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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17

The going out of R. B. Hayes bids
fair to equal his coming in, so far as
unsavoriness is concerned. So staunch
Republican paper as the Cincinnati
Commercial gives facts which show that
Justice Swayne's retirement involved a
lower deep than the Stanley Matthews
contingency. Hayes, it appears, wants
to set up his son in paying law prac-
tice. To this end Justice Swayne's son
is to succeed John c. Lee, the District
Attorney of the Northern District Of
Ohio. Birchard Hayes was to be ap-
pointed assistant. 1t is humiliating to
learn that Judge Swayne consented to
hasten his retirement to enable Hayes
to carry out this disreputable dicker.
Meanwhile Lees term does not expire
until next March, and Garfield was visi-
ted by Matthews to smoothe the way for
the younger Swayne's appointment.
Hayes, in conversation with an Ohioan,
said that he wanted his son to become
familiar with responsibility, and this is
the way he gratifes his parental desire.
The appointment of Fred Grant to a
colonelcy from cadet lieutenancy ex-
cited the just indignation of the country,
but bad as that was it didn't involve the
baseness and contempt to judicial anne
nifty that this astonishing performance
reveals,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17
IN A STEW.

THE Republican party of Ohio is in
close quarters. Two years ago, when
the organized temperance strength oi
about twenty thousand votes was max.
ing arrangements to put ticket in the
field, republican leaders said to temper.
ance leaders, "You want local option
law that's about what you want, amt
it? Now you know the Republican party
is the church party, the temperance
party and the party of high moral ideas
all in one: you take your temperance
ticket out Of the field and vote for Fos-
ter and the Republican candidates for
the legislature and we will fix that local
option business for you next winter.
Then the Republican managers went to
the beer brewers and assured them that
anything they (the managers said
to them temperance fellers" was all
bosh, and charged them not to believe
anything they heard about the Republi-
cans interfering by legislation with beer
interests. The temperance people were
soft-shells and their votes were needed
or the id democrats would get the
legislature and send Democrat to the
Senate, so the republican party carried
the day. Their legislature convened at
the proper time, and along came the
local optionists with a thousand Yards
or more of signatures asking that their
bill be passed Up spoke the godly re-
publican managers and explained that
OF course L. 0, IS were aware that there
was republican president to be elected
in 1880, and, if they passed the local op-
ton bill, just as like as not the Dutch
beer brewers would kick and howl
around and 60 over to those awful dem
ocrats. Just put it off until next winter,
and the bill would go through like hirt.
The time that was to have arriven, has
arrove, and again the tenacious local
optionist is abroad in the highways and
byways of the halls of legislation, de-
manding satisfaction of the bond, and
they have string of names longer than
ever. Ye beer brewers also takes his
satchel and the train and calls an the
lawmakers and makes divers and sun
dry threats, and so far he is ahead. The
astute managers have hung the local OPP
ton tail on another kite, and those not
Immediately interested in the fight sit ON
the fence and enjoy the situati n.
Meanwhile the high moral mem er
mops himself and wonders what the end
will be, and so do we.--.BNtley Co. Dem.
0craf
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17

s.. B. No. 31l, is state Senator Ponds
bill more efectually to provide against
the evils resulting from the traffic in in.
toxicating liquors." 1t is a sort Of a
license scheme 10 pay annually, as may
be SEEM
when his place of business is located
not within any village or city, nor with.
in one mile thereof, 800; when within
village having population of less than
two thousand by the next preceding fed.
eral census, or within one mile thereof,
5000; when within any other village, or
within one mile thereof, $500; when
within any city of the second class, or
within one mile thereof $500 and when
within any city of the frst-Class, or with.
in two miles thereof, $1,000"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17

