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

Gen. McDonald's exposure ofthe whis'
ky ring business is fearful arraignment
of the Republican party leaders.
He says there was ring at all lmpor'
tant points where whisky was made, and
that at least seven and half millions OF
dollars were raised in the one campaign
Of 1872, about half of it going in to the
hands of the Republican leaders who run
the campaign. So much for running
whisky crooked,
Gen, Mcdonald says the whole thing
was done on the order Of the Govern
ment officials at Washington, even tue
occupants of the White House knowing
and approving, and hence the prompt
parIoning of the conyiced by Grant.
Mcdonald gives fl C simies of BabcDck's
letters to him. some of them signed Hor
ace Hougton, and there can be no doubt
of the genuineness Of the letters. 1t
will be remembered that Babcock was
tried for completely, but was acquitted,
the prosecution being lenient in conse'
ouence of the order and influence of
President Grant, as well as some stall
wart swearing
There is no doubt that if the revenues
on whisky had been closely collected and
applied to the payment of the National
debt, this debt would be nearly or quite
extinguished. The amount of whisky
made per year is known and the amount
Of tax collected on the whisky is known,
It is therefore a matter Of easy calcula.
ton, how much revenue has been lost
and stolen by running the whisky crook
ed and otherwise.
"Crooked whisky" means dishones,
oficials-colluson between them and
the manufacturers. Bristow, when
Grants secretary, determined to put a
stop to the thieving, and instituted suits
and was making it warm for the gangs
everywhere, but Grant removed him,
and the business was soon hushed up.
Such loads as the Republican party
carry would break down the Democratic
party beyond peradventure. Garfeld'a
record on Credit Mobiier, DeGolyerism,
&C.; the whisky ring business; the dis
crepancies in the accounts of tie United
States Treasury; the corruption and ex'
travagance, and the audaCity and etron'
terry with which the whole iniquity ia
defended, are enough to break complete
ly down any political party, except the
"party cf great moral ideas"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26

An Enquirer Columbus correspondent
one day last week reported a private
conversation between Gov. Charles Fos.
ter ard two Republicans, which was over
heard at the Neil House, and the Gov.
ernor in letter to the Enquirer next
day, says "taint 3d." The Governor was
reported to say he feared the Democrats
would carry New York that in Ohio the
Republicans are in danger of being left /;
that of the late reunion at Columbus, the
rank and file would vote for Hancock I;
that the enthusiasm was quite as great
for Hancock as for Garfield; that Conk.
ling and Cameron are not heartily for
Garfield, and the outlook is not favora,
BILE for Republican success.
The reported conversation will not
hurt Charlie in Lorain county. He is
well fortified there, being a favorite
county, evidently, as of the i've trustees
of the Cleveland Asylum, he gave two
to Lorain, two to Cuyahoga and one to
Summit. He don't care anything about
Stark, although the second county in
the district as to population, ranking
next to Cuyahoga. lhe reported con.
versation will not hurt Mr.. Foster in
Stark, and anyhow, as we say, he don't
care much about the fellows here. But
where were the Republican members
Hartshorn, Snyder & Co., when the
Governor was appointing, Perhaps
they did not want any one on
the Board from Stark. Did they
think there were no distinguished
Republicans left when they were
out? Or, perhaps Hartshorn and Sny.
der we're too busy dividing Washington
township against the will of large ma
jOrity of the people there.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26
A GRABBER OF TWO SALARIES
FOR GARFIELD.

One of the meanest bloodhound spec.
Ches published thus far in this cam
paign by the radical Chinese organs
hereabouts, is that Of the bombastes
General Ed. S. Meyer. He is pretty spec.
linen to go about abusing Democrats and
the Democratic party. This mau is as
sistant United States District Attorney
for Northern Ohio, at a good, living sal
ary and at the same time he draws a
good salary from the United States on
account of being retired regular army
officer. Is he afraid of losing one of
these if Hancock is electedP Such a
man should of course defend DeGolyer
Garfield. There are too many such off.
Cial blood-suckers for the good Of the
American people. They should be cur
tailed and they will be when Demo-
cratic administration is fully in power.
"Reform is necessary"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26
A. M,GREGoR WAS A DELEGArI

