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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-27

A MERIToRIoUs disabled veteran is
not of as much Importance to a would
be fourth term Congressman as some
young fellow infuentially connected.
Votes are what count.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-27

Choice building lots, within tenlmin-
ates' walk of the Public Square, beauti-
tully situated in PattersOn's addition to
me yIye city, west OF High, on SOu9h street.
Will be sold at popular prices and on
easy terms. Special Inducements TO ner-
sons who will build at once. Apply to
J.. Il. COnkel, Charles R. Miller or A.
nlss' Jun8tf
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-27

THIS year there seems to be a class of
men who will not admit they are owned
by the man who controls the machine
These men propose and prefer to own
themselves, and will vote accordingly.
Mark III
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-27

A WASHINGTON letter, alluding to
COnkling's investigations into the secret
history of the Garfield administration,
says: "The COnkling people got at some
mighty interesting things, and among
other facts they discovered all the proofs
of large Investment of money to Jay
Gould in October, 1880, in the Republi-
can campaign, in return for positive
pledge that Stanley Matthews should be
nominated to. the Supreme Court. They
found out the price paid by Gould, the
name of the messenger-a very RESPONSE
BILE person-who went back and forth
between GOuld's house and Mentor" If
Mr.. GOuld's famous pigeOn-hOles contain
the documents in this matter, he should
turn them over to Mr.. Dorsey, to be used
in the latter's history of the memorable
Garfield campaign.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-27

IN 1853 Incorporated lJWns in the State
publican and "a per cent. of the re
mainder throughout the State wa
working members of the same pa
The largest whisky distillery in
State, If not in the world, Is owI~u4 T.
Republican, who was always acti ssEI1
lavish in giving of his means to d6
the Democratic party aud keep Re
cans in power. The thirtaena u,
were all owned by ReDuR g., ma
forty-fOur out OF the WI q,
liquor dealers were also Republn 4Sat
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-27

OUR Democratic county ticket should
be elected, and will be if every Stark
county Democrat does his full duty
Every man whose name is on the ticket
is worthy. So, vote the full ticket Fail
not.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-27

THE dispatches bring the news of a
terrible rain storm in the East, result
ing in losses to the amount of millions
to mills, factories, railroads. etc.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-27
4he Dennrrat.

THE Stark comfy fair is in full blast,
and grand, good, glorious show it is.
Go and see, if you have. not already
been there. r-~--7r n.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-27

THE wonder is why in the world Con-
gresham Mckinley made so many prom
ises to disabled sOldiers-Only to be
broken and disregarded.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-27

Best five cent cigar in the city at AL
Ian W. Smiths store, at the old Danne-
miller corner.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-27
THE STAR ROUTE ROBBEK1Es.

In 1881, about a month before the
Fraudulent President went ont Of office
the question of the great rObberies in the
POstOffice Department was brought tC
the notice of the Fraudulent Cabinet
through letter written by Mr.. j. j.
Kinds, of Washington. The sO-called
Cabinet referred it, of course, to their
Attorney General, who in turn handed
it over to the Postmaster General; and
! after due examination the two gentle
men expressed their official views in the
following style:
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 1881,
jerome j. HINDS, ESQ, Washington,
DC.
SIR Your communication of the 8th
inst. in relation to alleged frauds prac-
tlsed by persons receiving money for
pretending to carry mails in New Mexi-
co, was referred to the Postmaster Cen
eral for an expression of his views as to
the matter. Your communication has
been returned with the following en-
dOrsement sent by the Postmaster. Gem
eTal:
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
February II, 1881.
" Respectfully returned to the Honor
able the Attorney General. After full
examination of the matters presented in
the letter of Mr.. Kinds, the Postmaster
General finds nothing requiring an ap-
peal to the criminal courts of the land
either as to any contractor or other per
son connected with this department.
"'HORACE MAYNARD,
Postmaster General
VERY respectfully, CHAs. DEvENs,
Attorney General"
In the face of the revelations of the
recent trial in Washington, these Off
cial letters are worth reading and re-
Numbering. What a wretched and |
shameful concern that Fraudulent Ad-
was
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-12-27
PLACING IT WHERE 1T WILL DO THE
MOST GOOD.

