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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-01-28
TuE srArE SENATE

At Columbus lsin condition calculated
TO alarm good citlz,ns Of Ohio. The case
should bo clearly understood by all. Az
now constituted, seventeen Republicans
aud sixteoa Democratic SeDatOr' seats
are not disputed. There are four Demo.
cratic Senators from Hamilton county
whose seats are contested by four RE-
publicaus, the ground Of contest being
the allegation that they were elected by
fraud.
The four d imocratic Senators from
Hamilton county hold certificates Of
election properly made out and issued,
and hold their soats IN the Senate upon
this recognized right TO hold them.
The four Republican contestants from
Hamilton county have aled notice Of
contest as they have right TO do, and
the whole matter has been referred TO
the Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections to Investigate and report
thereon. This procedure 10 eDjoinod by
the constitution, the rules Of the Senate
and 10 the mode followed In any case Of
contested seat In any Legislative body In
this couptry.
The Democratic Senators, including
the four sltting members from Hamilton
county, challenge the most thorough and
searching investigation ioto oil the cir
cumstances Of the Cincinnati election,
and have not sought and do not now
seek TO delay, They are willing and
anxious that whatever frauds there may
have been committed In the late cleo.
tion In Cincinnati should be shown up,
and that the senators honestly elected
should have tho seats. They insist that
all the allegations Of fraud In regard to
that election shall be Investigated and
not stop with part Of them, and that tho
investigation should be conducted no.
cording TO the precedents aud tho rules
that have always hitherto governed
such proceedings.
This position will bo approved by
all fair minded citizens, for II 10 In ac.
cord with the constitution, law aud
precedent. No party advantage Ia
sought, but that the truth shall be az.
certained and justice secured.
The Republicans on the other hand
openly proclaim tholr purpose not 10
Investigate for tho purpose Of ascertain.
ing who were honestly elected, but that
facts or no facts, they intend to kick
the Democratic out" They are deter.
mined TO disregard all rules, and mere
Jy propose TO 10 through tho farce Of 0
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-01-28

Apaopos OF Senator payne's case, tho
Baltimore Sun, In discussing Senatorial
bribery, says: 'In tho case OF Simon
Cameron In 1867, numerous members OF
the State Legislature petItlonod the
Senate 10 investigate the charges Of cor
ruption and bribery In connection with
his election, but tho Senate Judiciary
Committee almoet unanimously report.
cd against granting tho prayer, on tho
ground that II wnsl competent for the
Legislature itself tomako tho invest.
CATION. Ia tho Cameron case there was
no pretense Of denial that three Demo.
cratic members OF the Legislature had
been paid 30 ,many thousand dollars
apiece to bolt tho Democratic caucus
pominee, Colonel Forney, and vote for
Simon Cameron, and not one of the
three ever held up his head afterward.
But Gen. Cameron held on 10 the seat
which he had bought, and thought any
one extremely verdant who expected
him TO nak for an investigation"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-01-28

cana have but seventeen Senator'S and
their Lieutenant Governor Ia the presid-
Ing officer. Lieutenant Governor Ken
nedy will find IL rather d insult to turn
ont four Senators, legally seated, and
give these seats to four other gentleman
VITO want them.
In the House the nine Democratic
membera were turned out and the nine
Republicans we're voted the seats. The
Republicans we're In the majority In the
House. even with the nine Democrats In
their seats, and hence succeeded. When
the vote was 6rst taken on their expul-
sion II failed by one vote, lacking one OF
a constitutional majority, as two Rspub-
llcan members voted with the Demo-
Gratis An absent Republican was got,
however, and the scheme went through.
IL 10 not 30 easy In the Senate.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-01-28

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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-01-28
sUBsoRIBE FoH TBE CANTON DEMO.
GRAZ

