The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-01-02
THE NEXT SENATOR.
Shall Mr.. PendletOn be Re-
elected?
Or Shall the Cripple Alliance" Of Clncin-
natl, Cleveland and Springfield Sue.
oeed and Standard Oil Triumph
Cambridge Jeffersonlan,

net, be II good or bad How necessary,
then, N ltAthat tho majority DO actuat'
G1 by high and unimpeac motives
Upon It's foresight and prudence depends
the success OF tho Democracy IN ONO
next year, and for years.
The Democratic member OF thls Legls'
latnre who attempts 10 founder the party
In slough OF blunders, may inlnre the
party hnd retard its progress ior tlme,
but no limself VIII Dc POLITICALLY buried
IN that same slough no deep thal neither
genius. learning moi. influence could
ever effect resurrection.
The eyes OF every Democrat In the
state IL turned toward COLUMBUS The
acts OF every member Will be scrutlnl2ed.
The motives that lie far back OF those
acts VIII be pried into.
To make u bad atart would DO fatal'
The II ELECTS would lingor TO stigmatlze
the whole session.
The most important work or the ses'
sion ana the one That the people are
most Interested IN, VIII DO the election
OF United States Senator.
George IL. Pendlet0n has served one
term In that position, and Tho question
that IL presented 10 every memO Oor OF
the Legislature In, shall he be re'
eldctedf
Precedent gaya that no should be.
Every Democratic Senator In OHIO has
been renomiaqted Tor second term,
WlthOutR Single exception, slnce the
days Of Andrew jackson.
But precedent ls not binding, provided
there are good and sufficient reasons Tor
transgreaslng tho rules,
Are There such reasons Tor deieatlng
Senator Pendleton and thus pntting Il
mark OF repr0ach on u III that mas never
been placed on any other Democrat IN
ohio for the past llfty yearsf
N0snch reasons exist.
In the Senate, where he has already
attained by his learning, hrilliancy aud
Oral0rical powers u position and lnllu'
ence not lnierlOr't0 that OF any member
on the Democratic side, no ha' ever
proved faithful to the best interests OF
MS CONSTITUENTS anu 10 tne tIhultions Ol
tho Democratic party In debate he has
shown himself u foeman worthy OF the
ablelt Achilles on the Republican side
lie has beeil constant ~ httenuahce up
On the sessions OF that body, anu no nm
just or ill'adyised bill over got Though
without u protest from hlm' Wheh IN"
law reducing the duty on wool was
pending, Senator Pendleton stood ny
boldly for the interests OF the FARMERS OF
Ohio and voted against that ihiqulty TO
the last. ~ -,
The farmers or Ohio,nre watching lhis
Senatorial contosL ana llieywlll felneln-
bcr the member or The Legislature who,
votes against tho man VINO Delrlehueu
Them,
Who is II desires Mr.. Pendeton's re.
tlrement and the election OF u now ana
untried manY
II N not tho people. 3,
II isa little rlng not larger than the
head Of II Standard oil barrel ring
composed Of u fow political scheners,
who have discovered TO their sorrow that
George II. Pehdleton plans--nothing 10
do with j0bbery-n0thing TO do with
schemes 70 rob Tho people whom.he rep
rosents.
II ~ the same ring thnt attempted 10
stab the noble old Roman, Allen g..
Thurman. when no came up for Il re-
nomination. .,
Thoy were unable TO debauc1 4 Demo-
cIUlO lrRihlhtuio phon, w" '"", ""'
was ro.n0minated without opposition.
They Will be unable TO debancl the
present Legislature, and George H. PEN
deton will be ro'nomlnated
Tho people are In revolt against boss
privileges and boss rule, aud n Demo-
cratic legislature will prove sterile
ground for the bosses 10 work. 49,,
What ARE tho allegations against sem
ator pondletonY
None.
There are only vague allnalOna, Ortful
inalnuntl0ns and ridicule OF tho civil
Service bill, which waa introduced by
Senator Pendleton.
But II Senator Pendlet0n IN TO b0 ridl-
culed for ths, tho whole Democrat 9
pnrty must ahare the 0ppr0brlum, for In
introducing this bill, no only followed
The instructions OF many OHIO Demo.
cratic State Conventions. la n man 10
be punished by u Democratic Legislature
for supporting the platform OF Demo.
cratic JonyontionaY
The Civil Service bill is correct In
prIncIple, but like other great measures
Il viii require time and experience 10
perfoct it.
George II. pendlet0n must not bo
slaughtered In tho house OF his friends
for whom no has done 30 much. This
legislature is peculiarly under tho eye
of the people, and II II IL seen that u
faithful servant In discharged upon tho
domnnda of bosses OF doubtful political
reputation, wo can mako up our minde
10 turn tho State over TO Che hands Of
tbe Republicans.
Frsm tho days of his boyhOod George
II. pondloton 6as been nm honest, oner'