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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19
THE ALLIANCE MOVEMENT.

Notwithstanding all newspaper re-
ports to the contrary, the Farmers
Alliance is unusually active in the
West and South. 1t IS going to be an
important factor in the electoral vote
for President. 1t may throw the elec-
tion in the House.
The Executive Committee of the
Peoples party has been in session dur
ing the week in Omaha, Neb., and the
talk of the members is full of faith in
the future.
Taubeneck of Illinois, said they had
a good show to elect the President; but
of course this kind of talk is wild. Mr..
Taubeneck has no faith in the East,
however. In an interview he said:
ut would be as futile to preach that
sort of thing in the east now as it would
have been to have preached abolition
in the south before the war. Those
men there in the east dare not think.
The independence and the pugnacity
and the manhood has been taken out Of
them. They dare never cease to work.
So small is the pittance that they re-
ceive from their constant toll that if
they were to stop work for three days
they would either have to obtain credit
or receive charity. They organize, it Is
true, but they organize for revolution,
not for reform. A man in Cincinnati
who belongs to the confederation of
railroad men, told me the other day
that the organization now numbers
100000 men, and so complete is their
system that If there were strike in
New Y ork it would be possible within
five hours to stop every wheel on every
road in the country. Imagine that such
strike were to occur, and that it con-
tinued for several weeks, the funds
would become exhausted. The children
would get hungry. Then the men
would go to the grocery to get them
something to eat-and they would not
be particular about asking the price.
And the next thing the cities would be
in the hands of mob. Now, that is
what our country is coming TO as sure
as there is a sun in heaven, unless we
get the reform bef re we get the revo-
luton"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19
AN EASY QUESTION.

Now, here is straightforward ques-
ton asked by the Mansfield News and we
are all waiting for it to be answered:
Will some Democratic editor mention a
single thing that his party has ever done
TO improve the condition of labor p
Toledo Blade.
This is an easy matter to state. 1t
voted solidIy against the Mckinley bill.
Ask us something harder. Here are
some pertinent observations that are
not ancient, bearing directly on this
question. The Delaware wooden mills
at New Castle have shut down in con-
sequence of strike, and the
strike was provoked by a reduction of
wages. The WeaveIs were receiving
seventy-tlVe cents cut, and it was pro-
posed to reduce the price to seventy
cents. Prior to February last the rate
was eighty cents, when it was put down
to seVenty-tive cents. In all the preYi-
Gus years since the war, and previous to
the passage Of the Mckinley bill, the
wages in that mill have never been as
low as now. Had the bill been defeated
by Democratic votes, or had the Mills
bill been enacted by Democratic votes,
wages would have been better in all our
shops and mills, our markets would
have been enlarged, the necessaries of
life would have been cheaper, and we
would all have been happier today.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19

IT looks now as If Senator Sherman
had concluded TO make another effort
for the White House. A powerful
move has been inaugurated among the
anti Harrison Republicans to unite all
the elements on John Sherman. For
aker is to be conciliated with the prom
ise OF Johns place in the Senate, should
John reach the White House in safety,
Even Alger, of Michigan, is said to be
willing to drop into the Sherman pro-
cession, in order to defeat Harrison.
This is not pleasant situation for
Gov, Mckinley, and it will doubtless
harrow up the soul of Charley Foster
but Sherman will not stop to estimate
the heart aches of his recent allies in
the Senatorial struggle, when the
prospect of TIE Presidency of the only
great Republic on earth appears to be
rising like SUNRISE upon his chronic
ambition.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19

WE are getting quite a number of
outside views of Morgan's nomination
and we find none of them very favora.
BILE. The brilliant journalist and poet
Ben Douglass of the Wooster Jackson
ian, makes the following rather sarcas-
tic comments:
"Major Mckinley, formerly of Can
ton, but at present of Columbus, Gov
ernor of eighty-eight counties, which
form what is called Ohio, "fxed" the
Congressional nomination for Morgan
of the Steel works, and the millionaire
of Alliance, in his district. There were
anumber of lirst.Class men who aspired
to the position, such as Judge King
and others, but they could not rattle
the guineas, and so were given to the
whirlWind."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19
POTTS FOR CONGRESS,