We showed recently that il all the
Federal officials under Mr.. HubbelIs
jurisdiction responded at the rate sup-
gested he would have some $687. 600 on
hand "fOr campaign purposes" We are
assured by Mr.. Hubbell that this sum is
dispensed ''fOr the good of the party"
In the absence of official information
we assume that the account stands.
about as follows: -.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-02-15
Marvellous.

AS there has been so much said
lately, about indictments against
whisky-sellers, &C., we would like
to ask, whether anybody ever heard
before of man being engaged in
the saloon business for thirteen
years in the same place, and never
having an Indictment found against
him, and never but one row occur
ring in his place Of business during
the whole of that time. Well, we
know of such case, and we doubt
very much if there is such another
in the history of saloon-keepers.-
Nonpared.
That a man in this legalized bust
ness should get along without being
indicted and with only one crow"
for 10 years, is here set down as
most remarkable. So it is, but
would it be remarkable to say as
much of any other business?
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-02-15
Legislative Notes.

Delegate Riley's bill for compul-
sorry education was Indefinitely
postponed.
The bill to abolish corporal pun
ishment in our public schools has
been defeated.
The effort of the liquor-men of
Clarksburg to get bill through
the Leg islature compelling the
County Court to grant license in
cities of over 1000 inhabitants,
when the city councils consent, was
most ingloriously, or rather glori-
ously, defeated. The proposition
received only six votes.
Mr.. Babb has introduced Il bill
into the House, providing for the
admission Of girls to the Universe
ty.
Mr. Wilson's railroad bill was
haggled to pieces by amendments
till it was unacceptable and final
ly defeated.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-02-15
The Late Canvass.

We have no doubt but that pro-
hibition would have carried West
Virginia by amajority of twenty
five thousand on the popular vote,
had the people been permitted to
vote on the Amendment to the Con-
stitution at the election next Octo-
Der.
But this privilege is denied
them for at least two years longer,
Meantime the question viii be
more widely agitated, and the peo-
pie awakened to greater enthusi-
asm.
While we are confident as to the
sentiment Of the people on the
question, we are not insensible to
the fact that there is a great want
of earnestness in many localities.
Leaders are wanted-zealous, en-
thusiastic leaders, who are willing
to devote much attention and con-
siderable time to agitating the mat
ter and canvassing among the peo-
pie The necessity for such an adj
vocate in every community in the
State has been demonstrated in the
effort to thoroughly canvass the
State with the petitions to the
Legislature.
From every locality where man
was found who was willing to
give a few days time to the matter,
a full petition was sent up. For
instance, in two or three school
districts in Wood county, nearly
every voter signed the petition, be-
cause it was brought right to them
by men who were enthusiastically
in earnest, while in many other
school districts in the same county
not name was attached to the pc
tition. The same thing was true
all over the State.
From letters received by the
Chairman of the State Executive
J Committee, from various sections Of
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-02-15
the State, we here give few ex-

WY 'oo"oo, VIC HUI Si'N ~ ~"
tracts:
H. Lewis, Clay county, says;
81 am fully of the impression
that two-thirds of the voters IN this
county will poll their votes in favor
of prohibition"
H. Langford, Lewis county,
writes
"Was at wedding on the 9th
inst. Every voter present signed
the petition for prohibition. AL
ways carry petition in your pock-
et."
James M. Lyon, Harrison county !:
II have got all the voters in my
sub-district except five. Part of
those would sign it if l could see
them"
N. r. kirkpatrick, Wayne coun-
ty:
Nearly every voter would have
signed the petition, if they had
been applied to. But | found it
impossible to make thorough can
vass of the county"
A. F. Mcmillan, Masontown, w.
Va:
NEARLY every voter here would
sign it if we had speaker to agi-
tate the subject"
David Miller, Tyler county:
"The people sign the petition in
our place with but few exceptions.
Tyler has not been canvassed as it
should have been. With proper eff
fort I think that three-fourths Of
the voters would have given their
names"
That the people were willing
and anxious to sign the petition all
over the State is evident.
That many persons to whom was
entrusted the work of presenting
the petitions to the people failed to
do their duty, is evidenced by the
fact that not one-fourth as many
names were sent in as ought to have
been. .....
We need to realize that q great
deal Of personal effort, and sacrifice
is required before we can expect to
succeed in West Virginia; but this
fact is in no sense any reason for
Encouragement, for what good
cause ever succeeded without effort
and sacrifice? IT'S the true mission
and life work of true men to make
effort and sacrifice, and he who fails
to realize this will surely fail of the
mark of mans high calling.
The work is before US. We are
we'll able to do it, and shall it not
be done cheerfully, manfully and
we'll?
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-02-15

