The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-04
MUST UNITE.
NOT NECESSARY TO HAVE a, A
LONG SQUABBLE.

The Mass Convention Will be House
nauce-victory over the Com
mon Enemy Its Ultimate object
Congress Lake. o., May 30, 1896.
Mr. Edltor--With your permission,
would like to add few words in regard
to the reorganization Of the Democratic
party in Stark county. l have often
wondered and have been greatly surprised
that our party has beon at all successful
In the =. st few years, when I consider the
fact how the brethren In the rural dis
tricts have been treated by few chaps,
when they met in former conventions,
and not only that, but some city chaps
have been quarreling for years, until the
Young Mems Democratic Club, the pride
of Stark county, has been entirely dis
you consider its meaning, and sincerely
hope that harmony will exist, when the
Democrat of Stark county assemble on
the 9th Of June. But word or two In
regard to the action of the county central
committee Of lasi year will not be out Of
place. We have no legal committee, for
there was none elected. But will refer
to little incident that occurred at the
county convention one year ago. After
the delegates that had been picked, and
not elected, had assembled in Canton, the
writer asked Mr. McGregor to put reso-
luton before the house to adjourn, and
not name ticket, and give the voters Of
the county chance to vote for delegates,
and new committee. His answer was
that the suggestion was tardy that the
convention was organized, and we could
not do that. 1 then asked Mr.. Welty to
put the resolution, and his answer was;
George, believe that would be the
proper way to do" But he didn't do 1t.
He went right on with the side show.
Now, Mr.. Editor challenge the Democ-
racy of the man who acts that way
have q perfect right, as a Democrat, to
challenge the Democracy of any set for
naming county ticket and selecting
: delegates to the state convention, when
the Democrats of the rural districts had
no opportunity to select their own dele
gates to the county convention and com"
mlttee to serve for one year. When the
, Democrats of Stark county meet next
Saturday, let all things be done decently
and in order Let the majority rule, for
= that is Democratic. And If the silver
band wagon is on in the lead, let there be
silver delegation from Stark county, for
as much as 1 know and hear, the silver
men are in the lead. [ will not, in this
: article, discuss the silver question, for l
think that every Democrat understands
It,.
+ But will say for those who favor a
gold standard: Don't call us silver men
cranks and crazy. am still Dem.
George Axe.
The writer of the foregoing is an old
citizen of Stark county, and the News,
Democrat is not displeaseu to again place
, phis name in print, under what he has to
1 say, for Mr.. Axe once contributed to this
: publication some pertinent points. The
D reference Mr.. Axe makes to the county
, central committee, that has no legal exist,
ence, is timely, but 1t should be clearly
r understood that criticism of the commit,
S tee as whole is not just. There are
. some excellent committeeman who have
served the party we'll and deserve re-
g appointment, but they were never notified
l when a meeting was to be held. A little
set in Canton, with the assistance of just
few outside, presumed to operate the
entire party and incidentally perpetuate
themselves. The right of suffrage was
) denied to the people, and 1t Is little won
der that there is now an uprising of indig
nant Democrats, who want to take the
4 party's affairs out of the hands of these
L incompetents and party betrayers, and
. place only Democrats on guard. That Is
} what the mass meeting at the Tabernacle
: is called for, and the reor ganizaiton of the
. . parsy is its sole object. The finance ques
> tion has nothing whatever to do with it,
/ The set that still hangs on to their al
legged positions on the central committee
: , are trying to make it appear that there il
a scheme on foot to throttle silver. Thai
, report is absolutely false, and those who
! make it are not honest in 1t. The senti
ment of the Democrats who have been as
J.. sisting in this movement for purer poll
: tics, is that the party's first business is Il
whip the common enemy, and not call {
u convention for the purpose of inaugural
ing an internecine conflict on the money
question or any other question concerning
which there are honest differences of opin
r. ion. 1t is the sentiment, and the News
% Democrat believes it to be the correct one
o that the party should first undergo |
y thorough reorganization, in order to, in tn,
. future wrest Molly Stark from Republi
T. can rule, which is corrupt because clan
y nish. The Democrats should not get int
u the clan business. They must get togethe
"a or they can never win. There will b.
l. delegates to the state convention elected
O at the mass convention, and 1t Is believed
y wise to hamper them with no declaration
i. on the financial question When tn
It national convention meets at Chicago,
L platform will be adopted, and it will b