The old Democratic organ at Canton
Ia now published DAILY aud WEEKLY
II keeps up with the times aud gives
the news, local and otherwise.
The Daily DEMOCRAT circnlatea
largely In Canton and In nelghboring
towns and villages. Massillon. Navarro,
Beach city, Louisville, 0Snaburgh, Car
rollton, Hartville, Uniontown, Green
town, New Berlin, etc, being important
localities.
The Weekly DEMOCRAT clrculates gem
orally over Stark county and coneidera'
bly, In adjoining counties, and further
away. Former residents OF Stark IN
this and other States And In the DEMo-
Graf an old aud acceptable friend. Fro
quontly do citlEens Of Stark subscribe
for distant friends
The DEMOCRAT occupies large field
without q competitor. Hence II IL yalu
able az an advertising medium. Letall
who desire sound political reading sub
scribe for the DEMocRAr, Let those do
string the best Advertising medium
hereabouts consider the DEMOCRAT,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-01-28
THE N. Y. SUN ON DONAvIN.

The New York Sun turns savagely on
Col. DOnayln, ana quoting the paragraph
In his letter In which he refers TO Casper
L0ew enstein's conduct on finding that
Others had received more than himself,
says:
"This ia Gle irly q deliberate lie, on the
part OF Donavin, or q wrstched attempt
~ burlesQue. and either case tenda TO
diecredlt the whole story. A man who
will lie In detail, will lie In gross; and
aud man who, while presenting q
charge Of terrible gravity, eau descend
10 tuch vulgar and misplaced attempt
az humorous extravaganza. snTrenO ers
all claim TO respectful attention on his
own account. He must produce irrefut.
hble evidence, or bepromptly kicked out
VI court"
How much "bOodle" did the Sun get
for writing that kind Of STUFF IL is q
simple question In proportion: II IL
coat Payne S37 900 10 buy his way into
the Senate, how much will II cost TO
buy few Democratic papers TO tradnce
the character OF the Democrat who ex-
posed the purchaser
The writer Of this article was O mem
her OF the ONO senate Of which Dona.
via was Chief Clerk. For two years he
held that position, growing every day
In popular favor with both parties.
While a partisan, strict In the principles
OF Democracy 40 the most jealous OF his
clan, no nevertheless rose above taking
undue advantage OF the power confer
red by the mere accident OF majority,
aud denounced unfair dealing among
his political friends as readily as he
would have done II perpetrated In the
majority. Since then he has held many
honorable positions In the gift OF his
party, and at the time OF the Payne
frauds he exposes, was editor OF the
leading Democratic organ In the State,
published at Columbus.
When the Sun attempts TO defame Col
D0nayln II Is only reasonable 10 suppose
II haa been paid for its service, and
lts zeal will be measured by the number
OF ducats received. The charges against
Payne and those whom he is alleged 10
have purchased are specific as we'll as
the names OF the parties given and the
am0unt OF money they receipted for.
Can Payne afford TO pass those declar'
cd facts by without n0ticep Can the
Legislature OF OHIO, thu Senate OF the
United States, the Democracy at large,
afford TO turn their noses skyward at
Donayln, and take no note OF the un
eqnivOcal charges Of direct bribery made
against Senator Paynep That IL what
this whole nation wante 10 know, for
the qlestion Ia not one OF mere local or
Stale Significance, but Of unusual inter-
eat 40 affecting the future Of our Repub
lc,
II will not do for Payne TO turn aside
In his assumed dignity by saying Dona
win isa 'drunkard and a cur. He 10 O
man and q Democrat, and never did one
NC, 10 Disgrace his party. Can Senator
Payne and those who elected him 10 the
United States Senate, say the same2-
Salem Republican.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-01-28

SENATOR PAYNE writes to the Ohio
Legislature " say that hls desire In 70,
epect 10 the briUery investigation Ia
that " be made thorough and searching.
There 10 nothing In regard 10 his cleo
tion TO the Senate that he wants con-
cealed.
Now lot the committee do as the sena.
tor suggests. Let the investigation 40
TO the bottom. IL Is time the miserable
story was either authenticated and the
guilty parties punished or proven TO be
II lie aud 30 branded Plain Dealer.
Would II not have looked better II
Senator Payne had risen In hls seat and
demanded an investigation by the body
OF which no Ia q memberp IL not this
the usual and the proper wayp
In the United States Srnate q high
eenge Of personal honor has been the
rule. Hence, whenever members
seat has been called In question, the
member tainted has invariably demand.
cd investigation by that body. The rule
has been for no member TO lie under tho
stigma,
Would II not therefore have looked
better for Senator Payne to have made a
move In the body Of which he is a men,
berY We doubt not the Senate would
have accommodated Mr.. Payne; aud then
he need not have written to Columbus
urving investigation when II was going
on despite OF him.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-01-28

