The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-10-24
DUTY ABOVE
PARTY FEALTY.
0utspOken Decision of a Stall
wart Republican.
SEEN THE EFFECT OF TRUSTS,
Man Sent Back His Nash Button And Will
Fight the Hanna Ticket
The Travelling


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Down In the Hooking Valley and
within the confines of the same county
in which lives the sage of Athens and
arena champion of the administration,
Hon. Charles. H. Grosvenor, there lives
as man who dares to denounce the
methods Of Hannaism, Nashism and
Coxism.
Although for years associated with
the Republican party, w. II. Comstock,
who conducts the Hotel Mildred, in this
city, now openly denounces the Repub-
lican nominee for governor and avows
his intention of supporting Hon. John
r. Mclean.
This information comes as a thunder
bolt from clear sky to those who have
known Henry Comstock as reliable
Republican. For the past six years he
has been engaged in conducting the
principle hotel in the city, while for
many years previous to his active en-
gagement in the hotel business many
of the citizens of the Hooking Valley
wont to make their stopping place at
the boarding house of Henry Comstock.
A VETERAN REPUBLICAN,.
In addition to his prominence as a
successful boniface he has also been
prominent in Republican party circles
and in G. A. r. affairs. In fact, his in
telligence and upright method of deal
ing with men has brought to him the
respect of citizens and travelling public
of Southeastern Ohio, and all have con-
,fidence in his judgment and honesty.
Under his careful management the
Hotel Mildred thrived. Among the best
customers were the travelling men, and
especially tobacco statesmen who came
to Nelsonville to work the surrounding
territory. This class of statesmen usu-
ally stopped for three and four days at
time at COmstock's hotel, but with the
formation Of the tobacco trust this con-
dition was changed and the falling off
in the Mildred's trade was perceptible.
In discussing the political situation
in Athens county Mr.. Comestock was
openly antagonistic to Judge Nash. He
said: II have been lifelong Republi-
can, but 1 am not going to vote for
Nash. i am no Hanna man, and I, for
one, and tired of his dictation of the
affairs of the Republican party. 1
know that Nash never wrote that letter
to Bushnell without somebody's dicta-
ton. We can all guess who that per-
son was. 1t surprised many of US that
George Nash would openly insult the
governor of the state. But the manner
in which it. was done is what disgusts
many of us Republicans. The idea of a
man saying, I have plenty of time and
I am in good health Why, if it was
not intended as an insult, were such
phrases necessary"
MANY OF SAME OPINION.
"Are there many others in Athens
county of your opnion?" was asked of
Mr.. Comstock.
In reply he said: Yes I am firmly
of the opinion that 400 Republican
scratches will be recorded in Athens
county against Nash. Many people
from throughout the county stop here
and / hear much dissatisfaction ex-
pressed. All seem opposed to bossism
The facts are l expect to see as much of
a slump from Nash in this county as
there was from Grosvenor
II KNOW OF ONE MAN WHO RE-
CElVED A NASH BUTTON IN A LET
TER FROM COLUMBUS. HE, LIKE
MYSELF, IS A STAUNCH REPUBLI-
CAN, BUT LIKE ME- HE COULD
NOT STAND THE NASH LETTER TO
BUSHNELL, so HE IMMEDIATELY Y
FOLDED THE BUTTON IN A LET
TER AND RETURNED IT TO NASH
"In his letter he said that he returned
the button because he could not support
a man who would openly insult the
governor. He further said that Nash S
actions We're unlike those of the Nash
that was at one time judge of Franklin
county, and intimated that he thought
Nash's course in the matter was die
tated to him by Hanna. I know an
other man." continued Mr.. Comstock
who is prominent in Athens county
Republican politics, and who lives al
Athens, who said that he belived that
a defeat in Ohio this fall would be
beneficial to us in 1900, as it would un-
load Hanna"
| WHAT TRUSTS HAVE DONE.
1t was upon the subject OF trusts that
Mr.. Comstock warmed up to the sub
ject He said: For the past IS years
the Republican party has been fostering
the monopolies by legislation. AS an
instance l can state a circumstance
Back in 1877 or 1878 a party of us from
this county and some from without the
county came to the conclusion that we
would organize a company to engage in
the manufacture of matches. We rails
ed capital to the extent of $4,000 and
created factory at Athens. About
that time we We're compelled to place a
two cent stamp on each box. In order
to discriminate against the small in
favor of the big, or, in other words, in
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