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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-02-02
A WRITER in the Cincinnati Enquirer

A WRITER in the Cincinnati Enquirer
says the Plain Dealer is the representa-
tive of the "ice cream branch of the
Democratic party" Better that than to
be the organ of dirt-thTOwers and the
fingers of mud.-[P Plain Dealer.
Just so, brother Armstrong. Dirt
throwing and mud-finging do not pro-
mote harmony and unity of effort in
the party; which latter are necessary to
secure victory.
General Steedman, of the Toledo
Democrat, comments on the above as
follows:
But the thought that the exposure of
the campaign secrets of the Republic
cans should be added to those of the
Democrats, is enough to make an Ohio
man shudder. Just think of extracts
from Fosters memorandum book; the
amounts he paid to saloons; to reputed
Democrats; to temperance leaders: to
Methodists to mOllify the members of
their church; to railroad bosses: to
strikers generally and the expenses ne
paid of itinerant political cOlpOrteurs to
peddle his documents. We hope Foster
and the Republican committee will re-
fuse to compare campaign books for the
credit of "OhiO as a State"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-02-02

SENATOR PENDLETON thinks that the
national banks should be made to feel
that they are creatures and servants for
the government; and if to accomplish
this the measures ShOnld be such as to
make their business improbable and
compel them to close up, "let them gO'
he says, eve shall fad means to supply
their places" Of course he is not kind
enough to say how their places shall be
supplied. The people are not in a hurry
to trade off the safest and most efficient
banking system the country ever pos
Sessed, for an uncertain experiment.
depository.
The Repository fails to state that for
some years before National banks were
established, the only paper circulation
were greenbacks-and the country lived
and the people survived
Does the Rep, think the country could
not exist without national banks? Quite
a proportion of members of Congress are
national bankers, and they, no doubt,
would like to have people think so. We
well remember in 1882 this same class
tried to make people believe that Presi-
dent Jackson was running the cOun +
because he vetoed the bill to recharter
the United States bank. But they did
not scare "Old Hickory" nor the people,
and that same year he was reelected, in
spite of nonsense and clamOr.
Never was the country in such good
shape as now to become, in fact, a specie
country. Let the Government 90 on
issuing gold and silver certificates and
thus gradually get a paper currency
that represents gold and silver dollar for
dollar. By this we would have a safe
monetary system, not liable to dangerous
and sudden expansion and contraction,
and not subject to the whims or avarice
of speculative and avaricious financiers
in or out of Congress.
All history and experience prove that
no paper money is safe to business and
to the people, save that which represents
hard mOnay, dollar for dollar.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-02-02
THE New York Legislature continues

THE New York Legislature continues
unOrganized. The pure anti-mOnOpOly
souls of John Kelly's nine henchmen re-
fuse to act with the Democrats. The
Tammany members yell monopoly"
monopoly" They, however, mean
plunder-plnnder- -plunder! The Tam
many secret political society is a mo-
nOpOly controlled by one man determined
to dictate to the Democracy of New York,
and also to the Democracy of the Union.
An exchange says: "Its present stand
'at Albany is only repetition of its
"treachery in 1879 and 1880, by which
eve lost control of the State of New
York and consequently the Presidency.
"Tammany is an infamous fraud; a
standing humiliation to the DemOcra-
''tic party; and any concession to it's de-
"mands by the Democracy would cost a
Thousand times more than ever could
"be realized. John Kelly stands ready
''any day to sell out the party in the
Get the State and the Union, for the
municipal offices and plunder which
constitute the basis of his power. In
politics he is worse than Benedict Ar
mold was in war, for the reason he has
"been more successful in his treachery.
"The Democracy have heaped Office and
wealth on Kelly and have been repaid
"by treachery of the basest character"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-02-02

