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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-07

How about this2 Is the staunch Dem.
ocratiC organ, the Stark Co. Democrat, in
favor of prohibition or local optionP Is
the Dem ocrat in earnest, or is it playing
off?-Ohio State Journal.
The more important question isis
the Republican party Of Ohio in favor Of
prohibition or local option2 Is the dom.
inant party "in earnest" or are they
playing Off" Let the Columbus organ
speak, Let it define, unmistakably, the
position of "the party of great moral
IDEAS" This playing off" business gave
them theL egislature yearago last fall but
without any result thus far, or prospect
Of result, either as to prohibition or 10.
cal option"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-07

Rspu lican gans and their Washing
ton corr spond, ITS now acknowledge
that thel is trouble in the radical camp.
They admit til tConkling has declared
relentless war gainst tn administration.
The dispatche5 of the Associated Press
represent Conkling as wing that the
President had given him positively to
understand that he would make no ap-
pointments Objectionable to the Conk>
ling mel, and alleging that the Presi.
dent had broken faith in this regard by
nominating Robertson and Chandler.
He claims that the confirmation of Rob.
ertson as collector Of New York would
tend directly to the disorganization of
the Republican party in his own state,
and declares that although he, Conk.
ling, may be beaten in this first contest,
the battle will be carried far outside the
Senate, and engage, before it is over, the
rank and file of the party. They say
Garfield has surrendered to Blaine, and
that it is Blline's work 1t is the old
Conkling Blaine imbroglio. Grant, it is
said, helped the feud while in Washing.
ton. before starting for Mexico. 1t is
the Grant movement in new shape.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-07
LATE NEWS,

At Lowell, Mass, on Wednesday NOR.
ming, Harris's harness factory burned,
loss $4,000, insurance $4,000.
Earthquake shocks continue to shake
the island of Chic.
The hired man of VIM. Walter, a far
mer two miles from New Philadelphia,
has been getting spending money dur
ing the winter by occasionally killing a
sheep, skinning it, and selling the pelts.
Mr.. Walter the other day found thirty
Carcasses that had been hid away under
stack.
Major Chas. Maurice Smith had his
neck broken the other day by being
thrown from a cart at Port Royal. He
was connected with Forney's Philadel'
phia Press some years ago. he was U.
s. District Attorney for Utah during Bu-
chanan's administration, and bore him
self as a gallant man and able lawyer
HI served in the Confederate army.
Latest accounts from Scio put the num-
Der of the earthquakes victims st 5,OOO.
Thirty villages were destroyed and 40
600 people are left homeless.
The sheep herder who outraged and
murdered Mrs. Sargent at Santa Barbara,
California was on Tuesday lynched into
hades by committee Of THE best citizens.
John Brenberg's mutilated corpse was
found under the heels Of his horses at
his place near Newcomerstown Tuesday,
Murder suspected
Ann Arbor, Michigan, elected Doctor
John Kapp, Democrat, Mayor, by 900
plurality, and everything else.
Wooster April 6.-Wm. Casper and
Hurry Harper were brought to Wooster
this morning and jailed by Marsha
Shields Of fredericksburg on a charge
of committing burglary at the railroad
ticket Office in the latter place three
weeks ago. Confessed the crime.
At Branchville, s. c., Of nine person.
in boat that Capsizad on Ashley river
seven persons were drowned, two o
them ladies and two children.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-07

Attorney General MacVeagh, if we
may credit half Of what is telegraphed
from Washington, is the obstreporous
member OF the Cabinet having the mis-
fortune to hold opinions decidedly at
war with President Garfeld's milk and
water practices. The correspondent Of
the Philadelphia Times expresses the
opinion the Attorney General will not
stay in the Cabinet year, because of a
disagreeable tenacity, which some fine
day will compel him and Garfield to
part company. Garfield seems to be
turning out fapdoodle man.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-07
ELECTION IN CANTON.
Every Democratic Candidate Elected In Every
Ward-Our Township Ticket Elected,

