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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-04

hind her. Some two or three years ago
the Democratic organization of Wayne
county, like the Democratic organiza-
ton of Stark county, became infested
with lot of political cormorants, who
care nothing for party principles as long
as there is big cheese about. They
were Democrats for revenue only, and
they stood ready at any moment to be-
tray their party cause and candidates
for personal and political profit. Things
went on from bad to worse until finally
the whole Republican county ticket was
elected. This was the case in 1894. But
the Wayne county Democrats we're not
near as patient as the Stark county
Democrats, so they called halt at once
on the political wreckers. They did not
stop to pause and consider whether it
would hurt this or that particular candi-
date or this or that county ticket, but
they made up their minds that the way
to kill snake is to kill it at once and be
done with it, The battle for honest
politics was Immediately begun after the
loss of their whole county ticket in 1894.
The machine leaders were notified that
a relentless war would be waged upon
them year after year until they would be
annihilated from party politics. They
carried their case to the Democratic
electorate throughout the county. A
clear ticket from top to bottom was
nominated. Clean politics and honest
methods was the slogan of the campaign.
They then carried their case to the peo-
pie and their ticket was of such charac.
ter as to command the support of every
independent voter in the county. The
result was that every man on the Dem.
ocratic county ticket was electedin spite
of the fact that the tide was surging
against the Democrats all over the coun-
try, and that Ohio elected her Republi-
can State ticket by over 80, 900 majority.
The Stark county Democrats propose to
do this year what the Wayne county
Democrats did last year. They propose
to clean out the ringsters who have
brought the party into disrepute. When
this done it will be but short time until
Stark county will again outstrip Wayne
county in the size of her Democratic
pluralities.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-04
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-04
ONLY TWO DEMOCRATS REFUSE
TO SIGN THE CALL.

Thus far the cities of Canton, Massill-
on and Alliance and the townships of
Lawrence, Sugar Greek, Jackson, Lake,
Plain, Marlboro, Nimishillen, Sandy,
Osnaburg and Paris have been heard
from, and each Of them will send large
delegation to attend the mass conven-
ton on June 6. There will be a good
representation Of Democrats from every
township in the county. The men who
have been circulating the petitions
among Democrats, calling for mass
convention, say that only two Demo.
Gratis have refused to sign the call This
is conclusive evidence that the rank and
file of the Democratic party in Stark
county are sick and tired of the present
party management, and they want a
change. Let it be understood that
every Democrat will be accorded fair
treatment, and the humbest will have
an equal right, an equal voice and equal
power with any other Democrat in the
deliberations Of the convention. The
convention will be thoroughly Demo
cratic and the majority will rule.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-04
THE GOOD NEWS FROM STARK.

For several years the news from Stark
county on election night has been grow.
ing more and more unsatisfactory to
Democrats outside who always used to
sit up late to learn the size of the ma.
jority,
What the trouble was in cold Stark"
that seemed carrying her constantly
more and more into the Republican col
umn, Mahoning Democrats could not
make out, over here where the party has
not only held firmly together but has
made constant gains.
However, the events of the past few
weeks seem to make i. clear that few
self seeking politicians have gained con-
troll of the party organization, and have
been nominating tickets and running
things generally in a way so unsatisfac-
tory to the plain Democrats of the rank
and file that they have simply refused
to follow such leadership.
The last straw upon the overburdened
patience Of the party was the action of
a self constituted executive committee
undertaking to name the members of
the board of elections, and especially in
throwing out that "Grand Old Man."
Hon. Archibald McGregor, whose name
is as much synonym for pure Dem
ocracy as the name of Jefferson itself.
This and the attempt to divide the party
on the money question has reused the
rank and file Of the party, who love the
party because they love their country
to state OF energetic action that leaves
no doubt as to the result.
A mass convention has been called for
June 9Th to take such action as may be
necessary to put the good old ship on
the right tack again; and the call,
signed by hundreds of Democrats,
whose names stand for all that is good
in Democracy as it was and shall be
again.
All honor to the independent, high
minded men of Stark who have taken
the first step in this reform! When a
wrong is to be righted there is no time so
good as the present-be that present
when it may.-Youngstown Vindicator.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-04
OCCASIONAL DRINKING Is NOT
INTEMPERANCE.