Editor Potts, of the New Lisbon
Patriot, is a candidate for Congress.
We think we'll of Editor Potts. He is
good man, a staunch Democrat, and
he is popular in Oolumbiana county.
The Youngstown Telegram (Rep) has
has this to say of Potts:
"a representative OF the Telegram
yesterday talked with William S, Potts
of New Lisbon regarding the fight in
Columbiana county. Mr.. Potts author
ized the statement that in case Hon.
Jonathan III. Wallace was not a candi-
date, he would be. Mr.. Potts hugs the
delusive belief that there is a better
chance for Democrat to be elected
this fall than ever before. He is the
editor of the Ohio Patriot and has done
much effective work for his party. AT
one time he succeeded in being
elected prosecuting attorney, although
the county Is strongly Republican"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19

SENATOR QUAY, in his article in the
North American Review, thinks Har-
rison would be very weak candidate
for reelection. Here is Quay's Ian
guage:
I'VE are IN a dangerous position
There is no enthusiasm anywhere for
Harrison, but on the contrary there
is general prevailing impression and
opinion that his nomination means de-
feat, provided the Democrats take ad-
vantage of their opportunity and nom
mate a strong man. The people have
decided in many elections that they
want a new president every four years
That mandate has all the power of a
constitutional provision and failure ia
recognize it is likely to bring down the
peoples judgment in way to enforce
their decision"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19
BADLY RATIFIED.

The Alliance Review of May IL, has
a good picture of Morgan, the labor
crusher and monopoly candidate for
Congress, with five columns of explana-
tion and defense, including the nomi-
mating speech of Geo. Z. Baldwin, bad
ly garbled.
In district considered safe for over
1000 Republican plurality, this enor-
nous outlay of loaded type, almost six
months in advance of Morgan's No
vember DOOM is very significant.
1t indicates serious alarm.
1t is evidence that Morgan is scared
about the battle, even before the firing
has commenced.
1t is sure sign that Morgan is rat
tied.
If ratified thus early in the fight, how
will it be later, when the Democrats
open out with a whole broad.
side of grape, canister and scrapnel ?
Printers ink, even If shed by the barrel
cannot save Morgan if the Democrats
find, q good solid candidate to run
labor of the district will be against
Morgan.
Read what the Republican Presi-
dental elector, M. A. Norris of Ma
honing says.
Read what Vice-President McEvey
of the Amalgamated Association says
Read what Allen Silvers says.
These men are all active and leading
Republicans.
The Democratic situation is plain
Nominate a man who can reduce Nor
gan's majority in Columbiana county
to 500 and Morgan is beaten. Let the
Democrats of Columbiana and Ma
honing get together and name the man
Stark county Democrats will not ash
for the candidate: All we want is K
see a winner nominated.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19
MoRGAN'S HOME ORGAN,
From the Massillonlan

The Morpantown Review is getting
badly ratified in its attempts to defend
the Republican candidate for congress
on the charge that he has persistently
and bitterly opposed organized labor.
It prints the following editorial in its
local columns:
"The very best of evidence of Mr..
Morgan's lust, kind and satisfactory
treatment of his employees lies IN the
fact that there has never been strike
at his works nor any labor trouble Ot
any kind there" ...- ,--
Of course there has never been a
strike in the Morgan works. Mr. MOT
gan has carefully guarded against thls
by his plan of refusing to hire organized
labor. A strike can not be conducted
by unorgauized laborers, however
good cause there may be for
striking. Mr.. Morgan knows TINS,
and therefore his men are
hired under agreement not to JON any
labor union. The fact has never been
disproved, or even denied, that over
ninety per cent. of Mr.. Morgan's EN-
ployes are non union men. Ihe he
view, with all its rabid claims as to the
saintliness of the boss of Alliance, has
never had the temerity to set up de-
fense of this charge.
There is no better proof needed OF
the dementia of Mr.. Morgan's personal
organ than the following from its col
umns:
"Mr. Morgan is man. He does not
pretend to be anything more and u
highly honorable career of fifty years
demonstrates that he is nothing-a less
man without stain and without guile"
What the Review means to- say in
this incoherent outburst would be a
puzzle to the traditional Philadel-
phia lawyer. 1t certainly has more re-
gard for its own we'll being than to in.
tentioually make the statement that
Mr.. Morgan is nothing.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19
PLAYING BABY.

