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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-03-26
A WESTERN MAN SAYS WE ARE
RIGHT.

c. j. Shorb, Canton boy, and for
merly an employe at the Democrat office,
who is now city clerk of Caldwell, Idaho,
writes an interesting letter to the Stark
County Democrat, on the feasibility Of
settling the silver question by popular
vote. His letter is as follows:
EDITOR STARK COUNTY DEMOCRAT: In
your issue of March -, under the cap
ton "a Good Way to Settle the Silver
Question" you state that General Wy
lie of Wooster, is the author Of bill
which provides for the submitting Of the
silver question to a direct vote of the
people, regardless Of party affiliations. |
believe that idea is right, but | would
suggest a slight change in the wording Of
the question, although the change may
be immaterial. 1t should be: "Shall
silver be coined free without limit, indie
dependent of any international agree
ment, and at a ratio Cf Ii to l?' All
right minded people of the west, and all
people of sense and breadth wherever
located ought to agree to and abide by
any decision that would thus be uttered
by majority of the people, Because of
all people, the people Of these United
States should give CredenCe to majority
vol e as it is country where the politi-
cal well being of the people is vested in
maioritieS. Were it not thus the words
popular government" would be mis-
nOmer.
Where a man or body Of men are
placed in the responsible position Of leg
islators to act for Il state they should
consider themselves rs servants and
should act and express themselves las
the people would act and express them
selves, were they present.
The people of the extreme west are
unanimous for silver coinage. They
honestly and conscientiously believe it a
correct principle Of economics and the
predetermined are willing, and do con
cede the people Of the east are honest
and onlcientiOus in their opposition,
! But in these matters, as in everything
else, where there are earnest advocates
on both sides, and where people take
sides there is bound to be bitter feeling
and prejudice. The place to settle eco
nomic questions is not through party
machinery, and especially is this SO
where the issue is great and the effects
are fundamental and fAr-reaching, such
as is purported in this question. If the
people of the United States are unani'
mously in favor of single standard,
we are all axious to know it; if they are
opposed, we all want to know it. Let
the people decide, and let us and our
re representatives. in Congress, abide by
| their decision. g.. j. SHORE,
CALDWELL. Idaho, March l5 1896,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-03-26
OUR EXPORTS INCREASING.

The new tariff is all right, There was
a great hue and cry made by the Repub'
licans that it was decreasing our export
trade. This is not borne out by the
facts. In the seven months ended Jan
ury 81, 1896, the exports of manufac
lures from the United States amounted
in value to $l2G, 1902 ,46l, against $l03,'
6O7, lOl during the corresponding period
in the year previous. This is the largest
expectation Of American manufactures
for the same number Of months in the
country's history The year 1896 began
most auspiciously with exports of Amer
lean manufactures, amounting in value
in January to $lS, ,732 ,547, against Sl4,
l0l, ,73S in January, 1895. At this rate oi
increase the exports of American manu-
factures for the current year will exceed
$3.50, 900, 900, The tariff is all right, Lei
il alone,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-03-26
THE BOODLER's VOCATION GONE

Senator Garfeld's bill for purer cleo
tons passed the House yesterday and
is now law. Senator Garfield is en-
titled to great credit for his heroic efforts
in putting upon the statute book law
that will save candidates from the Shiny
grasp of the boodler. The boodler's oc-
cupation is now gone and he must hunt
other fields in which to ply his vocation.
The purpose Of the bill is to do away
with all fraudulent practices at elections
and it puts enough safeguards around
either a candidate or nominee to make
him perfectly secure, The Australian
ballot law checkmated the Doodle busi-
ness in politics to some extent. 1t de-
stroyed the business Of the vote seller
and vote buyer but the defects in
the Australian ballot law are now
reached by Senator Gariield's bill.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-03-26
THEY ARE COMING BACK.

Peter Smith, elected to the Massillon
council a year ago as a Populist, has re-
Joined his old love, the Democratic
party. All are welcome. Plenty OF
room in the party of the people for all
the people.-Akron Democrat
One by one they are coming back.
They realize that the Populist party is
a defunct party. 1t prOspered little
during the hard times of 1894 and 1895,
but there is now every indication of a
business revival and renewed pi prosperity,
and it surely must die for want of dis
content and despair to nourish it. Such
was the fate OF the old Greenback party
and the Union Labor party, and such
will be the fate of all third parties in the
future
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-03-26
GARFIELD'S BILL A LITTLE DE.
FECTIVE.