The Northwestern Mutual Life Insur-
ance company recently sought to es-
cape the payment of policy, issued to
Alinnesotan named Chambers, on the
ground that when making his applica-
ton the assured INDUCED in misrepre.
sentation, which clause in the policy
made a reason for annulment. To the
question edo you use malt or spirituous
beverages" Chambers answered "No, "
and to the inquiry "have you always
been temperate?" he answered "Yes. 4"
1t was shown by the company that the
deceased had used liquors, though he
had affirmed the contrary. Yet the
trial court gave judgment for the plain
tiff The action OF the lower COURTS now
confirmed by the supreme court, which
holds that both questions had reference
toihabits and not to exceptional OF
occasional acts, and that the word
temperance means abstinence from ex-
cessive or injurious use, not total absti-
nence. As the company failed to prove
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-04
wHIsTLINe TO KEEP UP coUR
AGE,

Whistling to keep up courage is an
ol1-fashioned remedy for fear and the
Republicans are using 1t to its full ex-
tent. 1t will mean first of all that the
party in congress will be committed to a
Observation-Disclosures in the tariff, and that
is by no means considered good policy
by the rank and file. The country has
heard the arguments in favor of and
against the protective policy and has
twice decided against it; in 1890 and in
1892.
1t is the almost universal rule of cleo
tons that the administration party is
defeated in the congressional election
next following that which puts the adj
ministration in and the defeat of the
Democrats in the congressional election
of 1894 comes within the rule. This was
the case in 1890 and in 1894, and tie
shrewder party managers recognize the
danger in 1898 if aman should be elected
whose sole claim to recognition is that
his name is attached to the measure
which dislodged his party entirely from
power for the first time since the war.
They don't want to try it again. They
may be forced into it, but indications
multiply that it is against their judg-
ment
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-04
INDICATED.

1t is in no vain-glorlUus spirit and will
no desire to offend that sense Of modesty
which properly belongs to men of just
discrimination that the Democrat
is moved today to make few remarks
bearing on the board of elections muddle
The Democrat rests in the present
consciousness that its efforts have not
been without avail and though abusive
TRADES have been hurled against it by the
ringsters because Of the position it as.
sumed and unanswerably defended it can
reflect with considerable self-congratula.
tion that the appointments of A. Nc.
Gregor and Phil J. Borrower have justi,
fled the methods it pursued, and vindi-
Gated the conclusions it presented for the
consideration of all fair-mipded and can
did men.
The Democrat has never found a
temptation to assume the role of ambi-
tious monitor to the Democracy of this
county, but it did for the nonoe, conceive
it TO be bounden duty to beset with as
many difficulties as possible the recon-
mendations of the rump executive COM
mittee for mem bers Of the board of cleo
tions to the secretary of state.
Does any sane man believe that if, at
the time that the rump executive com
mittee was selected, it had been known
by the central committee that the real in
tent of the resolution was to turn down
Archibald MoGregor and appoint Herman
Eckhardt in his place, that Eckhardt,
who mas been greenbaoker in his time,
and who accepted the Greenback nomina-
ton for clerk of the courts in Stark
county in 1886, expecting to defeat John
McGregor for his second term, could
have mustered more than five or SIX votes
in the central committee against an old
veteran Democrat like Archibald Nc
Gregor, who has been fighting the battles
of Democracy with tongue and pen for
over half a century.
1t was deep and desperate plot of few
men to rob the Democratic members of
the board of elections of the balance of
their terms to which they were justly en-
titled, and to hoodwink nine -tenths of
the central committeeman, who were
honest in the matter and entirely inno-
cent Of any intention to act unfairly and
who did not see at the time, that back of
the resolution was gigantic scheme. But
the whole plot has ANONYMOUSLY failed
and thus ends the story
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-04
A REMARKABLE CURE
A CASE OF PILES OF EIGHTEEN
YEARS STANDING.


