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St. Landry democrat., 1888-06-23
A Nashville minister Ia

"A Nashville minister is credited
with the observation that "the woman
who will occupy two seats in street
car, in violation of her neighbor's s
rights. may be respectable, but can
have little claim to either religion or
good breeding.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-06-23

"A Kansas school teacher offered
prize to the scholar who would CONS
to school with the cleanest face. he
was unable to recognize some OF his
pupils the next day.-Burlingtom Fres
Press.
St. Landry democrat., 1888-06-23

A good force-pump, with which
the orchardist may apply insecticides
early in the season and thus prevens
loss from insects, is one of the requi'
sites of the remunerative fruit farm.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-04
EDITORIAL BauIns.


AT last we get tho ofiicial returns
from Maine, and instead OF 2i,0OO ma
jOrity, as Mr., Blaine claimed tho night
OF the election, the majority la laa0a, a
Democratic gain OF a,279 over 1884, A
prOportionate gain In New York
would give that state 10 Cleveland by
over 81 900 plurality, Indiana by over
1900, New jersey by about 5000, Con-
neoticut by 8,7OO, and Michigan by
aAOO, VIII the young man of the Mas
alllon Independent, who accused the
NEws'DEMOoRAT OF lying about the
Maine returns please copy tho above
figures.
WHEN the present management took
possession OF the DEMOCRAT office on
the hrat OF June last, the managers OF
the Repo0ltory told the leading citizens
that this concern could not rum that
they (the Repository had secured all
the press and telegraph franchises, etc,
and that tho DEMOCRAT was complete
ly coopered, Now that they have fail.
ed 10 cooper the paper, and have failed
10 crush out an honorable competitor
In the newapapaper field, even by the
most diahonorable means, they are 60
ing around town whining that tho
NEws'DEMooRAT IL making war on
them, This In false, We are trying 10
publish newspaper In Canton that
will be credit 10 this city ana this
county, We are here 10 aid In every
enterprise and In every good work, so
clal, moral and material. We want no
war, but we are not here 10 be stepped
on with lmpunlty,
Our Prohibition friend who iS pre-.
pairing an article for the especial In
formation OF our anxious New Berlin
Republicans, on the difference between
free whlskey and Prohibition, did not
get his matter In hand In time for TO-
days paper Look out for II on Mon.
day
We are glad 80 know that the Hon.
John McSweeney is going 10 stump
Wayne county for the Democratic
ticket, The news we get from Akron
10 that the young man Smyser iS going
TO bo badly left In Summit county
A MO meeting Is announced for
Youngstown Oct Goth, In which nearly
all the big thunderers of the Republi.
can party In Ohio are announced, Me-
Kinley, Noyes, Governor Alger, Of
Michigan, Bishop Anett, the famous
colored orator, and Hon. John Dalzell,
Of Plttsburg, are among the talent.
What Is the matterp Is Mckinley
with $500 majority In this district,
scared2
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-04
THE STANDARD GAS MONOPOLY
FUEL GAS.

Pittsburgh has natural gas, but owing
10 the fact that the Standard Co. has
recently put up the price, there is now
much talk Of manufacturing gas. The
Dispatch Of yesterday has a well con
sldered article on the subject, In which
II Is claimed that fuel gas, by q new
process, can be manufactured as cheap
ly as the present price paid for natural
gas.
The tests are now being made,
and II demonstrated 10 be prac.
tlcable, Canton manufacturers will
Immediately inaugurate the system
here. We have cheaper coal than Pitts.
burg, and can compete with any city In
the United States In cheap fuel, II the
tests In the manufacture Of fuel gas
are demonstrated TO be success,
We are just In receipt Of u letter from
Toledo, saying the, citizens committee
there are about TO move for q city pipe
line, TO be owned and controlled by the
city, for the purpose Of piping gas
from the natural gas fields In and
about Findlay. II seems the Standard
Oil Company have complete monop.
oily Of Toledo, and are fixing prices 10
suit themselves. Last winter, when
an effort was made 10 get q bill
through the General Assembly Of
Ohio, 10 allow Toledo 10 sell bonds and
pipe gas for herself; a big dele.
CATION of citizens, headed by the
Mayor, went 10 Columbus, and defeated
the measure In the Senate The Hon,
Chas. Foster, of Fostoria, who Is presi'
dent of the Toledo Standard Gas Co.,
was also In Columbus at the Neil House
with q grocery, and aided greatly by
his well known persuasive elOquence TO
defeat the scheme of the Toledoans TO
relieve themselves from the tentacles of
the Standard Co.
Now the movement for cheaper gas
In Toledo Is revived, We shall see what
will come out of It,
Canton Is more interested now In the
manufacture of fuel gas, and we ex'
pect, In the near future, to see every
manufacturing establishment In our
thrifty and bustling city run by manu-
factured fuel gas, as cheaply rs the
Standard Co, Is furnishing natural gas
10 Plttsburg.
When We get II II will not be q
monopoly, unless n combination should
be formed to buy all our coal lands.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-04
A mo RnpUnLIoAN oaApoa FLofa