The Alliance Review is trying to
make out that we are trying to abuse
Morgan. In fact it has commenced to
play the baby act already. 1t claims
we charged that Morgan had his head
quarters at Salem over a saloon, and
that he patronized the same gener-
ously to influence delegates to vote for
him; then in its very next issue it
charges him with being q rabid Prohi-
bitionist." 1t is well known that Nor
gan had his headquarters over a saloon
at Salem, and the NEWS DEMOCRAT re-
porter mentioned that fact, but this
paper never charged, either by reporter
or editor, that he patronized the same
to influence delegates to vote for him.
Here is where the Review utters a
falsehood, knowing it to be such when
uttered. We did ask where Morgan
was from 1861 to 1865, but we did not
then know that Morgan had lost a leg
when boy. Hence we cheerfully print
what the Review says about that. The
Review says Mr.. Morgan lost a leg when
only years old, working in a mine.
The Review, however, does not excuse
Mr.. Morgan on that ground. Here is
what the Review says: "True,
that with one leg off Mr.. Morgan could
have done better service at the front
than did some men with two legs who
were there"
The News DEMOCRAT does not
propose to abuse Mr.. Morgan or to
misrepresent him in any way. He
is running for Congress in a district
with over 1000 Republican majority,
and it is sorry sight to witness the
pitiful crying of his baby home organ
over well tempered and just political
observations. Especially is this la
mentabe when every thing we have
printed in the line of criticism has
come from leading Republicans in the
district,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19

TIE full dimensions of John Sher-
mans Presidential boom have not been
accurately defined, but if all there is of
it is now in sight it is not likely to Gre
ate much commotiOn in Minneapolis.
If Sherman's boom should grow to
dangerous dimensions, it is quite likely
that one James G. Blaine will bob up
serenely and take John off his feet. 1t
is observed that Blaine is now in much
better health, and rather than let Gen,
Alger or Sherman knock out Little
Ben, Blaine will conclude to take the
nomination. Hence, we can see no
reasonable hope for Sherman.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19
A COLD BL CODED AFFAIR.


1t is not in the ethics of politics for
Senator Sherman to become a candi-
date for President against Harrison.
1t was the influence of the Federal
Office holders that defeated Foraker
and made Sherman United States Sen
atom and now, when Harrison needs
every delegate he can get, John Sher.
man cannot in honor take the field
against him. A Washington special
says:
"The sudden onslaught of the admins
istration forces and the bold determine
ton to fight the Sherman boom with bare
kuuckles has amazed Senator Sherman's
friends and his new allies, the Foraker
people. 1t is freely predicted that this
strange state of affairs will lead to a com.
bination between Sherman and Foraker
on one side and Harrison and Foster and
Mckinley on the other, and that from
now on the fight for Ohio delegates will
be fast and furious. In case Sherman
should be nominated for the Presidency
he will be expected to use his influence TO
secure the election Of Mr.. Foraker TO the
United States Senate, and this is the slate
Foster and Mckinley will try to break.n
Now this reads like some of the
bowel ripping cablegrams of Jack the
Ripper. Just think of it, Sherman and
Foraker in league to break the backs
of Foster and Mckinley. Indeed it is
queer,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19

j. W. GILLESPIE, the able journalist
and late Alliance correspondent of the
NEws-DEMoCRAT, has just purchased
the Mahoning Valley Review, published
in Warren, and will remove it to Alli-
ance. If it should continue to be called
the Review, the postmaster of Alliance
will have quite delicate job in sitting
Joseph's Review mail out of the Ford,
ing Phelps Morgan mail. Wei hope our
friend Gillespie has a good safe thing
in the Mahoning Valley Review. Jo-
seph is worthy of any amount of good
things, and his host of friends in ALI
ance will doubtless take an apprecia-
tive interest in his new enterprise,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19
LET US NAME A WINNER.

