The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-08-14
PoLITIoAL INDRPENDENoE,A ,A.oooD
OMEN e ts-..- NIll1u

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Never since the war have we aeen.sO
many evidences OF political independ
ence IN 80 many directions as are 10 DO
seen now
And IL ID not confined 10 Pennaylya.
nin, where 30 many conspicuous ana
leading Republicans are openly 0pp0h'
ing thn election OF Delamater for Gov
ernOr, and tho further rule OF the cor
rnpt Quay. II is 70 he seen IN Iowa, In
Minnesota, Ia Kansas and Nebraska
The hign6 Of tho Times Indicate thai the
Republican party IL weakening, even II
II ia not yeti IN the final throeH OF dlhHo-
luton,
We take pleasure also In noting that
tho spirit OF independence IL abroad ~
some parts of Ohio, and the prayerh OF
the ylrtu0ua should be sent up that
may spread until " c0yera, like u gar
m6nt, our whole buckeye state, Az
we write this there oomes 10 our debk
| tho Toledo Sunday Journal OF August
| 10Th, with Il valuable article by l.. S'
Baumgardner, over his own RlgnatnIe'
Mr, ,liaumgardner, formerly of Wooster,
has been nm Influential aud active lie-
publican Ia Toledo for over a quarter
OF century, He isstrictly liratclahs
citzeni aud what does he sayY He
writes Il severe censnre OF the Admin
istrauon, that he did 80 much
~ elevate 10 power, only two
years ago, lie writes 10 note the
broken pledges that have thus far mark
ed tho career Of President HarrlRon.
IL Ia In connection with the recent ap-
pOintment Of James M. Brown, Aa post
master OF Toledo IN place OF Mr., LOr-
en2, 4 very competent and popular OIL
Oial, Commenting on this change,
made In direct violation Of the princl-
pies Of Clyil Service Reform, eun0iated
"a the National Rep, platform, Mr.
BaumgaTdner says
III there Ia any one principle aet forth
more prominently In the Republican plat
form than another, Il IN that Of Civil Ser
vice Reform upon clear and ellloiont
| Public Service, Both parties have made
their sacred pledges 10 the people, and no
more telling arguments by Republican or
atora during the last national canvass
were made, than the charge that the Cleye-
| land administration did not keep faith
with the people, and make good their
pledges OF Civil Service Reform, thus
treating his offensive partiaanahip order
| with dorlalon.h
MIR, Baumgardner then recites the
circumstances surrounding the ap-
pOlntment OF Brown, showing that he
represents the worst form OF machine
politics, and was appointed against the
best judgment OF the beat men In To
ledO, and solely 10 reward him for very
doubtful Iolitical services. In closing
his denunciations OF the AdminiBtra-
tiOn no says:
"Thla method OF rowardlng party honoh-
men for doubtful party work, oonsplcu'
ous, aa In this case, because OF its purely
selilah and mercenary character, II hardly
the Ideal rock OF pure statenmanahip that
the grand old party has been promising
| her hupporiorh'
The above may not interest q great
number OF our readers, but II 10 u val
uable pointer on the drift Of the popu-
lar mind towards independence In poll
tics which Ia u hopeful and happy Omen
for the Democratic party. There ap'
pears u very general discomfort East,
Weat and South with the present Ad.
ministration, and this discomfort is
among the more thoughtful and best
Informed men In the Republican party,
The lack OF moral character Of the
conspicuous leaders Of the party is
generally felt among right thinking
men everywhere, and the imbecllity,
In the White House, aud the brutality
corruption, extrayagance and revolu.
tionary methods OF the present Con.
gress cannot fail 10 drive "a large mum.
| Der Of phtFiOtiC mon into the raulkB of
the opposition,