A. M'GREGOR WAS A DELEGAIE'
In the interval of the committees alb.
senCq the convention proceeded to nom.
mate Presidential EleCtor, Hon. A
McGregor of Stark who was not dele.
gate, We believe, proposed Thomas Hays
of Carroll, for that position, and his name
was seconded by several Carroll dele
gates Youngstown VtndiCat0r,
We beg leave to say to Judge Tho
mans home organ, that "we believe" A
McGregor w0S delegate to the Congress
sional convention, and if the editor oftht
VindiCator bad referred to the ofiicia,
proceedings of our convention, as pub.
lished in the Stark County DEMOCRAT Of
June 24,h, he could have been fully en-
lightened therein. Had our friend Of the
Findicator desired, he could have been
informed at Alliance, for we had copy
of the Dem Graf of June 24,b, and would
have taken pleasure in removing all
doubt in the premises. 1t is a satisfac
tion, too, we may say, that A, McGregol
was there, and was delegate, 10 lend a
helping Democratic hand.
Because the VindicatOr man did moi
have bis own way in everything, he
need not lie about fellow, under the
unworthy dodge Of, 1--WE believe"
A little lying about the common enc
my might be tolerated in young edi.
tor, softened by, "We believe;" but on a
political contemporary, and in a cam
paign, with the Congressional candidate
in his own county, it is hardly in good
secmiGg, Let our friend consider.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26

AT Chicago, last week, the Masonic
Knights returning say they had fear.
ful fleeing time. A glass of cold water
cost ten cents, s. shave one dollar, and
so on in proportion. They sighed fol
home and home they came, thousands
of them, before the week was ended
There's no place like home, and there
are few places, some say, like Chicago
away from home. But that depends on
the time and the circumstances.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26

WHO would have thought that the
"party of great moral ideas" would take
man for President who had been brib.
ed, and had been the creature and tool
of all the infamous schemes Of robbery
and plumber in Congress; certainly one
of the most corrupt men that ever occu-
pied a seat in Congress. That man is
James A. Garfield.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26

Itappears that our commerce is car
ried on mainly by foreign vessels, less
than twenty per cent of the whole mum.
ber being chips flying the American flag,
OF the American vessels above given,
over six hundred are small crafts enga.
ged in the coasting trade, leaving but ten
per cent as the grand showing for the
foreign commerce of the United States.
This state of things did not exist under
Democratic rule. This is one of the
protection" features of the Republican
party. Over one hundred million dol
lars year does this country pay to for.
eign ship owners,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26

CoNeRE 8 appropriated $1,000 last win,
ter to make survey of the Miami canal,
from Toledo to Cincinnati. Col. j. M.
Wilson, U. S. A., has charge Of the ap-
pointment, and has secured the assist
ance of Capt. W. S. Williams of Canton.
The object Of the survey is to ascertain
the cost of enlarging to the size of the
New York Erie Canal.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26

THE Repository says the false para
graph attributed to Wade Hampton was
taken from the staunton, Va, Wndicotor.
We do not suppose any one Of the Rep.
set ever saw the Tndicd9r. But cup
pose it so, it proves nothing, Reporters
nowadays take liberties, as every news.
paper man knows. A fair and careful
reporter will submit his report to the
speaker before publishing, but this ia
seldom done. Interviewers and report
ers shape to suit themselves,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26
TILE nEMnCRAT.

uyni,hsd 10 subscribers postage paid, al q per year.
for sir months; mn oentS for three months mVa'aa
IN aduance u Is also delivered 10 any p"tW "'e
~ al The same rates. ..,,..,. ,
, an ,o,,, or he county, Writer'S nds and address
.,o,,rsd on cs,y communication as private g''drdn-
is6 or good taih. 49,. WIN,
Any psr,on sending in a Cub Of FOUR CASH YEAR
Nv suBscRrBERs OiH be entitled to copy sr THE
DEMOCRAT Jree for one year,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26

MURDER and fraud are what make the
South so solidly Democratic where the
Republican voters honestly outnumber
the Democrats four to one.-Leader.
What darling little tootsey -pootsey
Republicans they must be that can't pro.
tect themselves when they outnumber
their oppon ents -four to one." Don't
you think you are taxing the credulity
of your readers just little too much
Plain Dealer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26

On Friday last the chairman of the
Democratic county committee of -, a
gentleman Of the highest character, a
personal friend, called at the office of
the Progress to inform me that he had
secured the signatures of two hundred
and fifty Republicans, nearly ali yeter.
ans who had fought at Gettysburgh, to
the Hancock clubs of his single county.
That list is now fl ed at this office.-F0r.
neg'8 Progress.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26

We notice that some Republican pa.
pers continue to keep standing F0RG-
ED EXTRACT from a speech of Senator
Wade Hampton. Mr.. Hampton has
positively declared the paragraph false.
Can't the DeGolyer journals be decent
or wont they2
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26

The Repository maintains that Wade
Hampton did express himself as in their
lying paragraph that We noticed last
week. We are not disappointed in the
old Know Nothing, Chinese organ,
Our readers will fad the speech in
this paper, as published in the New York
Herald, an Independent paper. There
is no such language in it. Senator
Hampton is a prudent man Of good
sense, and no fool.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26