The Chicago Times referring to the
fact the President is sworn to defend the
Constitution and execute the laws made
in pursuance thereof, points this NOR
al:
One law of the United States prohibits
the making of any advance whatever
upon account of service to the United
States. Hardly had Rutherford B. Hayes
sworn his fealty to the instrument which
required him as Presid snt to take care
that the laws should be faithfully exc
cuted, that he proceeded to take care
that one of them should be f dlgrantly
violated, inasmuch as he demanded his
own payment in advance, notwithstand.
ing the plain letter of the law, to which
his attention was called by the disburs.
ing officer. The United States never
before had as chief executive a person
Who Willfully periured himself for the
sake Of gaining thirty days interest on
$4,000. The man is about to quit public
employment, and the country will be far
from sorry. Thrift is Commendable. A
combination Of perjury and penurious.
ness is not wanted in the White House.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17

A RESOLUTION passed the Ohio Sen.
ate last week, instruCting our Senators
in Congress to vote for the confirmation
Of Stanley Matthews to the Supreme
Bench. Every Democrat in both branches
ofthe Legislature should vote against the
resolution. In the Senate the Demo-
Gratis wanted to discuss, but the majority
prevented by sustaining the previous
question. Owing to this, Mr.. Matthsws's
record and connection with the counting
in of fraudulent President was mot
ventilated.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17

Hon. FERNANDO WooD died at Hot
Springs, Arkansas, of gout and rheuma
tism. He had gone there for his health
but few weeks before, His son, brother
and sister, Mrs. Baldwin, were at Hot
Springs. The House at Washington
took immediate action, passing eulogistic
resolutions and appointing committee
to go to Hot Syringe and bring the re-
mains to New York for burial. The
committee were Messrs. Tucker, Frye,
Phelps, Mills, Mckinley, Carlisle, Chit.
tenden and Hutchins. Out of respect
to the memory Of the deceased the House
then adjourned.
The New York delegation held meet
ing to take appropriate action. The feel
ing Of regret over the death Of Mr.. Wood
is general among his fellow members.
His figure will be missed from the House,
where it has been familiar one, except
during two intervals Of a few years each,
since 1871, and his voice will be missed
not only in the most important commit
tee of the House, of which he was chair
man, but on the floor Of the House it..
self, where he was always active in de-
bate on all important questions. His
last work was on the funding bill, and
his last speech was an able one on that
hill
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17

SENATOR CoNKLING on Tuesday, in the
Senate, gave one of the frequent intima
tions he has made in the past four years
of his belief that Mr.. Tilden was elected
President in 1875. 1t occurred in de.
bate on the Pension bill. Mr.. Eaton OIL
Connecticut, while speaking on propos
ed amendment, asked which President
was authorized to carry out it's provis
ions, the one now in or the one coming
in.
"or," said Mr.. Conkling, in tones loud
enough to be heard in the galleries, "the
one who is not in"
"Yes," said Mr.. Eaton, quickly, "the
one who should have been in, but was
cheated out OF it."
Mr.. Conkling nodded his head affirm
atively, and the debate was resumed.
The New York Senator, whatever may
be said Of him, has the courage Of his
convictions; that is, when impelled by
hatred, but it is a pity he forebore max.
ing that promised speech on behalf Of
Tilden when the vote of Louisiana was
up in the Senate in 1877.-Erchange.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17
AT late meeting at Wooster, a change

AT late meeting at Wooster, a change
was made in the Baltimore & Ohio pro-
jeCt to connect Pittsburgh and Chicago
junction. Some Pittsburgh gentlemen
got the thing into their hands, ,by,msking
lavish promises. The Akron Beacon
thus noticed the matter:
I'D. D. Miller refuses to cooperate with
the new board of Directors of the big
Baltimore and Chicago project. We an.
derstand that he does not believe the
parties to whom they are giving them
selves, are able to build the Road, nor
that the interests Of his County are suf.
fiCiently guaranteed.
Miller has always been an earnest ad.
vocate Of the Road and the want Of his
cooperation is serious loss. We shou' d
not be surprised to fad that time and
events win prove him to be the clesrest
headed man in the party."N
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17

