The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-07-17
now soLDInas WILL VOTE,

A larger number Of veteran soldiers
will vote tho Democratic ticket this
year than ever before, since the close
OF the war,
With the Increased soldier vote, ana
the Increased vote among the farmers,
the Democratic plurality IN hlafh
county will probably be from 1900 10
1900.
We arc not In the habit OF making
predictions that are wild, aud We arc
talking nOW In all aobernesa' In 1888,
as our readers will remember, wa
claimed Stark county for the Demo
cratic electoral ticket by from 400 70
800, but We advised all our friends not
20 bot on Cleyeland'a election In
1889 we claimed Stark county FOR
Gov. Campbell by 800 over Foraker,
Now lot US look atthe record In 1888
the Cleveland electors had SSl plural,
ty, aud In 1850 Gov, Campbell carried
tho county by 1903 over Foraker "
will be seen, therefore, that the ehtl'
mate made by the NEWS DEMOCRAT
on the result in Stark, made before the
election, was too low for tho two years
average.
All tho signs of the timea point TO q
much larger plurality thiayear. In ad'
dltlon 10 tho growing discomfort
among the masses over the extraya.
gance, reokleaaueaa and lmbecllity OF
the Harrison administration, there ID
more dissatisfaction among soldiers
than ever before kLowni and this dis
content Ia largely owing TO MeKinleys
vote against the q, A, Il. pension Dill
II Is now conceded that had Mckinley
voted for this bill, II would have passed
tho House, and would have passed the
Iolnt Conference Committee aud would
now be a law. We shall be In apoal'
ton 10 demonstrate this 10 a reaaona-
bic certainty during the next 80 days
There are 0tty Republican soldiers
In Canton who will not vote for NC
Klnley for Congress this year. There
are more than that number at Maasll-
lon. There are as many In Alliance
There are quite q large number NJ Min
erva, Navarro, Canal Fulton and
Louisville.
We have quite list OF veterans al
ready In our possession, all old Repub'
lIcans, who declare they will nepT vote
for Mckinley again for any ONCE what
ever.
II was only on Saturday evening that
wo saw an old soldier Of Canton, OF Co.
A., 10th Regiment o. vi (wecan fur
nIsh his name) who will vote the
straight Democratic ticket this fall for
the arst time. lie has just received q
letter from the surviving members OF
his company, (numberlDg about thirty
yeterans) They have all been Repub'
lIcans In the past, but all sign a letter
saying, we have decided TO vote the
Democratic ticket this fall, In a body,
and ask their comrade In Canton TO do
likewise. Our Canton comrade replied
as follows. ~ had decided TO do that,af-
tor Major Mckinley voted against the
q. A. r, pension bill and before re'
celyed your letter." The Democratic
platform adopted at OTyllle suits the
old veterans. Here is the plank on the
soldier business:
1--WE call attention OF soldiers TO the
failure OF Major Mckinley 20 support the
q, A. II. service pension bill 40 a piece oi
trohohery 10 the Interests 10 which he has
long profoasod 10 bo especially loyal and
now, aa ever In the past, favor liberal
dealing with the Veterans OF the late war
on tho basis OF morltorioua sorvioo'"