trial In open Senate, a proceeding for
which there Ia no precedent whaIeyeri
aud that seventeen Senators shall, be-
ing a minority, be competent to act M
the Senate, and that the twenty Damo'
cratic Senators shall submit to the NIL
n0rlty.
The presiding officer 10 their Lleuten-
ant Governor; and In their interest he
seems ready to set aside parliamentary
rulea and precedent, pad declare who
shall and who shall l0t vote. Thus do
the Republican minority propose to
eject the four Democratic 9enatora from
Hamilton county,
The position seems to be that. on one
side are twenty Democratic Senator'S
with right, justice, the constitution, the
laws, the precedents. the rules OF the
Senate proposing q fair investigation
by the customary methods, and fair
decIsIon In accordance with the facts.
On the other side seventeen Republi
can Senators and q Republican Lieu
tenant Governor arrogantly, unlawiully
proposing to expel four Democratic
Senators without a hearing, without In
vestigation, for the purpose Of gaining
a party advantage.
II the Republicans are confident they
can establish the truth Of their claim,
lot them pr0ceed regularly, and not At
tempt TO nsuTp power Their course has
Got things In a tangled condition, and
they will lnd II difficult 10 accomplish
their purpose In this illegal way,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-01-28

Irsoome our City Council. contrary TO
tho will Of the people OF Canton, voted
W, W, Clark In as Wator Works Trustee
TO All the place made vacant by tho
death OF Charles N, Frank.
Mr.. Clark has been q candidate more
than once before tho people for this
place and was rejected ovory time. Ia
this oil our City Council care for the
will Of the peoplep Such work IL GER
talnly dflcult to understand. II seems
the man tho people do not want is the
very man the Council appoints
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-01-28

INDBxER" NoyEs, who manipulated
Florida for tho Hayes fraud In 1870, 10
NJ Columbus now, directing tho Senate
scheme. He 10 also distinguished for
being drunk almost daily and acting
rudely NJ table and elsewhere. Such 10
this Republican leader at Columbus.
by tho constitution Of Ohio q majority
10 quorum. and 40 tho Senate consists
Of thirty seven members. II takes nine
teen 10 make quorum. Tho Republic
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-01-28

Ina recent sermon the Rev. Sam Jones
said; II think the finest tombstone l
ever saw, and the prettlest epitaph |
ever saw, was when was visiting an
old friend Of mine. After dinner be
took mo into the garden, and In the
most prominent place there was erected
q beautiful tombstone Of white marble,
In memory Of his wife. and on II read
her name and tho date Of her death,
and her simpleIepitaph was this line;
"Sho made homo pleasant"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-01-28
srNAron payno'a letter 10 Tho Y. M.

SENATOR Paynos letter TO tho Y. M. d.
o. gave tho names OF gentlemen 40 in
dorsiDg Mr.. Arcbinal, who were not OK
pecting such publicity NJ oil. The old
Senator had no doubt been induced to
believe they were all Democrats Of Inn
portance and high etandlng. the Mayor,
Treasurer, Councllmon, etc. Mr.. Archi.
nal being q member Of the B,ard Of
Education, received active assistance
from janitors. and other employees, o.
pecially q contractor on tho new build
inp,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-01-28

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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-01-28

GLADSTONE stock Ia steadily advanc.
Ing In Great Britain, and no will soon
DO called on probably 10 form ministry
and assume power. Since tho meeting
OF Parliament Mr.. Gladstone has been
gradually showing his master hand
BraIns aud integrity will toll.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-01-28

whom Daby was sich, we RAvo her oAsToniA
Whom ahe was q chid abe cried for oAsroRIA
Whom abe became Miss. efe clunr 10 oAsT0piA
Whom shc had children, aiw rave them oAsroiuA
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-01-28

Persons moving west should write or
call on II. II. Geeting for maps and In
formation.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-02
Gladstone III.