Senator Garfield is deserving of COM
mendation in his heroic effort to abolish
Doodle in politics 1t is a move in the
right direction. Corruption in politics
has been one of the gigantic evils in the
State and there has been a long crying
need for such measure. 1t has come
at last but there is room for improve.
ment on it.
In Senator Garheld's bill the expendi-
ture for nomination or election is limited
as follows: one hundred dollars for 5000
voters; 81 so for every 100 votes above
5000 and less til an $4,000 and 81 90 for
every 100 votes above $4,000 and less
than $4,000; any expenditure in excess
of these amounts is illegal and punisha-
BILE. According to this no candidate in
Stark county can spend more than 1925
to secure an Office. This no doubt will
be very satisfactory to the candidates.
But there is one thing about Mr.. Gar
fields bill to which we file serious objec-
tons. Candidates for Congress and the
General Assembly are not subject to the
provision of this bill. Why this dis
tinction was made we do not understand
unless the author was afraid that he
could not get it through. The bill is de.
fective in that particular. So far as we
have been able to observe it is for these
very offices where candidates indulge in
lavish expenditure of money, The
bill as it stands is a good one but we are
of the opinion that it would be much
better had it included the offices OF Con
gressmen and members of the General
Assembly.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-03-26

Indigestion is often taken for consump-
ton. The word consumption means vast
ing away and dyspeptics often waste away
as badly as consumptives.
The reason people waste away is be-
cause either they don't got enough to
eat, or they don't digest what they do eat,
II the later is your trouble, take
Shaker Digestive Cordial, This win help
you TO digest your food and stop your
loss of flesh,
Shaker Digestive Cordial is made from
herbs, barks and the juices OF fruit, by
the well known Shakers at Mount
Lebanon. 1t possesses great tonic and
digestive powers,
Shaker Digestive Cordial has cared
many supposed oonsumptiyes (who were
really dyspeptios), by simply helping
their stomaohs TO dige It their food, thui
giving them nourishment and nov
strength.
| Sold by druggists. Trial BOTTLES ic cents
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-03-26
RAFF FOR DELEGATE TO CHICAGO.

Gas to the talk OF selecting delegates
TO the Chicago convention for this dis.
trict, we hear with increasing frequency
Hon. L. S. Raft, Of Canton, mentioned
as likely to be one of the two.
No better selection could be made.
Mr.. Raft took up the Democratic stan.
dard and bore it most wOrthiIy two
wears ago. when defeat was certain, and
when nothing short of sincere devotion
to a cause could have induced any man
to make the sacrifice necessary to such a
canvass.
No candidate in this district ever made
a more favorable impression upon his
party than did Mr.. Raft. Scholarly, dig
niled and clean, he made friends where
ever he went, and he went without
counting time or trouble all through the
district, making speeches that were of
the highest order and of greatest credit
to the party's cause.
The Nindicator would like to see Mr..
Rafl sent to Chicago, in part in reCogni-
ton of his party services and sacrifices,
but chiefly because he could fill the
place as ably rs any man in the district
The News-DemOCrat returns thanks to
the NindiCator and to MahOning
county for the compliment paid
Stark county and Mr. RaTin the above
cordial words. The Democracy of o'd
Molly Stark will appreciate the sugges-
ton that one of her sons be selected as
one of the delegates to Chicago; and will
be quick o respond by mentioning for
the other place, the leader Of Mahon-
ing's courageous phalanX, the Hon.
John II. Clarke.
No man stands closer to the hearts of
good Democrats, not only in Stark
county, but throughout the state, than
Mr. Clarke. When he stood up in the
last state convention and delivered the
mag g0ilicent argument which won the
fight for the rightful Cuyahoga delega-
ton, he made an indelible impression
upon the minds of all the Democrats
present They will never forget his elo-
quence, his logic and his courage. John
II. Clarke no longer belongs to Mahon.
ing county, but to the state, and we pre-
dict that the day is not far distant when
his party will call him to occupy the
highest position within its gift-that of
Governor of the State.
The 18th district will be magniiicently
represented at Chicago by Mr. Clarke,
and Stark counly's voice is unanimous
in his favor There are already demands
from all over the state that he be made a
delegate e.at-large, but this district should
insist upon its prior right to the honor
of naming him.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-03-26
HENRY cLEws is MORE HOPEFUL,

Henry Clews takes more hopeful
view of the financial situation in the
weekly financial review than he did last
week. He speaks of it as follows;
"Wall street has been somewhat dis.
turbed, during the past week, by the
call Of re Treasury for 20 per cent. of
the .oceeds of the late loan deposited
with the banks. The banks were in a
well-fortifed position to meet the de.
mand; but it is perhaps not surprising if
they have been willing to make the most
of the circumstance. For the last two
weeks, commercial failures have been
more frequent, which has increased the
caution toward discounts; the usual April
transfers Of money to the interior, tor
eliecting the settlements due at that
period, will soon be here; add to which
the fact that the banks do not usually
disregard fair occasions for advancing
their rate of interest:-these Considera-
tions have made possible an advance in
the rate for call loans, and have put a
check on time loans, and caused some
contraction in the disCounting Of COM
mercial paper. The "hear" element in
speculation have not failed to turn these
circumstances to account, and have es-
pecially sought to encourage distrust as
to the condition of commercial credit
and to excite apprehension of further
failures among merchants. At the mo-
ment, the banks have no special interest
in discouraging these tactics, as they
help the upward tendency in the rate Of
interest; but, at the same time, there is
in banking circles no real apprehension
of any approaching stringency, and the
feeling is general that, when the funds
return which may be withdrawn for the
April settlements, the money market
will settle into easy condition and so re-
main until, .at least, the Autumn
outflow Of currency sets in"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-03-26
Don't let the
II Baby Die

