The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-12-30
THE REPOSITORY TO THE RES
C1IE.

criminal, or how infamous the Grimm
ality, the Rep. approves and defends,
provided the accused is Republican,
serving and faithful to the party. 1t
never had word to say against their
Credit Mobilier and DeGolyer knaves.
1t found no fault with stealing the Presi'
dency, and rewarding the forgers, perjur-
ers and rascal thieves with fat Office. 1t
approves of every piece Of petty and con-
temptible treatment and persecution for
opinions sake on the part of its big or
little party leaders.
The Freedmen's bank swindle, by
whi b the negroes were robbed of mil
lions;" the BOSS" Shepherd Washing
ton city plunder ring; the Black Friday
villainy; the crooked whisky ring rob-
berries, were never denounced by the Rep
1t cordially and heartily approved of
the eight year, of Grant, with all its in
fanny, corruption and drunkenness.
At home, too, the same course has
been pursued. 1t approved of the sale
and manipulation by the Republican
Treasury ring, of the sale of Stark coun'
ty's Fort Wayne railway stock, by which
the county waa swindled out of about
one hundred thousand dollars.
0icourse, the organ approves turning
out, without warning, the late Court
House janitor, faithful and industrious
man, and entitled to fair treatment and
due notice.
When the Democrats made the change
some years ago, they did not 80 treat
the Republican janitor. He had been
getting $500 ayear, and the Democrat got
$500. Tie Republican janitor, though
one armed soldier, had been short time
previous defeated for the nomination of
sheriff by the Republican Court House
ring. The same party, Congressman
Mckinley, turned out of the Canton
Postofice "a one armed soldier" man,
too, the people Of Canton wished to see
continued. And was not the reason, be-
cause he refused to fork over to the RepO8i-
tory a thousand dollars a gear?
Again, would it not be thought mean
in private citizen, Republican or not,
to 60 back on his agreement, without
good cause. to give an accomplished and
worthy lady employment If so-why
should it not be held mean aud con.
in a county ofiCial2 Il would
be, undoubtedly, if the incumbent were
a Democrat. Are Republican officials
not bound by the rules of common de-
oenCy and fairness toward ladies, even if
The lady has Democratic proClivities2
l. would really seem as if the Repub.
lean official rule Of action was an ex.
eusion of the divine right of kings. |
The old tory doctrine, that "the king
AN do no wrong" would seem to apply |
o every Republical official.
Credit Mobilier fraud, DeGolyer bribe,
329 and $4,000, rather helped than in
lred Gen. Garfeld's popularity Col.
Ak, Belknap, Robeson, Babcock, Arthur,
Cameron, ETC., smirched and
lackened as they are, have by no means
1st their standing and character in the
artyl Such is "the party of great
loral ideasl" "Hypocrisy la mode"
1t would seem as if the Republican
arty leaders were like that ancient dem.
gogue who said, that 30 long as the peo.
e had ears, he would rather they
lould be without understanding; that {
, he would rather they were asses than
en-. The art of printing enables cox 6
mbs and blaCkguards to take their i
ash to market, whereas, before the in !
'ntion of printing, when b!oCkheads a
rote nonsense, no one would trans
ibe it. The master orator and the 2
eat author appeal to the understand /
6 rather than the heart; they present I
gument, do not deal in sophistry nor 9
gh.sounding blaCkguard terms. They a
rnish facts and reasons that convince g
d form correct judgment. In such v
nds "the pen is mightier than the +,
ord" Such men are the foes of vapid q
etoric, and the friends of reason; aud it
lth is the object Of reason.
Happy is that land where truth and
,egrity prevail in church and state,
d among the people; where, too, "the =
an OF principle are the principal men," u u
lere knowledge is free, the burdens of 1
Hation light, and where all are equal III
fore the law. History shows that no "
orm is 80 hazardous as that of re- u
nChment, ss it forces the corrupt to ~
ne under a system which they detest, d
cause it diminishes their gains. il
We have long since abandoned all al
pc of reform while the Republican v,
'ty is in power. Their leaders in place Ia
the Credit Mobilier, DeGolyer, Gus m
a House, Whisky and other ring op. CO
tors, from whom nothing can be ex- "'
ted. Personal, rather than the pub
good, is the object for which they are
nbined. The history of the Repabli- B
party proves this, They have been -,
" building up monopoly-the rule of m
minority, as in foreign lands, where -
potism prevails.
he golden rule-"do to others as ye Pi'
aid others should do to you"-seems eG
laVe no sort of weight with the Re.
,lican leaders of Stark county, nor W
eed elsewhere. A fair, square, hon. co
BILE arrangement with lady must bt
disregarded to please the narrow, tr,
III souled bigots who dictate the party Or