The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-12-19
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IsaQo H. Sherwood, EsQ
hDlTORhTARK COUNTY DEMOCRAT
Canton, ONO Dear SIR Yours OF yes
teTdny luquiring, 'wh0 10 my choice ipI
IT, n. SenatOrf" with accompanying
observations as TO the position of Mr
Kline and Judge Blandin and the
necessities Of tho lariii Reform move
ment, ~ hand,
answer, CaiDin y Brioe.
IL every Democrat IN ONO had my
long aud Intimate acquaintance with
| Mr. llfiGe, there would be no dissent
Ing voice IN OHIO 10 my concluhlon on
this Quehll0n,
You kaOw | am q Free Trader, a
Single Tax man aud an Australian Bal.
lot man, know that Democracy, 10y
which here mean all the men who
generally vote for the no alneea OF
DemOCrhlo GonyentiOna,) N not yet
educated up 10 my standard on all
three Of those vital questions. IL Ii
coming up with great Tapldity, when
you cOnalder how weak aud poor our
means Of spreading light-h0w coward
ly many Of our editors ana speakers
how deuaely ignorant,
lirice IN right up 10 the front IN his
own mlud aud personal convictions
and action, The keen aud widely COM
pIohensiye grasp OF intellect, ana pow
On of mind over man OF power which
have put him TO the command OF the
Democratic host are his credentials Of
Atuesa 10 be OhiOA senator.
His money did not buy that place OF
leadership, lle was chosen chief OF
Democracy by the free suffrage Of IN,
dependent picked, representative Dem,
OGlata Of this United States because NJ
his pre,emlnent lltnesa IN the eyea Of
men who kuf,0 him, aud who were
themselves we'll capable 20 judge His
money 10, 80 10 speak, One Of the mere
accidental consequences OF his genius,
aud which he viii use, 40 he viii men,
where IL will do the most good 10 his
cause, not 10 himself,
No man ought 10 be deceived, be,
cause BrICe, being General OF the army,
don't 80 ahead OF 10 aud fight duela
hingle handed with champions Of Pro,
tecuOu, tho fraud TAX, ana our present
inherently corrupt system Of voting.
lle has gone aa fast as the DemoCraoy'a
Convention NJ ~, Louis, 90 fast aa
Grover Cleveland, And llarr6Ona
election showed this was q RHie too
fqSt for Democracy al the time We
could not got our entire army onto the
field Oh battle day--they Jagged back u
little after their 'y0mlt' their 'wallow
ing In the mlre Of protection OF Amer.
lean Industry falsely soGalled 40 long
that many believe IL. Calvin \. BTiCe
la my Judgment on the man and the
situation ldud feel as II | knew both
like Il boOR) viii, ~ Senator from Ohio,
go faster and Jarther toward Free
lrade, slugle Tax ana Australian Bal
lot In less Time than any other man In
Ohio named or unnamed can or WOUid.
lle ia wise enough TO take Democracy
With him, where he goes, The trouble
with us Cranks IN that we flock off
atone ina gang by ouraelyes and pyedch.
CHl lifiCe practices and i8 u net Mtf0
sort OF a person and when he gets there
he makes u Just as Democratic aud
more 80 than we cranks would II we
ever could got there which We can't be
cause we ure CrankB and the rest OF
Democracy are not, ana won't be this
year or any Other
Cal Brce and MS wife aud Gye chill
dren were an born aud raised In Ohio
where their parents aud grand parents
lie buried Late years Calls business
engagements have Kept him In New
York, but his home, his household
furniture aud grand library remain and
have always remained IN Lima whore
he votes aud pays his personal tlxes
He is an inhabitant of ONO, and 10 say
otherwise is mere little petty personal
jealousy unworthy II seven year old girl
who could ever grow up 10 be sweet.
heart 10 u man.
Cal has made money by his business
capacity and brains, 70 my certain
knowledge no Is Just as good Il fellow
now as he was when u few years ago he
was poor,
THIS dreadful fact that he has money
ought TO bar him from the Senate, la
the minds OF some poorer men who
would like TO go there themselves. This
dreaiiul fact, don't effect my mind
that way
Brice win spend money In politics.
has done so, lPW dgahl-Yes aud so
has aud will every other decent aud
honest Democrat who believes In his
principles und wishls 10 push them In.
TO practical success operation DONNA.
ton,
have never yet heard Of Cal Brlce
buyiRga a cote ! never expect To-. II
he ever should turn criminal and bUy
q cote | am presumiDg that In the
transaction there viii bo q setter Of that
vote.
And II that crime should ever be
done, hope for one that II can and
will be prOpon AID the guilty one or
ti0o sent TO the Ponitenttary according
10 ldB.
do not take much stock in mawkish
sentimentalily--nor In claims Of politi'
cal virtue that pretends TO be immacu
latg enough TO be able TO criticise u
Democrat for spending money honest.
and deCently In pOlltlcs-.dr y mess that
our conduct Of party affairs has made IL
The way 10 rgolm the tariff is to
Kill II.
The way TO purify politics Of the cor.
rupt use OF money Is TO begin by put
ting all election expenses on tht pUbitg
ana ktHing the necessity for the use OF
money ior elections by partieS or
persons
The way to reform the fraud Of un.
equal taxation of personal property IL
TO quit " and raiHe all money needed
for public expenditure by TAX on
pers0us only aud Ia proportion TO the
land values they each insist on monop.
ol2inI away from Gods other children.
Free lr0dc Single Tax, Austral
ian Ballot
should not want Calvin $ Brlce for
Senator IL did not know him TO be
honest and competent, but | do, and
want him, aud the only fear have
about II all is, that my ardent support
viii hurt him, ! supported DOrhin
Ward and he failed God knows he
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