The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-09-22
A CARD,
From Mr.. sohaefer to the Cincinnati Com
merciRI-G Gazette.
CANTON. O., September 1s, 1888:

merclAl-NaZette.
CANTON. o., September 18, 1883.
To the Editor Of the Commercial Ga
zette:-In the columns of your paper of
yesterday, read the proceedings of our
last Saturdays Democratic meeting, ad-
dressed by the Hon. George II. PendIe-
ton. More amused than surprised found
the following sweet extract manufact-
ured by your correspondent and reporter
as the lawful beverage of its readers, in
accordance with the distinguished de-
cisiOn Of our distinguished Supreme
Court on the Scott Law: "The pTOprie-
tor Of the Opera-hOuse, Mr.. Louis Schae-
fer, is dyed-in-the-WOOl Democrat. Said
he to the Commercial Gazette CORE.
spOndent: They tell me that the moss
is six inches thick on my back. 1
stnmped the State in German with Pen
dletOn for Vallandingham, but times
have changed. can't stand HOadly and
his new Democracy. don't know what
the Democratic party is coming to,
putting up Republicans, Ewing, Book
walter and now HOadly. Mr.. Shaefer
will vote for Foraker, as we'll as large
numbers of Democrats in Canton"
While 1t is fact that had the pleas
ure of meeting the young gentleman
(the above correspondent in my hOnse,
shortly before the meeting, and at his
solicitation had him provided with
suitable Accommodations for taking notes,
and while doing so he cOnVersed with
me touching some political matters, it
surprised me, however, to learn that
such a conversation as he represents
took place between us. l admit telling
him that in 1858 | stumped part of this
State with Hon. Geo. H. PendletOn for G..
l.. Vallandingham, also that since then
political times have changed: that the
Democratic party had made a mistake
in its departure to such candidates as
Horace Greeley and BOOkwalter. (The
names of Ewing and HOadly were not
mentioned by me.) He further repre-
Sents that will cast my vote for Fora
ker. What he means by ''dyed-in the
wOOl-DemOcrat is a problem difficult
for me to solve, as the color and OdOr of
wool especially now, in this region of
Ohio, is not a very complimentary prefix
to any Old-line Democrat.
1t is my sincere impression, however,
that some others, not your humble SER
want, will die-in-the-wOOl on or before
the second Tuesday in October next, and
that their graves, before the election of
1884, will be covered with more than
six inches of moss. If by "mOss- back
Democrat" he means one who stood on
the most vital plank the Democratic
National platform resolved and resolved
from 1900 to 1885, and stands there still,
l feel proud to say that such has been my
position before, during and since our late
unfortunate civil war. l have never
wandered after strange political gods,
and never wOrshipped political golden
calves. 81 have not much political faith
in political parties, as they are always
false and selfish, sinister and cOwardiy,
and ought to be defined the instruments
of bad men"
The Northern Democracy, for the last
quarter of a century, was not as much
imbued with cOnstitutiOnality and
principles as it should have been.
Nevertheless, considering it the least
evil of the two great political parties, it
has my support. And, as regards the
Hon. George Hoadley, will. with pleas
ure, If live until the second Tuesday
of october next, cast my vote for him, as
the candidate for Governor for the State
Of Ohio, for look upon him as liberal
fearless, frank, honest, intellectual,
| patriotic, open hearted citizen and
statesman, with whom political nest
hiding has no abiding place.
1t would seem apparent to an limo.
cent and impartial observer that the
same affable and gentlemanly CORE
| spOndent and reporter used the same
en- and inkbOttle here that he did al
ZOar, for reporting Judge HOadly'i
speech a few weeks ago. Respectfully
LOUIS SCHAEFER.