until itself is overcome and destroy
ed. To overcome it will require
united effort and sacrifice. This
unity of purpose and action must
come through the press and from
the platform, and to this end tenn
perance friends must be willing to
subscribe for temperance papers
and contribute to the expenses OF
temperance lecturers.
Friends of the cause in West Vir-
ginia, with hearts much bigger
than their pockets, have placed the
FREEMAN on sure footing and Sc.
cured in advance it's publication
for another year, and surely while
they are giving their hundreds
there are thousands throughout the
State who could not ask to do less
than give $50 year for such a
family newspaper as is offered in
the FREEMAN.
The FREEMAN's success thus far
has been unprecedented, and no eff
forts will be spared to render it wor-
thy of still greater success in the
future
Will you not all meet us and help
us build up success on success? We
are sure you will.
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS.
We ask that every one of our
Subscribers shall act as an agent tc
secure the subscription of his tenn
perance neighbors. There are tenn
perance men and women in every
neighborhood who are ready and
waiting to subscribe for the FREE
MAN for the asking. Letevery sub
scriber carry his paper along with
him among his neighbors and miss
no opportunity to secure new names
and friends.
TERMs-IN ADvANCE-.$1.50 A
YEAR; $100 FOR 8 MONTHS; 75c FOR
6 MONTHS; SOC FOR 4 MONTHS, AND
ON TRIAL TWO MONTHS FOR 25C.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-02-15

volume, we have these special an
nouncements to special friends.
- TO MINISTER'S.
A year ago we sent the first num-
bers of the Freeman to every minis
ter of the Gospel in West Virginia
whose address we could obtain,
hoping to enlist their friendship
and support. #h
Since then the FREEMAN has
been heartily endorsed and COM
mended by nearly if not quite ev-
cry representative body Of Chris
tians meeting in the State. Surely
these are credentials sufficient to
warrant our present appeal. Know
ing how largely the Temperance
cause depends on the ministers of
the various denominations for it's
advancement and success, we want
them all to receive the FREEMAN
and become its active friends. At
ter year we again send YOU a sam
pie copy with this proposition:
For One Dollar aoe qoiH send the
FREEMAN l yr. to any Minister Of the
Gospel or, better still, to any Minister
sending as taoo yearIy subscribers, at
$1.50 each, ne ooiU send a copy free one
gear.
We are sure the two subscribers
may be readily found for the asking,
by every minister in the State.
Won't you in this way help extend
our circulation, when it will cost
you nothing?
OUR ACTIVE FRIENDS.
To you, good friends who have
been sending us subscribers right
along the past months, we still look
with confidence and trust, being
well assured that with us you real
ize that well-doing brings its own
reward.
TEMPERANCE WORKERS.
To Temperance men and women
throughout all our counties, whose
hearts are in the work, we surely
can come in assurance of active
sympathy and substantial support.
Because the champions Of the
right in the Legislature lacked a
few votes of the required two-thirds,
the enslaving and death-dealing
liquor-traffie will now become if
possible even more arrogant and
impudent. 1t will continue to vex,
harrass and destroy our families
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-02-15

