The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-04-29
SENATOR PAYNEs DUPLIoITY.
A Dissertation ON the Masaiilon Postofiioe
aud tho Recent Appointment.
MAasILLoN, ApIIl %. 1885.

A Dissertation ON the Masaillon Postonioe
aud tho Recent Appointment.
MAssILLoN, April 2g, 1885.
The contest for the pOstma terahlp OF
this city, which terminated with the
c0nh nation OF Hon, Anthony H0wells
ast Friday, WIS probably the warmegt
Tor that office In the history OF Massll-
lon. IL was 10 have been expected where
the rivalry waa 30 animated, particular
y between the two leading aapiranta
for the place, that many unkind words
won d be spoken In discussions OF the
relative meTits Of the candle atea which
would afterwards be reg et'el, and
would not haYe been uttered under 0Tdi-
nary clrcuma' ancea. But now, that the
struggle n over, aud claiming TO be IA.
mlliar with the various NOV made by
the respective candidates aud their
friends In their Interest, we know OF but
u single Instance wherein double deal
ing, duplicity aud base treachery was
reaOrted 10, ana the man who lowered
himself 10 such tactics TO accomplish hla
purpose was none other than Senator
Henry B. Payne.
From q conversation with Governor
Warwick we learn that hia original In
tentiOn In this matter was not 10 have
anything to DO with II, but TO leave each
| candidate light hia own battle and &C.
cure whatever Influence he could aside
from any Intervention on his plrt.
But that determination WAS changed
when, more than u year ago,
E9 9nat0r Payne requested him 10
select the man he wanted for postmaster
OF Mastilon; and several times since
then has Mr., Payne repeated the yOlun-
tary tender OF the Office 10 whoever Gov
ernOr Warwick might name, In one
conversation the Senator remarked that
II would be very strange Indeed II
man OF the GOYernOr'a standing and
prominence IN the party could not name
| the postmaster In h s own town. When
Governor Warwick waa In Washington
the Senator told him he would endorse
Mr.. Shepley and have hia private aecre-
tafy send the papers 10 the President on
the day following his statement to that
effect; aud this conceded termination Of
the contest waa hCrilded throughout the
country, particularly In papers publish
ed IN this State.
Every one who Ia familiar with the
Il w NHAAA NhNh
are made knows that II Senator Payne
had sent the name OF Felix Shepley TO
The President for postmaster OF Masall-
Ion, there Isn't any power that could
have prevented the nomination; and II
MIR. Payne had desired confirmation
OF the nomination the courtesy Of the
Senate" would have been an unaur.
m0unta6le barrier 10 any effort 10 defeat
",
II may be q source Of consolation 10 a
man of Senator Payne's wealth al q
social standing that because his word
was relied upon he has been the means
Of throwing out OF situation worthy,
moral young man, who IL the sole sup
port OF aged parents and aiater. This
act OF Itself hat Lost for o los dlstin.
guished representative the respect and
regard OF all who knew the facts In the
case, and In the west end OF Stark
County, "That which should accom-.
pany old age, ~ honor, love, obedience,
troops OF fTlende, no cannot hope to
have" "PETE"