The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-02-11

We have carefully excluded from our
columns all matter OF purely personal
character bearing on the controversy IN
the w. r. G. and G. A. II. We have been
flooded with communications attacking
J. j. Clark, reviewing all the numerous
fights and contests he has evidently been
engaged in since the war. We have aimed
to conflne the controversy to such facts as
seemed to be of public interest.
As TO the present contest in the y. A, ~
we hope 1t will be conducted in good tenn
per, for the future good OF the order. The
transactions at the last meeting of the
Post have stirred up much bad blood, be-
cause sharp practice was used and the
majority were defeated by parliamentary
tricks. The resolutions printed below
were prepared by one of Canton's leading
citizens and G.. A, II. comrades. A leading
Republican also, SO that no 100 days
mani can kick against them, because
they are OF Democranc origin IheS
would have been offered at tue last meet
ing of the Post had an opportunity been
offered. They are printed now, so that
every comrade can read them and be pre-
pared TO vote for or against him, Just as
his judgment and conscience dictates.
The author OF these resolutions VIII ask
no man to vote for them, nor will he rush
around town and try and drum up a
crowd to pass them. He stands, along
with other honorable soldiers OF the Post,
in favor of honest methods in dealing
with Charity money collected from patrl-
otic citizens, and IL Canton Post sees ht
to vote down these resolutions, he wants
record made Of the vote, so that every
comrade will know how every other com
rade stands on the vital matter Of the
private use OF charity money. The FOL
lowing are the resolutions:
RESOLVED, That Ii is with deep and
sincere regret that we feel called upon to
express our disapproval of the manifest
spirit which has controlled and some OF
the methods which have recently been
practiced in our hitherto honored and re-
spected helpmate and highly useful aux
iiary, the Womanis Relief Corps OF Can
ton;
That we believe that the exercise OF
that spirit Of fraternity and charity which
are fundamental principles OF our orders,
had avoided the almost irreparable injury
done to both orders by the recent sea ndals
and the two pretended and farcical trials,
which have shocked the lovers OF justice
and fair play without, as well as within
our ranks; and, therefore,
That we commend TO our beloved sisters
of the corps that loftier spirit of charity
which "sutfereth long and is kind ~ which
"envieth not, vaunteth not itself; Is not
puifed up; doth not behave itself un-
seemly; seeketh not her own; is not cas-
lily provoked; thinketh no eyil;" and that
such as can not govern and lead in this
spirit, should yield to those who can.
/ tRESoLYED, That we condemn as un-
warranted and opposed to every teaching
and preteuse OF our order, the retention
Of large commissions or any commissions
at all, out Of charity funds raised in the
name of either order, or the appropriation
or diversion TO and other use, OF any
property donated to or collected for the
Relief fund; and the corps should imme'
diately call upon all persons who have re-
ceIved any funds or property donated 10
or collected for the purposes OF the corps
and have retained auy portion thereof as
z compensation or commission, or in any
way diverted it from the purpose for
which IL was collected, to pay the same
over to the treasurer of the corps at once.
RESOLVED, That a decent regard for
Justice and the good name OF both orders
demands that both, this Post and Corps
shall Immediately make an official re-
quest on the department president OF the
Woman's Relief Corps of Ohio, to remand
to the Canton corps, all the papers and
proceedings in the pretended ttials OF
Mrs. Ernma Rooms, with Instructions to
grant a new trial, to the end that the case
may be submitted to impartial tritrs and
the result, whatever IL may be, nave the
respect of the public.
RESOLVED, That the department au'
thorities of the relief corps should at their
next session, fix salary or allowance for
the department president which shall
cover office rent, SO that there shall
be no room for further scandal growing
out of charges for rent for private apart
ments incidently used at the home OF the
president.
RESOLVED, That these resolutions be
spread upon the records Of the proceed.
ings of this post, and that the adjutant
forthwith furnish copy thereof to the
department president and a copy to the
president of the Canton corps Of the Wo-
mans Relief Corps.