The Hon, Frank 70, lIipple, Of 220
broadway, Now York, has abandoned
the Republican party, and proposes 20
vote for the robust man Of destiny, now
in the Chair Of State, The following
correspondence explains the reason
whyi
REPUBLICAN, GENERAL COMMITTEE,
eMr Frank y Nipple, 2gb Broadway,
New York.
"DHAR sm-On behalf of the Cam
paign Committee the undersigned begh
leave 70 add your name 10 Ia list OF
campaign speakers,
knowing your ability 10 speak OF
the FAITH that IL IN you, your zeal ~
tho cause that lies nearest 10 tho heart
OF AL OF US, and your prompt and cheer.
ful obedience 10 every call OF tho Grand
Old Party In tho past, the committee
confidently relies upon receiving an
early aud a favorable answer 10 this
communication,
Very respectfully yours,
"TnEOKORH II, WILLS,
Chairman Campaign Committee, 40
Fulton street"
Mr., IIipple sent the following letter
In reply;
New YORK, Sept 70,
"qheodore u, WHHs, Esq, Chairman
Committee!
"DEAR sm-Owlng 10 my absence
from the city, have been unable here'
t0fOre 10 answer your communication,
requesting my service as campaign
apeaker, Highly appreclatlng tho con
lldence you express aa my zeal IN the
cause that lies nearest tie heart OF all
OF ua, and the cheerful obedience 10 the
call OF my party, am, nevertheless, In
sincerity bound 10 place that zeal and
obedience at the service OF the party
that now represents tarlif reform.
"When | was Republican ! follow
ed In the footsteps OF such leaders af
Grant, Garfield, sherman Garfield, and
Arthur, all OF whom earnestly recon,
mended u reduction OF the tarlff, |
also represented as a Republican the
principles laid down by the Chicago
platform OF that party In 1884, which
pronounced high taxation u burden
Now that these principles have been
laid aside, am In conscience bound 10
ally myself with the party which has
dared 10 fulfill In deed that which the
Republicans have no long promised IN
vain, anG 10 enroll under the banner OF
Cleveland, Thurman and tariff reform
"Thanking again for your confidence
remain. Very truly yours,
FRANK Il, HIPPLE,'
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-04

HERE Is the "meat" Of the whole tar.
iff question: IL the tariff raises the
prices Of goods made In this country,
II comes out of the consumer II II
does not raise prices, then II is non.pro.
tective and useless Boston Globe.
Mckinley says the tariff cheapens
products. He said 1t In his so-called
great speech in Congress, and he tried
to prove it by exhibiting u suit Of
ready.made clothing that he had pur-
chased In Boston for $40 OF course
If a tariff cheapens products, 1t must
cheaper the labor that goes into those
products; hence a tariff cheapens labor
Thus it is that the Protective tariff
shriekers, who are trying to prove that
u high tariff helps labor, are hoist by
their own petard, as 1t were. They are
liable to stay holsted.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-04

A MAN ought TO have at least rs
much knowledge of affairs as the or
binary school boy TO edit newspaper,
rhe editor OF the Massillon Independ-
ent either does not have that knowl-
edge, or else he is purp0sely misrepre.
senting the NEWS DEMOCRAT. When
we said that Ben Butterworth made a
free trade speech and advocated abso.
Lutte free trade with the Dominion Of
Canada, which also meant free trade
with England, we stated the position
OF the Hon. Ben accurately. Let us
prove IL. On page Of Ben Butter.
worth's able pamphlet In favor Of abso-
lutte free trade, he says:
ave seek by this arrangement TO re.
move all the custom houses along our
Canadian frontier, to withdraw the line
of pickets that keep watch and ward on
both sides along 1900 miles of our
northern boundary, TO see 10 II that the
American farmer does not sell his
neighb0r across the line some early po.
tat0es or early corn. without first going
10 the custom house, paying large
part OF the value for the
privilege, ana compelling the
Canadian TO submit TO the same extor.
ton" He who appeals TO the protec.
tive system as between competitors In
Canada and the United States, asks
monopoly not equality. There is not n
condition, there is not worthy inter
est involved In this proposition that
does not cry out against the present
system, and In favor Of the fullest re-
clprocal trade"
or course every intelligent man
knows that the Dominion Of Canada Is
IN integral part of the Kingdom of
Great Britain, and every intelligent.
person will understand that the aboli-
tlon Of all the Custom House officers,
both those appointed by the President
OF the United States aud those appoint.
ed by Great Britain, means practical
and unrestricted free trade with both
Canada and England. We are not sur
prised that the organs Of public rob
berry by law should squlrm when con
fronted with the cold blooded truth,
that they imported an out and out free
trader TO Canton to preach the doctrine
Of Protection. 1t Is the true mission
Of the NEWS. DEMOCRAT to tell the
truth and "shame the DEVIL and all his
devices. The less the Massillon Inde.
pendent says about the Ben Butter
worth iasco the better for their cause.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-04
PAdANIsM AND oHRIeTIANITY
AMONG THE oHINEBE.