any county in the State than there
is in Mason, and she will go strong
ly for the amendment if it be sub
mitted.-Radical,
Yes, but the independent voters
of Mason must remember that this
is government ''of the Legisla-
ture, by the Legislature, and for the
Legislature" The ''people" don't
come in.
Brother johnson, of the FREEMAN,
should remember that if Figures
won't lie," some editors will.-Rad-
ical
Well, if they're abused and
knocked about like some folks use
figures, we could hardly blame
them for "lying"-still--to get
rest, at least.
The prohibition FREEMAN sue
ceeded in defeating the Democrats
at the municipal election held at
Parkersburg recently. So long as
Democrats permit themselves to be
guided into taking up every side is
sue.proposed by scheming office-seek-
ers like the Johnsons, just so long
may they expect defeat. Saturday
Visitor.
Don't be wasting precious pow
der in squibs, Brother Visitor, at
these little side issues that seem to
be annoying to your Democracy.
All party trimmers will find that
Prohibition will be the front, rear
and every side ISSUE" before an
other twelve-month, and they'll
find too, that there are more people
in West Virginia opposed to the in
famous liquor traffic than want Of
fee. Save your powder for the
front issue.
Our Legislature wants whisky,
and plenty of it. The people will
have a say next fall, when new
set of Legislators will be chosen
Radical.
And then let no traitor to our
homes be put on guard.
There is probability that the
prohibition amendment will be
submitted to the people, Randolph
Enterprise,
All temperance signs fail while
the liquor-men run the weather
bureau.
A year or two ago it was only u
few cranky men and women" as it
were now they are talked about as
respectable and tolerably intelli-
gent big crowd of people, Whisky
must go-it is written.-- WellsbuTg
Herald
True enough, The legislators
say the temperance people are
good class to have in a community,
but just so long as they find tenn
perance voters voting for whisky
men and whisky interests, they
will continue to legislate for whis-
ky interests and get the whisky
vote into the bargain. Will the
people let them try the whisky
vote alone, just once, at the next
election?
Some of our State Solons still be-
lieve in the "no lickin' no larnin'
doctrine. If the doctrine is true,
then the Legislators who advocate
it were never clicked" enough or
they would have learned something
and among other important ideas,
that this is the nineteenth century.
-Wetzel Messenger.
Some of them will have to be
clicked" by the people before they'll
learn who's master in the political
school of West Virginia.
TRADING WIvEs.-The Raleigh
Iader announces a rather novel
transaction in that county. Two
men, not being satisfied with their
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-02-15
WE'D NESDAY, FEB'Y Is, 1882
THE FREEMAN.
Volume Number One.
This Column IS Rcserved for Short
7'alks aoith our Friends, Strictly
Confidential

In addition to what we say inside
in reference to the close of our first
volume, we have these special an
nouncements to special friends.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-02-15
AMONG OUR EXCHANGES.
Their Notions and Ours.

