The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-07-03
RErRrsrNrArlvE GovERNMESx

In a representative republic, the reYs-
resentatiye, delegate, agent or Official
exercising delegated power, must repfe-
sent the will of the people; for Otiaz-
wise II Ia arbitrary or imperial un-
authorized rule.
or late years under Republican SWAY,
jugglery, jobbery and machine manage.
ment has been the rule, regardless M
the rights and liberties OF the peapLo
and utterly regardless OF justice.
We need only refer In this connection
to the Presidential fraud, TO Credit No
bilier, to sQuandering the public Ia
main, TO the depreciation and appreeiS-
tion OF the greenbacks and robbery Of
the people, to Star route, stock gam
bling, etc, etc. In fact the powers Of
government have been used, not for en-
tablishing justice, but to build up NO
nOpOly and promote private ends.
All this has introduced q loose stataGf
public morals, alarming to tM
friends of honest government II iG 1d
government by the people, for the peoples
but government by ring combination
for private emolument. II In not Ia
Establish justice" but monopoly
The worst enemies of America thlx
are the selfish knayes who juggle fou
power TO secure private gain. Eminent
Republican statesmen have been To-
markably successful In making politics
profitable. They started poor and soon
became rich, Mr., Blaine ia said to b2
one OF these. Such men are dangerous
and unfit representatives of the people
In an extended republic like OurA
legislation and public affairs must be-
done and managed through agents and IS
Is important these agents be faithful n
their trusts and true to duty. II faith
ful they will represent honestly the wiz
Of their constituents; II faithless ank
false, they will, like Judas, betray. We
have snch scoundrels, knaves, and posIk-
bly, fools, or mixed, for knayes are fools.
In ancient Athens laws were enacted
by the assembled citizens, the measures
being prepared by the "Boule," body
Of 400, afterward increased to 500, and
then TO 600. SolOn, their wise Law
giyer, thought the safe plan was t6
trust the people, that individuals shO1M
be trusted as little as possible, for mar
was selfish Lanimal liable to betray.
Jefferson, too, believed In getting aH
close as possible to the people. In thIi
there was safety.
Let us take a case for illustration. In
our late county convention, the sixtasr
delegates to the State convention were
iixed,up by committee Of ave, named by
the chairman, who was furnished tho
names, thus serving the treacherous
tricksters, How different the resuIt
would have been had the members lS
the county convention elected the siI-
teen directly without this yillainoaG
manipulation. In the Summit county
convention last Saturday their ni1D
delegates to the State convention wep0
chosen by ballot without the services
Of a packed committee,
We desire to press this importan&
matter upon the Democrats Of Stark, So
that hereafter we may avoid such knEE-.
cry as we have seen. This base bush
ness must be guarded against In tho
future, and the honest Democracy OF thin
county protected in their rights.
The Democrats Of Stark are true Ia
duty, and are now righteously indiG-
nant at those who betrayed them. Thav
abhor monopoly In any direction ann
are disgusted and tired at the sneak
operations and successful trickery ana
treachery Of r. s. Shields and his twin
assistant, W. A. Creech. Yox popUllJ
voX DEL,