The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-04-10
THOSE "MIsATKEs" IN THE CITY
BUILDINGS,

II Ia not the province Of the press or
people 10 trample the character OF any
man In the dirt unless there u evidence
that no has misuaed or proatitnted hls
position, We were the llrst paper TO call
attention TO mistakes In the c0nalrnc.
tlOn Of the central engine and market
houses, but considered them OF insult
licient importance TO be the lnylOlable
indication OF corruption, az the DEM0'
GRAFT saw NJ TO c0nstrue them. Hut be-
cause we did not zee 1T TO Join hands In
the DEMOCRATS personal persecution we
were forthwith put down by that sheet
az "ring Organ,"-Repository, 9th INST
The above precious extract Is proof,
ample and sufficient, of the Rep. being
the ring organ,
So, there are "miaiak0s In the con-
siructlon Of the central engine and
market house"
Well, why not let tho public know
who are responsible for these "mis'
takesY Have not tho public right TO
knowp We have been calling for inf0r'
nation az to these mistakes" but only
now does the ring orgQn" admItthoml
Why don't the Building Committee OK
plain these "mistskesY' Shields and
Bawcett are that committee and should
have cOnd0scended TO enllghten the pub
lie, M the DEMOCRAT has been demand
inQ, ag 10 who ~ responsible.
Why should the editor of the DEMO
GRAFT be assalled personally by the ring
organ, because Of asking as to the re-
sponelblllty for these "mlstakes" They
are costly mistakes" to the taxpayers
Of Canton. and our citzOns have a right
to know, The only answer thus far has
been personal abuse,
The audaclty Of these men and their
organ Is truly astounding, We are sur
prlsed they should hold up their heads
In this community, and utterly aston
ished they should be sustained rs they
are, The Rep, approves the mistakes"
and the Republican organization re-
elects Jacob p. Fawcett, one Of the rul'
Ing members Of the building commit
tee, whols responsible, inasmuch as he
and Mr., Shields recommended and had
the Council accept these mistakes
The Rep, In defending all this lniqul'
by, has published column after column
Of slang and slush Of personal char
acter, and yet now, after election, ad-
mits mistakes In the construction Of
the central engine and market house,
but Of insufficient Importance" etc, II
these mistakes" are unimpOTtant, the
less risk In meeting and explaining
them. Was the architect ut faultY
We're changes made so rs to allow Of u
Star route grabp hid the Building com.
mittee make the "mistakesy"
Lot the ring organ answer. II ls now
after election. The Rep, admitted no
mistakes" before the election, The
people Of Canton may now see by this
confession Of the ring OfgGa Per.
haps, now that election 10 over, ciil2cns
will be allowed to examine and sue The
"mistakes"-fOr themselves, and judge
as TO their insufficient Importance"
We thank the Rep. for this much--at
least.
But honest citizens 0! Canton, COpa'
BILE Of judging, say these mistakes" are
important; that but for the props the
building would have fallen long ago,
and now II is only a question OF brief
timej that the engine building now IL
dangerous to occupy and yet the three
men Of the ateOmer company are on
duty night and day,
But the Rep. talks about "McGregor.
ism" and the "AIcGregor ring Well
our ring ~ not moDgrol Oilair, hut en-.
tirCly Democratic Such lovely Repub.
llcan leaders ~ Upham, Baldwin, Faw-
Cett ~ Co., are not members Of tho "Mc.
GrogOr ring" These pure specimens Of
RepublIcanlsm are quite acceptable TO
Shields, Creoch and Mayor Plero. Can
ton city and township remain true to
their integrity and lndorse the,courae OF
the STARK Co. DEMOCRAT by electing
SchwelIZor 10 tho only city office voted
for; and our Township!rrusteos by about