The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-09-28
CANTON. OHIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1882

the camp Holloway had intimated that
Major Mckinley would come, and come
he did. The General, you probably
know, has sons and relatives who are
route agents and clerks, believe, but
of course he never thought OF scratch
ing the Majors back, at all. Well, he
came and "orated" after Dalzell, and
the general opinion among the soldiers
and others present was that he had bet
ter stayed at home, instead of attempt
ing to repair his fences at g. A. r. fra
tefnal encampment. The Major evil
IDENTIFY allowed his cheek to run away
with his prudence, or he would not have
attempted it. 1t was too transparent
dodge. AS for the speech, he had better
get Private Dalzell or Col. FirestOne to
give him a course of lessons in that
line. 1t was universally pronounced
failure. / have never seen any one who
labOred so hard and sweat so freely to
so little purpose. The eX-SOldieTs are
beginning to see that soldier doesn't
mean much with the Major, except so
far as he can use the soldier as cats
paw. "The proof of the pudding is in
chawing the string" For example, |
cite the supplanting of Mr.. Wright, of
our place, an old soldier, made way with
for Mr.. Taggart, IA lawyer and politician
whose efficient service to his country
consisted of street electiOneering for
the Major. The appointment of Teeters,
of your place, lifelong Democrat, as
postal route clerk instead of an old SOL
dier who petitiOned for it, the appoint
ment of Mr.. McGinness, confederate
soldier and a Democrat, instead of an
old Union soldier with the best of rec
Ords and recommendations, and in need
of employment. These are some of the
samples of his love for soldiers. The
only instance where he was known to
appoint ex-sOldieTs was when they were
his heavy workers and bulldOzed for
him. When the applicant was an ex-
soldier (Rep.) not a politician, though,
he may have voted for Mr.. Mckinley, or
Republican or Democrat not soldier,
but politician, the politician always
received the appointment. Whenever
he can lay his wire of public patronage
to secure politician who will work for
him, no matter how worthy the other
applicant may be, the politician gets
the appointment. Thus he lays his
plans for life office. If there is an in
stance to the contrary, l would like to
know of it. In some places he has over
done the matter, promising the same
| offices to two or more, who tore their
shirts in his behalf. In these cases he
dare not make the appointment for fear
of offending the others, although the
old postmaster may be holding over his
term year or more. WinOna and Pal
estine are examples of this. l also
learn that the agricultural department
of the United States is made a wire to
pull, by his placing the distribution of
the seeds, grains, etc, sent out by the
/ department this year, in the hands OF
| his henchmen, whose business may call
them in contact with the farmers. The
Secretaries of the Agricultural Society
formerly attended to it. 1t appears to
me, it is high time that such barnacles
hanging to the old Republican ship
should be swept off, and that immedi-
ately. When our party nominations
are controlled by such means, Republi-
cans should frOwn down and out all
who attempt it.
Yours,
INDEPENDENT REPUBLICAN.