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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

TIE H Herald's Washington correspond.
enCe gives some instructive revelations
as to how the business of the Posto6iCe
Department is conducted Two men
named Huntley, partners in securing and
carrying out Western postal contracts,
have quarrelled, and the wicked partner
who attended to the business at the
Washington end of the route, has "spit
on his Chin He tells how he arranged
to have contract awarded for $4,000
worked up to $4,000, and says the pro.
cess was an expensive one, for he puts
in claim for $24,OOO, expended in oil
ing the machinery. Says Mr.. Huntley:
"At times l had to pay large amounts
of money-from 5000 to 1000 or So 900
to get certain things done that will ap-
pear on the book. Out of these large
amounts come all the inCidentals which
represent four years business, and the
four years business represents my col
lections in the departments of about
$500,000, 1t is necessary, in getting
these accounts through the department,
and it has been the custom, to be very
friendly, not only with the heads. but
with the clerks and messengers, and we
always treated them very kindly in pre-.
senting them with some trihe, with ci-
gar, opera ticket or something of the
sort. To get anything done in the de-
partments requires assistance of great
many members of Congress, whom we
have to treat in the same manner, and
to whom l occasionally send theatre
tickets; and always when I ask faVors l
generally send carriages for them, and
ask them to do certain things in the de.
partment."
He also declares he had to entertain
newspaper correspondence with lavish
magnif1ence to keep them quiet; that
he paid the hotel bills of the Republi-
can Governors Of Wyoming and Mon
tana, and presented the wives of clerks
and important officials with silk dresses
and gold watches. 1t is not surprising
the clerks at Washington do not want a
change; and when it is remembered that
more than a million of dollars beyond
the appropriations we're squandered on
the 'Star service" routes during the last
year, it is not difficult to account for the
opulenCe Of the Republican treasury dur.
ing the recent campaign.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

AN honest, conscientious man is Eek
ly B. Coke, Democratic Senator elect
to the State Senate of Pennsylvania from
the 26th district. Mr.. Cox, when called
upon to take the oath of Office, declined
to do so from inability to swear that his
election expenditures had been only such
as were expressly authorized by law"
An act passed in 1874 defines these ex.
penses TO be for printing and travelling,
for disseminating information to the
public, and for political me, tings, demon.
strations and conventions. Mr.. Coke, as
appears from letter to his constituents,
was not ignorant of the statute, but did
not foresee at the beginning, what sort
of expenses he would be involved in,
and when he found himself violating the
law, he refrained from Withdrawing, lest
the act should endanger the success of
the whole ticket. Nevertheless, he did
nothing Of which he was ashamed, or
which was in his judgment corrupt; the
two items which the law does not recoQ.
nize being expenses incurred in the nat
uralization of "a large number Of per-
sons" and the payment of "a small sum
of money for tax receipts" Mr.. Coke
adds: IL purchased number of tickets
Of rafles for COWS, gums, &c., for the
benefit of widows and other unfortu-
mates, and expended a small amount for
balls and fairs; but as they neither help
ed nor hurt me, think l may neglect
them"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

THE funding bill passed the House on
Wednesday. Itpsssed with Speaker Ran.
dall's amendment, which provides for
$4O00OO,OOO 8 per cent bonds, redeema-
BILE after five and payable after ten years.
Also $3OOOOO,OCO 8 per cent certificates,
in denominations Of ten, twenty and fifty
dollars, redeemable after one and paya-
BILE in ten years. The Senate may change
the rate of interest to 81 per cent, but it
is doubtful if the House will agree to
that, as it fixed 3 per cent by forty ma
iority on full vote.
Another of Speaker Randalrs ideas is,
that only ohe-fourth of per cent is to
be paid by government for placing the
loan. This will not allow the payment
Of large sums to grasping syndicates, and
will oblige the Secretary of the Treasury
to popularize the loan. The idea is to
give the people chance to take hand
in the loan.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

