The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-01
THE REPosIroaY's TRIpLErs.
slavery, Secession aud RebeIIion"-- blaine,
Logan and Defeat---olsveIand,
Hendrioks and Vlotoryi

WV" FsNN'f
A country possessed Of Freedom, has ALWAYS two sovta
OF enemies 10 fear foreign foes who attack M eTlstence
IRON without aud Internal misOreants who bslray ia
liberties wlllln,-l1lten from q Citizen VI tho World,
Letter ViL-doldamllh
IL would DO a great surprise II the Re.
pository were 10 tell the truth about the
editor OF the DEMOCRAT. The old John
Brown organ would not do 30 II 10
could; and dare not IL II would. The
maleyolence OF the heart directs the
weakness OF the head.
The Rep, az generally heretofore, Ia
Variously edited, alternating with a fool
one day and a knaye the next. No edl-
torlally responsible name Ia paraded in
the Sheet and hence both knaye and
fool think they are safe and concealed.
They remind one Of the stupid bird, that
when pressed by the pursuer, imaglnes
Itself wholly concealed when II runsi ts
head into u bush or the sand. This ia
not Conjecture"
The Rep. says: "0ur article pointed
"out that no sympathized with slavery.
secession aud rebellion, a charge that Ia
proven by the files Of his own paper"
or course the Rep don't quote from the
"lles." II II did, II will And where Wa
had a standing offer OF 800 for the Re.
posltory, or H~artzell's Republican, or
any loyal stay'at-hOme brawler. who
would lnd where the STARK COUNTY
DEMOCRAT ever advocated, approved or
defended secession or rebellion" As
TO slavery, II had a legal existence de-
spite OF anybody's sympathy. The old
Keep used to have no hesitation in SUP.
porting slave holders for President. Did
not the Rep. sympathiEe with slavery
In 1874 when II supported Henry Clay,
and In 1913, when II supported General
Taylor, both slave holders2 We have
heard that In the early days Of anti.
slavery the Repository believed In mob
bling them But 30 much for the trim.
lets, slavery, seces Ion and rebellion"
we realize that our friends feel lad at
Blalne's defeat and at the overthrow Of
The Republican party. They have rloted
In power for nearly q quarter of a cen.
fury, and now, when they imagined
themselves dxed therein, and that they
could not DO dethrOned, the Democracy
with Grover Cleveland upset all their
calculations and sweep them from their
mornings II Is terrible no doubt, and
lhey feel savage and hence feel like
waving tho bloody shirt; renewing the
war; getting Democratic editors into
the canal; making bOnares of Democrat.
ic printing offices; SELLING and ImprIs.
oning Democrats and Democratic edl.
tors, ETC. Wouldn't they do 1t II they
cOuld2
bul lot them snarl aud snap away
Like other DOR, They've had thar DAY,
"Dlsloyal newspapers In the North"
says the Repository; no wonder "the
soldiers then dwelling in Canton" etc.
There II Is again; II was all right 10
mob Democrats, throw them In the ca.
nal, burn and destroy their property,
ana imprison them. They had no right
10 DO Democrats. They should howl
with the Republican wolves; lqhl tho
Republican battles, by volunteering or
by draft In fact, the Republican creed
IL That Democrats have no rights that
kepublicansare bound to respect-when
Republicans ara In power. Grept Re.
publican partyl British Toryism Is
modest aud decent compared 10 IL. Tho
Indications are that there will be "dls.
loyal newspapers In the North" when
Grover Cleveland shall be President.
such, ut least, are thesigns OF the times,
Judging by tho kicking manifestations.
We trust. however, our friends will feel
better-'bye aud bye--when they get used
TO II.
rho Notld goi upland tho world zoos DOWN.
Ana sunshine follows Tho ialn,-
Ana Yesterday snccr, and yesterday froyn.
My mover come DER us agalnl
The trouble with our Republican
friends is-not what Is right; but what
VIII help our partyY With them the
Republican party never does wrong; and
the Democratic party never does right.
indeed they go iurtheri they blame tho
Democracy, even now, with the cullml-
tous results Of their own Infamous Re.
publican policy. The panic OF 1874.
win its disastrous results 10 business
ana finance; tho general bankrupt
ny that followed, tho worst of
any ever known In this land, tho
and alarming business stagna-
lion nowith prevailing idlones and dis.
the low wages, etc, Republicans
attribute not to Republican policy but
10 tho Democracy who have constantly
opposed the policy, and foretold tho evil
consequences. In this same spirit do
Republican newspapers Justify lawless.
ness aud even encourage the same. All
this Is history, fact A similar course
was pursued In the palmy days of old
Federalism, under the elder Adams.
Now that tho people have voted n
change, AZ they did In 1900 when Jpffer.
son was elected, let US hope our Repub.
lean friends will soon become moro
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