N
Every Democratic Candidate Elected In Every
Ward-Our Township Ticket Elected,
The election on Monday in our city re-
suited in complete Democratic triumph,
every Democratic candidate in every
ward in the city being elected. The Re-
publican candidate for assessor in the
sec nd ward, having no opposition, and
the ward strongly Republican, was
elected.
1t is proper to say that many Republi'
cans took the Reps advice, and voted for
the best men. This was especially true in
several cases where Republican Candi-
dates were defeated by Republicans vo-
ting for Democrats.
Two years ago W. ]. Piero ESQ, was
defeated for Mayor by Mr.. Valleley by
about l5O, and on Monday Mr.. Piero
beat Cassidy by 274; this, too, when the
good Christian ladies Of the Temperance
Union labored for Mr.. Cassidy. Their
address in Cassidy's behalf was read in
the churches, we understand, on Sun
day. The truth is, that n te perance
Republican people have m des wretch
edly out with the Mayo th y have
elected of late ' ears that the pie of
Canton have 10 con dencs in tn Sc po"
litiCal saints. they not seem dispos-
ed to take m, III sto k in such at this
time. This feeling is by no means con
fined to Democrats. Mr.. H.rbst for
Marshal, ran behind Cassidy. Rigler for
reelection defeating Herbst 562. Welty
for Solicitor gets away with McCarty by
458 majority. Bender for Street Com
missioner leads Yant by 297 Peter Bar.
let is elected Water Works Trustee over
Deweese by 261, Our candidates for
Board of E lucation, James G. Lantz and
George Double beat Ellison and Krause
by large majorities. Every member of
the Council elected is a Democrat. OF
the four assessors three are Democrats.
The Democratic township licked voted
in the city, is also elected exceptF. Vie
landt, who is beaten by G. F. Laiblin.
The feeling is to have two of the three
trustees in the city. The Republicans
also get the assessor in the township,
who is voted for only at the township
poll. 1t is evident our friends in the
country were not attentive to their busi'
ness, as the Republicans were atthe town
ship poll. There was terrible cutting
and slashing there, and mixed result
at that poll, as may be seen by reference
to our table.
On the whole, the result is gratifying,
and shows the importance Of getting up
a good ticket. In this was our great ad'
vantage over the Republican ticket. In
local elections there is always more or
less Independent voting; and in this, on
Monday, the Democratic ticket had the
advantage. l. must be admitted, how
ever, that Canton is rather a Democratic
town,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-07

Malone is writhing like little SER
pent under the scorching which Senator
Voorhees, is giving him, Yesterday,
while Voorhees, was speaking, Malone
got up and danced around the Senate
chamber, rushed down in front of the
Secretary's desk, and turning round in
front of Voorhees, while he was speaks
ing, shook his fist at him, and fairly spit
and foamed with rage, using language
which all present construed as a chal-
lenge. Voorhees, maintained the most
perfect equanimity, and upon motion
to adjourn, gave notice that he held the
floor, and would finish his speech today.
The republicans are unfortunate in
having placed the Senatorial balance of
power upon such man as Malone. He
appears to be little more than a small
wad of fire and tow, with no more solid
ity or weight than a puff.ball They
should remind him that the days Of the
duel st and the bully are past in the
Senate of the United States. Another
such a scene as that Of yesterday would
seriously cripple the administration wing
of the party. A fool for a friend is more
dangerous than knave for an enemy.
-Cleye. Press, I'd inst
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-07

The Stark Co. Democrat corrects our
statement made couple Of weeks since,
to the effect that the Superintendent Of
the Children's Home was elected by the
Trustees. We presume that the Demo-
crat is right in saying that the Commits.
sioners, and not the Trustees, elected
Mr.. and Mrs. Buck to the Offices of su.
perintendent and matron. Our states
ment was made on the authority of Com
missioner Hazen, who it now seems, was
in error. The fact, however, remains,
that the election Of Mr.. and Mrs, Buck
was the proper thing to do under the
circumstances; and we don't care by
whom it was done, so that it was legal.
We don't apprehend that anybody is
feeling bad about it, save, perhaps, some
one who wanted the situation and didn't
get it.-Alliance Review.
Among those who wanted the situa-
ton" were some good men with good
wives. But under the circumstance"
there has been some singular wiggling,
dodging, &C., not to say prevarication.
We gave the true account, we believe,
in last weeks DEMOCRAT. There seems
to be no doubt that Mr.. and Mrs. BUCK
are now running the Home at salary
of 81, 500; the Commissioners having
raised Bucks salary from 800 to 81 900;
and the Trustees putting Mrs. Buck up
from $500 to $500. All this, too, was
done, too, when competent and worthy
people were ready to do it all for 81 900
year. 1t must be remembered that the
family of the superintendent have their
keeping, which is something Of an item.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-07
ELECTION NEWS.
Chicago, Cincinnati, and Columbus Democratic
cleveland as Usual, Toledo National, Etc.