Mr. CHARLES NoRDHnFF writes about
free ships thus ut is vital that a shin
shall be able to obtain all her cargo in
one port, and London and Liverpool are
equal ports, because in their bonded
warehouses are stored the products OF
all nations and climes, ready to make up
at any time, together with home pre-.
ducts, an assorted cargo to fill ship.
These bonded goods may be there half a
century if the owner please; but in New
York, by law passed in 1862, and which
forms an important link in the repres.
sion of our foreign trade, goods may lay
in bond only rec years. If not then
exported they must be seized by the Col
leCtor and &c j. That little regulation
does more to prevent the growth of New
York as commercial center for North
and South America and the West Ind
les, and to prevent the establishment of
prosperous carrying trade, than $12-
100000 year subsidies can overcome,
because it narrows the field of selection
for cargo, and forces the trade of many
foreign countries to center in London in.
stead of New York. To repeal the navi.
cation laws will not remedy an evil like
this; and the friends of free ships make
mistake when they assume that iron
steamers can be built here as Cheaply
and as we'll as in England. Laws pre-
vent our using them when they are
built. That is the trouble; and to draw
capital from the prof able bone employ
ments in which it is engaged, and to
which it is accustomed, into business
which Americans have not 30 much for
gotten as never learned, requires more
than either free ships or a petty subsidy
of 81 100000 a year.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17

WE announced last week, the death
at Columbus, where he had resided for
many years, Of Doctor William Trevitt,
at the age of 72. In early life he served
three terms in the Legislature from Perry
county, was appointed Secretary of State
by Governor Wilson Shannon, and was
elected to the same office in 1851, and
in 1853; he was surgeon on the staff of
Generals Taylor and Wool in the Mexi-
can war. He was consul at Valparaiso,
and afterwards at Callao, under Buchan-
an. When Minister ]. Randolph Clay
resigned, DR.. Trevitt became Charge
d'Afaires and was relieved by President
Lincoln at his own request. His brother
John Trevitt, was Decaturs surgeon in
the duel with cambridge.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17
A COUPLE OF CHIPS FROM THE RE.
BELLJON.

was talking to General Mcmahon
yesterday, who was for some time the
principal on staff Of General Dix about
Secretary Stanton treatment of Alexan-
der Stephens an6 Postmaster-G General
Regan, both now in Congress. Stanton
was not very friendly to General Dix,
looking upon him in the light of a pos
sible Presidential candidate, and he is
sued orders directly to him, saying;
"You will proceed Immediately to Fort
Warren. in Boston Harbor, and receive
from the naval vessels the two traitor
rebels, Stephens and Regan, and will
see that they are confined separately,
and not allowed to communicate with
each other, nor to have writing ma
terials."
General Dix felt much mortified, but
he had no d secretion in the matter. He
went to the Fort and sent Mcmahon out
on tug to the steam sloop Tuscarora,
commanded by Major Fraley. of Mary
land. That officer had taken care Of
Stephens and Regan in his private cabin,
They had been together throughout the
voyage, and it was, therefore, absurd to
separate them. General Mcmahon said.
Gentlemen, l have the misfortune to be
your policeman. am sorry to say that
| will have to take you off separately, as
my instructions are not to allow you to
communicate with each other" "Well'
said Commander Fraley, 1--WE can take
a drink any way" So they took final
glass Of wine, and Stephens was carried
off first.
AS he entered the casemate where he
was to be confined there was nothing
there but miserable bed and one chair,
He looked upon the hospitality pretty
seriously, and said "Major, can l moi
have table and pen and ink2" II am
sorry, Mr.. Stephens, but they have been
forbidden" "Can | have nothing to
read, not even newspapersi "They
also are forbidden you" Mr.. Stephens
sank into the chair, and gave slight
sigh.
Regan was then brought off in a tug
and put in similar casemate, with nc
more accommodation, but he made nc
complaint. Stephens asked if he could
not see General Dix. II will convey
your request to him." said Mcmahon
and he did, but the General replied
"Major, don't think l can go to see Mr.
Stephens; my orders are so disagreeable
that can do nothing for him; / woulc
only have to say no, and that l should
hate to do"
Peter Cooper gave 100000 yesterday
to the Cooper Institute, and $500 to
fund for the aid of poor children. Rev
Mr.. Singleton, of Baltimore, made e
speech, saying that the $6,ooo 900 left by
| John Hopkins to his University was no
doing any more good than Cooper Insti
tute.-Gath'S NeW York Special to til.
Enquirer Of I4M.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17