BILL ARP thus explains the protective
tariff: One time there was an old man
who had ten children and lots of grand
children, and one of his boys was a
shoemaker, and the old man said all the
other children should buy their shoes of
Bob at $500 pair just to encourage
him and keep the money in the family.
Every day there was some outsider come
knocking at the outside gate with just
as good shoes at $1.O0 pair, but still
they all had to buy from Bob and Bob
got rich off his own kinsfOlks, and this
is the way with the tariff. 1t is a good
thing for Bob, but mighty hard on the
rest of the family.
And thus the high protective tariff
business goes. "A dozen type-fOunders,
employing less than thousand labOrers,
are allowed to tax twenty thousand
printing offices, employing 100000 men.
An indisputable fact.
man who built house in Carroll
county last year says his glass cost him
thirty eight dollars, and his Judgment
was that one man can make it in a days
time. The Democrats in Congress tried
to reduce the high tariff OH glass, in the
interests of the people, and every glass
manufacturer in the country kicked like
a steer against Hancock for it. The De
Paws DemOcrats) of New Albany, Ind,
run Garnel0 nag upon tnelr works,
and the Acme Company at Steubenville
genteelly threatened to discharge every
man who voted for Hancock. With the
lOrdly millionaire manufacturers il was
"hurrah for glass and Garfield" Not
satisfied with two prices for their wares,
they make lamp-chimneys so flimsy that
a wave of cool air will break them in a
thousand pieces. These manufacturers
have grown impudent Ove- their good
care and now seek to control legislation
in their interests. The way they flew
in the faces of the people in the cam
products. Their insOlence will doubt
less be attended to in time. Fifty mil
lions of people will not be forever in
finding out that they are being "gOuged'
to support in affluence few score of
glass manufacturers Carroll Chronicle.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-02-02

THE Brooklyn Eagle in commenting
on the health of Samuel j. Tilden and
his physical condition, says it is notable
how many of the men who spoke slight
ingly of Tilden's physical condition,
and who were prominent in the Presi-
Dental steal have since passed away.
while Tilden himself, whose chances
of life seemed to be fewer in 1876 than
those of almost any other actor in the
scene of the Presidential struggle, is
still regarded as factor in our national
politics, and even a possible Presidential
candidate Six years only have elapsed
since a decision was obtained under the
forms of law, in direct antagOnism to
the facts, that Mr.. Hayes was Tightfully
chosen Chief Magistrate of the Repub-
lie. Rugged 'Zack' Chandler, who
bOasted to the last that he was the man
President" died suddenly in a hotel
away from his home. Morton, of Indi-
ana, always fearless, whether he was
right or wrong, hardly lived long
enough to see what would come to an
adventure of which he was, in the
Senate, the life and soul. Garfield, who
bore the brunt of the contest through
which the electoral vote of the State of
Louisiana was transferred from one side
to the other, was suddenly taken Off-a
victim of miserable faction fight which
may be said to have had its origin in
the events which led up to Mr.. Hayes's
occupancy of the great Office which
secured for him only the questionable
distinction of filling in the history of
the republic position which the humb-
lest of his cOuntrymen would decline to
hold. Mr.. StOughtOn, who was a pro-
nOunced and most Jealous advocate for
Hayes before the Electoral Commission,
and who won his case, and had his re-
ward in a ministerial position, which
is said to have indirectly cost him his
life, has recently passed away. Tilden's
hold on life seemed feeble compared
with that of the robust and vigorous
men who have since joined the majority
beyond the grave. They are all gone,
and Tilden's name is still discussed as
that of a Presidential candidate. We
think, however, the discussion is idle.
Mr.. Tilden was born in February, 1914,
and before the country will be called
upon again 1--WE trusD to enter into an
election for President, he will have
passed his SEVENTEEN year. Those who
know best his physical condition will be
least disposed to trouble themselves in
nursing political aspirations which can
not possibly bear fruit until Mr.. Tilden
shall have passed the age of three score
years and ten. While we trust the even
ing of Mr.. Tilden's life will be pleasant
and prolonged. we are satisfied he will
not again trouble any of his fellow citi-
zens in their Presidential aspirations.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-02-02

IT is surprising that the leaders of the
Democratic party do not understand
that their view of the war issues and
race issues can never triumph in this
country. Every growing sentiment of
civilization adds to the weight upon the
grave of that view. As long as the
Democratic party draws brutal inspira-
tion from the rotten corpse of the past it
will be Indignantly rebuked and beaten
by the people, Repository.
The Repository in the Olden time used
TO denOunce race equality, and used to
speak of the id abolitiOnists with a
relish. 1t now considers the negro d
white man; and, for political reasons,
approves the infamy of the Republican
leaders, 1t will swallow anything for
party" drawing inspiration" from the
Star route arrangement of robbery and
wrong, Guiteau is a model Republican,
believes in doing evil, even to murder,
to benefit the party. The Repository
also endorses the principle, approving
of the forgery, perjury and fraud by
which Hayes was counted in as President.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-02-02
THE BOoKwALrER CAMPAIGN.

