The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-02-02

Ed. DEMOCRAT-ID a communication
published in the Fulton Signal columns
a few weeks since, and followed up by
Others of like nature, from the foul
pen of some nOndescript, signing him.
self Enquirer" not only myself, but a
large majority of your readers have
been forced to the conclusion that even
in our pleasant little village, we are
afflicted also with a poor specimen of
that class of creatures, now termed
"cranks," that hang like barnacle on
the outer skirts of society, endeayOring
to make people believe that they are the
only great mOguls, and seeking
notOriety by shooting the ideas that
pmanlte from a diseased brain, coward
ly and Guiteau-like, through the col
Uuus of a paper, at cltlZenS ana OH
cials who are far superior in all the re-
uuirements necessary to make up a gen
tleman and a laW-abidlng citizen, and
sneaking like graye-robblng hyena
under fictitious nom de plume. Who
is this mighty CD dictator to our peO-
plpY From his communications we
should Judge that he was some
learned % but dethrOned clergyman,
DettifOgging limb of the law, horse
trader, or some escaped lunatlc from an
ASYLUM. 1t is really scarcely worth
while to occupy your valuable columns
in noticing this barking and snarling
cur, that is seeking prominence by Civ
ing citizens in the county and out OF II
a wrong impression Of the morality OF
our city, but he is straining point too
far and your readers should be made
acquainted with the tact' that IOr ltS
size Canal Fulton has less criminal
cases before the courts than any
city in the county. This mlser-
able viper would have your read
ers believe that this city is a yerltable
sink Of iniquity, that gambling, drunken
ness, debauchery and crime run riot.
And he would blame the members OF the
Council for this. He would have each
member of the Council read from the
Revised Statuts' that which each school
boy is perfectly familiar with. They
should each carry copy OF the city or
dinances in their pocket and personally
watch every saloon, grocery, drug store,
and church, and read the riot act when
ever they see anything that conflicts
with their ideas of pTOpTlety. This med
dler in other peoples affairs should read
Parsons Rights of a Citizen" and other
legal documents and authorities; he Will
find that he is acting il
legally and directly against the best in
teTestS of the community. If he Is so
positively cOgniZant of all the Sabbath
breaking, debauchery and crime. that he
asserts is going on in our midst, he
stamps himself a "mOral coward" for
not filing his affidavit against these
terrible criminals that have made an
agreement with the devil and a covenant
with hell" under the State laws; he
need not bother the city ordinances and
he will find that if he proves what he
the State will see that the poor,
iemented scribbleT has no costs to pay.
Every member of the Council will glory
in the change from his lOw-lived, sneak
ing method of attack, to the duties of an
upright citizen. In regard to his per-
50naf filings at me, | treat them with
contempt that the slurs of a miserable,
,OWardly, pOltrOOn deserves. Hoping
inquirer" will reform, am
Yours, &c, JOHN SCHROEDER.