The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-07
The New Management.


A controlling interest in the STARK
County DEMOCRAT and in the News.
DEMOCRAT having passed into new hands
the board of directors has placed the
editorial management in Homer Gard,
late editor Of the Hamilton daily and
weekly Democrat
Although in control from this issue the
readers and friends Of the paper will un-
derstand that the new editor labors
under many disadvantages. He is new
20 the locality, new to the Office and with
but a partly arranged force that must
work more or less at cross purposes, he
will have his hands quite full for week
or two in bringing the paper to any
standard of excellence he may have set
for himself.
As there is no apparent good purpose
served in retaining the compound name
News-Democrat, the last part Of the name
will be dropped and the daily issue will
hereafter be known as the CANTON EVEN
ING News. The dropping of the word
Democrat will not in the least compro-
mise our political principles, for
the NEWS will stand steadfast for pure
democracy. It's function, however, will
be less an endeavor to advance partisan
ship than to publish all the local news
and to look carefully, consCientiously
and dispassionately after the material
interests of the city of Canton and the
surrounding county. The old theory of
party editorial work is well understood.
There may not be wanting many who
imagine that the chief function of local
paper is to traduce and misrepresenr
political opponents. But we wish to
nail the flag to our mast here and now,
and it will stay there as long as we are in
control, that fairness is rather to be de-
sired than partisan bitterness, the local
news rather than political travesties and
the interests Of Canton above any that
private individuals, whatever their in
Auence or standing, may urge privately,
with specious reasoning and with that
persistence born Of selfish interests, into
the weary editorial ears. Municipal
government is one of the great problems
Of the age-perhaps the greatest. The
people OF Canton are simply large
family with practically no diverse
interests; and the great end to
strive for, in our opinion, is not the adj
vancement of this or that man or this or
that CLIQUE, but that wise end economi-
cal administration of local affairs that
will make Canton a desirable place Of
residence and great field for the invest
ment Of new capital. Those who differ
from us have but to study the result else
where Of a rule-or.ruin partisanship in
focal affairs-for instance in the control
of democratic New York by TammaDy
Hall and republican Philadelphia by the
horde Of vampires that have fastened
themselves on that goodly city.
The Stack COUNTY DEMOCRAT, with its
large subscription list, as the organ of
the democratic party in Stark, will be
sound in all the tenets Of the democratic
faith as expressed in the national party
platform. 1t will try to be honest and
fair in weighing the opinions Of the party
oraGles but, recognizing the value Of the
American home and the tremen-
dous influence for good of peace,
good order and prosperity,
1T will never will be party to
advancing the interest Of anarchy, So
called socialism or any OF the other isms
that seek to lessen the credit and hon
orable standing OF the United states
among the nations of the earth. To this
end we will advocate an honest money,
bi.metalic or otherwise, the fulfillment Of
all national obligations and the restric-
ton of an undesirable immigration to
the end that the toilers already working
out their salvation in this country may
not be overwhelmed by competition
from Europe and Asia.
We trust the spirit Of fairness which
we shall try to practice in dealing with
all men, leayened as it will be by strong
feeling Of sympathy for the real interest
Of those who have no other income to
look TO than their daily wages, will be
extended to US by the good people of
Canton. We shall be very glad to hear
from them at all times on questions con-
cerning the general veal, and helpful sug-
gestions or expressions of encourage
snent will be especially useful and always
carefully considered.