The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-01-07
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WHAT IN THOUGHT OIL
By tho Newspapers OF Both PARTIES.
THE PRESIDENT DECEIVED.
II President Cleveland 10 really q civil
service reformer his action In the post
Office appointment NJ Canton Ia not very
good evidence of his sincerity Ia that
direction. The Democratic citizens OF
Canton by o nearly unanimous vote had
elected Archibald Mcareg0r for post
master and asked for his appointment.
There could be no possible objection 10
the appointment OF Mr., McGregor, for he
l. man OF irrepr0achaOle character
and a. man In Stark county stands
higher or Ia more generally respected by
his fellow cltizAna OF all parties, There
could be no obi 'ctlon on account OF his
political record, for during oil his life
Mr.. McGTegor has been a etaunch, nn
waVeTiug Democrat, who had lab0red
earnestly for the success OF hl' party.
Why thea WIS no not appointed, aud
WHY were the Wishes OF nlneteel'twen'
lietba OF the people OF Canton not re-
spectedp Solely aud only because an'
other applicant happened u support H.
b. Payne for United States Senator two
years ago and MCGregOr happened TO
prefer another candidate for Senator. In
other words the postmastership OF u city
of 20 600 people Ia appropriated by sena,
tor Payne ~ his private property ana
disposed OF tC pay his personal ana p1'
litical debts and 10 punish q man who
had convictions Of his own and dared TO
utter them. The Shield IL generally In
favor OF party harmony, but when Dem
0crat In guilty OF such mean act as Sen
atOr Paynes conduct In the Canton post
OlIlse matter we shall den0unce him
without stint. We do not blame Mr.,
Cleveland as much M Senator Payne.
We are sure that the President has been
deceived by Payne and his Goal oil"
crowd, but the sooner he cuts loose from
that gang the better for his adminlstra-
tion, Il Mansfield Shield aud Banner.
THE AUTocRAT SYSTEM,
The worst case OF the antocrat syatem
OF dispensing official favors, occurred Ia
the postmaster Appointment at Canton,
Ohio. Archie McGregOr was endorsed
by q popular vote almost unanimous
seventy votes only out OF twelve hun
dred being cas-, against him. Mae
lentha OF the business firms, mann
featuring establishments and pr0fea
slonal men endorsed MCGregor, But
Mr.. McGregor had, through his paper,
spoken against some OF the methods that
had been employed at the election OF
Payne To tho Senate. This was an nn'
pafdonable ain, aud Senator Payne aud
Shields utterly disregarded the wishes
OF the public and had VIM. Atchinal APP
pointed. A9a result OF this disregard
OF public sentiment, on the receipt OF
the news AZ Canton OF the appointment
OF Archinal az postmaster OF that city,
the citizens expressed their Indignation
by hanging Senator Payne In efllgy,
This, we believe, IL the second Instance
where n United States Senator from
Ohio, has received such indignity. It's
a pity that it's tTue, aud q pity that ipr
pity. But the one man power ~ re-
voting 10 the average ciiizen,- Dala
ware 70 Herald.
THE BEST WAY IN THE WORLD.
Archie McGregor, editor OF the STARK
COUNTY DEMOCRAT, n sterling Democrat
OF the old scho |, whose voice and labora
have have been for hls party for the last
thirty.seven years, has been showed 10
the wall and ret upon for the sake Of
man whose lahore for the party are Of
but few years standing.
Some time since Mr.. McGreg0r became
an applicant for the postOili 70 at Canton.
There were other candidates and popu'
lar election was held, at which Mr.. Me-
Gregor received an overwhelming ma
joriIy OF the votes cast.
In the face OF oil this, through the
manlpulatiOns OF Senator Payne, M.
McGregor has been pushed aside aud the
appointment given another.
The deadly ain committed, OF which
tho present result IN the fruit was that
the editor Of the STARK COUNTY DEMo
Graf obi 10 the meins used 10 elect
Henry h. Payne TO DO Senator OF the
United States from Ohio.
The best way In the world for Mr..
Cleveland 10 render himself dstaNteful
IN the Democracy OF ONO IL TO pursue
this course for time. The rank ana llle
Of the Democracy OF this State Ia not In
sympNtby with coal oil methods AMI will
heartily dlsapprovs of the elevation Of
this faction through the instrumentality
OF the national adminlstration.-[ Butler
County Democrat.
THE INDIGNANTs,
The d mocrats OF Canton are very
wroth over tho appointment OF Archinal
as postmaster NJ that place by the Presi
dent, on the recommendation OF Senator
H. b Payne. " appears that at an elec'
tlon held for tho purpose OF determ ming
whom the Democratic patrons OF the
Office wanted for postmaster, Hon. A.
McGregor, editor OF the Canton DAILY
DEMOCRAT, received 1, l50 votes and oil
other candidates, including Archinal,
some 10 votes. Az o meeting OF the In
dignants last week, Senator Payne was
hanged In eillgy Wadsworth Banner.
A FAITHFUL WORKER
President Cleveland on Monday sent 10
the Senate the name OF william Archi-
nal for confirmation as postmaster at
Canton. We sincerely regret that Mr..
Archie McGregor's name was not the one
sent 10 the Senate for the position, for
he has been q faithful worker In the
Democratic party for 0 great number OF