The Stark County Democrat is self
constituted guardian of Congressman
Mckinley and the U. S. Government in
its PostoffiCe appointments. This is a
very big position, and is evidently wear.
ing on said guardian. OF course, it is
highly necessary to abuse Mckinley, his
uncles and his cousins and his aunts,
especially the latter, 1t is unquestiona.
bly, smart, very smart, and absolutely
indispensable in the conduct of great
Democratic "organ."-Rep. 18th.
Will not the F. F. c. organ allow us to
ask question as to the Canton, Massil.
Ion and other PostofiCes in the district?
The Congressman seems determined to
make change at Alliance. "Uncle
Tom" is public character and runs the
organ, and helps Heldenbrand & Co., to
run the Court House "masheen." As
for brother Abuer, we rejoice he is going
to Honolulu. Tom, it is believed, has a
personal interest in the Canton P. O,
and possibly others. at all events he
did not want Joe Gillespie continued P.
NJ. at Alliance.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20
4 RUsTNEss mEN AND ADVERTISERS.

THn DEMOCRAT has thS largest circulation u"y
0psr IN o county, and t0ith aI VeTy moderate rd'e'
advertising, Il tVOrthy The notice Of all o'ei' " p0''
0rnJlv and Other advertisers particularly
Ys1rhJ adurti,ers all sOed hS privilege Of changing
gNsir advertisements QtHTtsr@' ,,,,,..,
DO,IbIS column advertisements per cont ddait'o'a1
An transient advertisements mtid oe acoO'sPu'''e"
OCtGb Ute cash. -
an advertisements Discontinued beoTs nc erpiTdtlon
n fhs tins contracted or IVin DO charged short rates
without any exception.
40 secidI privilege will bs Ordred 10 advertisers as
rs0ards position or location Of fddveTttSenerlti
Advertisements TO insure mS rtion must be hdnde n
B,lstnsss Notices IN Tom % Uni or IN page, IN
srtsd for ts. cents per Ei6 ca inse1 On y inserted
reading matter, tt0enty ceTsh per lns'
Articles for e bensA Of priUdt and personal bust
na,, tytesStI lV be admitted 10 me reading columns Of
THH DEMooRAT unotoctiondhe at The rate OF t'Oe''-
osntJ per line
Iddrsts all communications 20
THE DEMOCRAT,
OuntOn, Ohio.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

THE Nation objects to the appoint
ment of Mr.. Blaine as Secretary of State,
as follows:
"Mr. Blaine is not free from reproach.
Mr. Garfield knows very we'll he had no
answer to the charges against him in
connection with the railroad operations
while in Congress, except that the COM
mittee which heard them had "rebel
brigadiers" in it. To the confession
the miserable Confession-in one of his
letters, that he used his authority as
Speaker to help sDeculators in getting
bill through the House, and then claim
ed reward for it, he has never attempted
any answer at ALL"
Considering that the Nation supported
Garfield for President when his record
was infinitely worse than Blaine's, it is
difficult to understand why it should
now make fuss over the appointment
of the purer man of the two to the COM
parative unimportant office of Secretary
of State. Perhaps the Nation would
have thought better of Mr.. Blaine if, in.
stead of making no answer at all, he had
gone before the committee and denied
the truth under oath.-M Y. Sun.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

REPUBLICAN papers continue to groWl
at Democratic papers for having printed
the Morey letter That was not the
worst thing they printed about Garfield;
they gave prominence to extracts from
Republican papers denouncing Garfield
as bribed and perjured legislator. Un-
til those Republican papers retraCt, Dem.
oCrats can afford to let the Morey for.
gerry rest.
By the way. how many Republican
papers retracted the forged dispatch said
to have been sent to Gen. Hancock from
Cardinal McClosky. The Carroll Free
Press has not for one.
And how many of the Republican pa
pers, that systematically howled for
months about stuffed and fraudulent
census taking in the Southern states has
had the manhood to confess the census
figures correct; that they were only try
ing to embitter the North against the
South2
Is such conduct any better than for
geryP-CdrrOH Chronicle.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