There are plenty of pile cures which
of piles, but there is only one which can be
depended upon with certainty to cure OBJ.
stinate long standing cases, and that Is
the Pyramid Pile Cure.
Endorsements and testimonials are re-
ceived daily from men and women whose
integrity and reliability are above ques-
ton and In this connection letter re-
oeived from the Rev. Jas. H. Westbrook,
of Bovine, Mich, may be of interest to
pile sufferers who have sought in vain for
cure. He says:
have used the Pyramid Pile Cure and
l know that 1t is all that 10 claimed for it.
l had been troubled with piles more or
less for about eighteen years and 1 had
tried other remedies, but the piles grew
worse until about ten months ago used
the Pyramid Pile Cure 1t gave almost
instant relief and / have been free from
piles ever since. Rev. James H. West
brook.
The remedy seems to act equally well
in every form of piles, blind, bleeding
protrudiDg or itching. 1t stops all pain
almost Immediately, allays irritation and
removes constipation, and any one who mas
suffered the annoyance and pain of a
rectal trouble will appreciate the excellent
results which invariably follow the first
application of the Pyramid.
The Pyramid Pile Cure Is prepared by
the Pyramid Drug Co., of Albion, Mich,
End for sale by druggists everywhere at
90 cents per package. (24-6w-)
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-04
WHY THE MASS CONVENTION is
CALLED AT THIS TIME.

The clique which is opposing the mass
convention because it fears its disreputa
BILE actions will be made public; is asking
with great bluster of injured limo.
cence "Why was not the objec
ton made last year," "Why did
the Democrats submit then and
now find FAULT" The reason is plain.
Last year the prospects of electing part
of the Democratic ticket were exceeding
ly bright and the rank and file of the
Democracy all over the county sub
mitted rather than menace the county
ticket with disaster But on election day
could be seen the folly of such a move
ment. In every ward and precinct old
time Democrats refused to come to the
polls because the committee had taken
away the primary electicn and refused
them the right to participate in the
selection Of delegates to the county con.
vention. 1t was not an honest error 1t
was deliberately planned by by two or
three men outside Of the committee and
executed by about dozen of the mem
bers, who railroaded the thing through
without consideration. At the Central
committee meeting Of last year, over
half of the committeeman were not pre-
sent when it was passed.
If any one has any doubt of the
character of this movement, let him read
the list of representative Democrats
from Massillon, published in today's
issue as well as the lists from other
places heretofore published that
have signed the call for mass
convention, and he will at once CON
vince himself that this is not factional
contest for political supremacy, but it is
an uprising Of all the Democrats in the
county for clean politics
1t is not the purpose of this journal to
read any Democrat out of the party, but
it has said and will continue to say that
when men claim to beindependent voters
as Conrad Schweitzer publicly does, that
they have no right TO participate in the
councils Of the Democratic party and
shape its policy.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-04
THE RESOLUTION OF 1898.

