The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-10-03


ind every political campaign. There
ire issues thst are real and of vital inn
portance to the public interests and well
fare, and there are issues that are feign.
cd for the sole purpose of serving the
selfish ambitions Of aspiring politicians
The Republican press and leaders are
endeavoring to inject a number of the
latter into the pending campaign. Their
reasons for so doing are plain enough
and easily understood. The interests of
the people and the interests of the Re.
publican politicians are diametrically
opposed to each other at this time in
Ohio.
To promote and achieve the interests
Of the people, is to stamp out and ami.
hilate the ambitions of the Republican
leaders. To fairly and freely discuss
the real issues of the campaign--those
which affect the vital interests of the
Iaxpayers-is to give them triumphant
force and vitality at the polls in Novem-
Der.
II is natural, therefore, that the Re-
publican leaders and press should resort
to every possible artifice to obscure the
actual issues and mislead the people into
following unreal and false ones, and
throw away their votes.
As long as the elective franchise is
exercised it should be exercised intelli-
gently and understandingly.
At the election to be held in Novem-
ber next the people, in addition to elect
Ing their county officers, will be called
on to elect legislature to make laws
and a governor to see that they are
properly observed and executed.
Thus the entire elec ton hinges on
home matters-on county matters and
state matters.
Now how are the people to vote INTEL.
igentlo on home matters and issues9 BY
totally ignoring them, and talking about
things that have no sort Of relation to
their real affairs?
That would be egregious and mex
cusable folly. We will grant that the
Republican leaders Of the state are anx-
ious that there shall rot be a single
word breathed in the public prints or on
the stump concerning the present con-
dition Of state affairs.
They are ready and anxious for the
people to talk about everything else
than those in which they are really and
vitality interested. They even hope to
win a new lease of the power which
they have been abusing by dodging the
responsibility of their official acts.
There have been Republican gov
a,.Yp,- aud tNuo puarxvha1rnino, uh1in-
an Legislatures during the past four
years, and during this time the treasury
has become practically penniless and an
enormous deficiency has grown up, be-
cause expenditures have far exceeded
revenues.
The people have the right to know
from their public servants the reason
for this. 1t is their right to demand
the reason. And keep on demanding
the reason until it is given.
Not one of our public officials, from
Governor Mckinley down, will ever
offer a word in explanation, until the
people themselves compel the explana.
ton.
The last Republican legislature, Re-
publican 4 to in both branches, perpe-
trated salary grab of the most aston
ishing character, taking SOL 900 out of
the treasury for services never per-
formed nor pretended to be performed
The people have the right to know
why this was done. The Republican
leaders are the ones to explain it.
1t is already foreseen and known to
intelligent observers, that the rate of
state taxation will be doubled, or even
more than doubled next year. The Re-
publican leaders are responsible for this
condition of affairs, and the people
should compel them to go before the
public and explain the reasons therefor,
before the day of the election.
The people of the whole state have the
right to know why part Of the canal
system of the state was given away for
far less than its actual value.
AL these things and many other things
pertaining to state matters, the people
are entitled to hear about from their
rulers.
In local matters they are likewise en-
titled to information from these same
state leaders and Legislators.
Why should the people be burdened
with $1l0, 600, 900 of local bonded indebt-
edness, $50, 900, 900 of which was created
by the last two legislatures during the
last four years?
Let the people demand the proper ex-
plantations and enforce their demands.
The Republican leaders are the ones to
do the explaining.