A GENTLEMAN came into our Office one
day last week and asked if we had copy
of paper published in -. We repli-
ed in the negative, but told him the city
supported three papers, one of which
had frequently come under our notice.
He went on to say he had thought of go.
ing to that town to reside, and knowing
but little about it, he wished to know the
kind of paper it had. He said, "You can
form pretty good idea of a town from
it's press A town that has good paper,
we'll supported by its business men, is
pretty certain to be good place." Never
was there more honest statement made.
Every dollar expended in judicous ad-
vertsing returns rich margin to the ad-
vertiser, and we have the most success
full business men of this country to bear
testimony to the truth of what we say,
1t bears sure harvest Oxford Mary.
Ia nd, Enterprise.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

TIE formal election of several sena-
tors occurred Tuesday, that of Sherman
in Ohio, Platt in New York, Bayard in
Delaware, Dawes in Massachusetts, Hale
in Maine, HAwley in Connecticut, Con.
ger inMichigan, for the full tern, and Bald
win of the same state, to fill out Chand
ler's unexpired term to March A. Advi.
ces from Pennsylvania indicate bitter
fight. One ballot was taken Wednesday
and the Legislature then adjourned un'
til to-day. In Indiana the work Of cleo
ting Ben Harrison was begun aud was
completed Wednesday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20
THE GREAT QUESTION OF THE
FUTURE,

THE GREAT QUESTION OF THE
FUTURE,
When Republicans found they had
elected Garfield and arthur, their joy
was unbounded, and they imagined they
had so crushed out the Democratic party
that it never would come to life again.
Their organs and leaders have been sing
ing the praises of their financial system,
as thing of beauty and joy forever,
and that all were now submissive to the
policy.
These men little know the vitality of
the Democratic party; little know that
the measuring test of great public q1es.
tions are justice and the Constitution;
and that issues, live issues, are abund
ant, For example, few days ago in
the House at Washington, Mr.. Beliord
of Colorado, in his speech on the fund
ing bill, notified the Republicans of the
East that the currency was an issue yet
Mr. Hayes, in his last annual message,
again urged the abolishment of the
greenback currency, and also wanted TIE
coinage of the standard silver "dollar of
the dade" stopped. Secretary of the
Treasury John Sherman, in his report
took the same ground. All the leading
Republican journals take the same posi-
ton. 1t is the position, then, of the
Republican party. In April, 1878, Con-
gress by resolution forbid the further
cancellation or retirement Of greenbaCks,
the House passing the measure by III to
80. The reconciliation of silver was
passed over the Presidents veto, all of
which the people heartily approved.
These are vital questions; questions
highly important TO the people, involv-
ing the we'll being of labor and honest
business 1t would seem that the Re.
publican party managers are the mere
tools of sChemiDg plunderers, who only
want to use the government for their
unholy purposes. Garfield is fully COM
mitted to the Hayes.Sherman policy,
and the probability is there will be a re-
vival of some or all of these questions.
These questions will not down at the
bidding Of those interested, any more
than tile waves of ocean subsided at the
Command of tyrant king.
This Mr.. Belford, it should not be for.
gotten, is Republican of high standing,
representing the mining interests. Spea.
king of the men of the Republican party
who propose to stop the coinage Of silver
and de- troy the greenback, he says the
Republican party cannot afford to follow
this leadership, "unless it is willing to
surrender the Western states. This shows
mutiny in the Republican camp upon
the currency question on the eve of Gar
fields Administration. Mr.. BelforJ also
says:
"We propose to have the currency OF
the Constitution, gold and silver and pa.
per convertible into coin, under the Re.
publican banner, or under that of some
other party which has at least decent
respect for the rights Of man."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

GARFIELD visits the machine shop
since the election, and they are not very
acceptable to the workmen, These Wis.
its are more acceptable to the employers,
who were active in electing Garfield, buy
ing 929 Capes, writing letters on the tar
if, &c. This cutting down of wages was
not done before the election. The talk
then was that Garfield must be elected
in order to keep business good and Sc.
cure better wages. In this way men
were deluded and votes obtained. Elec.
ton being over and Garfield elected, the
quitting eccn tegan.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20
The Montgomery, Ala, Advertiser no

