Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-10-24
JUST A WORD.

SOSt
We want the citizens of Akron to
note that the DEMOCRAT was dis
posed to say not word personal to
any of the candidates upon the
Republican county ticket until the
Dobson paper began to abuse, villify
and belittle the candidates upon the
Democratic ticket.
For our part we were content that
the campaign should be conducted
entirely upon National and State
issues, as every speaker of repute in
Ohio has suggested, and TO that end
have confined discussion hitherto
strictly to those issues.
/. was not that the local Demo-
cratic party lacked county issues
that national issues were kept to the
front, but because of desire on the
part of the Democratic organization
to avoid anything that might SAVIOR
of contest on chiefly personal
issues.
But since the Dobson organ, in its
usual offensive style, has repeatedly
charged that the candidates on the
Democratic ticket are "nonentities, !"
''do nothings," "weaklings" and
unworthy of the support or
confidence of the people. the
DEMOCRAT and the local Democratic
organization is going to defend them,
and incidentally let the people
know something about the eandi-
dates upon the other side.
The Democratic candidates for
county offices, in all the qualities
that go to make honest and efficient
public servants, are the peers of
any or all of the men whom the
Republican party presents for re-
election and it will require some
better authority than the Dobson
paper to gainsay this statement.
Not one of the candidates upon
the Democratic ticket has ever con-
tributed a cent to a corruption fund
for controlling legislation against
their interests-and would not
so contribute if elected-nor have
they ever lobbied for the defeat of a
salary reduction bill whose passage
was demanded by more than SO per
cent of the people. And they are not
trying to buy their election with
money which they have been enabled
to f1lch from the pockets of their
constituents as the price of their
unworthy opposition to the salary
bill.
Can all of the Republican candi-
dates say as much?
Not one of the Democratic candi-
dates is in favor of building up a
machine to act as an organized lobby
when priyilege-hunting corporations
want favors from Akron's Council.
Not one Of them is in favor of ap-
pointing men to the Board of City
Commissioners who will act as the
proxies of franchise grabbers and
politicians.
Where do the Republican candi-
dates stand upon these issues? They
were all nominated by the same
power,-the local Office Holders
Trust.
These are only few of the many
issues which the DEMOCRAT is going
to submit to the people within the
next few weeks, now that the Dob
son paper has prepared the way.
Any one of them constitute a valid
reason why the Republican county
ticket should be defeated. 1t is con-
trolled from top to bottom by the
most exclusive and oppressive Trust
that has ever operated in Summit
county. Dobson's paper may sling
mud and make fun of the personnel
of the Democratic ticket. The DEM
oCRAT will discuss the issues. Then
let the people decide.
IGNORING CHAIRMAN STUART.
1t is a matter of common report in
local Republican circles that Pro-
bate Judge Anderson has cut adrift
from the local Republican Executive
committee and is relying upon his