The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-06-04
1T is rNEv1rABLE, LET 1T COME.

ed to call faction" Of the party in
Stark county. Nothing could more
clearly indicate the weakness of their
position than such an attempt. They
see the handwriting on the wall and
realize that they are about to receive re-
tribution for long list of contemplate,
dirty, political deeds. During the past
few years the party in Stark county has
submitted to one outrage after another,
and for the sake of the candidates on
the ticket swallowed its Indignation and
hoped for change. But change never
came except for the worse. Good men
on the tickets were betrayed to the
enemy or sacrificed in behalf of some
particular friend of the machine in con-
troll, or of their henchmen who were
pulling the wires in the background. The
News. Democrat has mentioned few in
stances of the kind, and If the gang want
more they have only to indicate their
desire. We do not care to air any more
soiled linen than may be necessary, but
{ the men who have been betraying the
party in the past continue their bluff OF
attributing the present righteous upris-
ing to mere factional squabble, we will
he forced to tell the whole story.
The final shameful act of this con-
temptible clique was the attempt to
overthrow the legal executive committee
of betraying Mr.. McGregor for the sake
one of the gang. The scheme began
last fall when our legislative candidates
were sacrificed in order to win the APP
proval of the Republicans when the
rump executive committee should be
named. Shall we tell the whole story,
gentlemen of the clique2 Shall we give
names? Do you want us to say who in
vented the scheme, who prepared the
resolution providing for the new execu'
tive committee, and all that pertained to
it? Oh, we know the whole disgraceful
story, and the men who devised and
encouraged it ought to hang their heads
in everlasting shame. They are moi
members of the de facto Central COM
mittee, either, and to that much honor
the committee is entitled.
When this attempted steal of the
executive committee became known
the pent up Indignation of the party
could no longer be restrained, and 6
mighty demand was voiced for decency
and Justice. 1t came from the whole
party. 1t came from men in every walk
of life, from the highest to the humblest
1t came from the majority of the mem
bers of the Central committee, who
learned at last how they had been made
tools of for months past by the clique
1t came from every man who respected
decency and honor in politics. 1t cam'
from almost every candidate who ha'
been on the ticket during recent years
because he knew the way his purse hac
been bled and his success betrayed by
the gang in control. 1t came from al
Democrats who despise traitors in thu
ranks and wonder why during the las
three years Democratic success in {
normally Democratic cotnty was i'm
possible. And last, it came from ever.
Democrat who saw that it was becoming
impossible to get good men to accept {
place on the ticket for fear of the gang
and that the best element of the part,
was declining to 60 to the polls.
These are true words-every one o
them. There is not one of the gang tina
has been manipulating the party tha
dare raise his voice in denial. Tall
about his uprising as ''merely the worl
of faction" Well, stop moment anC
read the CALI. Is there anything fac
tional about it? Is it fractional t.
state in explicit terms the causes why
mass convention is necessary? As sool
call the Declaration of independence
factional. This is not convention II
which only delegates shall have the righ
to the floor, but one where any Demo
crat has the right to be heard on an.
question proposed. Anything "faC
tional" about that? The claim is made il
the call that long.established custom
and rules of the party government hav
been disregarded. Is that fractional p
1t is suggested that the question of pri
mary election as against delegate con
vention for future nomination be dis
cussed. Is it 'factional' to propose t
talk matters over in open meeting?
Let no man be deceived. This is nc
a petty squabble such as comes into a
political families, but broad, powerful
and practically unanimous protes
against irregular, dishonorable and di'
graceful practice on the part OF a te'
men who happen to control the part
machinery. Its not fight agains
ne-tenths of the Central committee fc
that number are faithful servants of th
party who have been deceived,l br