The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-11-10
TEE LATE Ell EC TION.
Boss Charles Foster and the Republican
Party,

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Party.
ED. DEMoCRAT-I think it was Watts
who wrote the hymn, "God works in q
mysterious way his wonders to per
| FORM" for who would have believed the
old corrupt Republican party hulk
could have been routed in Ohio, horse,
foot and chariot, in the late elections,
with the whole Government at their
back, and that with the unlimited and
free use of money to corrupt the voter,
as has been done for the past twenty
years. and had not the Lord hand in
the matterp They had gone the length
of their tether, and are now brought up
with ringing round turn. And was it
not timer For look at the catalogue of
| iniquity inauguTated during its memoir
able reign of Tascality.
Their defeat in Ohio has been laid at
the door of the Prohibition party. Then
to Boss Foster, then to the liquor ques-
| tiOn, then to the women, then to this,
then to that. But they have never ad-
mitted the truth and real cause, is the
had surfeit of Republican party, and
now propose to have it go, and that
too in 1884.
But, Mr.. Editor, the Democratic party
has work to perform that will test its
energy and intellect to the utmost. Inc
augean stables at Washington will re-
quire more than Hercules to cleanse
them, for the Republican party has
built citadel of money and tTanspOTta-
tiOn that will defy the people, and will
not release its iron grip on the thTOats
of labor, unless at the point of the bayO-
net. This may be deemed premature
prophecy, but as sure as God reigns
there will be trouble. The great horde
of OfflcehOlders Of the past quarter of a
century will about as soon fight as go
to work.
The greatest evil to be strangled with
Is the National Banking system, grown
to such proportions by Republican party
class laws, as to almost challenge the
Government for the mastery. Grown to
such proportions with over $500,000,000
to back it, that it fairly controls the
whole governmental system, and in fa-
VOr of mOnOpOlies and the giant cOrpOr-
atiOns of the country.
A gang of these worthless met in Lou
isVille, KY, lately, styling themselves
the Bankers Association of America"
and resolved" that certain financial
measures should be adopted. Among
them, that the greenback notes should
be called in and destroyed, and fayOring
the retaining of their own notes in Cir
culatiOn, as absolutely necessary to the
transaction of the business of the cOun-
try. Also the stOppage of the coinage
of the standard silver dollar of 4l215 or.
so that the National debt may be indef-
nitely peTpetuated. Was there ever a
greater insult to the people? We all
know what such course would lead to.
Similar to what occurred in 1878, which
means falling prices and hard tunes.
These bankers know this full we'll They
know the result of the last one, " which
reduced millions to poverty and filed
every jail and insane asylum in the land;
made million of tramps, thieves, beg
gars, prostitutes and God knows what,
that they might reap another harvest
from the ruined homes and bankTupted
business of their cOuntTymen and neigh
bOrs. The human imagination cannot
picture more diabOlical plot. But the
day of retTibutiOn draws on apace, and
the time cOmeth when the people will
no longer allow the insane legislation
which make such things possible.
would make suggestion, Mr.. Edi-
tor, as follows: Stop the printing of
National Bank notes, and there will be
demand for all the silver that can be
coined; and if the people prefer paper to
coin, the Government can as easily and
cheaply issue silver certificate as to
print National bank note, and thus
furnish an actual specie-basis paper,
and compel million of Republican
party idlers to work or starve.
AN EX-REPUBLICAN.
Canton, Oct. 80, '83.