The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-10-20
To His Party to Turn Down the
Court House Ring.
LOOKS TO THE FUTURE
And Sees Only Disaster VI Matters
Are COnrInued
AFTER TIE PR RosENT FASHION
A Prominent Republican Gives the News
Democrat an Interview ON Hts Views
and Urges All Republicans to Care
fully Consider the situation
For the Party's Good.

and Urges All Republicans to Care
fully Consider the situation
For the Party's Good.
A fair percentage of Canton Republicans
eel that the future success Of the Repub.
lican party depends very largely on the
breaking up ,f the court house ring that
dominating the party and levyiDg
tribute on the people and the party mem
bers with free hand, to tie direct benefit
of themse yes. A prominent Republican
stated this mornlrg ttat he could not
think of any better rebuke to the ring
than the eler tion Of the entire Demo
cratic ticket this fall. Said he:
while it is not clear that all the Office
holders in TIE curt house are entirely
in with the ring, cannot see how any Of
those who are running this year could
have lived in the influence which SUI
rounded them and not be sou ewhat con-
taminate1. At any rate have not heard
that any of those WHO, after holding fat
offices that bring in l rge revenue,
have, after learning of the treasury loot
ing scheme, sent word to the public as
to what was likely to happen. While
peri sps not actively engsged, in some
iDstar ces, there has been q passive con-
sent on their Fart to permit the ring to
conduct things as best suited its fancy,
thus becoming parties. 1t is the duty
of every Republican who has his party
In terests at stake to see that the rebuke
to these ring methods is so substant tisl
that it cannot be misunderstood and will
stand as warning to others. There can
be no lasting harm to the Republican
party come from electir G the entire DEM
ocratic cour ty ticket this year. The
county offices that are to be voted for this
year are auditor, clerk, commissioner,
u drmary dire ctor and surveyor. Suppose
we lose ell these offices this year. We
will lave removed an influence from the
court house that is a menace to our
success in this county when national
affairs Of Importance to evtry Republican
are up for consideration. BY next year
We will be il shape, after bit Of goCd
work at the primaries, to elect our
ticket This will give Us control of the
county business and we will have lost
nothing, while at the same time have
streng thened our pC sition by wedding out
the barnacles that impeded our progress
as a party. feel like voting the Dem
ccratiC county ticket straight. 1t will
rem owe cor taminaed Republicans who
are of no benefit to the party, and after
doing littll more wedding at the pri-
IL aries next year we will be able to 60
back to the PEOPLE and seek a reinstate-
ment into their confidence. l cannot
fail TO observe the change in public
opinion that menaces the success of the
Republican party in tais county for years
if we do not rebuke, at this early date,
the ring that intends tn perpetuate itself
If it prevails with its county ticket at
the polls this year. am not il the
habit Of voting the Democratic tic et
and do not like the Democratic party al
a party. always want to do my OWE
party, tie prsssrger of this,union and tht
exponent Of sound economies, a goot
turn. feel confidently taat clnno
do it better than this year voting to retirC
to private life those VINO are DAILY bring
Ing tllS county HbAlSI w 4Is Siu 'lA'
Den oorstic standing. IF we have to carr!
these fellows along, with their $4,000
inaexing affairs, their contract lattio)
without even a minute being made Of tn
proceedings, with their indiscriminat
paying Of any kind Of a bill, We will b
in good shape, when 1900 comes around
to lose this county and help lUse the stat
to the enemies Of our fellow citizen Q
Stark county whose administration vii
be on trial. With the leaders we haV
now, protecting at all turns the cour
house ring, putting into the hands of
man who is the very essence Of cour
house schemes tie funds Of the campaign
with which to debauoh voters to thel
way Of thinking, the future of the RI
publican party in this county is insecure
The time to rebuke these methods Is thi
fall, before more harm is done ard th
party has entirely lost the confidence {
the people"