The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-08-18
THE PARTY OF FRAUD AND THE
SCOTT LAW KNAVERY.
The Police Tax Levy In Council, the Reps
Threatening, ana Fluid Fawoett
as the Trick Mule.

The Police Tax Levy IN Council the reps
Threatening, ana Fluid Fawcett
the Trick Mule.
Is not the Republican party the party
Of fraudP Did not the leaders steal the
Presidency through forgery, perjury and
bribery in 1S76-7P Was not Samuel j.
Tilden fairly elected thereto, and did not
R. B. Hayes get the place by means
fraudulent and Infamous?
But was it any better in 1892 Have
our readers carefully perused the history
of the infamy of that campaign as pub
lished in this paper? Do not these Dor.
sey statements establish the fact that
the Republican Is the same party of
fraud and wrongP Can any fair man of
ordinary intelligence gainsay these
startling truths of history?
But again: Has the party improved
since 1880, so as to be more entitled to
public regard? Is it not the party Of
wool fraud to-day, trying to deceive,
cheat and rob the farmers to benefit
their favored mOnOpOlistsp Is not its
course on the Scott law equally fraudu-
lent and unworthy? Did not Governor
Charles Foster appoint two Judges to
the Supreme Court with the purpose and
knowledge that they would render a
party decision, regardless of the COnsti-
tuition and its plain requirements? Is
not this Scott law, then, only another
piece of Republican knaveryr
and right here in Canton: Are not
certain Republican leaders and their un-
principled organ urging our City COun-
Gil to disregard the plain requirements
of the law, in order to give them capital
to howl over their Scott law knaVery?
Are they not in Council under the lead
of fluid Faweett, imperiOusly and law
lessly and indecently trying to cram
their scheme down the thrOats of their
fellow members2
We only regret that Messrs. Class and
Warner have not more help in the COun-
Gil to show up the knaves and their
knavery. What do the cOwardly scoun-
drsls that threaten through the RepOsi-
tory mean by saying that Mr.. Class will
''hear something to his disadvantage"
unless he stop5 his opposition This is
about FaWcett's line of argument in
Council; and we're we a member thereof
Mr.. Fawcett should behave himself and
keep within bounds, or there might be a
row. We should insist the chair preserve
order, and If necessary assist thereto.
Stand by the law and stand by the right
is the true doctrine.
This attempt to change the levy for
/ 10 nf
The Council fixed the levy within the
time prescribed by law, and that time
has elapsed long since. The Scott law
decision was held back for political pur-
poses and this is another step in the line
of Republican trickery and lawlessness.
The scheme is wholly and entirely pO-
litical, and this is why FaWcett and the
fraud organ roar and threaten as they
do. Let no member of the Council be
scared, but firmly perform his duty ac-
cOrding to law. The Rep. is harmless
and Faweett is not a deVouring wolf,
hardly up to trick mule.
But suppose, as claimed, the police
fund should have a surplus of four thou
sand dollars or so next year; this could
be transferred to some fund that Is
short, or applied to lessen the city debt,
OF to relieve the suffering citizens of
Walnut street. How would this last
suggestion strike Messrs. Wyant and
Faweett2 This transferring of funds
is common occurrence in all City
Councils. A surplus therefore in the
police fund need alarm no one. The
only men alarmed are the Republican
tricksters and their organ, and they are
only anxious for something on which to
whOOp up their Scott law knavery. In
fact 1t is all a knavish piece of business.
We refrained from all comment on
this levy reduction, until the conduct
of Fawcett & Co., and the course Of the
fraud wool organ compelled us. Their
conduct, so furious and fierce, plainly
| showed the cat in the meal tub. Their
object is political and nothing else; to
help their dilapidated g. o. p. Their
party went down in Ohio last year with
the Pond law; they want the Scott law
knaVery to resurrect them from doom.
1t can't be done. The Republican party
must gOl