The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-27

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Democrats did7 not turn out and vote
at the late election. This circumstance
accounts for our defeat in Stark county
and in the State.
In theEState, the entire vote was less
than last year or the year before, but the
Republicans have larger majOrities than
they had gin either year. In 1879 the
whole vote in the State was &c. and
Fosters majority over Ewing for Cover
nor was 17,129. In 1880, at the October
election, the total vote was 1886, and
the Republican majority on Secretary of
State was 1905. At the late election
the whole vote was 625, 600, and Foster
has some $4,000 majority over Book
walter.
With $1,000 less votes cast in the
State, Foster has 1000 more of major
ity. This year the vote is $1,000 less
than last year. and still Foster has 5000
more of majority. All this shows con-
clusiyely that it was the Democrats
who were not out to vote.
In Stark county two years ago Foster
got 1908 votes, being 483 votes more
than this year; and Ewing two years
ago got $500, being 700 votes more than
BOOkwalter got this year. This conclu-
sively shows that our vote in Stark was
not out this year. Had Bookwalter re-
ceiYed the same vote Ewing did, he
would have beaten Foster in Stark, 374.
At the election in October, 1880, the
vote for Secretary of State in Stark
county was: Townsend, Republican,
$685.; Lang, Democrat, $3.50. Compar-
ing last year with this the Republican
vote is AGO less, while the Democratic
vote is 500 less this year than last. All
this again shows that the Democratic
vote was not out. Comparing with the
Presidential vote last fall, the Republi-
cans lose 739 and the Democrats 766.
Five years ago Tilden got 6,772 in Stark
and Hayes 6,410; while on the 11th inst.
Foster got 6,525, and Bookwalter, 6,199.
All this demonstrates that the fault
is in ourselves. We had no Organiza-
tion; for organization means method
and work. Organizing means arrang-
ing; that every locality is attended to;
that the friends in that locality are in
line and ready for duty; that on election
day every Democrat will be out to vote.
But there was little or no method; what
was done was irregular and slipshOd.
In Paris precinct, for instance, 30 or 40
Democrats were not at the polls. Ewing
two years ago got 29 votes more than
BOOkwalter. In Perry township pre-
cinct that votes in MassillOn,
Bookwalter got 3S votes less than Ewing
two years ago, and in the Richville pre-
cinct votes less. In the City of Mas
sillOn BOOkwalter gets 81 votes less
than Ewing two years ago, while FOs-
ter this year gets 10 more votes than he
got two years ago. In Perry township,
including Richville and MassillOn, Fos-
ter got 972 votes two years ago and the
very same vote, 972, this year; while
Ewing two years ago got 1859 votes and
Bookwalter this year but 855, being 204
lessl
In Canton City Foster gained 112 over
two years ago, and BOokwalter got 81
more than Ewing. In Canton township
outside of city, Foster this year got Il
votes less than two years ago, while
Bookwalter got 40 less than Ewing.
But these are enough to show that Oul
Democratic business was wretchedly at
tended to or rather not attended to a
all. Marlboro gave BOokwalter 68 less
votes than Ewing two years ago, ant
Foster got but 18 less than he did tive
years ago, gain of 30 for Foster By
Democrats staying at home.
The only day Democrat can reall!
serve the cause is election day; and if hi
neglects to do his duty on that day h
don't count. By such men we lOs
Stark county and lose Ohio.