Our PrOhlDlt0ry Amendment
doesn't prohibit.-Radical
Wait till next Fall and see if it
doesn't prohibit the reelection Of
somebody.
Our Harrisville subscription list
is in the worst condition OF any on
our books. What is the reason ?
Ritchie Gazette
We give it up; but if you'll send
the books in we think we can tell
whether rats did the mischief.
A law prohibiting prize fighting
should be placed upon the Statute
books of every State in the Union.
-Rddicat. .'...
What! Do you propose to take
away the "individual liberty" Of
our free people? The Wheeling
Register will open its anti-prohibi-
ton batteries on you when you
propose to encroach on this sacred
territory. The Registers only way
to stop crime is to legalize it.
Joseph Freeman butchered the
boss porker Of the season-43O lbs.
net.-W. T. Record.
That wasn't the WEST VA. FREE
MAN, but ifany subscriber wants to
see if we would know what to do
with a pig of like dimensions, let
him send US one on subscription.
Prohibition petitions are begin
ming to food the Legislature. In all
probabilities it will be laid before
the people to decide whether we
will prohibit or not--1ucker Pto-
meer.
Not SO. Political probabilities,
like weather probabilities, are very
uncertain. In this case the people
may not yet decide. The servants
at Wheeling have declared them
selves to be greater than their mas
ters who sent them there.
The dogs killed a number of sheep
belonging to John Cain this week.
Dogs belonging to John Stenderand
A. w. Oxnard were Caught in the
act" and killed WetzeJ Messenger.
This is the sort of Lynch law that
has our hearty appreciation.
The citizens have become dis
gusted at the whisky trade, and de-
termine to put stop to the sale of
it if they can. A lady can scarcely
appear on the streets, that is not
made to blush by some drunken
black guard Marshall Herald.
When this tyrant traffic drives
all our women from the streets by
it's foulness, freightens all our chill
dren from their homes by its hid
eousness, and chases our business
men from their work by its bloody
violence, perhaps our Legislators
may deign to listen to the shrieks,
and walls and prayers of the peo-
pie.
Too many little boys are permit
ted to loaf about the saloons and
billiard halls in this city. If their
parents will not compel them to
stay at home of evenings, the saloon
proprietors ought to compel them
to stay out of their establishments.
Saturday Visitor.
Why? You favor saloons; you
want them established by law. If
they are good things to have about,
why not let the boys have a fair
chance?
If the editor of the State Tribune
will now fire load of bird-shot into
his head-we mean the "head' of
the Tribune-he will have some
thing unique and attractive Soc
ct to EN-, Gibbons.-Randolph En-
terpr5se.
So you recommend the shotgun
for measles after "they're out ?"
Nothing will drive a man who is
not a habitual drunkard away from
| a billiard hall quicker than to see a
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-11-01
GENERAL ITEMS.

/
An earthquake shock was felt at
Newburn, N. c., on Tuesday evening.
Henry Grimes, Of Womelsdorf, has
thirty-si dogs and q cat trained to
chase rabbits.
Miffiin county teachers will hold their
annual institute during the week begin
n'ne November 27.
Tee cractiOing physicians of Cambria
county lave determined to keep a rec
ord of all births and deaths hereafter.
The Rev. S. j. Stone, vicar of St.
Paul's Church, Haggerston, Eng, re-
Gently scaled the spire Of that edifce
and placed in position the final cross.
He was attired in his clerical and acad-
emic garb. The congregation in the
street blow including 700 children,
sang "The Church's One Foundation"
and the vicar, having from his exalted
position pronounced the benedictlon,
and descended.
Nothing builds up shattered constitutions
so quickly as Browns Iron Bittcrs.
4 woman who had been committed
to jail In Pottsvllle in default of the
payment OF the costs brought against
her husband, was released ON Thurs
day TO enable her to attend his funeral.
The man was almost dead when brought
into court to answer the charge, and
was at once discharged, and the costs
placed on the wife.
Amos Walker and his five sons. of
Nottingham, Chester county, were re-
Gently arrested for picking worms from
their tobacco plants on Sunday. They
escaped paying fine of 81 for each
worm picked by showing that prosecu-
tion should have been brought within
seventy two hours of the offense.
Puny, weak, and sicky children are made /
healthy and strong by using Browns Iron
An attempt was also made short /
time afterwards to rob the coachman OF
of Colonel John II. Lick, at very near
ly the same point. The driver, Thom-
as Penn, struck the loaded portion of
his whip over the robbers head, telling
aIm TO the grouuu, and left, The place
IS an exceedingly lonesome one. /
Eight hundred dollars in damages
We're paid by the Name school teacher
sLo whipped girl because she could
lot define the rule of grammar in re-
gard to propositions.
A woman is under sentence for thir-
y-tve years' Imprisonment for selling
LIQUOR at Rutland, VI, that period be-
ng composed of 200 different terms
or like number of offences.
The Presbyterian Church and par
'onage at Blanveltville, Rockiand coun-
y, New York, we're totally destroyed
'y fire on Tuesday night. Loss, $1,000.
DySpeptia, weak back, and despondency
,ther troubles caused me fearful sufierings
,ut Psrker's Ginger Tonic makes me feel
ike a new being. A great remedy. Every
woman should use 1t. Mrs Gariiz, Pitts
,urg.