The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-10-27
SHORT SIGHTED REPUBLICANS:

Ken 80 ----
The Republican leaders in and about
the court house are most assuredly
short sighted individuals. They have
been carrying on and putting on such
airs Of lofty authority in their high
handed acts that should send them all
into retirement.
They seem to think that Stark is a
ixity for them as Republican county
and that they could place her in the
indexipg column and go on in their
glory. MAN vain man, dressed in a
little brief authority, etc" These
gentlemen do not seem to be aware that
sheir success was owing to our division.
We divided, and let them conquer.
But now that.we are sgaiu together,
these Republican gentlemen, swelling
and ranging in their carnival, may get a
lesson and tumble this fall. This is
not two or three years ago, as they will
probably realize. The people find Nc.
Kinley prosperity not materially diff.
ieIent fEen Cleveland hard times. They
also see that Mr.. McKinley's silver
promises have al vanished into thin sir,
and like his "ilustrious predec assor" he
is only a subservient tool of the gold
standard magnates.
The gentlemen in the court house be.
ing up for reelection must encounter
the ordeal, and are now in review before
the people. 1t is not very likely, under
all the ciTcun stances, that a majority of
the good people Ct Stark will say well
done good and faithful servant, for there
is thunder reverberating in that index
These officials, like Congressman Tayler
and others, may shout over the great
prosperity, referring no doubt to their
avn good luck.
Mr.. Tayler in his laudation of the Nc.
Kinley administration, and the pros
perity 1t has given the country, does not
refer to the late bank and business
failures in his OVID town # Lisbon, nor
TO the d scharge of SO workmen from
one shop at Salem, also in his own
Eonnty. These are disagreeable facts that
do not corroborate the claim of pros
psrity, The strikesin Cleve and, Illinois
and elsewhere, and the mills shut down
IN New England, also show the lack of
truth in the Republican talk of their
wonderful prosperity. What heap of
political lying there is in this world any
way
Doubtless cur readers remember the
promises made when President Cleve.
and's extra session in 1898 repealed the
silver purchasing clause of the Sherman
law Of 1890 which brought relief to the
country and improved business in 1891
and 1892, During the discussion en- the
repeal Senator Sherman prophesied re-
Eef II his own measure was repealed, and
all the Republicans voted for the repeal
as did many Democrats in obedience to
President Cleveland's arbitrary and im-
perious couTge. Instead Of improve
nent, times got worse, prices went
lower and values more and more de
rIiDed, and then Mr.. Mckinley and
other Republican orators denounced
Cleveland and the Democrats for the
Aorrid hard times.
1t will be remembered that two year.
ago Republicans promised prosperity il
only Mckinley we're elected, and now
they vocif.rously declare the country
has the prcspsrity as was promised. A
gear ago when wheat commanded dol
lar bushel they claimed the credit, but
aoW that 1t ranges about 60 cents they
are quiescent on this point, They only
howl prosperity generally, supposing
thAt thousands who want to believe the
he will also repeat the howl, AS We
nay, the court house incumbents who
sDjoy fat index jobs may claim pros
perity with some propriety, but tht
sax payers who foot these bills may moi
ssal 30 hsppy, and will be very likely tc
indicate their sentiments through th'
BALLOT box on November 8.
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