LONDON, March 26.-Mr. Gladstone is
i'll. He caught cold Wednesday, and was
yesterday confined to his room. He is
suffering from chills and diarrhea. The
attending physicians have forbidden him
to go ont of the house. Mr.. Gladstone
had appointed tonight as the date on
which he would name day for the
presentation of his Irish proposals, and
it was generally expected that he would
accompany his announcement tonight
with short speech which should in
innate the nature of his Irish scheme.
He hoped up to the very last
moment that he would recover
in time to keep his appoint
ment. but when the hour for opening
Parliament arrived. Sir Andrew Clark. his
chief physician, found that the patients
condition was such that any outdoor eX-
poSUre, let alone the use OF his voice in a
public speech, would ceriainiy he danger
Gus, and Il pere:nptory order torbiddiny
the Prime Minister 10 leave his room
was given. To this the Premier re-
iuc;antly submitted. FIR. Gladstone
caught his cold while away from
home He went. n n late hour
10 Lord Wolrerton's residence at VIM
bledon. and next morning Suffered from
hoarsenesS AMI cill.s which increased rs
the day progressed.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-02
How Could's Lawyers will Proceed.

NEW YORK. March 20 Genera,
Swayne, one of the counsel for Jay Gould,
in an interview with United Press re-
porter to-day stated that he had been con-
suited regarding the action of the Knights
of Labor on the strike now pending on
the Southwestern railroads, and actions
will be ut once be commenced against the
order as well rs against individual menu
bers of the order by the Missouri Pacific
Company to recover all damages the COM
pany may have sustained by reason of the
strike.
"The actions" he continued, "wiIl be
commenced i'm St Louis at an early day,
hut I am not at liberty to say whether in
structions have already been sent to st.
Louis to commence proceedings. The
liabilities of the Knights of Labor are Of
both a civil and criminal character. II
conspiracy can be proven, criminal action
will be commenced"
When asked how members of a secret
organization like the Knights of Lanor
could he discovered so As to enable his
company to begin actions against in
dividuals, General Swayne said:
ave will have no trouble in beginning
actions against several organizations, and
when that is done we can bring any OF
their officers into court and compel them
To disclose the names of members. Their
oaths of secrecy will not shield them
from answering questions in 4 court of
justice, and if they refuse to answer on
that ground they will certainly be conf
mitted for contempt"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-02
THREE VOTES.

An English Farmer Prosecuted for Voting
Three Times for One Candidate.
Before Mr.. Justice Stephens, in Lon
don, wealthy Tory farmer was prose-
cuted by the Government for commit
ting felony in having voted three times
at three different places in one Parlia-
mentary borough. He had three quail
fications, Had these been in different
boroughs, the Government admitted
his right. but opposed his right to vote
three times for one candidate. The
defense admitted the voting. but claimed
entire absensc of guilty intention. The
jury found the prisoner guilty. but with
no guilty intent whatever. Mr.. Justice
Stephen entirely agreed with the YER
diet, but said the law must be upheld,
and tie prisoner had done what the
law decided was felony. The court
had no option in passing sentence but
to inflict imprisonment with hard labor.
He did not wish to pass any such sem
tence. and the only way he could avoid
it was by ordering the prisoner to enter
into his own recOgnizances and come
up and receive judgment when called
upon. Probably, unless he offended
again. he would never hear any more
about it. The prisoner was then bound
over and discharged.-N. Y. Post.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-02
A Postmastsr Short.

EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark, March 25.-This
community was surprised yesterday by ru-
nOrs that II. p. Pullam, postmaster, had
been suspended. On inquiry the fact was
developed that Inspector Maynard had sud-
denly dropped in and asked for the keys,
books. etc.. and at once checked up the
books and found the cash short about 500.
On demanding the cash it was not i'm the
Office and could lot BE- produced. Mr.. Pu,-
lam gave an explanation. hu: lis bOndsmen
were seen, and after some delay to-day the
deficiency was raised and paid over. In
spector Maynard suspended Mr.. Pullam and
put the office in charge of w.
4. Broad, one Of his bondsmen.
The administration of the Office has been
satisfactory to the public and no complaints
have been heard. Mr.. Pullam was only
short time since confirmed by the Senate
and was recently married and attended the
pOstmaSters' convention in Chicago. He
had many friends in both parties and no one
suppOses that he had any criminal intent,
but was negligent and easy-gOing only;
hence the ending of his official place.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-02
Strange Poisoning Case.

BERLIN, Wis.,, March 25.-A sensational
story is current concerning an attempt to
poison prisoner charged with robbing q
Chinese laundry. After the examination
on Saturday two women approached the
Jail and passed some oranges to the prison
er through one of the windows together
with letter expressing sorrow at his dilem.
ma ard confidence in his innocence. The
prisoner ate three of the oranges and then
became suspicious from some reason and
turned over the rest of the fruit to Officer
Morris with the remark that he would not
touch another for $500. Morris took one of
the oranges, which seemed to have been
punctured with a knife, to DR.. Willis, who
examined it and found large quantity of
arsenic in the pulp. The affair is wrapped
i'm mystery and no explanation of the
strange event can be made. The prisoner
is in very critical condition and will prob
ably die.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-02
a SMART BRO.
How the California WoOdpecker Supplies
Himself with Maxgots.

How the California WoOdpecker Supplies
Himself with Maggots. .
In California the woodpecker stores
acorns away, although he never eats
them. He bores several holes, differ
ing slightly in size. at the fall of the
year, invariably in a pine tree. Then
he finds an acorn, which he adjusts to
one of the holes prepared for its recep-
ton. But he does not eat the acorn,
for, as rule, he is not a vegetarian.
His object in storing away the acorn
exhibits foresight and knowledge of re-
suits more akin to reason than to in
stinct. The succeeding winter the
acorn remains intact, but, becoming
saturated. is predisposed to decay,
when it is attacked by maggots, who
seem to delight in this special food. 1t
is then that the wOodpecker reaps the
harvest his wisdom has provided, at a
time when, the ground being covered
with snow, he would experience diff
Guilty otherwise in obtaining suitable or
palatable food. 1t is a subject of specu-
latiOn why the redwood cedar or the
sugar-pine is invariably selected. tits
not probable that the insect the wood
pecker is SO fond of is found only on
the outside of two trees; but true it is
that in Calaveras, Mariposa and other
districts of California trees of this kind
may be seen covered all over their
trunks with acorns, when there is not
an oak tree within several miles.--.Chi-
cdgO Times.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-02
Suicide of a Prominen, Politician.

BLooMINGTON, H., March 25.-This
morning Hon. William NJ. Smith, of Lex
ington, sixteen miles from this city. sho,
himself through the head with revolver
his death occurring instantly. Smith was
one of the best known Republican pOliti-
clans of Illinois. and has occupied the pc.
Silions of Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives, member of the State Board of
Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
Public Charities, etc. He was an intimate
friend of General Logan and did mucl
years ago to advance the political inter
ests vi the Senator.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-02
i. administration, stood for the reform

tnis administration, stood for the reform
policy.
The report. in conclusion. states that only
q larger force for the commission and an
adequate appropriation WAS needed TO en-
able examinations to he extende not only
tn smaller post Offices and customs offices.
but to the railway mail service, tn nlints,
to the District of Columbia, to internal rev.
enue. and to the consular service to pro-
motions and wherever else they may, In the
light of large experience, be thought likely
BROOKLYN. and especially in Boston, have
shown he advantages Of the new system.
NOT only for obtaining good clerks and po-
1icemen. but Tor securing the best labOrers
for the city work. Boston has fairly taken
the selections of both skilled workmen for
the city and for ordinary labUrers upon her
structures ont OF the hands OF city political
mongers and ward politicians.