Democrats in Columbus, it seems, are
not troubled at the so-called "reyela-
tions" published in Republican news
papers about the manner in which the
late BOOkwalter campaign was managed.
These papers talk about "A Democratic
row which don't exist. Their talk about
Bourbon" Democrats haying opposed
Mr.. BOOkwalter, is all bOsh. The scheme
is to divide the Democratic party, but it
will not succeed. A few cranky in
dividuals may have got excited over it
but all that will amount to nothing.
Neither Mr.. BOokwa.ter nor his friends
h d anything to do with j., and in fact
the whole thing was got up by the New
York Times correspondent at Columbus.
No one suppOses the campaign was con-
Quoted in a brilliant way so as to inspire
victory. There are no heart burnings
in the party over the result calculated
to divide and distract, which the Repub-
Iicans would like to bring about and
would like to see. The whole affair is
not worth serious attention. 1t might
be in order now to call on Charles
Foster or his committee, to show how
and where his bar'l was distributed so
as to do the most good. Did he not
profit by Star route DOrsey's manage
ment in Indiana in 1880? Or, is Mr..
Foster so experienced and so skillful as
a manipulation as not to need lesson
from a Star rOuter?
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-02-02

The world is governed too much;''
and as a rule governments have too
much power, usuTping power from the
people and rObbing athem of their in
aHenable rights in order to build up an
aristOcracy or bestOw privileges (mo-
nOpOlies) on a favored few. Hence the
object should be to diminish the power
of Government, reduce the number and
authority of officehOlders; and abolish.
as far as possible, interference in the
private affairs of the people. Govern
ments derive their just powers from the
consent of the governed, and the busi-
ness Of government is to manage pub
lie affairs with view to secure justice
and equal rights to all. All, then,
should be equally protected by govern
ment-nO one more than another; for if
one gets more than his share, others
get less; and the aim of just govern
ment should be to establish justice and
secure the blessings of liberty.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-02-02
STICK TO THE OLD HOME.

1t is somewhat remarkable that so
many men who own good FIRMS, and are
generally "well fixed" cannot content
themselves to remain upon them, but
must seek new homes in new countries.
where they must go through the same
hardships and privatiOns that they did
here before they can make their sur
TOundings anything near as pleasant
and comfortable as those they leave be-
hind. But men are restless and never
satisfied with their conditions in life.
They must have a change. The disre-
gard of the old rule of "let well enough
alone" and the very common result of
changing locations, is disappointed ex-
pectatiOns and financial disaster. New
men are coming in to take their places,
but it looks little strange that those
who are best prepared to enjoy life in
comfort are the ones who are willing to
trough it" for several years before they
will become as we'll situated in life as
they are here.-[COshOctOn Democrat.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-02-02

THE bill introduced in the Legisla-
ture for regulating railroad charges,
provides for three Commissioners with
a salary of $500 per annum each, to be
appointed by the Governor. The Com
missiOners shall fix the maximum
charges for transportation of freightand
passengers which rates they may
change at their will. The railroads are
compelled to report from time to time
to the Commissioners on ffty-one diff
ferent points connected with their busi-
ness; all Of which leaves little for rail-
road officials to do except to look after
disDatching of trains. The bill pro-
vides that the roads shall carry the
Commissioners free of charge. We
doubt if the Legislature has any such
power as this.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-02-02

DEMOCRATS were never drawn into a
more foolish controversy than by Re-
publican dispatch to the New York
Times last week, in which the charge
was made that the State Committee had
fleeced Mr. BOOkwalter in the campaign
The Republican charge made at ran
dom was the signal for every Democrat,
great and small, to write a card, >" with
the net result of showing; that Mr. B.
him through the committee, and ex-
pended a small amount on his own ac-
count. The charges and counter
charges Of bad faith are the only i'll re-
suits of the despicable muss. Mr. Book
walter discreetly kept silent The Gin
cinnati Enquirer acted as tub in which
the dirty linen was washed showing it
self as ever ready to betra!' the party for
dollar Youngstown ViIdicatOT.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-02-02
THE IRON 01oNoPoLIsTs.