from want of nourishm ent.
Thousands of them succumb from
this cause daily. No fault of the
parents either, simply they are
unable to find food that can be
retained by the poor, weak stom.
achs, and then that continual
decrease in weight, that pinched
and forlorn look on the little
face with the inevitable end.
Try while there is yet life and
be rewarded with happy success,
as thousands have done before
you, that greatest of food
products
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-03-26
COL. MORRISON NOT AN OFFICE
CHASER.

Col William X. Morrison takes stand
on the question Of the nomination for
the presidency by the Democratic con
vention which has been widely com
mented upon by the press all over the
country, that will be commended by all
who believe this office, above all others,
should seek the man, and not the man
the office. At Springfield, Ill. the Other
day, in reply to the question whether he
was seeking the Democratic nomination,
he is reported as saying; "lf the nomi'
nation comes to me easily and natur'
ally, | am candidate, but in the sense
of an office chaser and beggar, | am
not"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-03-26
HARRISON OUT FOR GOOD.

Perhaps the only significant feature Of
the state convention of the republicans
in Indiana is the evidence that
the proceedings furnished Of the
sincerity and conclusiveness OF ex
President Harrison's recent epistolary
declaration that he was not candidate
for anothercpresidential term. Nobody
believes for a moment that If ex-Presi
dent Harrison were candidate, even II
the receptive" sense Of the term, hi
Ohio neighbor could have walked OF
with the Hoosier delegation. The In
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-03-26

GOVERNOR Campbell, in speaking OF
McKinley's gobbling up southern dele
gates, said the other day that the south,
ern delegates would bear watching. He
said that the late Simon Cameron used
to allude to some fellow that figured in
Keystone politics as an honest thief,
for he said the rascal would stay
bought There is well grounded sus'
picion hat the southern delegates won't
stay bought"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-03-26
A CUBAN cATEcHIsM, COMPILED
FROM THE NATION.

10. What is belligerency? A. Wag.
ing war.
20. What is belligerent state?
A. A state waging war.
80. What is Estate? A. Any SOW.
ereign political organization having a
definite territorial extent, regularly or
ganized military forces, and an estab-
lished government
40. Why must it have these fea.
tures2 A. without political organiza.
ton it is impossible to communicate with
it, without definite territorial extent, it
is impossible to find it; without regular
military organization, there is no disci-
pline or responsibility.
50. What difference does all this
make to another state? A. 1t cannot
compel justice to its own citizens who
may reside or transact business there.
No one can be held to claims, redress
wrong, or enforce contracts.
20. Supposing an insurrection, not
to have military and political organza-
ton, who is responsible for it to other
states? A. The state against which the
insurrection is made,
% Who is responsible for the de-
structon of American property in Cuba?
A. Spain.
So If Cuba were recognized as a
belligerent? A. Nobody.
90 What redress would American
owners have? A. None whatever.
100. Is there any proof that bel
ligerent state now exists on the island Of
Cuba? A. No. See answer to No. 3.
I1.-Q, To give the Senate resolution
practical effect, is whas has been done
sufficient? A. No, it requires action by
the President.
20 Would recognition by hin
lead to war? A. Very likely.
80. What is the most terrible re
sponsibility any one can assume? A
That of involving his country in war
40. Is there any reason for think
ing that the President will do this? A
No.
Is Q. Why? A. Because be know
first, that Cuba is not belligerent state
second, that Congress knows it; thirt
that the object of Congress in passinI
beligerency resolutions had nothing t,
do with Cuba.
1910. What was their object? A
To "put Grover Cleveland in hole"
10. Have they tried this before
A. They have.
$50. Have they ever succeeded il
doing it? A. No.
l0-Q Do the youthful Spaniard
seem to be kindly affected toward thei
Yankee cousins? A. They do not.
90 How have they expresses
their emotions? A. By much loud tail
and by burning our flag.
2l-Q. Does the Spanish government
sympathize with these ebullitions? A
1t does not.
22-Q. Have our young men take
any steps to meet the juvenile Dons o.
their own ground? A. Yes, at Lead
vile and at Princeton College.
% @. What did the students at tn
latter place do to show their high. h.soule
patriotism? A They burnt in effig
the poor, little nine year.old king c
Spain.
24-Q. What punishment would b
fitting for so gross an oiense agains
good taste? A. The students engage
in it should be publicly reproved by tn
Professor of ethics.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-03-26
Expert
Opinion