An official report upon the Chinese
quarter In San Francisco, made about
two years ago by committee Of the
Board Of Supervisors, after several
months Of careful survey and inyesti'
CATION, presented probably In clearer
light than ever before the true phases
of Chinese Colonial life. Thirteen Joss
houses were found; Christian churches
we're turned into Chinese lodging
houses and brothelS. Missionary work
In nearly forty years OF effort and
labor, had not brought dozen converts
into the fold who could be properly
vouched for as such. In the contest be.
tween idolatry and Christianity, the
former was In full and undisputed
possession Of the field.-W u. Far10eH
IN tie October Forum.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-04
ATTENTION FARMnRs.

OF the s5s,0OO0V0 belonging to New
Hampshire Savings Banks S20,0000OO
is invested In Western farm mortgages
OF the S2700O0O00 In Massachusetts
Savings Banks, sl00,0O0,000 is invested
In farm mortgages. much Of II in Ohio,
How Is II that barren, rocky little
States like New Hampshire and Massa-
chusetts have millions of money to
lend; while the great, rich agricultural
States Of the West are all plastered over
with mortgages. 1t only takes four
words to answer this question;
Too much protecttDe tariff.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-04

TIE New York Tribune having pub.
llShed list OF about thirty Democrats
In Poughkeepsie, who have 0opped, II
is claimed, from Cleveland 10 Harrison,
the Hon.J. l.. Williams, Of the State
Democratic Committee, who lives at
Poughkeepsie, writes the New York
Herald and reviews the list, When
Sifted down, the entire list 10 reduced
TO just three persons. In concluding
Mr., Williams says;
"For every alleged Democratic apos.
tate whom the Republicans can pro-
duce In this city or county, will show
the names OF two Republicans who
voted for Mr.. Blaine, and will now vote
for Cleveland.
Yours truly ], l., WILLIAMS"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-04

TIE members Of the Young Mems
Democratic Club, which numbers three
hundred, are displaying wonderful zeal
this fall In their efforts to make this
campaign in Stark county u successful
one There Is always friendly and
cheerful interchange of opinions at
their meetings, and short and pithy
speeches are delivered Thursday even.
ing of each week, that are instructive
and interesting. A most cordial invi'
tation is extended to all voters to at
tend these meetings and participate in
the proceedings Of the club. This is one
of the finest clubs In the state, and
Capt. Moss Is entitled to great credit
for the executive force he has displayed
in bring the club to Its high state Of
military discipline. Their appearance
and drill last evening called forth en-.
thusiastlc plaudits.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-04
NAV BnhlIN nnARp FROM,