Chicago, Cincinnati, and Columbus Democratic
cleveland as Usual, Toledo National, Etc.
Chicago re elects that talented Demo-
crat, Hon. Carter Harrison, as Mayor, as
the following dispach shows;
Chicago, April 5, 81 p. m.-John Nc
! Gregor; The eagle scars. Harrison elect
ed by large maj 1rity.
Cincinnati elected Means, Democrat,
Mayor, by some 1000 majority. Colum'
bus elected Geo. S. Peters, Democrat,
Mayor, by l 900 majority, and the whole
Democratic ticket. Cleveland went Re-
publican as usual. Toledo is mixed, the
Nationals getting the Mayor, and the
other Offices divided round. Steuben-
vile, a stronghold of RepubIicanism,
elected Marion, Democratic Mayor, over
Irwin, by 800 majority. Springfield
goes Republican, but by largely redu-
Ced mai ority; and one or two Democrats
on the general ticket have pulled through.
Kenton is Democratic with the excep-
ton of Treasurer. ChiliCothe is Demo-
cratic, 30 is Portsmouth, Newark, Lima,
youngstown and Hamilton. Mt. Yer
non is Republican by small majority;
the head of the ticket, Mayors for mar
shall having but II majority. The DEM
ocrats carried Massillon, electing all
their city ticket. 0berlin elected a mix
ed ticket, the fight being more personal
than political. In DelV are there was
dissatisf ction with the Republican tick
ct, and the Democrats ucceeded in pull
ing through nearly all their candidates.
Fremont elects Republican Mayor by
50 majority, Democratic marshal by 100,
and the rest of the Democratic ticket by
smal majorities, In Mansfield the Dem
ocrats made almost clean sweep, the
Republicans eleCtiDg nothing but one
Councilman. Z.nesvile is Democratic
by good maiorities Warren elected the
Republican ticket clear through. In
Garretsville the Democrats had no ticket.
Wooster is about evenly divided, but
the Republicans elect their Mayor by
IS majority. Akron goes Republican.
New Philadelphia and UnriChsville give
Democratic majorities. Kent went Dem
ocratic. The Democrats of Youngstown
elected the maruhal, treasurer and three
trustees. The Republicans are horribly
surprised and badly demoralized.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-07


A column editorial in the Washington
Republican, inspired by Conkling, de-
nies the truth of the published report of
the recent interview between that Sena
tor and the President in regard to the
New York nominations, and declares
that Garfield never mentioned to Conk-
link, Arthur, James or Plat, his inten-
ton to nominate Robertson for the COL
lectorship of New York, and says that
they had no idea of such nomination
until the nomination was sent to the
Senate, the President never having even
foreshadowed its possibility to them.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-07
FROM COLUMBUS.

The Governor sent the following names
to the Senate Wednesday morning for
appointment: Safe Librarian, Joseph Il.
Geiger; trustee Athens asylum, Theo-
dore F. Davis, of Washington county;
Dayton asylum, Charles NJ. Godfrey, of
Putnam; Columbus asylum, Joseph q.
Secor, of Lucas; blind asylum, Harmsn
Austin, Of Trumbull; deaf mute institu.
ton, F. @. Sessions, of Franklin; soldiers
and sailors home Charles H. Grosvenor,
of Athens; imbeCile asylum, Jonathan
H. RIkenbrod, of Coumbiana. Each
term is for five years from April 10, 1881
All referred to committees. The ap.
pointment ofJOhn Tod, of Cleveland, as
trustee of the Northern Ohio lunatic
asylum was confirmed.
The Jones resolution to submit to the
people the license and local option ques-
ton passed the House Wedn ssday morn
ing. Toe number needed was SO. and
the bill passed by vote OF n to 16 All
the r 9publiCans and 10 Democrats voted
for the bill. The Democratic leaders,
Bloom, Ried of Ross a1d Estill voted
against it. The bill will be pushed
through the Senate with all possible dis
patch. -
Majority and minority reports will be
made to the Senate from the School
Book Committee. The minority will re-
port the average cost of each set of five
readers TO be 1922. Should the bill be-
come law retailers will sell the set al
$l73, thus realizing IL per cent. profit.
Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co. admit that
they charge the following prices in the
places Dame1: Cincinnati, ST 90, New
York, ST. Brooklyn. $l.S6; West Vir
ginia, 1924. This is done, they say, un
der the pressure Of competition, but tht
price in OHIO as above stated is 1922.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-07

