The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-05-12
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

Last summer the Observer tried hard
to show the honest people Of Central
New Nork that they did not want a
President who must stand with bowed
head and closed lips before any upstart
scalawag like Gorham or Brady who
chose to throw "bribe.taker" or "perju-
rer" in his face. To.day-less than two
months after Garfeld's Inauguration
the Observer finds the complete vindiCa.
ton of its warnings in the current news
from Washington. We have always
given Garfield credit for good intentions.
He means we'll by his country now, when
ne seeks to cleanse one little stall of the
vast Augean stables of corruption over
which he presides. But when the fl tn
can say, as it has done through the
biting pen Of Gorham, "who are you hat
you should assume the garb of vir,ue2 ?
Go wssh the stains CT false oaths and
blibe money from your own raiment be-
fore you purify Others" we are COM
PEELED to remember that hell is paved
with such good intentions as those of the
unhappy President. - Utica Observer
(Dem)
Ole of the most helnous abuses of
Confding nature was that of James F.
Brady, in taking advantage of the trust.
ing innocence of the Confederate Briga.
der Postmaster-General Key to convert
his department into den of thieves.
The meek Key, penitent because of. his
late treason, thought every patriot must
be honest, How could General Brady
betray such Confding trust?-Ctn. Ga
gette (Rep,)
The country has an opportunity now
to see how and by whom and with
whose money CART I'D vas elected Pres.
ident Mr.. Dorsey aud Mr.. Brady and
Mr.. Tyner and the others were energet-
ic in their assaults upon the unpatriotic
character Of the Democratic request to
look at the books. OF course it would
disturb business" obstruct prosperity"
to make change, while the Admisistra.
ton for four years has been 30 honest
1t was alleged that the Administration
of President Hayes has been clean, and
this belived assertion coaxed many votes
for his successor. The Administration
of his successor is not yet two months
old, but, by an accident a great stencil
fills the land, putting to shame and con.
fusion of face the proClaimers of the
cleanliness OF. Republican Administra.
tion.-Cin Enquirer )Dem)
Poor Keyl When Brady had one of
his worst and richest bonanzas, he would
take the orders for contracts to the
Postmaster General and get him to sign
them. The "old Wing party" was re.
vived in vain.-D Detroit Free Press Dem
Mr.. Hayes's comparatively clean Ad.
ministration was reformatory only in
spots. Its character depended upon the
man in charge in a particular place. In
the Interior Department there was as
much reform as possible; in the Treasury
De artment as much as was Considerded |
useful to the party; in some other de.
partments as much as was convenient; |
in the POstofice Department, as it hap.
pened, none at all, but a great increase
of abuses, Mr.. Hayes had some exec.
lent qualities, but he was not great |
man nor an aggressive reformer. He left |
the business of the departments to the |
several heads thereof, and it was credit
able to him that they were generally 80 |
able and clean as they were. II was also |
Fortunate for him.-BOStOn Herald (Iad.) |
The New York Senator deserves to be |
h)ored for permitting Hayes to be inau-
gurated, when he knew and as confess
ed that he was never elected, and when |
by single word he could have permit.
ted the people to have President of |
their choice. If there is a single Demo.
crat in the Senate who proposes to take |
sides with Conkling in this matter his |
party will hold him responsible for the |
result.-BOStOn Poet (Dem.)