Hon. John MoSwEENEY has received
special invitation from Hon. Wm H.
English, Democratic candidate for Vice
President, and chairman Of the Indiana
Democratic Executive Committee, to
make some speeches in Indiana. II the
Courts and health will permit, we think
Mr.. MSsweeney viii accept the invita-
tion.-- Wayne Co. Dem.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26

THEnext Congress will be Democratic
as is the. present Congress. With man
Of influence and weight of character
from this district, Canton might get suffi-
cient, recognition 70 secure a more Duita.
BILE Postofice building. II is something
badly needed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26

REPUBLICAN forgeries are now in or.
der. The last is what, "they say" Gen.
Robert Toombs said, that Hancock, il
elected, would let the Southerners run
his administration. OF course it is an.
other roarback,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26

DoN CAMERON says as Garfield has put
Mural Halstead of the Cincinnati Com
mercidI the bitterest anti Grant man in the
country, 1t the head of his Ohio force,
he intends to "let Halstead and his gang
work it out" and predicts that Garfield
is not safe in such hands, even in his
own state"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26

THE bloodhound Cleveland Leader
talks of "the rebel program" and speaks
of Hancock Democrats as "unhung reb-
els" And the lisping man Of the Leader
didn't even join a Home guard during
the war, we suppose.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26

THE Chinese Government is much agi-
ftated over the Commission appointed by
the United States to secure revision Of
the Burlingame Treaty The gentle
heather knows when he has a good
thing, and doesn't propose to let 60.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26

CUBA ia getting ready for Chinese
cheap labor.-Cin. Commercial.
The United States has been ready for
some time, and Hayes, Garfield, McKin.
ley 4 Co., want these states to contiue
HraodyU
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26
MIR. ENGL1sH,s MORTGAGES.

O1e of the principal Campaign stor-
les" of the week, is that Mr.. English has,
during the past three or four years, fore.
closed a considerable number of mort
cages in Indiana to recover payment of
small loans. This discovery was made
by the Cincinnati Commercial, and many
of our esteemed Republican contempor
aries seem to think it very valuable
one. Some Of them have given up near.
ly whole page to the list of foreClo,
sures, Mr.. English seems, like many
other men, to be in the habit of invest.
ing considerable sums on mortgage, and
which is usually considered a business
transaction, the object of the mortgage
being to enable the creditor to get his
money back In case the interest is not
paid. But the esteemed Republican
contemporaries Seem to think the mort
gage is something drawn up either for
fun or to save the debtors dignity, and
which no creditor, fl to be Vice Presi
dent, would seriously think of taking.
So when Mr.. English treats his lien as
real securities and enforces it, they de-.
nounce him as humbug and bypo.
critic, and as mo poor mans friend"
This is a sorry business for paper like
she Cincinnati Commercial 10 take up,
and would be much better suited to Dem
mis- Kearney's organ. When the editor
takes a m0rtsge we wonder what he
does with it.-Nati0n, N. y (RP)
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26

REPUBLICAN papers are assailing Eng
lish and letting Hancock alone. They
say nothing about Arthur, their candi
date for Vice President, They do not
tell that Arthur was turned out Of the
New York Custom.house "in order that
the Office may be honestly administer.
ed" (Hayes's letter, Dec, 81, 1879, and
that John Sherman aided in the kicking
out Of Arthur, by declaring that Arthur
as Collector, "connived at bribery, put
names of dead beats on the pay rolls, and
increased the expenses Of the Office
while diminishing its revenues" (see
sherman's letter, Dec, 81, 1S79) And
the Republican papers are no ways anx'
ious to canvass Arthur's record. In re-
atty he Is a New York sport, much
given to cards, wine and kindred vices
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26

'ITHURIEL," correspondent of the Gin.
Cinnati Enquirer, sends good news from
Indiana concerning the projects of Dem
oCratiC success.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26

TIE Republican papers continue to
"chatter about Garfield" DeGolyer is a
troublesome customer, however on their
banda
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26

The Republican leaders ought to bring
Longstreet and Mosby home for time
to stump for them.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26

OLD Ben Wade, when sailing in the
flesh, said-"The Cleveland Leader is the
d-dest meanest paper in the country"
1t has not improved particle,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26

GEN. A. J. WARNER announces SER
les of meetings in Meigs county, begin
ming August 9th.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26

Ex.Gov. BISHOP will attend the reun'
ion al Canton on September Isl,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26

A CERTIFICATE OF CHARACTER.-GeneraI
Garfield is a pure statesman. Rob
bersOn.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26

WHY do Republican papers continue
to say "free states" and "elave states"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26
AS TO LIES.
The Cincinnati Enquirer comedies Indiana to
the Republicans. Repository.