The snsers of Performers" and the
strokes of the "stalwartsp make sad
ending for the off ,ial life of Mr.. HAYES.
The Republican press is handling the
poor man without gloves. If he were
an Andrew Johnson or confederate
brigadier, they would not more spiteful-
ly abuse him. Take the st, Louis Globe
Democrat for an example:
It now turns out that President Hayes
has drawn Sam Tilden's salary monthly
in advance ever since he took possession
of the White House. Ruthy Is frugal
boy, and knows that the monthly inter
est on $4 ,166 amounts to something. We
presume he is paid up in full by this
time. He violated the law in doing this
but then he is reformer, and is privil'
eyed in that respect"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17
pn.ns Avn rI1Rs or pEBr.

State, county, city and township in
debtedness was made separate business
of the census office, and put under the
charge OF Mr.. R. B. Porter Of Chicago
who has given attention to this branch
of statistics for several years back. HIS
report, just published, gives a series OF
elaborate tables, and the aggregate OF
municipal indebtedness is more startling
than the widest guesses that have been
made.
The 800 cities in the United States
have a bonded Indebtedness of 1854 ,OOO-
200: 2 700 counties have debt of 5000
900 600; and $3.50 100000 of state debts,
making an aggregate of municipal in
dehtedness of twelve hundred million
dollars.
In addition to this there is a school
district indebtedness which must be
large. There are between 10000 and
80 900 school districts in the q lited
States, and to secure an accurate report
neCessitates the returns from all those
debt creating divisions. In New York
state alone there are IA 600 school dis
triCts, ami in this state about 10000
School districts have been reached by
the census schedules; but it is impossi'
BILE at this time, Mr.. Porter states, to give
the total of school indebtedness.
The aggregate population Of the three
hundred cities is II 250,00O. or about 223
per cent of the entire population Of the
country. Seventy.two of these cities are
in the New England states, their aggre
gate population being about l, 800 900
their total debt being upward of $ll3
OO0 900, or a per Clpita debt of $62 The
cities of the Middle states, with an ag
gregate population of nearly 100000
have a debt of over $377, 100000, or g
per capita debt of $76. The cities of the
Southern states show a total debt of neal
$60,000,0 900, or per capita of about $5S
to population of little over one mil
lion The fourteen Western states make
much better showing; with city pop
ulation of over 9,5OO0OO, double that o
the Eastern states, they have a debt O.
over $119, 100000, or only $25 per capita
The annual interest on the muniCipa
Indebtedness in the Eastern states is
per cent, but the bulk of the debt draws
FIVE and six per cent. The same rate
holds in the Middle states, but in thC
Southern and Western cities quite large
amount draws and 10 per cent. AS
whole, per cent predominates, no les
than $309 000,000 drawing that rate o
interest. TIE announcement is that thu
British taxpayers, with the low rate o
English interest, paid in interest theil
National debt three times in every cen
tury. Our census discounts this by de
monstrating the fact that the taxpayer
of 300 cities Of the United States pay il
interest their enormous debt, aggregat
ing 1864 100000, over six times in every
hundred years. A careful computation
reveals the fact that the annual intereu
on this sum amounting to Sal ,030 900 {
year, aggregates $4 100000, 900 every cen
| turV that H. remaina rnnaid
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17

1T seems the Republicans of WisCon-
sin have settled on a plan for redistriet'
ing the state that will give them seven
out Of the eight Congressme en-. As the
Republicans barely cast 81 per cent ofthe
vote Of Wisconsin, the appropriation Of
071 per cent Of Its representation il
something like what in a Democratic
state down South would be called bull
doing, gerrymandering, &c This il
modest compared with the showing In
Michigan in 1873. where with less thar
As per cent Of the vote, our Republican
friends took all the Congressman
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17

Who got into power in Ohio by claim
ing to be for temperance reform and Lo-
cal OpionP The Republican party leaders
Who killed Local 0ptionP The Repub'
IicGn party leaders ...r
Cannot we fad public men to deal fair
ly and squarely with the people2 Can't
the people give frauds and hypoCrites
the go'byP Why trust men who sail un
der false pretenses2
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17

