The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-11
LErfEas TO THE PRFIDENT'

WASHINGTON, ID G" Jnne 3 1880,
PRESIDENT lLEVELAND-MY DEAR SIR
Your time IN no much occupied that
aee 10 ~ impossible for you TO grant me-
an aud once such gs would lnahle ml
To fully ana fairly present my case in
my application for the P0aTORRCE Al
CANTON, ONO; hence | address you IN
u personal letter, confident you are dis
posed 10 lend listening ear, fudge
carefully aud net Justly with dueregard
TO local Democratic eXproaeion and with
o view 10 thus promote party harmony
AID snccesa-all this without being un.
duly Influenced by indlYldul dictallOn
from any quarter
Since coming TO Washington | have
heard OF gentlemen aspiring 10 the np
pOintment who we're not known M can.
didates at Canton. or these gentlemen
] have nothing 10 say. taka the liberty
however, TO state my own case.
Thirty seven years deyOUhib 20 the
Democratic cause M an editor Gt Canton
entities ma, trust, 10 patient hearing
This devotion has been attended with
sacrifices and hence this application.
This circumstance no doubt was taken
into account by the Democrats Of Can
ton, and were not thsir decided choice
for tfo p0solllce | should not trouble
you,
My papers on no will speak for them,
selves. The petitions are signed by 0S0
citizens OF Canton, After these were
got, the Democratic Committee Of the
city aud township ordered u popular
vote TO nominate city and township
ticket and also ordered n vote 10 be taken
for postmaster with u view Of settling
the question M TO who should be the
candidate. This vote was open for alI
Democratic electors and patrons OF the
Canton poato0lce. The vote M certlael
10 by the Democratic Committee give.
evidence OF no doubtful expression
Archibald McGroRor got 1860, aud pl
Others ana scattering o. Assuredly this
vote should settle the question no far NJ
tho Democrats OF Canton are concerned
nnd surely they 0rQ n party In Interest
point with pride 10 thia expression oI
my Democratic home friends who have
known me long aud well They do moi
fear any loss OF piih and power In theil
Democratic organ-daily and weekly
In consequence Of my appointment NJ
postmaster, In the future ag In the paaI
they fear no delinquency IN TO n proper
discharge Of duty In the management 0I
the paper. Canton IN the county seat 0I
Stark county, the Dfth In population In
Onto, and can say with truth that The
Democrats throughout are equally fav
0rablo TO my appointment, or course
value their confidence and ever shall
whatever may come or may fail 10 come
Lcttots are on file endorsing mo from
Ex-senator Allen q Thurman.
Minister George II Pendl0tou,
Governor George Hoadly,
Bx.Congreaaman j. H. Wallace, who
represented our district, aud for whOaC
election In 1882 over Wm. Knley, Jr,
| deserve some credit.
Hon, ". W Armstrong, Of the Cleve'
land Plain Dealer, and member OF tht
Democratic National Committee from
Ohio.
Also several letters from other prom
inent gentlemen.
Recommendations aro llkewiaO on nlt
algned by tho Democratic members oI
the Senate and House OF the latp Genef
al Assembly Of 0hiO the came Legisla
ture that elected Senator Payne, More
endorsements could be hld from prom
inent Democrats from Ohio did con
slider them necessary. Senator PAYNE
kindly placed my petitions on llle, hnv
Ing sent them TO him by hla permission
President Buchanan appointed me
postmaster at Canton, o buttwo month.
thereafter President Lincoln removed
mo, Would II not ho proper TO allow
mo nOw 10 finish my term2 Twenty fouI
years OF devoted and uriuous service Ia
The Democrat oluee since then addg ID
! tho glHim Ask, In an fnirupaa. gh1tt N