The Republican Club Wants some Infor.
mri on, Which OF Cpurae We arc Able
10 Furnish in Part,
New liRRLIN, sept ~, 1888,
EpToa DEM0oRATi We noticed an
Item In your paper of the Goth inst,
stating that some prominent liepubh
cans of our town are disguated with
the free whIskey platform adopted At
Chicago and are Topping over 10 the
other two parties, The majority 10 the
Prohibitionlsts aud the rest TO the Dem
0cratf,
Now you seem 10 takea great deal OF
pleasure In calling the Republicans the
free whIakey party but win you be kind
enough 10 state what the difference Is
between the Republican and Prohibit
tion party on the subject OF free whis'
keyP
Mr., Editorwe call upon your Inform
ant 10 publish ip your paper the names
NJ the prominent Republicans OF New
Berlin, who have fopped, or IN other
words, have left the party this year,
TO make an assertion and 10 prove the
same are two different things, Now
we will he aH lenlent aa possible, and
| will wait ono week for your CORES.
pOndent 10 furnish the names OF the
above Aoppera but II they do not appear
NJ the end Of that time, we are obliged
10 consider your correspondent a con
tomptible and 00wardly liar Az your
correspondent failed 10 give his name
We will set him good example and
subscribe our fnll name.
HENRY q. HOLL, Pres't.
New Berlin Harrison and Morton
Club.
d. A. SHEETS, Sec,
COMMENTS NY THE EDITOR,
The above communication was re-
ceiyed AT this office yesterday, but we
held II over for to-day In order TO hear
from our reliable correspondent at New
Berlin. We are not able 10 pint the
names Of all the old Republican Of New
Berlin, who this year will desert the
party Of free whlskey and taxed neces'
stiles, as some Republicans over there
don't want their names printed, II Ia
annoying, you know, 10 have a lot of
strikers and bull dozers dogglng the
footsteps Of the regeuerated, trying TO
pull them back into the old ways Of sin
Hence, we omit some names. The
names below only include one precinct,
In the other precinct Of Plain there are
ten Republicans, that we now know
OF who win vote for either Cleveland or
Fisk this fall. Our correspondent fur
niahes the following names Of old Re.
publlcans, In and about New Berlin
who voted for Blaine In 1884, and who
WIN vote for Fisk this time: Clayton
Holl, William Harsh, j. Il, Riley, John
Good, John Zerbe, william Hershey,
william Hoover, John Evans, August
Hess, u. +. Wise, Frederick AimeS,
Frank Zerbe, jeremiah Wise and Nil.
ton Wise.
Elmer Schrantz voted for Blaine four
years ago, but will vote the American
ticket this year.
Milton Mumford, and several
others, (who ask that no public
ity be given their nameS), voted for
Blaine In 1884, but will vote for Cleve-
land and Thurman this fall
We trust the above information is
satisfactory TO the officials Of the Re.
publican club In New Berlin.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-04

Col. JOSEPH ANDERSON, Of Fort
Worth, Texas, who served In the Tn.
ion army during the war, but who has
been a citizen of Texas for is years,
Is now visiting his son'in.law, Mr..
Boory, of Waynesburg, Col, Anderson
is very intelligent gentleman, q pro.
gressive Democrat, and full of point.
ers on the Mills bill. He called at the
DEMOCRAT Office yesterday morning.
Col. Anderson has the statistics TO show
that the Mills bill is n much worse cut
on Southern industry than on Northern
products. We shall refer to some Of
his points In the near future.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-04
WHY ARn Tnmsn THINGS THUS.

EDITOR DEMooRAT'-
Recently the Wooster Republican and
Commercial Gazette exulted over the
looping OF "Hon." ID. X, France, OF
CONGRESS, Wayne county, o. The facts
are, dr. Frances sole distinction is that
no Is q saloonkeeper, and has
been most OF his life, The free whlskey
plank In the Republican platform, we
suppose must have been the attraction
In Chippewa Lake, Mlchp u Harrison
and Morton atreamer floats over the
only saloon In that village. Truly the
free whisky platform attracts.
On Friday night, September 2l, At
Nelson, Neb., M. w. Akera, q Prohibl.
ton speaker, was compelled 10 leave
the platform at the instlgatiOn Of q
Republican mob. The party OF free
speech are making o fine record this
campaign. MORAL REFORM,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-04
FnoM all accounts, tarlff reform Is

FROM all accounts, tariff reform is
making rapid strides In Illinois. Gen.
Palmer is The Democratic nominee for
Governor, and locomotive engineers,
llremen, watchmeh and brakemen have
adopted resolutions recommending all
members to vote for Gen. Palm, r.
There are about twenty-five thousand
brotherhood men in the State who will
vote almost unanimously for Palmer,
The employees of the Union Steel
Works, the largest institution Of the
kind IN Chicago, met Sunday and also
voted TO support Palmer. The Union
Labor party of Chicago have resolved
to support Gen. Palmer. Somehow the
labor organizations Of this country take
but little stock in the theory Of protec
tiOu
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-04

with both lutterwOrth aud the dleci-
pies OF Henry George, we PRINT tho
views ana argumenia OF both, II ia
true that Ben lintterworih N now
claiming 10 be for protection ana the
Chinese ticket, but those who have
travelled, and who know how er0Go,
die can shed tears with no outward
indications OF emotion, and no inner
signs OF o0mmot0n, can readily under
stand how the nlregenerate
animal, man, can do likewise,
with far more dramatic power
IL Ia the clash OF ideas and the conflict
of opposing opinions that intenslliea
our mentally and gives ua n wider and
iirmer grasp on Affairs, We are not
disposed 10 refuse Mr., Kintz q hearing
because We do not agree with him, Mr.,
Kintz In q thinker, and his essays read
we'll. Any Republican who believes In
protection, as elucidated nj Chicago can
have equal space 10 anAwer Mr., Kintz,
The present tarlff OF 70 per cent on
bibles and no tariff on playing cards,
would be q capital topic 70 dlscuaa un'
der the head OF "faxed religion vs.,
free poker" or the proposition 10 take
the tax on whIskey and keep II on
clothing, could be handled vigorously
on the theory that whiAkey In a necea-
algy ~ q large number OF people, while
clothing, eapeclallyin South Africa and
the tOrrid zone lisa sweating abOmina
ton contrary 10 true art, aud burden.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-04

