The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-03-21
EDITORIAL seUGDs.

EY,PREMpENT CLEVELAND address
cd the Friendly Sons of ~, Patrick ut
their banquet at DelmonioO's, New
York, Saturday night, responding 10
the toaSts, "fhe United States" lie
said America was always willing 10 ex'
tend q helping hand 10 weak nations IN
their struggles for independence, ll0
made good speech,
Tm Pltt0burg Times Of Saturday
reprints from the New York World q
rather savage article on Judge Raley
on account Of his recent decision In 10
celebrated case"
ACCORDING 10 the Plttsburg Dis
patch Of to-day, very fair Republican
authority, John s, Clarkson, Of lOwu,
has accepted the position Of First As
aistant Postmaster General, with the
understanding that he Is 10 have abso
Lutte control of all the postoGices, except
Presidential Offices The Dispatch
says:
Mr. ClarkaOn 10 a thorough politician
aud believes that the lab0rGr Is worthy
OF hia hire, llO will, therefore, give tho
p0stOlllCGa 10 the men who have done
tho best political service, and will take
tho advice OF the Congressman Of the
several districts In making the selection
This means that civil service rs
played out, and that no further atten'
ton will be paid TO the civil service
rules or the civil service law.
Clarkson, Of Iowa, who goes In as
First Assistant Postmaster General
was the man who conducted the nego.
tlations for bribing an employe Of the
Voice newspaper IA Prohibition organ
In order TO get possession Of the sub
scriptiOn list, Thus II is that civil
service reform marches on with giaat
strides.
IT Ia now claimed that young Bark.
Icy, of Wooster who had hydrophobia,
Is cured. The doctor claims to have
cured him with acOnite, hydrate Of
ohloral ana salcytate OF soda, He did
not attempt 10 destroy or neutralIZe
the rabio poison, but hoped TO preserve
life until the action OF the poison was
spent. Ile took tho view that the rabic
poison Is u self limiting infection and
prescribed large doses OF fluid extract
Of aconito for the purpose Of bunting
and partially pOralyZlng the sensory
nerves, especially heperipheral portion,
SOME time since tho Massillon Inde.
pendent was anxious for as 10 publish
the inside history OF the Chicago con.
yentiOn. Now that We have done so,
tho independent docs not print II, but |
says II is blank cartridge, The New |
York Herald, Chicago Tribune, Toledo |
Blade, aud forty other first class papers |
do not think 80, Thid expose 10 ~.
garded ~ tho best piece OF Newspaper |
work ever done In Canton,
ANDREW CARNEGIE is reported as
offering the people of johnson City, |
Tenn, u reading room and library |
worth 100000 " they will drop tho |
name Of their town and call II Carne.
gle. They will probably accept the Of.
fer. The town was named after OK.
President Johnson.
JonE MOSwEENEY's bill against Por-
tago county for Morgan trials Is 81, ,SO8.
First class talent comes high.
DEACON Richard Smith, who 10 one
of the ablest Journalists of the country,
and who has u newspaper at both onds
of Ohio, has just inspected the Ohio
Legislature personally. In a letter 10
the Toledo Commercial he says;
Asa whole, tho Republican delega.
ton In the Ohio Legislature is worse
than the celebrated 0'Oonner legIsla
ture, IL was made by what are called
the strangers. This organization has
had its day. IL Ia dead, aud every mau
connected with IL is politically dead
Gabriels horn would not resurreot one
W thulhs ~ 10 WtlAl Uub WUbbNdI |
the Republican leaders will have sense
enough % get out OF tho rut remains 10
be seen. II will require heroic treat.
mont.
THE empress Of Japan, who IL soon
coming ~ this country, will have In hor
suit two mauicures, n dentist, fourteen
doctors and ton fan bearers. And now
our Senators and Congressman want 10
'aise their salaries TO $4,000 a year In
,rder ~ keep up with tho styloa.
" Democratic President had turn.
ID out agallaut Union soldier like "0ld
IoSoy," 10 mako place for n flannel
nouthed rebel general, how the blath.
'rsltite papers like the Cleveland Lead
IT, would have gone into conniptlOnB
'ver IL. Now II 10 all right, Of course.
Tux supreme Court of Ohio have
.rantda new trialto William Coins, OF
Allen county, convicted OF murder IN
ho second degree, on the ground Of
Of tho jury The jury