The East Liverpool Crisis, after not
ing the fact that Morgan is a goner, if
the Democrats make a wise nomina-
tion, observes as follows:
"The nomination of Thomas r. Nor
gan will be hailed with the greatest
satisfaction by the Democracy of the
Eighteenth District. OF the quintette
OF aspirants before the Convention the
nomination of Mr. Morgan is the only
one that could have been made that
would give the Democrats tangible hope
of success. With an acceptable candi-
date there can be but little doubt that
the Democracy will be able to wrest a
victory from the hands Of the Republi-
cans where it has been the least ex-
pected,"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19

that the coming campaign can be car
ried on without the introduction of the
financial question as an issue. Out in
the west the money question is the
principal subject discussed by our
people, and as Mr.. Cleveland is not in
sympathy with us, don't believe we
ought to be called upon to support him.
The Democrats in Congress have made
a record on the silver question, and
when We go on the stump we will be
obliged either to apologize for our
record or apologize for our candidate if
Mr.. Cleveland obtains the nomination
at Chicago"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19
DO YOU Know 2

That more ills result from an
Unhealthy Liver than any
other cause-Indigestion, Consti-
patton, Headache, Biliousness,
and Malaria usually attend it.
DIR. Sanford's Liver Invigorator
is vegetable specific for Liver
Disorders and their accompany
ing evils. 1t cures thousands
why not be one of them2 Take
Dr. 'Sanford's Liver Invigorator.
Your Druggist will supply you.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19
1t is Not What We Say

But what Hoods Sarsaparilla does, that
makes it sell, and has given II such firm
and lasting hold upon the confidence of
the people. The voluntary statements of
thousands OF people prove beyond ques-
tion that this preparation possesses won
derful medicinal power.
Hoods pills cure constipation by re-
storing the peristaltic action of the alimen-
tary canal, They are the best family
cathartic
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19
LAHM's PREPosTERoUs LIBEL CASE,
From the MassIIIon INDEPENDENT.

A man became defendant in a Ger
tain legal action. The Canton News
DEMOCRAT printed the petition OF the
plaintiff, which was filed in court, and
was thereupon sued for a large sum.
The jury disagreed, and the NEWS
DEMOCRAT is at present ahead of the
game, and is out only its attorneys
fees, which unfortunately run we'll up
into money. Some of our friends and
fellow citizens have very exalted ideas
of the value of their characters, but
they have a uniformly difficulty task in
collecting damages for the same. This
action against the NEWS. DEMOCRAT
was perfectly preposterous, as most
such prosecutions are, and the Inde-
pendent has had experience.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19
HOW HIGH TARIFF WORKS IN CANADA
Minneapolis Times.

If the advocates of tariff reform in
the United States desire a striking OBJ
ject lesson as to the sOundness of their
position, they should mark the effects
of high protection in Canada. Sir John
Macdonald's national policy" adopted
in 1878, was admittedly patterned after
the American tariff, which, as every
body knows, was called into being by
the civil war. The natural conditions
in Canada are so dissimilar to those in
the United States that it is almost a
marvel how country so limited and
disjoined in development could ever
hold its own under high tariff policy.
But it did nothing more. 1t piled UP
an enormous public debt, and it is now
staggering under a load of taxation
that is growing more burdensome all
the TIME. The picture is not encourag-
ing to those who believe that our
northern neighbOrs have destiny. But
the natural channels of trade are rare
ly damned up for any length of time
by artificial means. Canada will at.
tain new era of prosperity when her
statesmen look southWard instead of
across the ocean for commercial union.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19
DR.. HOWE AND JULIA WARD.
81. Nicholas.

Once, while on visit to Boston j ulia
heard the wonderful story of Laura
Bridgman, who had just been led out
of darkness into the light of life and
Joy by a certain DR.. Howe, a man of
whom people spoke as modern paladin
of romance, a Roland or Bayard. She
saw him and felt at once that he was
the most remarkable man she had ever
known. He, on his part, saw youth.
full prophecies, radiant and inspired
crowned with golden hair. Acuuaint
ance ripened into friendship, friendship
into love; and so it happened that in
the year 1S43 Samuel q. Howe and julia
Ward were married.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19

THE union labor people of the 18th
district are after Mr.. Morgan, the Re,
publican nominee for Congress, and
charge that he is an enemy. The dis
trict contains the important cities of
Canton, Massillon, Alliance, Youngs,
town, Niles, East Liverpool, WellsVille
Salem and others, and If the labor
unions mean business they can make
matters mighty interesting for Mr..
an.-Mansfield Shield.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19
MAGNETISM THAT ATTRACTS HATRED.
Memphis Commercial.

