The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-10-08
Special to the Toledo Bee.


Means Death to the Robber Tariff in
ohio-.A Few Valuable Converts in SEN
eoa County.
Special to the Toledo Bee.
TIFgIN, o., Sept. .2s.-Prominent in the
| roster of converts, to Democracy 10 the
venerable John Manages, of Seneca town
ship. Father Manages has passed his
eightieth year, and for more than sixty
years has been an earnest, aggressive and
sincere opponent TO Democracy.
He was originally Wing, and since the
birth of the Republican party has consis-
tently supported the nominees OF that or
ganization.
During the past few months, however,
he has studied the tariff question, largely
in the light of his own experience; he sees
that under the operations of the high pro-
tective tariff system the candle OF the
farmer is being burned ut both ends.
Mr.. Manages is the head of a large fam
lily of sons and sons-in.laws, and 1t is
probable that under his influence num-
Der of votes will be transferred to,the
DemocratiCco column.
George Jamison, another prominent
farmer of Seneca township, and lifelong
Republican, has determined to cast his
fret Democratic ballot in November for
Governor Campbell and the entire Demo-
cratic ticket.
Mr.. Jamison Is gentleman OF extended
reading and comprehensive information,
and expresses himself unreseFvedly as
weary of a political organization that is
condemned by every chapter OF its record
since the close OF the war.
For years, as Mr.. Jamison says, he
clung to his political love in the hope that
the necessary reforms would be made
within the party. In this, as every student
of political history knows, Mr.. Jamison,
with thousands OF other political opi-
mists, were disappointedi instead, the in
famies of class legislation, unchecked cor
ruption and reckless extravaganza have
fiourished and grown until what was
originally, perhaps, an innovation has be-
come q recognized political policy, iniini-
cal to all classes except the favored few
who have grown enormously wealthy
under Its operations.
Mr. Jamison says he knows of nearly a
dozen of his neighbors and friends in
Seneca township, heretofore Republi-
cans, who will hereafter vote the Demo-
cratic ticket. They object, however, to
public notoriety, knowing that they would
at once be besieged by Republican
harpies and annoyed by their importuni-
ties.
But few men In Seneca county are better
or more favorably known than the
Skransewfky brothers. Louis and August.
the former prominent stock dealer and
farmer and the latter an attorney in this
city.
For years they have been active among
the leaders of the Republican party in
this county, and the voice OF the latter
has frequently been heard upon the stump
as an earnest and eloquent defender of
the principles and policies of the party.
But the brothers have experienced a
change of political faith, and now pub.
licly announce that hereafter they may be
found working and voting In the ranks Of
the democracy.
In a conversation with your correspond.
ent recently, Louis Skransewfky thus ex-
pressed himself in assigning one OF the
many reasons why he had severed his con.
nection with the Republican party.
"You know that am engaged, to some
extent in sheep raising. Last year the
prices were bad enough, but we looked
forward TO a better condition of affairs
after Mckinley and every Republican
speaker and newspaper in the land had
assured us that the operations OF the Nc
Kinley tariff law would 80 increase the
prise that sheep culture would again be-
come a source of profit 10 the farmer.
Behold the RESULT Last year wool sold as
high as 30 cents per pound in this county;
this year II ranges in price from IA 70 ~
cents. tell you an through with party
that will thus deceive the people simply as
a dodge to catch votes:n
For money years b. Il. Moore OF Scipio
township has been one OF the most earn.
est and effective workers for the Republi-
can party in Senaca county. Recently
Mr.. Moore has publicly announced that
he has experienced decided change Of
heart, and can no longer be known as a
Republican.
George w. Kishler, a well-to-do farmer
of Eden township, a man of great intelli-
Rence and extended information upon
political questions, and consequent infiu-
ence among the farmers of his neighbor-
hood 10 another Of the outspoken desert-
ers from the Republican party, and assigns
reasons for his action that should convince
ell who have studied the needs OF the
masses Of the people.
II is more than possible that Mr.. Kishler
will be found at the head OF movement
in Eden township which may develop into
q stampede from the Republican column.