The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-11-07
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II WAS not very long ago that tile
orators and publioists OF tho ltepuoll'
can party we're talking OF manhood anf'
fraee We hear nothing OF mat now,
because il is not manhood suffrage that
wins victories. II Is the argument em'
bodied In the "bloeks OF Ave- plan rhe
Rev Hugh o. Penteeost states the issue
fairly and truthfully, In recent argn'
ment in tho Twentieth Century when
he says
There lsa great struggle going on IN
this country now upon the lh,ll qnre
tion. and almost everybody huppoheb
that IL will have 10 he settled ny votes
whether this is 10 remain u ptoleeuoh
eountrV. OF become free tfhae opuh
inv Why. bless your souls, he votes
won't determine anything ihhtpaq p'
bastening A decision upon lhe hunleeI'
voting rather hindeIa that decision
Voting does not really decide now pto'
MIA ara thinking, When manulao'
tursr can vote his woIkmeh llhs ga9ga
of slaves, when you can puy Vprh W.
anything from glass OF Deer tp y ivy
dollar bill, aud deliver them lke oasta
of merchandise In "boGka OF hVr,' wnnt
does voting determine, except Whloi
polltieal marty has the least honof ana
The most Wanamakeff
We do not have 10 leave STARK county
TO llnd a full yevOcation OF all the Rev
PenteGORt gHyl,
Last sunday Tx Governor Charles
Foster, candidate for United states
senator appeared IN Canton with q
carpet bag OF Doodle, He held ameet'
ing with the leading Republican mana
qers of Canton, aud arrangements were
made through trusty agents TO buy np
enough votes IN stark county TO secure
the legislative ticket for the RrpnOh,
cans Foster 10 candidate for United
States Senator, aud this Ia hlScampNign
arWment and ha stock In trade cam
paigu oratory, argument, appeals 10
reason, patriotism and Judgment are
INDUCED IN TO some extent but the
| main reliance is organization, party
| fralty and corruption money through
| these influences Charles Foster expects
| TO reach the Senate Of the United States,
| the highest body Of Legislators In the
civilized world,
What is the result Of Ihis Foster
boodls left In Canton, More drunken
men were seen on our street yesterday
than ever before known Men who
the day before were known
TO be peuniless were exhibiting
wads Of money and asking kindred
bummer0 up 20 lhe bar and shouting
for certain Republicans on the ticket
that they had belu bought 20 work ior'
In the presence OF dtu0iion Ike
I thig, what 10 ao intelligent public opin'
lon good fory What bghooves u for
citizens TO study public questions with
| a view to voung their best judgment,
| when their votes are showed under by
the brlbe money Of three times mil
llonalre, who is paving his way to the
Spnale Of the United stato' One would
naturally suppose that IN u fee
country like ours, full Of churches, and
school houses, Y, NJ, d. ca, and
! Mnd.Cd associations 70 elevate the tone
Of pubic opiulou, that good men, espe'
clally church men, would dunounce THIS
Gamuabe system But experience
proves that they do not Wesee men
like WauamusG who purchased
his Cabinet chair with coTup.
| ton money aul moeque0d'ns
90 q pie,ist, and sull recognized 80
such,
10 70 any wonder that good and pa
trlotlc men ore everywhere losing con.
ldeuuo IN popular goyernmeuty Is 10
any wonder that socialism, anarchlsm
and in0delity are all on q rapid IN
crea3e2
Isitany wonder that the whole tone
OF public Thought In this country has
been lowered, and that our entire body
polite Is honey.com5ed with corrup'
tion2
The Senate Of the United States
Is no longer representative body, 1t
10 filed with Tie men Of millions, who
bought their seats IN this high national
perch solely TO take care Of their own
Intoraoie And if Ohio Is d,grrnced by
another Republican Legislature Chas,
Foster will be another Senator who
will 20 there, first for the fame 1t gives
him, but prlmarilarly to represent the
great monopojes. The United States
senate 10 to-day less representative
Of the common people than the Eng.
lish House Of Lords IL Is nothing but
hospital for decrepit milliona!Fes
And when will this Doodle system stopY
This IA a question that cannot be