The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-10-03

The following letter from the Repub.
| lican State Central Committee was ad-
dressed to a Republican of some prOmi-
nence in Carroll county, and has been
handed us for publication:
OHIO REPUBLICAN Com. Rooms, J
43 s. Third St., Opposite Court House,
COLUMBUS, o., Sept. 13, 1883.
To --. Esq, Carroll county:
Dear Sir: Knowing and recognizing
| you to be true and sincere Republican
and who desires the success of the Re-
publican party and its principles, take
the liberty of addressing and sending
you this letter.
The Legislature to be chosen at the
election this fall will elect United
States Senator to succeed Hon. Geo. H.
PendletOn, Democrat.
This is Republican State and ought
to be represented in the U. S. Senate by
Republicans, and the fact she is and has
been represented by Democrat is in
the main owing to apathy on the part
of Republicans.
With the earnest co cooperation of earn
est Republicans in the close counties
and districts of the Stat. we certainly
can and will succeed Senator PendletOn
with Republican.
You are doubtless aware that you live
in doubtful Senatorial district, where
few votes thrown to eli her side, might
change the result. Therefore to make
the election of your Senatorial candidate
reasonably certain, a number of Demo-
Gratis ought to be secured to scratch
their votes for him.
By quietly talking and working with
those Democrats with whom you have
influence, you can undoubtedly secur Q
several to scratch their tickets and vote
for your candidate. Other influential
Ram liRana will bp aaknI tO aGliot N
this work.
May we rely upon you to give this
very important matter your special at
tentiOnp Very respectfully,
JOHN +. OGLEVEE, Chairman.
These epistles are being scattered
throughout Carroll county, and the
Democrat who escapes an appeal" from
some friendly" Republican will be few
and far between.
The letter states truthfully that the
Stark and Carroll district is doubtful
one" "where few votes thrown either
way might change the result"-deieat-
ing or electing DR.. Lewis or Gen. Eckley.
Last year there was a Republican ma
jOr lty of 200 in the district, but the un-
savOTy record of Gen. Eckley has led hl7
OppOnf ut ! to believe he can b. d' feattd
As the III Lnager aLd conductor Oi I'll II e
different nterprises-Railway National
Bank and Lead Works, all of which were
gutted while under his fostering care
and the Directors of each enterprise
struck with financial palsy that sent
them reeling to the bottom of fortunes
ladder, he has made himself some enc
mics who cannot be reclaimed and re-
cord that is not forgotten.
This is not a Republican State, as the
letter asserts. 1t was Democratic at the
late election by big plurality, also in
1873, 1874 and 1877, and the Republican
| ticket was barely saved in 1875, 1876 and
| 1878 by the most supeThuman eXeTtiOn.
| fhe parties in Ohio are nearly or about
equal in strength and each party has
one Senator. The term of MIR. Pendle.
ton, Democrat, has expired. and We ask
that he be returned. He has made a
good. fair, candid, courteous, able public
official. His name smells of no jobs in
legislation. IL character and integrity
he is as high as the cedars of Lebanon
q bOve the ours who accuse and defame
him, within and without the party. The
way to elect Democratic Senator is to
vote for Democratic members of the
legislature-Dr. Lewis and w. T. Noble.
A vote against these men is vote for
the corrupt trickster, Chas. Foster.
Our Democratic friends can thus see
how they are kicked about like balls, by
their good Republican friends and bosses
who are wise as serpentS but harmless
as doves" Last year, Jonathan IL. Wal
lace was counted out by one vote, on ac-
count of the unnatural "friendliness"
of thOughtless Democrats for thoughtful
Republicans. Let there be none of it
this year in Gen. Eckleys case, for it is
time men like Foster and Eckley were
retired. They have held office all their
lives and done nOthing.-LCarrOll
Chronicle.