THE Montgomery, Ala, Advertiser no.
tiCes this little bit of Fraudulent Hayes's
methods of civil service reform: "A
Abner Judd, ex.postmaster at Bel
green, Franklin county, was as faithful
and popular postmaster as is to be had
in the entire state. He gave general
satisfaction, and his removal could find
no apology in his official or personal be-
havior. What is more, he had been a
faithful Union so der. And still more,
he bears the marks of battle upon his
person. His disabled conditlon-an hon
orable badge of bravery and devotion to
his hag-appealed alike to the sympathy
of the blue and the gray.
He has lately been deprived of his lit.
tie ofiCe--disnissed by Mr.. Hayes. And
why2 This was the question the friends
of Mr.. Judd and the public generally,
fastened to PROFOUND. There was but
one answer to be found, he had voted
for his old commander, Gen. Hancock.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

THE Chicago Tribune corrects the as
sumption that the division of Texas
rests wholly with the Legislature of that
state. The language of the statute is:
"New states of convenient size, not ex.
Ceeding four in number, in addition to
said state of Texas, and having sufficient
population, may hereafter, by the con.
sent of said state, be formed out of the
territory thereof; which shall be entitled
to admission under the provisions of the
Federal Constitution"
The provisions of the Constitution re-
lating to new states are, that they "may
be admitted by the Congress into this
Union"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

The local option convention held at
City Hall, Columbus, last week, was the
largest ever held in the state. Strong
resolutions were passed, demanding that
the General Assembly pass a local op.
ton, anti liqaor law. Four thousand
dollars were subscribed to carry on the
work, and large sum raised by passing
the hat. Petitions are pouring into the
Legislature signed by overl6O,O 900 names.
We have not yet learned from the Rep.
how Senator Hartshorn and Messrs. Sny-
der and Conrad of the House, stand on
the question.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

In Pennsylvania $4,000 Democratic
voters have eight members of Congress;
while 975, 900 Republicans bave nineteen.
In Philadelphia $1,000 Democrats have
ten members of the General Assembly
while 10000 Republican voters have %
members. Counties have been sliced in
balf to secure Republican gains in the
Legislature, and numbers Of Democratic
counties have been massed together, in.
Creaslng Democratic majorities iu Con-
gressional districts, and making gross in.
equality of representation. This in Penn.
sylyania.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

TIE fact that the colored people Of
South Carolina pay but about twenti-
eth Of the taxes, yet furnished 72,853 of
the 1902 children in the public schools
last year, speaks volumes for the treat
ment Of the negro outside of politics.
According to the Charleston Courier he
is acquiring his own home. if nothing
more than log hut and truck patch.
Better relations are year by year devel-
oping between the races, and the Courier
says the kuklux is "only horrible mem.
oEy Of tie 1ass.'
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

Columbus Mr.. SINKS has introduced
Senate bill No. 245, to reform juries. He
proposes to elect jurors, three times the
number wanted, from the several town
ships and wards; and the Clerk Of the
Court, Probate Judge and Auditor are
made Jury Commissioners, who shall Sc
lect one third of those elected, and so on.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

B-TH branches of the Ohio General
Assembly voted Tuesday on U. s. Sem
ator, John Sherman and Allen G. Thur
man being the candidates, In joint con-
ventiOn Wednesday the result was de-
Clared, eleCting John Sherman for the
term Of six years from March 4th, 1881.
In the Senate the vote stood: Sherman
20, Thurman IL. In the House, sher-
n an 81. Thurman 80.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

CALIFORNIA papers comment unfavor-
ably on the new Chinese treaty, as a
loose and indefinite affair. A straight
up and down act of Congress the way
to regulate this Coollie immigration. A
loose jointed treaty will not reach the
evil and correct the wrong.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

