The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-01-28
TROUBLE IN THE GRAND ARMY.

The Grand Army post had stirring
session last evening. In the debate D.,
j. Clark, late COmmandant of Canton
Post attacked the News DEMOCRAT.
He claimed the NEwS-DENOCRAT has
been publishing false reports about the
troubles in Canton. The attempt was
made to prove the affair was OF politi
cal character, and that the editor of the
NEWS -DEMOCRAT has been taking a
hand In the matter in order to make
political capital out of 1t. n soldier
named Quinn, who Is whltewasher,
said (as we are tuformed) that ne hau
met Gen. Sherwood, who told him that
he waB gong to use this racket To wipe
out the WOmans' Relief Corps of Gan.
ton.
We do not often refer to m ters
purely personal in these columns ,Jut the
ComTade who made these remarks WAS
evidently mistaken In his rIan. Gen,
Sherwood never said any ming of tAe
kind. The NEWS DEMOCRAT car W
be used TO make war UpOn patr u Glc
women, or Innocent women; BIT, Its
columns will always be open to o Ieud
patfIoGlc Or CHRIS IN women, whose
regulations are uLJustly assaI ii, OF
who are Victims OF persecution
Neither the NEWS DEMOCE.r nor
the editor Will maze any Wal ~ the
women i'll the Relet Corps OF Cannon.
The editor of the NEWs-DEMOCRAT
has SAID, when asked his oplnlUn, LnaJ
the present troubles III the W. IL, Z. Oi
Canton, have destroyed the usefulness
OF the Corps mere tor any patliOuc or
charitable work III the future; but he
has taken no part in the controversy,
personally, aud does not propose to.
We propose simply to PRINT the
news ana allow Jne consequences 10
take care of themselves. We have
always believed III the WomaD's Relief
Corps as local org anlzaLion, but have
always been opposed 10 IL rs "a State
and National organization. Our
ground Tor this Is that the state aud
National organizations are too eXpen-
sive and cumbersome, and that money
that should go to Charity Is expended
in circulars, salaries, rosters, railroad
fare, hotel bills, etc, Lnat do no one any
good. We have held these views open
ly against all cOmers for the past eight
years.
The editor of the NEws-DEMoCRAT
will take no part III the present strug-
gle in the Grand Army of Canton 10
wipe out the present w. Il. y. of Canton.
We are not concerned in the result
We propose to print the news of the
struggle just as II happens, the same as
We have done with the trouble in the
w. r. q.
The editor OF the NEws-DEMo-
Graf has been a member OF the g.
A. Il. since 1866, is probably an
older member than any in Canton post.
He is a peace man in peace. All his
lighting was done in the war. He has
lndulged in no fist ilghts,tn no rows, or
knock downs since The war. He be.
lieves in the principles of fraternity as
announced in the creed OF the q. A. h,
Hence he is not threatening TO make a
personal assault upon any member of
Canton post. Neither is he swayed a
particle from the straight line Of jour-
nalistic duty by any threats that any
person, high or low, rich or poor. may
see tit To make. The News DEMOCRAT
has the entire confidence and support
OF all the better elements in the COM
munity, of all shades of political opiu-
ion and all creedS of men and women,
in using its columns to defend the sane
tity of the Christian home and iirestde.
Aud the proceedings in the q. a. r.
of Canton last night are overwhelming
proof that the course OF the NEWS
Democrat meets the hearty approval of
five out OF every Blk comrades of the