The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-03-31
THE HAYEs-MoKINLEx PARTY,


Sailed into power some years back with
professions of high morality. pretentiO~&
piety, and strict prohibition temper
ance. In fact, from their Ostentatious
display, and their. pharises utterings,
they claimed to be the gOOdy7gOOdy peo-
pie Of "the grand old Republican
party''l
When this set got into high and fat
places, 1t was discovered that,
"A saint in Grape. is twice saint In lawn
for their exhibitions and prOtestations
were more and more pronounced.
The Hayes gang, every one now knows
and admits, were quite willing to resort
to perjury, forgery and fraud in order
to obtain power; and their power they
got in this way. This gOOdy-EoOdy
Hayes, too, be it remembered, devoted
his four years to rewsrding with fat Of
fees, the villains who served him In
perpetrating the periuries, the fOrgeries
and the frauds.
William Mckinley jr., was cOnfiden-
tial intimate Of the Hayes fraud. A
member of Congress at the time, and
previous to this, intimate with the
fraud, Mr.. Mckinley was an influential
member of the Hayes kitchen cabinet.
He approved of the perjuries, the for:
geries and the fraudsl by which Hayes
was counted in, and enjoyed much the
era of fraud rule. He got an army OF
appointments from this district with a
view of establishing himself in power.
This accounts for his fourth term at
tempt last year. His pOstmasters, his
mail agents and other appOintees, were
scattered all over the district, were ac-
tive Republican partisans, with whom
Boss McKinley's wishes and COM
mands were law. Hence the ease with
which this Hayes representative was
nOminated-but not electedl
The result of the election astOnished
the Hayes Mckinley leaders. They did
not think it possible that Mckinley
could fail in a district over $500 Re-
publican. In order, however, to provide
for the worst, they had their Holloway
tools here and there; throw out Wallace
votes, and count doubtful Mckinley
ballots. The Hayes tactics succeeded 80
far, that the Charles Foster state re-
turning Board gave William McKin-
ley jr., the certificate of election to Con-
gress from the 18th district, by one vote
majority.
This has compelled Mr.. Wallace to
make a contest for his seat, to which he
was honestly and fairly elected. No
reasonable man, acquainted with the
facts, doubts this. A fair man, know
ing the facts, as Mckinley does, would
submit to fate, and refuse to contest
Not so he. His friend Hayes was cOun-
ted in by fTaud-why may not he sue
ceed2 He and his office tools have been
engaged in hunting for illegal votes al
over the district, in order to make case
Thus far 1t is failure. In his answer,
he claimed he had been defrauded out o.
votes at Waynesburg, and though wit
nesses came to Minerva. they were sem
back home without examination. The
Investigations Of our sixth ward; at Al
lance, AustintOwn and other points
have also turned out ''abOrtiOns." Tht
Mckinley organs, nevertheless, continue
to claim great things will be done
They do not chronicle their own miser
able failures.
Here, then, is an attempt being mad,
in this very district, to count in mem
Der of Congress by fraud. This attempt
: too, is by one Of the Hayes gang. Poll
tics seems to be the only religion o
these men, and fraud its chief ingrSdi
ent. Let all good citizens consider
Let them store their memories with tn
T. facts in all this fraud business, AM
thenceforward act and vote as shOult
{ true American citizens resolved to vim
7 dicate right and condemn wrong.