The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-09-15
rHE sERYILR INpNPENpENT.


The pettifogging of the long-winded
scribbler of the Massillon Independent is
curious, not to say unique.
According to his reasoning "an i'm
beetle" Republican Legislature of Ohio is
not to be used against that sainted party.
True, the party has renominated the
"imbeciles," but that is nothingl The
three sainted "imbeciles' in Stark county
--Hartshorn, Snyder and Conrad are to
be returned, in order to give us another
"imbecile" atfair--if the Independent can
have its way
Such is the beautiful plan Of the Cad
grind Of this servile, not to say contemp-
tible, little Independent.
The Republican is the political party
of saints, and the Independent editor is a
specimen brick He is by no means the
only one who takes his whisky and
breaches temperance A President
counted in by fraud, forgery and perjury
is just as acceptable to him as one fairly
elected and harms not this party that
pretends to moral reform
Star Route thieves and Government
robbers of millions, by their skill and
money, contributed mainly to Republican
victory last fall in the election of Gar
field and Arthur Developments and ex-
posure since that election in Dorsey and
Brady Star route, Custodian thieving Pit
ney. Signal Service Howgate, ETC., de-
monstrate the corruption of the Hayes
fraud, John Sherman Republican admin
istration These leaders are not dim.
becilesw They are skilled in this bust
ness, and they continue leaders Of the
party
"Can such things be,
"And overcome u.s. like summer cloud,
without our special wonder2'
But this Gadgrind hammers away at
the Sullivan affair, although the defalca
ton was promptly paid. He would hold
the Democratic party responsible for Sulli-
vans indiwduaLfault or misfortune; would
even hold innocent men, who are now
Democratic candidates, responsible Yes,
would even hold every Democrat equally
guilty,
The Republican party re-elect Credit
Mobilier operators send to the Senate
their wood pulp monopolists; do not
prosecute nor compel their thieves to
disgorge; keep in high places the abettors
of the fraud, forgery and perjury that
counted in Hayes; in short, rather
screening and rewarding their rascals
Kennedy's swindle of some $4,000
when Republican auditor OF Trumbull
county, only seemed to increase the Re-
publican majority there He only got
three years in the penitentiary, and we
have not heard Of any part of the steal
being paid back
Democrats ask and demand obedience
to and enforcement of the law. This ap.
plies to the individual, for in our system
each person is responsible for his own
wrong-doing. The innocent shall not
suffer for the crime of another.
The attempt, then, in this Independent
man to taint and hold responsible in this
way the worthy and capable gentlemen
running for position on the Democratic
ticket is simply infamous. Our candi-
dates for the responsible county positions
have one and all been tried and have
not been found wanting. Judge Meyer
for Probate, Henry Altekruse for Sheriff,
John P, Rauch for Treasurer, and An
thony Howells, Treasurer for short term,
Harvey Laughlin for Prosecuting Attor-
ney and Jacob Schmachtenberger for
County Commissioner, are men who
have held important public and private
trusts and have so discharged these as to
enjoy the full confidence of good people
of all parties. They have been tried,
and not found wanting.