tho Centennial and Join in tho demon
straiiOn Of the eOl0red people, 1he
leading Democrats, from Thurman
down, 40 not like 10 aeeept tho law OF
equal rights Toledo Commercial,
The Toledo Commercial ought not 10
indulge IN such remarks, The railroads
are run by Republicans, and Senator
Thurman has no stock Ia any Of them,
Senator, sherman, however, hasi also
EK Governor Foster, No Democrat
has anything 10 do with this exclusion
Of colored people from their civil rights,
We print elsewhere dispatch copied
from q Republican paper, showing that
the Republican Club OF Springfield,
Ohio, has refused 10 admit cOlOred
members, Had this exclusion OF col
ored men from participation Ia an OK
onfal0n happened down South, how
Little broechea Foraker would have
howled over u, Now II happena IN tho
Capitol OF Ohio, where Little DTeechea
preaidea aa chief executive, and he Ia
w mum aA q mouse over tho out
TaQo
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-04

WE print to-day an essay from a
leading disciple OF Henry George. He
agrees with Ben Butterworth and other
free traders on the general principles
OF the reciprocity Of all civilized ma
tions but goes further than Mr.. Butter
worth. B1tterworth, In his pamphlet,
only recommends the total abolition of
al custom houses along the four thou
sand miles OF Canadian border, 80 as to
allow free trade with the Dominion of
Canada and the Kingdom of Great Brit
ain, but does not 60 the whole Henry
George theory Of abollshing all Custom
Houses, everywhere. While we disagree
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-04

My son has been afflicted with nasal
catarrh since quite young, | was in
duced 10 try Ely's Cream Balm, and be-
fore he had used one bottle that dis
agreeable catarrhal smell had all left
him. He appears as well as anyone. IL
is the best catarrh remedy In the mark
et,-J, @. 0lmstead, Arcola, III.
M. A. Nichols suffered from catarrh
for years lie purchased q bottle of
Ely's Cream Balm Of us, He is now
almost cured, and says you cannot re.
commend II too highly.-Evers Bros,
Druggists, Independence, Iowa.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-04

UNDER the system Of duties which
the Republican party has fastened
upon the country, "trusts" are growing
up which have already monopollzed
certain commodities, and will, as the
years 80 on, unless the present system
of excessive taxation be modified, con.
troll the price of all the necessaries.-
National Committees address.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-04

Mr.. ALEX THoBURN, manager Of the
Stoneboro, Pa, Cooperative Glass
Works, the only one Of the kind in the
world, is out for the Mills bill. lie IA.
vors that measure purely for business
reasons. Mr.. Thoburn Is we'll known
in Canton, where he lived, until last
spring, when he removed TO Stoneboro,
He is quite an acquisition to the cause
Of reform.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-04

ROSCOE CoNKLINe charged that
Blaine got suddenly rich on Govern.
ment Jobs, during the war Conkling
is dead. Mr.. Blaine Denies Of course,
II is unfortunate for Mr., Blaine that
the Conkling letter was not burned.
Conkllng was not q man TO make reck.
less charges, and he was aman of truth
and unsullied honor.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-04
WHAT Is THE PER CENT OF Rn-
DUCTIONP

EDITOR DEMooRAT:- To decide
bet, will you please answer the
following: The present tariff on anvils
is 33 per cent, and is reduced to 20 by
the Mills bill; what Is the per cent Of
reductlonY SUBSCRIBER.
(The percent Of reduction is seven
and one-half (71E) per cent,--[EDrToR
NEws-DEMoCRAT.)
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-04

Neglect kills injuries; revenge in.
creases them. A neglected cold increas-
es Its injurious effects on Che system
till consumption finally kills, unless
cured by Warmers Log Cabin Cough
and Consumption Remedy. IL Is ye re-
liable remedy Of ye olden time,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-10-04

AND so the Senators have finished
their "dark lantern" tariff bill. Itgives
Major Mckinley, the great Chicago
platform writer, a terrific back-handed
slap by repudiating entirely his free
whlskey effort, and going at the tariff
slap. dash and hap-hazard, Il WI ceiling
Register.