Secretary of the Treasury Window
was at New York last week, to confer
with New York bankers in regard to
funding the National debt about matur-
ing. This is richness when we remem-
ber that the late Democratic Congress
passed a bill, providing for the maturing
bonds by issuing new ones at 3 per cent.
This would have saved for the people
sixteen millions year. But now the
Garfield administration i, on its knees
before the Wall street fnanciers, hoping
to cook up some sort of an arrangement
with these lords of mammon. This
statement carries its own comment.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-07

SOME years ago Henry Ward BeeCher
started on "Life Of Christ" and we be-.
lieve one volume was published. He
got SlO,0OOin advance for the completion
of the work, but he never did, causing
the ruin of the publishers by him not
fulfilling his agreement He las been
sued by Sam Wilkeson to recover the
$4,000, and Mr.. Beecher is stirred up
about it. He explained it couple Of
Sundays ago, that he "had such deep
views Of the latter part of the savior'a
life, that he felt he could not do justice
to the subject. He would be skimming
over the surface" Sam Wilkeson thinks
he would not do justice to him apd re-
pay that $4,000, and that he "skimmed
over the surface" so successfully as ia
take all the cream.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-07

THE deadlock i'll the United States
Senate continues The Democrats want
to 90 into executive session, and dispose
OF the legitimate business for which
this extra session was called. The
Republican ON the other hand,
insist on electing the officers Of
the Senate, which, in the present
lock, they are unable to do. 1t is
said there are five Republican Senators
opposed to the deadlock policy, but sub
NIT to the caucus rule. The R4pub
lican Senators claim, they being in the
majority, should be allowed to drive out
the Democratic officers of the Senate
and install Mahone's men, according to
the bargain. Mr.. Beck of KY, on Tues
day said:
The Republicans had refused to go
into executive session, had refused to
pay respect to their President, for whatP
In order to get the vote of Mr.. Malone,
in order that all preCedents should be
overthrown, and in order that the com
monwealth of Virginia should be turned
over to Riddleberger, "And we," he
continued, "are called revolutionists, be
cause we say you shall not do this thing,
Ard we tell you now you shall not do it,
whether you have bargain or not. You
may call us revoludonists. You shall
not overthrow all the traditions of the
country. You shall not carry out any
such arrangementsas as that, whether made
honestly or dishonesty. You may do
so in legislative session, but we will in
every parliamentary way, prevent the
country from having such legislation
imposed upon Virginia, and such a col
league as you desire to be brought here,
Abiding to Riddleberger
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-07

MONDAY night, in the Pennsylvania
Legislature, Mr.. Clark, Republican from
Philadelphia, introduced resolution
COngratulating Senator Malone on bis
manly and conscientious attitude in the
Senate, and commencing Virginia's wis
dom in selecting such man. Mr.. Bier.
ly, Democrat, offered an amendment that
the words rebel brigadler and repudi-
ator" be inserted after Malone. A fierce
discussion was carried on, and the reso'
luton was finally withdrawn.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-07

The Rep. last Friday took the Demo.
Gratis of Canton to task for nominating a
full ticket for School Board, deprecating
the idea of carrying school matters into
p litiCs, &c. Two years ago we printed
IT, , names of Democrat and a Republi.
ca and the Republican ticket had
bo Republicans, and they were elect
ed. 1t is our Republican friends who
run politics int the school board. The
members elect, George Double and Jas.
Z. Lantz may be safely trusted to do
right and do well for the schools.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-07

Republican papers are publishing
narrowing article on "the inhuman traf-
"fc in human beings which is practiced
"in Hancock county, w. Va.," where
the paupers of the county are sold yearly
to the residents, who will keep them for
the smallest sum. This is an appalling
practice. If it had not been borrowed
from New England, and if Hancock
was not one Of the few Republican
strongholds in West Virginia, this would
clearly be typical Southern" custom.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-07

