technicality. Its Salary Stealing, Credit
Mobilier, Pavement JObbing Congress-
men are mostly retired. James A. Gar.
field remains. Richard G, Parsons, his
compeer as a great patent pavement
LAWYER, nominated without opposition in
a District Republican last year, by $500
majority was hurled at the polls by Ii.
B. Payne, a Democrat, by Z. 900 mi jority,
The of~ice-holders nominated him but
the brave honest people rebuked them
James A. Garfield fell from 10 935 ma.
iority in 1872 to 1926 majority in 1874.
"Oh what a fall was there, my country
men," Rebuked, shorn of character for
truth and integrity, all that is noble in
manhood, almost defeated, he stands a
sad and blackened monument of avarice
and greed.
By the arts of the orator and dema.
gogue, of which he is a Consummate
master, he is striving and struggling and
may postpone the day of his final doom,
but be bears upon HE front the writing
on the wall, "mene, meme, tekeJ uphdrSin "
"Whom the Gods would destroy they
first make mad"
Forgetting his duty to his country and
his constituents, in his haste to serve his
bondholding masters, on the 18th of July
1875, he committed himself 10 the de-
of that great fraud upon the PEOPLE,
the demonetization of the silver dollar,
and denounced it's restoration as a
'swindle'on so vast a scale as to make
he achievement illustrious." ,
That speech 80 weak in its logic and so ;
in it's political heresies and so :
to the high pretensions to states. ,
nanship of its author ia suppressed by :
he Republican editors of his District, 9
md is only to be found in the Congress. .
onal Record. Holding PoSt-offces and :
places of emolument at his will they dare :
o raise. their voices only in his praise. :
If the Republican party would survive :
I must strike from its rolls the last dis :
IGNORED name and select only honest, .
rue and brave men to fill lis high q
!
Flaming oratory upon the horrors of .
Unreasonable and Libbey, and the dis. :
condition of the South are a poor :
compensation for want of integrity. The !
ools who believe that another great re-. !
or payment OF the rebel debt are '
imminent, are only found in the Post :
or LunatiC Asylums. The people =
now better, and that cry of the dema- !
ogue to arouse their fears that he may l
ct their votes ought to be Of no avail. y
dependent REPUBLICAN CONVENTION 4
GENERAL j. 8. EASEMENT THEIR UNANI. s
NOUS CHOICE AS THE WINNING CANDIDATE
AGAINST JAMES A. GARFIELD. 7
The Republicans of the Nineteenth Q
congressional District Of Ohio opposed r
} the return of James A. Garfield to &
congress, met in Convention at Warren, =.
l., September 9TH, 1876, and organized =
y e%lecting DR.. G. W, Ensign, of Lake,for a
hartman, and L. D. Brown, of Portage, t
nd George E. Paine, Of Lake, Secreta. {
es. t
On motion, G. N. futile and J. B. Bur. o
,ws, of Lake; B, F. Perry, of Ashtabula; o
u. Brown, OF Portage, and Y. u. Crary, a
Lake, were chosen a Committee on v
esolutions, and H. Fl. Hine, William E. o
P. Bosworth, Us. Easement, B. I
:. Perry and R. NJ. Murray, were APP a
ointed a Committee on Conference for r.
representative. IL
The Committee on Resolutions report.
d the following, which were unani- b
lously adopted:
Whenever in a country like ours, gov. n
rned by the people through great polit- a.
al parsies,a body of its citizens attached a
/, a political party feel constrained from IL
ny GAUGE to enter their protest against
10 action Of such party and take sepa. a
sta action in the 8 lection Of a Candi. =
ate for an important Office, justice to =
themselves and a proper regard for the u