The Canadian Government re-
Gently sent an appraiser to the
principal bicycle factories in this
country, to determine the exact
value Of various makes for i'm
port into Canada. After an ex-
haustive investigation, his re-
port to his Government rated
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-03-26

THERE are hardly enough Populists
lett any more to fill out ticket Driven
to desperation, they nominated David F
Frank, of Massillon, for mayor against
his will, Mr.. Frank wants it distinctly
understood that he is not Populist
and does not desire an empty honor of
that kind.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-03-26
BOVinine

1t is a concentration in the least
possible bulk of the life-maintain-
ing elements of lean, raw beef,
prepared by a special cold pro
cess. A few drops added to
babies milk will make rich, new
blood, create flesh and bone, and
give the necessary strength to
the vital organs to start them on
their long life's work. Cholera
infantum and bowel troubles are
prevented by its use. Over
25ooo physicians endorse it.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-03-26

Mr., BER +. WILLIAMSON has severed
his connection with the Canton Record
as its editor and will take position on
the Canton NEws.DEMoCRAT. He has
made the Record a bright paper during
his short connection with it, and we re-
gret to see him leave good Republican
paper, but we shall take a deeper interest
in the NEws-DEMoCRAT than ever before,
Salem News.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-03-26

The Canton NEws-DEMoCRAT is now
published by stock company Of lead
ing Stark county Democrats ofiicered as
follows; Edward S, Raft, president; w,
X. l., Warwick, vice president; John @,
Harmony, secretary and manager
Always good paper, under its new
management the News DEMOCRAT is bet.
ter than ever.--Akron Democrat.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-03-26

diana convention means that His
Friends Barrel is far more likely than
His Grandfather's Hat to be theme for
the caricaturists in future Republican
campaigns Pittsburg Press.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-03-26

TnE Philadelphia Times says that the
Ohio money plank Is being pretty gen.
orally nailed as lie,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-03-26

SENATOR QUAY says Mckinley will
probably have r320 votes on the first bal
lot; Morton l24; Allison l23 and Reed
13O
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-03-26

MARK HANNA construes the sound
money plank in the Ohio platform to
mean "solid DOODLE"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-03-26
Castoria.

"Castoria is an excellent medicine for
children. Mothers have repeatedly told me
Of its good effect upon their children"
Dr.. G. c. OsGooD,
Lowell, Mass
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-03-26
Castoria.

"Castoria is 50 well adapted TO children
that recommend It as superior to any pre-
scription known to me-"
II. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
III So. oxford ST., Brooklyn, ". Y.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-03-26

"Castoris is the best remedy for children
Of which I an acquainted. l hope the day
Is not far distant when mothers will con.
slider the real interest Of their children, and
use Castoria instead Of the various quack
nostrums which are destroying their loved
ones, by forcing opium, morphine, soothing
syrup and other hurtful agents down their
throats, thereby sending them to premature
graves" Or. ]. r, KINcHELoE,
Conway, Ark.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-07-18
THE YEARS COINAGE.
The Total Value Is $71,1ss,46s.
Gold, $5s,s7s,40O, ana Silver,
$11.46O, 641---Silver Dollars, ST..
5OO,S22.

OOO,cSS.
Washington, July 4.-The coinage at
the mints during the fiscal year, which
has just closed, reached a total value Of
$71,1Ss.46S and the number of pieces
coined was 1890 73. The gold repre-
scented the greater value, as usual, and
pieces. The gold coinage was 1854, 760
pieces, of a value of SIS, SIS ,490, of which
the largest item was 1888, 723 double
eagles of the value of $51, S74,460. Tho
silver coinage was represented by 2O,-
240, 529 pieces, of a value of $11, 440. Gal.
The coinage of standard silver dollars
was $500, S22, and the next largest coin.
6 in value was that of quarters, to the
amount of 81, zoos. 7O5. The minor coinage
was 1921 asa pieces, with a value Of
1868, 337.
The coinage for six months. which
was compiled for the purposes of Secre-
tary Carlisle in writing a letter on he
silver coinage, showed q total value Of
gold, s S,S56. ia in silver and S466, OS6 in
minor coins. The coinage of standard
silver dollars during the year has been
almost wholly within the past six
months, the amoun during that period
being $500. 412. There was no coinage
except of proof pieces until January,
when Secretary Carlisle decided to or
der additional coinage for the purpose
of redeeming Sherman notes presented
for redemption in silver. The margin Of
free silver coined under the Bland act
vas regarded by the secretary as too
small to meet possible demands. and a
coinage somewhat in excess of 81, 000, 00C
per month was decided upon. The coin.
age of standard silver dollars during
June was 81. 800 125.