The Cincinnati Enquirer comedies Indiana 10
the Republicans. s.-RepoSitory.
Of course tie Rep. don't quote to prove
its lie. There are white lies, black lies,
mean lies, useless lies and foolish lies
The above is probably fool lie, worthy
of Chinese, "young Napoleon" organ.
Try in,-DemOcrdt n
Not so fast, Mr.. anti.English. The
Repository did quote to prove lts asser'
ton. The quotation was letter writ
ten from indiana by one Of the editors
of the Eruuirer That letter conceded
and predicted that Indiana would be
carried by the Republicans in October.
And the political ADanias OF the DEM
ocrat knows it,-Repo8itory.
Not any. What signature was attach
ed to that Indiana letter? Do not the
wiseacres of the Rep, know that the "ed-
itors" of the Enquirer put their produc-
tions on the editorial page, without a
signature, and loaded? The Rep, may
wriggle and wiggle, but cannot get out
of its foolishness.
"Anti. English" is good "Anti Eng'
lish" as Washington was; as Jefferson,
Hancock, the Adamses, Franklin, etc,
we're; "anti.EngIish," as Rev. DR.. With
erspoon, a Scotchman who signed the
Declaration, as Gen. Mercer, another
Scotchman who was MORALLY woun-
ded at Princeton, as Thomas Paine,
the hero political author of the Revolu'
ton, and an Engishman, and many
others, were.
Oh, yes, "anti. English" expresses it
very well. No English royalty, nobility
and aristocracy for u.s. no English fund
ing system and national banks built
thereon, for us; no English government
system that takes care of the rich, and
drives the toiling millions to Chinese
pauperism; no established government
church, with its immense revenues Of
millions and millions Of pounds; no
funded National Debt perpetuated as a
national blessing, because it reduces the
toiling millions to Cooley drudges and
pauperism no standing army to bolster
up such arrangements, and keep the
people quiet.
In short, give us a county with just
laws, and all equal before the laws no
special privileges no moropolies estab'
lished and favored by government; no
systemized, legalized robbery Of labor
and honest business no privileged clas'
ses, but equal and exact justice; no shod'
dy nor any other kind Of an aristocraCy
| for
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26
"a bridge across a hundiel years,
without q prop to save it from sneers,
Not even couple Of rotten peers,
A thing for laughter, heers and isers.
Is American aristocracy !

"Anti English" is good; we accert,
Then the Rep. and its party, of course,
iS-ENGLIsH Are they not building up
privileged class in this country? Are
they not following England? Have they
not succeeded wonderfully well? Have
they not been forging letters for the
American people? Do they regard the
expressed will of the People? Did they
not. by perjury, bribery, fraud and force,
install their Hayes? Are they not now
seeking again to array one portion of
the Union against another? Truth, JUS.
tice and the American Constitution they
heed not. They have corrupted the
fountains of legislation. They have
thrust honesty aside, and taken up fit
representative for President. Under
Republican rule, in this land, the lines
are now distinctly drawn between the
favored capital few, and the mass of the
people. Most un.American
Yes, "anti English" and English, are
expressive terms for the two parties, If
we are "anti," the Rep. is pro, English !
All right, young Napoleon" organ!
In England, poor men have not the
privilege of voting extended to them I;
that is, there is property qualification,
as in Republican Rhode Island. There
is this difference, however, in favor of
England that they apply their rule to
all poor men; wLile in Rhode Island,
true to the Know Nothing instincts of
the Republican leaders, they only ex-
Clude adopted citizens, and do not apply
their quail fl ,ation to native born and
negroes. This again shows the Rspubli-
can to be the English party. This Rhode
Island rule, be it remembered, is appro-
we'd by the Republican leaders, for they
arranged the NYth amendment to ac-
commodate this little model Republican
state. The Rep ard other Know Moth
ing, Garfield organs admire this Rhode
Island arrangement Il is English all
over, with the additional infamy of the
Know Nothing feature.
"Anti English" in all these respects
suits us and the party we oppose is the
English, Know Nothing, Republican,
Chinese party!
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26
COUNTY TICKET.

Clerk,
JOHN T. HAYS,
Auditor,
MARION NJ. KING.
Commissioner,
GEORGE SLOWER.
Infirmary Director,
LEWIS ESSIG,
Surveyor,
JOHN H. HOLL.
Coroner,
ELI WAGNER.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-26

THE following table shows the number
of vessels engaged in the foreign trade
of the United States, together with their
n,t;or,1;t,,