1t seems the iron interests are getting
into few, and fewer hands-at the South
more rapidly even than at the North.
At st. Louis the iron companies have
united in one great syndicate so as to
control the market. At other points the
same process is going on. In Tennessee
the Southern State Works, with capital
of S1,5OOOOO, owned by number of
English capitalists, have sold out to the
Tennessee company. The latter now
has a capital of $5,OOO,OOO, is the owner
or three large blast furnaces, already
built, of 10000 acres of mineral lands,
aud various saw mills, brick works, etc.
1t will increase its output to 100000
tons annually. In Alabama a similar
combination will take place with six
furnaces and a capital of ten millions,
and have a capacity of 10000 tons
annually. When capital thus combines
labor and business are apt to be victim
ized. Capital Ombines-labOr does not.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-02-02

The Philadelphia Press has the grace
to say this much in acknowledgment of
the wisdom and virtue of Democratic
rule in Georgia:
There are very few who will be found
disposed to take very decided issue with
'BOurbOnism' when it Identifies itself
with such pTOdigies of industrial reali-
cation as Georgia exhibits. Governor
COlquitt, talking to a New York scribe,
resents the charge of Bourbon, ayeTTing
that the name is made to serve as
cloak for such sins as are orthodoxy in
one body and heterOdOXy in another.
His picturesque presentation of the pres
ent status of his State goes far to cor
rObOTate his assertion that, so far as
Georgia is concerned her teeming handi-
crafts are the outcome of an almost
complete abnegatiOn of partisan pre-
possessions. The State is gradually peo-
pling with an energetic, self-reliant,
thrifty immigration, which, though re-
latively meagre in numbers and spOra-
die in location, has given an irresista-
bic impulse to the activities of the Com
mOnwealth. The Governors resume of
the condition of things reads like
pendant to the marvels achieved by
France after the annihilatiOn of 1871,
and while such results are demOnstra-
bic the whole country will be willing
to regard the question of Bourbon or
what not with good natured indiffer-
ancp0
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-02-02

The Youngstown News-Register Com
pany cannot agree on an editor. The
agreement was that Mr.. Campbell, of
the old Register, should be the editor of
the new arrangement, and on this prom
ise Mr., Shaffer, of the O!d News, was
chosen business manager. After this,
however, Mr.. Chauncey Andrews, it
seems, who was the money man of the
News, would not let the News men carry
out the bargain. The trouble over this
thing is serious.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-02-02
BLAINE and the Arthur administration

BLAINE and the Arthur administration
are clawing one another savagely.
Secretary of State Frelinghuysen has
completely changed the Blaine policy
toward Chill, which looked war-like,
and is said to have been in the interest
of a ring. Blaine says President Ar
thur approved his policy-that he sub
mitted to the President the instructions
he sent after Garlields death. But
whether or not the Blaine policy has
been completely upset, the friends of
Arthur say that Blaine inaugurated his
pyrotechnicaI South American policy
without consulting the President.
Blaine's policy was to interfere in the
affairs of the South American States
and regulate them. The essential point
to all this is that the irrepressible con-
flict between the Blaine faction and the
administration faction of the Republi-
can party has broken Out-that the Ar
thurites are bound to ruin Blaine's pres
idential chances if they can, and that
Blaine means to strike back. The war
between the factions may be considered
as having begun.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-02-02

