The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-04-03
our REPRESENTATIVES II CONGRESS.
Fourth Faper-.iaaO to 1887

Fourth fapef-s ihap 70 lp'ff
nn, JOHN THOMSON AEp BENJAMIN JONES'
Tho district al this time was known as
Tie ieih, aud was made upol pplhlhh'AhA'
STARK and Wayne,
Designated the Democratic OrJ Jackson par
ty, and the Republican Or Adams parry,
ifhe former ohianed its chief support
from the aouth and West, Rnl lhe lAlleI
from ths New England states, Many OF
tie leaders ~ the Adams pafY. we're hH
oised of federalism that 10, WIN lean,
nq toward monarchy or q more eehllAl
government, la ths Presidential rphlphl
III INA tuerH were i0ur uguuiuhlts w ihp
field. THIS was before the Gay ul eAllll'k
National conventions % nnnllhpp'
40 neither candidate feeeiVeu llAlnl.
ity nf the electoral yglei ih n9outiahVt
Win "a prnvlsl0n ~ tho cnnsillhUpi, y
devoived upon the House of Hepresenlh'
tlvef 10 elecFa President from NO lhfes
higbest candidates, jackson hhn nl Al'
aIas Ri, Crawford Al aud Clay W Ihe OK
oItement in The House during TIC CANVASS
inc was what might have heeu huurlpA'
teei Tor WAYS that are dark hnl lflehh
ihai arc subtle, those 0f the 0lllce'heehefH
are past indlng out Theehhfge ol "bhf,
galn and galen la politics originated ~
lhat time, and tie reader II aware now "
has f0urRhed sinGe, From we lhhutulh
lion Of Adams 70 thH next l,fehlueh,ihl
election, parry spirit ran hlkh an,Nu W.
lutebt was most hcrliuhlnWa, 'i''an '',.,I wv
,Niee lu tho hone Of being reihlnrtl were
,tnsnarInq la thnir denunclntlons oI Nhh'
isckggu. No candidate before uf. hluee
was so yllllnednnd abused When rletlgu
tho circumstances surrounding liiii uVF
wanded In lustlce ~ hih RdmiiilhlrAllghi
| that bs remove his enemies lnin olllnlN
nnsItlon, Senator Marcy Of New Nnrh,
hnuunslated the dOpirlne that "ln VIC
| viot0rs belong iho epullh ot lhe enrinyl-
and that has heeu tlie practice ever hllle
by holh parties, modified " some sA"h'
| by pfGhdeut Cleyelhnd' AT, Ala.
The Congressional contest w lnia w
trlet la tie Tall Of 1879 was rehlafhhulS
active, Roth parties fehofteu " vH,V'h
means ln their power, except 'hpv'Wn,
| 'tbnt Nroot of ali nyiih dld not hi lhhl
d6y enter In 40 factor Ia polllleel con-
teRth, u,... -. a-.ioc.
don for the slKth irrni, lie Whh culalu'
cred the best known ana lhe lhphl puls
ulnr man la the diatrlct, Having heiyeu
| for a humber Of yearh 40 HOYprninehi ho,
celyer OF Public Moneys At Canton anu
Wooster, aud making favorable impress
slon upon all with whom 10 chinv ~ e9l'
tact, and having proven hlinheil = VIZ. w.,
and ludlcioua legislator, Wap np'
thought hs could be defeated, bul W. Whs'
by Dr.. John ThomhoI, OF New Llhpun,
| IL Wns horn la the North OF Ireland, hnu
emo a. tLis country with hla paronla
when about seven years of age, Ihey
scttled Ina Butler county PAp Whtle hg
remnlnod until grown, when he slu,luu
mcIicIne and removed 10 New Llhbon'
| nuring the war with England, when soon
| fnliowed, he lmbibcd quite military
| snirlt and aa he took an hcuVe
unTt In the organisation OF
iGe militia he was promoted 10 he po'
sItlan OF Major General, lie was q llal'
Of fine appearance, particularly Oh ho''''
back, A.. uo,so., and
| two la the Senate OF tne nWN h'H'elH
,"r, from islA tn 1891. llo was not only
very popular with his own phfN, nul ny
| Lls pcntlcmuuly bearing, kiud ana con,
| cillntory manner, secured the reHp,c' enu
| eateem OF hla politiCnl OppOnciW rue
| crnwninp excellcucy ~ hiH liln was llln
| nietv Ile WAS AN elder In tie frcahylcr'
| Ian church, and during hih term IN Inh'
greas he wna "A regular attendant upon lhc
| Vechly mayer meeting, composer ol mon
of both polIlIcnl parties, llc enjoyed we
aoclety of good men, ana loved io JON
| with tbom In praise aud prayer, Hc was
always very neat and particular III W.
dress. II was said OF him lhNt on hlH
frat visit 10 Washington, ana before tAh,
ing hla seat in Congress, ho. purchaser
the Gneat eult of clothing la the city, ana
| before leaving for home he stored tho
guit away until hia return, giving ~ roh'
aon for not taking Il with him thnl cross
| Iuv tbe mountninH was hard on clothing
and he wlahed 20 avoid aoiling ihom' he
| yns assigned "a member OF the standing
committee on public expenditures, aud
| spolled Thomson without the p' he dled
| Sept o, 1853, aged 20 yo1ra'
BENJAMIN Jones OF Wooster wne oni
| rpprraontntve frOm lHB TO !bg ~,
was born In 1887 IN Winchester BrcuorloN
county, Virginia hn hpprohuey
ship OF seven years 10 the uNuc OF Cnnl
| net maker worked hs Jour. toN'r1,
ycnra. then atnrtcd business Tor hiintrli
| Not gliccoeding aa we'll ns he had nn'ici
n,tcd. he took the contract for carrying
ibo mail on horseback from Canton u
Mansfield. firing OF that, aud ntill anS
inua To accumulate. hc CnRngtd ~ MGR
chnndlalnp, This brought him moro "
contnct with people and made him poli
tlclnn, Ho was elected representative
Ia thc State Legislature In lS2l. lb2'
district clccior on the Jackson uckcL hnV
| twice ho was elected tO tho state Senate
serving from 1870 10 lH2' ,,,.
Though possessed with u limited cduch
tion, hut was endowed with strong nntu
raj eonae and n happy faculty OF express
ion by which lac made favorable impress
| slon, He was "a man OF attractive aocih
qlnlltics and an interesting story teller
General Jackson was IN the habit OF invit
ing him 10 the White House purposcly tt
helm entertain company with his jokes
uc WINS strongly built, Of dark complex
ion, a member OF the Baptiat churcl
though devoted worahlppcr OF Genorn
Jackson and loud In his Expressions ol
| Democracy,
Tho writer Of this has n distinct rocol
lection of Congressman Jonoa stopping
over In Canton on his way 10 Washington
by stage, that his constituents might nave
the opportunity OF nn interview, do pu
up at the Eagle tavern on tho site OF tht
Flrst National Bank, then kept by George
| Downlt grandfather OF Mrs. Mckinley
wife OF our present CongrcsBmnn) .nnt
the bnr.room was given up 70 callers
The writer then lad OF ~ with a GROVE
OF boys, occupied the pavement looking
through tho window 10 SEQ this distin
pulshed individual, who made AN impres
eion upon us, as would Stanley tho Afri
can explorer, or Buffalo Bill upon tho DO,
He served while In Congress- on The
Committee on Territories, Died Of dis
oase Of tho heart April "a, 1861, aged "a,
l.. s.
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