The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-01-21

Would Mr.. Shaffer 8 Co. know anything
about that matter Il. 1 had friends
enough in the company to give the board
a spanking land the writer admits ~,
for their silly attempt at expulsion,
would not have sufficient friends to
nominate meS He says there were few
doubtful votes on our side. Is it not
very common thing for the whipped
fellow to yell fraudF Would 1t not have
been more manly for the writer to ohal-
lenee those votes then than whine about
them nowp Besides, 1t required two
thirds vote of the company for expulsion,
and he admits that they did not even
have majority Why was not the writer
honest enough to tell the whole truth
about the eleotionP Five men of their
ticket were elected. and four Of ours.
Read his account and see how he p
presses the truth. Now, kind reader,
perus, his second paragraph. Bear In
mind that the board have my bill Of Par
tioulars, before Justice Bates, In their
possession, and cannot crawl out on plea
of mistake or Ignorance. He charges me
with stating under oath one thing, sand
afterwards making different statement.
Ii will be sufficient defense for me to say
that will give $50 to the writer for the
affidavit or copy sof 1t, as 1t appears on
the bill Of particulars. There never was
any, neither verbal NOR written. Either
the writer lied or lie. = Step mp, gentle
t men, and prove.yourselves innocent, and
get your $50.
What do you think, of men that will
. stoop to such frauds to undermine a
: mans reputation for TRUTH Mr.. Swallen
5 (the prssident), admitted before 200
+ witnesses on election day that he had
: been notified when the loss occurred.
!. II he failed to view the loss or cOmmuni-
Q cate with the balance Of the board In the
. two weeks that the writer takes SO much
pains &, show existed between tie loss
> and the repair, was 1t my faultP Does II
: show half as much oonoealmentsof the
damage as such subterfuge shows conceal
ment of the struth9 The skaters would
have told the writer the cause OF the delay
it he had been an honest seeker afteI
truth. They would have told him that
the delay was no fault Of mine, but wal
3 owing to the extreme cold, and thei'
% promises ahead. So far as the writer's
~ statement about the reoeipted bill Is con
!. oerned, 1t is enough to say chat he admits
n they paid II In full. II 1t was not fair
10 reaso nable and correct why did they pay
y it? When did the company authoriz
n them to tri6e with their trust fund
y Would 1t not have been more manly Il
If resist the payment Of the bill than Il
;. howl nowP Again, the writer says tn
n secretary lives two miles from me and
ts should have notified him. The presi
u dent lives only one mile from. me and the.
:, admitted on the day Of the election tina
il he was the proper person to notify unde
3, tho statutes. If l did, wnat was lawful
IL put the constitution In line with tn
la law and there will be no trouble. Th
r, section under which we are organizes
Of expressly says that the constitution of tn
g. oom pany shall not conflict with tn
N statutes of Ohio. In regard to that IL
a. ceutIaffair Lam kindly told that they CAV
Q. me two cents extra (probably for goo
10 behavior or as an iuduoment to leave tn
ID company. Now, If could only be con
@. ' In ed that the writer is SO densely ignor
ut hot ha ttipua ha akataH fh
10 truth In regard to the matter, woul
"a have the profoundsst sympathy for him
g In company like ours, not dolla
N enters th1 treasury, but what is take
q. ments, the money to be used for paymen
ut OF losses which have aotualy occurre
~ and for contingent expenses, expressly 8
stated by the statutes and also by tn
charter of our company. The secretary
:, statement on the first of June was tina
IA $322. 81 was In the treasury, every dolla
at of which wv s ssessed for. Will any In
* teligent person say that / should no
- have my pro rata share returned to me,
:. the board had the power (they assumed
a TO dismiss meS
IN A word In regard to the bushes
v methods If the board. Shaffer, Swalle
and Hahn have denied voting for expul
sion. Mong was absent. So the expul
10 sion was attempted by two members Q
s the board, J. j. Snyder and Jaco
ne Knoll. Now, my friends, what do yo
he think Of a board of six members tina
Is would attempt to rob fellow member G
- " his franchise and trample upon his mos
ut sacred privileges by azvote of Itw
In members, when neither the constitution
10 the charter, nor the statutes give them
- - shadow Of right for suoh an unheard {
" proosedings Again, what do you thin
of board Of insurance that will run