We reproduce the resolution today
that was passed by the Central com
mittee last June, in which 5000 Demo.
Gratis in Stark county were deprived of q
voice at the primary election and the
power of nominating county tickets was
transferred from the people to the Central
committee. 1t is as follows:
Be it thereby resolved that this com.
mittee dispense through its chairman
with primary election to elect dele
gates to the county convention, and
that each committeeman from the vari.
Gus precincts appoint either himself or
some other good Democrat to act as
Central committeeman for one year, and
that each committeeman from the vari.
Gus precincts in the county either ap.
point or hold a caucus and select good
representative Democrats according to
the ratio fixed by this committee to
their best judgment in selecting and
placing in nomination a county ticket
to be voted for at the coming November
election, and to select delegates to the
State and senatorial conventions, and
that the names of the delegates chosen
either in caucus or by the committeeman
in the precincts in the county to the
county convention be handed to the
secretary of this committee on or before
June 10th.
The reader will notice that while the
resolution provides that delegates may
be selected by caucus in wards and pre-
cincts, no such provision was made for
the Central committeeman, and they
appointed themselves. Where a com
mitteeman did not appoint himself or
some other Democrat, the officials de-
clared a vacancy and made the appoint
ment, and there is one instance where
the officials of the Central committee
appointed a member and he acted in
that capacity for two elections, but
when it was discovered that he was not
in sympathy with the gang he was
ousted without any notice
and another member appointed in his
place.
1t is also said by the ringsters that
caucuses were held throughout the
county to select delegates to the county
and senatorial conventions. How many
of them? The News Democrat would like
to know. But one caucus was held in
this city and that by committeeman
who was strenuously opposed to the re-
solution.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-04

WHEN a man gets a reputation for
dodging, such as Senator Allison, of
Iowa, has had for many years, he can.
not come out hatfooted on any import
ant question without creating a sensa.
ton and stirring up nest of interroga.
ton points. That is just what Senator
Allison's square statement in favor OF
the gold standard and against the free
coinage of silver has done. Mr.. Allison
has been sort of Presidential candidate
for twenty years, and has made it q
point to try to stand well with every.
body in his party. His entirely unex.
pected declaration is taken to mean that
he, like John Sherman, has come to the
conclusion that he will never get the
Presidential nomination of his party,
and that it is useless to longer keep up
the troublesome habit of lodging.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-04
THE OLD SILVER DOLLAR,

How dear to onr heart is the old silver dollar
When some poor delinquent presents it to
''view,"
The date and the arrows, the head without
collar.
And cen the old motto we all hold so dear.
The wide spreading eagle, and the milling
around it,
"Epluribum Union" with its truth for to tell.
The coin of my father, when he'd chance to
own it.
The old silver dollar we all love so well.
The old silver dollar, the 10 to dollar,
The much coveted dollar we all love so well.
The old silver dollar we hail as treasure,
For often at payday, having worked like a
slave;
We find it the source of an exquisite pleasure,
And wish like a miser that 1t we could save;
How ardent we clasp it but in a motive.
1t goes to our creditors who mold it so well,
Could we but so hold it, our thoughts they
would STOW
Like the old silver dollar we all love so WELL
The old silver dollar, the glorious old dollar;
The one hundred cent dollar we all love so
well.
How sweet into our hands 1t is to receive it,
And with slight jingle into our pocket it
slips.
No foreign stamped coin could tempt us to
leave it,
Unless we'd cross the ocean in big sailing
ships,
And then far removed from the land it holds
suasion,
The tears of regret would intrusively swell,
As fancy brings up the old Yankee nation,
And the old silver dollar we all love so well.
The old silver dollar, the 10 to dollar;
The glorious old dollar we all love so well
NELSON M. KECH.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-04

Annual Reunion in Sub-District No. l..
The eighth annual school picnic and
reunion of teachers, scholars and residents
of the Linden hail school, formerly known
as the Krabill school, will be held In the
Goodman grove near the school house, on
Saturday, June l3, 1896; The committee
on porgram has made the following report
for the occasions Program; Call to order
officers; song, Ring the bells of Freedom /;
short addresses by "old-t.mers;" song,
When the Children are Crown recitation
by Reva Gremminger; recitation by
Laura Miller; song, Morning Sunbeams ;
dinner at l2 O'clock; at $50, call to
order; song by old teachers; recitation by
Eva Coy; recitation by Nettie Shaffer
geography song, with J. J. Kerstetter,
who taught the school, In 1850, as leader;
address by Prof. l.. e. York, OF Kings
school of oratory, of PittsbuIg, Pa I;
song Where are Our Playmates NowY;
recitation by J. l.. Coy; song; adjourn
ment, The above program may be modi-
fed somewhat to suit the occasion Come,
bring your friends and neighbors with
you, and enjoy a visit to the place where
you once attended school, and don't for
get your basket. See that 1t is we'll filled.
VIM. Shaffer, PRESIDENT.
j. l.. Coy Secretary.
Louisville, Stark Co., o., May 80, 1896.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-04
ptTTspuRu. lima