"ONE OF THE LADIES'" signed to a COM
munication in last Saturdays Rep. should
have been-"Ole Of the ghouls." 1t
was not the production Of "lady," for a
"lady" deals in truth, and, as truthful,
honorable "lady" would not be ashamed
or afraid to put her honest name to her
production. We might in that event
look at her household, and possibly re-
fer to more than Zone of the Ladies"
who, with heightened years could give
"sad experiences" 1t is dangerous to
refer to skeletons, few houses are with.
out them.
In this connection letussay, "the ven
cradle editor of the Dem )CRAT was" not
SOLICITED to insert it," (the address ofthe
Christian Ladies of the Temperance Un.
ion) 'as othe. matter is done, for which
they would pay the regular price," &c.
This bit of falsity shows the paternity
not the maternity, of the ghoul article.
A very sensible and still popular au-
thor of the last century says;-"The
modest virgin, the prudent wife, or the
careful matron, are much more serviCea
Bile in life than pettiCoated philosophers,
clustering heroines or virago queens.
She who makes her husband and her
children happy; who reclaims the one
from vice, and trains up the other to
virtue, is a much greater character than
ladies described in romance, whose
whole occupation is to murder mankind
witt shafts from their quiver or their
aUp
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-07

The spring elections do not indicate
that the Democratic party is dead-at
least if dead it is a mighty lively corpse,
Democratic mayors in Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh are supplemented by Demo.
Gratis in Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus,
Steubenville, Canton, Ann Arbor and
other places. Even Toledo don't elect a
Republican, as R R)mais, National, is re.
alantnd
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-07
AMENDING TIE MINING LA

AMENDING THE MINING LAWS.
Senate bill 25S, by Senator Sullivan,
to amend the mining laws of the state,
passed the House this afternoon, and is
now law. This bill defines explicitly
the duties of he Superintendent OF
Mines, as we'll as the duties and obliga
tions of miners. 1t reqIires the miner
to securely prop the roof Of the place
where he il at work, and for fifteen feet
back from the face of his working, and
imposes fine of $50 for any violation of
any section Of. the mining law of the
state which will insure recognition and
enforcement of the laws regarding mines.
Before the passage of this bill there was
no penalty provision attached to viola
ton of the statutes pertaining to the OPP
Grafton of mines, onsequently the laws
we're as a dead letter upon the statute
books. 1t is me of the most important
bills that has passed this wi lter, as it ap.
plies to one of the greatest industries of
our state. Senator Sullivan deserves
much credit for the care and attention
he bestowed upon this bill, and the skill
displayed in securing it's passage. a. C2eUe
Leaders, Columbus Cor. 3lSt uh.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-07

On Friday Senator Lamar made a
strong and eloquent speech which was
replied to by Dawes and Hoar of Mas
sachusetts. They held up the talking
end of the Malone bargain, while Don
Cameron keeps the midget in line. The
old Bay State, of great Senatorial re.
nown, is on the descending scale, and
is propping up Don Cameron's bargain
with Malone,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-07

THE Republicans of Columbus now
say they were defeated because that Col
Inns, their Mayor, who was up for re-.
election, had disgusted the moral class
of people by playing fast and loose with
both the saloon men and the Sunday
observance people. Such is poor bu-
manity of the Republican sort.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-07

The Republican leaders of Canton
who used the good Christian temper
ance ladies, and got up their address
having il read from the pulpits, &C., did
not make many votes thereby. The
fact is, Republican temperance Mayors
of Canton have not exhibited remarkable
powers at reform in their administra'
tions Almost any Democrat could have
done as we'll, so far as morality and NOR
al reform are concerned. Graut and
Hayes's civil service reform was in char
aCter, a mere word of sound to the ear,
to cheat and deceive the public.
"a robe of seeming truth and trust
Hid crafty observation;
And secret hung with poisoned rust
The dirk of defamaton
mask that, like the gorget showed.
Dyevarylng on the pigeOni
And, for a mantle, large and broad,
They wrapped him in reIigion."
Hypocrisy a la mode.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-07

Senator Lamar asked Dawes, the Cap
tain of the Republican caucus, if the
election of Riddleberger was more inn
portant than filling vacancies on the
Supreme Bench, so that that tribunal
could proceed with its business. The
Supreme Court is not now in session, ,ow-
ing to the lack of a quorum. Mahone's
power over the Radical Senators thus
paralyzes the highest court in the land.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-04-07
winte.

STANLEY MATTHEWS stood by Gould,
and in return has his support, as he will
be very convenient for corporation inter
ests on the Supreme bench. The fact
that Gould gave $4,000 to the Garfield
campaign fund last fall, has made thu
railroad kings recommendation of some
account. We shall see how it strikes
the Senate.