REPUBLICAN journals, nowadays,
congratulate themselves on Republican
harmony and Democratic discOrd; and
point to New York and other States for
proof. There may be some truth in all
this, for we have long been convinced
of the remarkable dOcility and submis-
siveness of the rank and file of the Re-
publican party. They will submit to
and endorse wrong, as we have repeat
edly seen without question, in this TO-
spect being very unlike Democrats.
In fact, it would seem, that the Re-
publican is thoroughly drilled party,
the rank and file being very Obedient to
the word of command. We have heard
of manufacturing establishments for
example, where, on election day the
wOrkmen were marched to the polls
with music to cast a united vote, all
this at the dictatiOn of their employing
lords. This is the way the Lords of
countries of Europe have
been in the habit of voting their tenant
farmers. The Republican party, in fact,
seems to be largely made up of lords and
their Obdient and submissive followers.
The Democratic party is very differently
made up. There is an individuality
and independence peryading the Demo-
cratic party that does not seem to exist
in the Republican organization. Hence
the OutspOkenness among Democrats,
and the apparent discOrd; and hence
too the harmony and unity in the Re-
publican ranks, whether counting in
President by fraud or sailing along un-
der Star Route admin stratiOn!
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-02-02
FOR REPUBLICAN OFFICE
SEEKERS.

Competitive examinations in the New
York Custom House have impelled the
Sun to propose a number of pertinent
cOnundrums for the applicants for place.
After being required to state how long
he has voted the Republican ticket and
what particular boss is at his back,
these problems are shied at the youth:
/. j. S., of Ohio, builds house upon
which he employs 12O mechanics 80 days
of 10 hours each at 10 cents per hour
what will be the amount of his draft
upon the contingent fund?
,. Geo. NJ RObesOn, in 1859, was $685.
01O in debt, in 1877 he had property to
the amount of S500.0OO. What must have
been his annual salary as Secretary of
the Navy?
3. Give 300 Republican, instances of
Addition, Division, and Silence. GIVE
the work in detail to show your tamili-
arity with the process.)
4. In 1S77-SI, r. B. IL. embeZzles $50-
coo per annum from S. j. L. What is
the sum now due the latter, reckoning
compound interest at per cent?
.. In 1S77-S1, r. b. H. spent for charity
$O.O5; for groceries, $122.25 Qess . per
cent. discount at the post cOmmissary0
for public dinner, $lOO Qess S99.50 b0r-
rOwed of Evarts), and contributed his
autograph to the campaign fund. What
was his mean daily expenditure and who
paid for the drinks?
This is in arithmetic and is followed
byquestiOns in grammar and geography.
On the grammar department are sam
pies of Jack LOgan's speeches and in
history and geography these among
others:
2. Name 5000 of the most important
Republican defaulters.
3. Mention few of the creeks, gullies,
horse ponds, and jumping off places in
cluded in the River and HarbOr ApprO-
priatiOn Bill.
4. Describe the Republican process
for arraying doubtful States.
3. Draw map of Ohio, showing all
its United States Office-hOlders by school
districts.
6. Where is W. A. Wheeler situated?
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-02-02
(Original.l
OUR GREAT PROTECTION MAN

Our Major Is distinguished as a great protection" man!
For has blowed his horn If he'd "expedite the
plan
The Majors is palpable for his protection" seems
To care at least for number One-as he for Congress
schemes
Tis thus "Drutecton" has served him well indeed
Has proved handy hobby whene'er he stood In
need
The labOrer he labOrs for and kindly would protect
Would like to go to Congress for the 4th time,
pect
But then there stands Judge Laubie. who is ambi
tOus too,
He's been for years upon the Bench and would like
something new,
He claims too he's protection" sound man,
But .pruecon FOR protection" Is the Majors crazy
plan!
The fight is none ours though however 1t may CO.
The Majors been the lucky man and may again DE So
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-02-02

FROM the several currency and coin
age bills, Sherman's and other refund
ing bills, Teller's silver certificate bill
already introduced, and the administra-
tiOn bills for the demOnetizatiOn of the
greenbacks, the suspension of silver
coinage and the adjustment of silver
certificates, in the course of preparation,
it does not appear that the Finance
question Is settled" to any great extent.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-02-02

GUITEAU calls for money and appeals
TO the people. He wants it, he says, in
order to employ able counsel to get for
him a new trial. Guiteaus next trial.
when, too, he will have an audience,
will not string out as long as the late
one before Judge Cox. 1t will have an
end-the end of a rope
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-02-02

MALONE proposes to readjust the Uni
versity of Virginia, founded by that cell
ebrated Bourbon" Thomas jefferson,
by kicking out the professors who will
mol bow to his wishes, and teach the
Republican, Readjuster gospel that re-
pudiatiOn is the most scientific method
of paying debts.