WINE
CATTLE-Reoeipta iiberai. bi cars on sale
very few country cattle here; market slow
prices 100 lower. We would quote ~ follows
Extra. stDOG4a5; prime. N2oIaAaO. good
81 iO9Aa: tidy. SiOV94 10: good butchers
81 sOqloO: fair. s350cas 80; common. SO 2Sd8 80
rough fat. SO O0o8 81: bulls. stags aud COWS
seO0g850; heifers. k3O0Cda.lO. boloRna rows
PET head. s5.OO(Gl5 90: fresh cows and spriU9
ers, si5aIO.
HOGS-Receipts fair: about no cars on sale
market opened steady. but closing weak
We quote as follows: Prime 60.
lected, St556a6O: best Workers. Ss 5O0D3 81
common TO fair Workers., SI5d3.50. heavy
hogs, sa2h03.35: roughs. s2OOa3OO
SHEEP AND LAMBS Supply fair. a5 cars
on sale: market active ut AZ advance Of I5c
over last weeks closing prices on both sheen
and yenrliues Spring lambs steady Veal
calves firm We quote "a follows. Prime
81 0kd4O o. good, s3 sRd3 o.. fair. So lOCpa ~:
common. 81 75Ga25; culls 81 Nld2On. choice
ycarling1, 81 &75d5 Is: common Ia good year
lngs. S'hWdi:0; spring lambs. 81 ON515 10
Vcal.cnlves s. hOlq5 W. heavy and thin calves
81 ODG3 10
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-04
HOW WAYNE COUNTY WAS RES
cUED.

Wayne county has not been very much
more Democratic than Stark county for
the past twenty years In 1874, 1877,
1883, 1886, 1889 and 1892 Stark county
outstripped her in Democratic plurali-
ties. In many Of the other years between
1874 and 1892 Stark has kept even pace
With Wayne, falling but few votes be-.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-04

LET us hear no more Republican vail
ing about the condition Of the treasury,
BY their votes against the beer tax the
hypocrisy of the plants and profession
of Republican senators has been made a
matter Of record. A tax on beer would
all go into the treasury, but would do no
good to the trust.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-04

The New Berlin high sohol held their
seventh annual commencement on Friday
evening The names OF the graduates
were as follows; Emma Heinman;, Alice
Hershey, Austin Sayler, and Cora
Clouser. Altee Pomerene delivered the
class address.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-04

tnat the assured had drank intemper-
ately, it practically convicted itself Of
an attempt to escape just liability by
reliance upon technicslity. The de.
cision of the supreme court commends
itself as sensible and Just.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-04

THERE is one thing that dishonest men
seldom understand or appreciate, and
that is that falsehood like murder viii
out All that is TO be done to see it
looming up is to wait, and the greater
the falsehood the greater and more
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-04
emphatic the vindication, and the more
crushing the punishment to the falsifer.

Az Arizona paper says that Governor
Campbell of Ohio, is forging to the front
as free silver candidate, and he
could sweep Mckinley off the deck, so
a., n..nnE
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-04
Pittsburg Saengerfest Excursion,

June 9Th, 7th and sth, are dates upon
which excursion tickets to Pittsburgh
will be sold via Pennsylvania Lines for
the North American Saengorfest. Re-
turn limit, June 18th. (m-w-D