LOCAL Option has failed. ~
We believe at the present time law
providing for judicious tax on the traf-
fiC would be the best now. w.-Rep.
Does the Rep. "at the present time,,
approve of Conrad and snyder's votes
for Local 0ption2 Republican journals
have always claimed their party was the
moral reform temperance party; and
here they are against Local Option, and
for license, according to the Rep. Where
is the party any way2 t.pAe
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17

Mr. CovERT's church taxation bill was
defeated in the House, at Columbus; 25
yeas to 66 nays. Mr.. Covert would ad-
NIT Of no exemptions in favor of weak.
er churches.
Mr.. Bloom, Democrat Of Richland,
said, that to destroy the voluntary sys-
tenn Of erecting churches was to encour-
age State aid for sectsrian purposes, and
his point that Mr.. Covert wanted to dis
courage the traffic in intoxicating liquors
by taxing saloons, at the same time
claiming that the taxing of churches
would en- courage their erection, was an
effective point.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17

"BY their fruits ye shall know Them"
and there is no better way of judging of
mems lives than by their results. The
Republican party has long professed to
be the special friend of all great reforms.
Itarrogates to itself all the intelligence
and morality, and presumes to scorn and
ridicule its less pretentious neigbbors.
In temperance reform, so far, the praC-
tical results of the Republican party in
Ohio reflect sadly and seriously upon
the integrity Of its professions, and the
good people of Ohio will look in vain for
positive and decided action in temper.
ance reform from the present Republican
Ohio General Assembly Exchange
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17

REAPP0RTIoNMENT is probably blocked
for this session. a bill that gave the
North Congressman for $1,000 votes,
while the Southern average was but 2S,
600 votes, will be resisted as long as
there is strength to defeat action upon
it.-Akron Beacon.
How does the Beacon make this outH
The bill fixes the whole number Of mem
bers Of Congress, and each State gets its
quota according to population, population
in our system being the basis Of repre-
sentation.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17

ON Monday night the high waters rap.
idly fell at Toledo, Ohio, and the dam
age wss found much less than was sup
posed. The citizens we're badly scared, !,
hoReYer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17

HoN. JACOB WoLEE, a well known at
torney of Cincinnati, died on the 9Th, at
Longview Asylum, whittier be was TAX
en- a short time ago. Several years ago
he served a term in the Ohio Legislature
from Hamilton county. Mr.. Wolfe was
Democrat and spoke for us in Canton
years or two ago.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17

IT must be mortifying to the Republi.
can leaders to know that, although they
elect Garfield, majority of the popular
vote is against them, Notwithstanding
the negro vote, and the vast corporate
and moneyed interests that work for
them and against the Democratic party.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17

1.-THE donkey party" is the new term
the Rep. applies to the Democracy. OF
course the Mckinley Office, with the
immaculate shirt collar" invented this
term, and it is only another way Of say
ing, "iUs are the smart folks, we are.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17

HAVING gone back on Local Option,
we wonder il this two-thirds Republi-
can Legislature will enact sort Of a,
kind of license law, ranging from $lOO
to $1,000 annually for each license
Ponds Senate bill looks to this.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17

AN article will be found in this paper
on the cause Of explosions in steam boil.
ers and how to prevent them. 1t is the
idea of our friend Hon. D. 7. Lawson Of
Wellsville, who has given many years of
study to this important subject.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17
THE Democratic Donkey.-R4pository

The F, F. @. organ, Tom saxton the chief,
Turns up Its smell organ, and finds great relief
In declaring that Democrats are, one and all.
Nothing but "donkeys" We almost could bRwI
To think, Young Napoleon" or one OF his men,
Could talk OF us thusly again and agaln
But then, If q donkey" they'll freely admit,
A knave or hypocrite with 1t won't at.
Too green to be knave and too honest for tother--
Werslolce they are with our Republican brother
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-02-17

TEMPERANCE Republicans at Alliance
are much disgusted at the defeat of Lo.
cal Option. The Local Option question
is not to be thrust upon the public this
spring, and they are sorely disappointed.