The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-16


ented and well known Cincinnati lady;
4 notice there is great deal being
said in the Enquirer about you 1 was
thinking today would like to write an
article to the newspapers stating that I
had seen you for two months OF more
and IL {, ere was anything weak about
your mind It Is unfortunate for the coup-
try that more of the men in public life
don't have something to weaken their
minds in
THE SAME DIRECTION.
Why, thas was the fret thing that
notified when l met you and heard you
talk politics that night ut our house. 1
thought to myself, Well, rs sick as. Col
onel Conger has been, his mind Is az
clear as q wbissls.' l remember how
You recalled so many dates about tlnan-
ci 4 matters
The following is from letter written
by prominent Ohio judge, who is now
In the west:
"I have just read your letter In the
Emo uire, and If 1 we're not q Methodist
and Mas op, would say give old Han
na-. I voted for Old Abe' when
was coffee cooler. l used to live In
the old Buokye state and am interested
in its politics yet. l an Knight Of
Labor and hate Hanna and bis methods. F"
A prominent Cincinnati lawyer writes
as fOllows
"The evil you smits is vast in its
d roportions It is amazing that the peo-
pie should have slept while the enemy so
bound them. You have dore the peo-
pie a great service by your strong writing
Incidentally you have rammed corn
c1b down the throats Of the malignant
liars, and hope you may he spared to
light the battle through to the final yell
of victory. 1 like to read all you write
Yours in the old bond"
"The above are fair specimens of tne
letters am receiving from all over Ohio,
and from prominent Republicans, too"
"But, Colonel, do you not fear your
course will result disastrously to your
party in Ohio this fall?'
"No, think not. 1 am advising Re-
publicans in Ohio to vote for the re-
election Of Govern or Bushnell and the
State ticket, but the election of Repub-
licau legislature means the election of
Mr.. Hanna to the United States Senate,
and that is where all the evil and trouble
eliminates. In order to defeat Hanna
we are compelled to support the Demo-
cratic nominees for the
STATE LEGISLATURE.
In all this we have precedent in the
written history Of the Republican party,
which eives to the Republican voter the
right to oppose any man on the ticket
whom he believes unfit for the place or
whose election would be against the best
interests Of the people. In this case, be-
| lieve Mr. Hanna to be untitled and poorly
qualiflci for the position of United
States Senator from the great state of
Ohio. Only several weeks since 1 picked
up Chicago paper which devoted nearly
llumn of it's space to poking fun at
TIE Ohio Republicans for the grammar
Mr.. Hanna used in making the short
speech to the Republicans OF Ohio at
their recent conventions; and yet Ohio
contains some Of the most brilliant liter.
ary men in the nation. The only qualia'
cation Mr.. Hanna holds for the position
of senator from our state is the vast
boodle fund which he controls. Elec'
tions controlled by such meth ods and the
attending evils mean the final desiruc'
tion of the government. 1t is against
against these mehods myself end
many other Republicans of Ohio direct
our efforts. The Chicago convention
of 1880, in its written history, says we
may do this and our Republicans q
shall not be questioned. The precsden,
lies there and 1 was present when thil
pr. cedent was born. Its birth Is un
written history and I will here give iti
record for the first time.
Early in the year 1880 I was stand
ing one morning in the Northwestern
depot In Chicago, ILL.,, about to take th'
train for Rockford. The morning ex
press was made up and as I was passing
the window of a pullman car rap came
1 looked up and saw General Garfield
and Old Zack Chandler. In momen
Garfield was onto the pratfor.n inviting
me into the car and said he must see me
He wanted me to accompany him t.
Madison, Wis, where he and Chandle
spoke that night on the anniversary Q
the birth of the Republican party. Al
ter few moments chat l found l coul,
ride out with them as far as Turne
Junction, 80 miles distant, which wa
an hours run and the ira in made it " ith
ont stopping. There we se1arated b
going on to Madison, and on to Rock
ford. AS scol as the train started GaI
field and mysl If went into back Ca
which was attached to the train goin
through to
SOME POINT WEST.
Here we were ell alone and had spler
, did chance to talk. There was no secrec
to this conversation and no enjoinin
of secrecy on the part of General Gal
field. 1t is important history, so wi
give the conversation to the people of Obi
just as it occurred. General CARTEL