There is no particular reason why Re-
publicans should dislike Mr.. Harrison,
but the fact is they do so. He appears
to have a sort of magnetism about him
which attracts hatred. He has made
no mistake from Republican stand
point, has systemically violated all his
civil service reform pledges, has gone
in strong for high tariffs and force bills,
has allowed the pension business to
scandalize his administration accord
ing to custom, and has done every
thing that Republican President
could be expected to do. But they
don't like him. They have no better
reason than some men have for not be-
ing able to abide gaping pig or 9TH
ers harmless necessary cat, but the
fact Is thus and cannot be changed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19
WORKING THE POLITICAL WRINGING MACHINE.

rendered. Stark county is not entitled
to the nominee, unless the other
counties concede it to us. In that case
we have plenty of good men outside of
the DEMOCRAT office. A newspaper
editor who undertakes to serve his
party should have no personal axes to
grind and no personal ambition to
crafty. At the same time we appre-
ciate the good opinion of the Leader.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19

ONE of the foremost lawyers of Can
ton, a gentleman who was not interested
in any way in the libel suit of Wise VS..
the DEMOCRAT PUBLISHING Co. (foT
$40,000) said the judges should throw
all such technical cases out of court.
1t is an outrage on the tax payers of
the county to pile up court costs anG
jury expenses, in case of this kind;
that has no merit either in fact or law,
as every lawyer in Canton, with one
exception, comedies.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19

The Youngstown Telegram is a good
and loyal Republican paper, but takes
the Morgan medicine like boy does a
dose of castor oil, with eyes shut and
fingers on nose. For instance, in a
recent issueit says the Mahoning county
delegates saved their overcoats and
hats at the Salem Convention by leav-
ing the hall before the Shark county
delegates passed out.-East Liverpool
Crisis
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19

BY the way what would be the matter
of giving our friend of the NEWS DEMO
oRAT the nomination for Congress. Gen.
/. II, Sherwood is q man of ability and
integrity and has got tho push, energy
and qualifications for making very lively
fight.-Alliance Leader.
The party above named wants no
Office of any kind; and would not ac-
cept nomination for Congress, even If
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19
HoNORS FOR COL. MACK.

For the first time since the war a
first class editor has been elected
Department Commander of the Grand
Army Of Ohio. This honor was con-
ferred upon Col. L. f. Mack of the
Sandusky Register, at Piqua This is
a high honor, worthily bestowed. Col
Mack has the record both in war and
peace to command the honor, and our
congratulations are rendered.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19

WILL the Canton Repository, the
Alliance Review aud the Massillon
Independent please publish what the
leading Republicans of Mahoning
county say about Morgan2 Win they
publish the views of the Presidential
elector2 Win they publish the views of
the vlce-president of the Amalgamated
Association 2 All Republicans, you
know
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19

MIR. MoRGAN's home organ tries to
make point for the candidate foI
Congress, that he never had strike in
his works. On this basis what grand
and glorious time the negro slaves had
In the South before the war. In the
whole history of Negro slavery, run
ming through " years of constant toll,
they never had strike.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19
HALF FARE EXCURSION
To Minneap lis, Helena and Portland.

The popular Chicago st. Paul Kansas Csty Ry.
VIII sell excursion tickets Mt fare for round trip
as follows Minneapolis, MWuo account Republi-
can National Convention June u Helena, Moon
tana, account meeting A o. 4. W, June 10; Port
land, Or gOn, account General Assembly Of Pres
byteTan church, May 49,
For dates Of sale and final limits apply TO ticket
agents OF connecting lines or address for full In
formation i. A. GRANGER,
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A28L
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-05-19

CONGRESSMAN BRYAN, of Nebraska,
who lately MADE such hit by his great
speech on free wool, does not think it
safe for the Democracy to nominate
Mr.. Cleveland. He says:
at is useless for any man to argue