The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-09-23
POLITICAL ITEMS.

The most contemplate thing thus far at ChiCa
go is the chatter about Garfield. He has not
record to run on for PRESIDENT Gin, Commercial,
June %, 1880
Itinsults the intelligence OF the people Of the
North to imagine that they will not this fall elect
Garfield and Arthur to be president and vice
president Of the United states.- Gin. Commercial,
Sept II, 1880.
Had Garfield acted as an honest man should
have acted Mr., Tilden would now, in all proba.
bility, be occupying the sect in the White House
to which he was elected, and NJ. Hayes would
still be enjoying the bucolc pleasures of his Ohio
home. The American people could not more
effectively rebuke the great fraud than BY strik-
ing down the man who was chiefly responsible
for It's success Baltimore Gazette.
The Cleveland Plaindealer thinks that the ma
jority OF the young men OF the country are for
Hancock.
Take, for instance, this fact: In the fiscal year
Of lS676S over one hundred millions OF gallons OF
distilled spirits we're manufactured in the United
States. The tax was So per gallon. The revenue
from that source should have been hUO hundred
millions Of dollars. The revenue collected from
that source was only seventeen millions Of dollars
HilSborO,Igh o.. Gazette.
"As each man was paid, a cross was marked
against his name, ard every name was crossed"
This is the way-the Republican correspondent
of the Connecticut Palladium wrote, In Februa
ry, 1373-Credit Mobiller Oakes Ames kept his
diary relating to his purchase Of Congressman
The people also will do some crossing of names
in November. - Concord, NJ H., Pdtriot.
The Utica Observer sharply declares that
"James A. Garfield is the typical representative
of the lobby. Search through the lotten record
of the Republican Congress which preceded 1878
and you will find no job too vile for his approval
no steal too hagrant for his vote. II ever the
greedy hs ids OF the Third House held Con.
gresham in their power, and forced him to sub
mission, and used him as an unprotesting tool for
robbery that Congressman was James A. Gar.
field" That is pretty strong language to use, but
we believe 1t has fact for Its cornerstone.
When the Cincinnati Comm erClsl RECEIVERS its
breath from bowling about "0ld Man Secesh" it
will crafty Q public curiosity by explaining
whether the Garfield 1t now supports for Presi
dent, is the 81 me Garfield 1t once declared to be
marked with the political small pox."
The Democrats of New Hampshire In nomln.
ating ex Congressman Frank Jones for Governor,
have made their State reasonably certain for
Hancock as we'll as Jones.
Bob IngeBoll could not persuade the honest
| men Of Maine there was no hell, or they might
have agreed to vote for the Republican ticket.
IL Aka
back pay salary grab, and pocketed the swag,
holding 1t for six weeks and until Republican
Conventions called on him to resign,-Journdl Of
And Congress.
Grfed's sectional principles may be supple
mented by his old federal deoa ration: ION the
26th Of January 1866, before the war closed, in a
speech In the House he thus declared himself:
"Ibelicve, Mr.. Speaker, thdt THE NAME OF JET.
PERSON IS WANING and the name Of Hamilton trdz-
ing in The estimation Of the american people, and
that zoe are grdvitating totSard a stronger Govern
u'ent, am glad zoe are"
The Springfield Morning Monitor has the fol.
| lowing: Here is a partial list Of prominent
men who, as Republicans, supported Abraham
Lincoln for reelection to the presidency in 1854
but who are now, as Democrats, active and zeal
| GUS supporters Of Gen, Hancock, the Democratic
| presidential nominee
| Cbas. Francis Adams, Geo. W. Julian,
| Beuj F Butler, b. Grstz Brown,
John W. Forney, Montgomery Blair,
| Gen. A. L. Pearson, JAS R. Doolittle,
Lyman Trumbull Cassius NJ. Clay,
David Davis, Senator Ross,
John NJ. Palmer, JOS s, Fowler,
| o. H. Browning, George Hoadley,
Andrew G. Curtin, Gen. Sigel
This morning we have simply to congratulate
| our friends in Maine over the splendid fruits O
| their gallant fight and to rejoice with them that