DURING the past year ffty.nine Ma.
tiOnal banks, with an aggregate capital
of $7,274.l70 were o.ganized. Eleven
banks, with an aggregate capital of ST.
O46,000, went out of business and three
banks, with a capital of 100000, weLt
into bankruptcy. The net increase of
national bank note circulation during
the year was 2,25S, ,727.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

THAT is the best government where
the people are the least governed; where
the object of government is the general
prosperity and happiness Of all; where
class bias does not exist; where all are
equal before the law; and al enjoy equal
privileges under the law.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

THE Democrat wants to know where
Senator Hartshorn and Representatives
Snyder and Conrad are on the question
Of local option. The Rep. may know,
but the Review doesn't, or It would will
lingly tell. We think, however, they
could not do a better thing for them
selves or their constituency, than vote
for and support local option. .-ARiancs
R...TeiC.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

HULL, the Democratic member of Con.
gress from Florida, has been ousted from
his seat and his place given to Bisbee,
Republican. 1t is somewhat late, but if
the House had been Republican, and
Bisbee Democratic contestant, he never
would have got his seat.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

THIS Democratic Congress don't seem
disposed to pension Gen. Grant on the
country. Logan's bill is to make him
Captain General and then retire him on
pay, but it will hardly pass this session.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20
THE DEMOCRAT.

W1Shed TO HibsortberS postage paid, at q per year.
for SiS months J5ty cents for three months, tnvdTid
IN dcvance 10 Is also delivered TO any part OF tho
~ at he sonle rates.
Correspondence containing important netVS, solicited
rom all paris Of the county. Writer'S name and address
REQUIRED on euerJ communication private gLdran-
SSOf good Jdtth,
Any perSon sending IN a Club Of FoUR CASH YEAR
LX sUBscRIBRRs will be entitled TO ! copy Of THE
DAoGOCRAT fres for one year.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

The Soidlars ard Sailors Orphans
Home is to undergo examination by a
committee of the Legislature. OF course
there is woman in the case, and 1t is
claimed the guilty man is an outsider.
The woman was a matron.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

SECRETARY Sherman was the guest of
Gov. Foster at Columbus, and held re j.,
Ception in the Senate chamber on Wed.
nesday. 1t may be inferred, then, that
the hotel bill Foster paid at Chicago was
adjusted.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

THE Insurance Chronicle says the los
ses by fire in the United States during
the year 1880 were $76.5l3, 100. That is
not, however, by any means the whole
amount Of the lose.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

MUCH indignation is expressed in New
York among the business community,
at the consolidation Of the telegraph
companies, so as to continue the mOnop
oily. The American Union was started,
and stock subscribed, on condition there
was to be no selling out to the Western
Union company.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

JAY GOULD ia said to have donated
100000 to elect Garfield; Vanderbilt
100000. and many others gave their fves
and ten thousands. Thus was the ma.
chine run.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

WE understand the more influential
and radical claas Of our temperance peo-
pie throughout the state do not favor 10.
cal option, but prefer Prohibition. They
think there 10 no use playing or fooling
array tire cna mon"y.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

WE learn that our builders and con-
tractors speak very encouragingly of their
prospects for business in the spring say
ing quite number Of dwelling and
other houses will be erected.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

UNDER the new apportionment bill of
Mr.. Cox, the Southern states gain eight
members of Congress and lose two;while
the Northern states gain ten and lose 8.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

Hon. HENRY B. PAYNE, in letter to
the Enquirer vindicates John McSween.
ey as an unselfsh, devoted Democrat
The letter will be found in this paper.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

IT does not look at this writing as if
the Republicans were going to capture
the Senator in Tennessee.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

CANTON is the eleventh city in Ohio in
population.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

Ex Gov. SEYMOUR is quoted as saying
that he expects to live to see a Demo-
cratic President in Washington.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

The Alliance ReUiew is now the Alli-
ance "Tri.county ReUiew."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

SECRETARY John Sherman visited Gar
fed at Mentor on Saturday last.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20

A. McGREGOR, Editor.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-20
Nhe AetrtnrrM

ESTABLISHED A. D. 1888,