The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-11-09
MELANGE.

BUT Wnen IL over all the cneers grate
harshly on his ear
He ssSears he's done with politics for
many long, long year.
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Take down your bets.
Money is the root of politics.
After all, foot ball seems to be a much
safer sport.
The ice trust doesn't cut any figure
this weather. !.
Sorry to lose Secretary Cortelyou.
He is all right.
Well all go along hustling for q liv-
ing Just the same.
The canteen doubtless feels that It
has won great victory.
The Canton colony at Washington is
in state Of preservation.
Not vanquished. though we admit
that we are trifie postponed.
Fear is expressed that Holmes county
will hardly furnish all we need.
The Akron Beacon-Journal blames
the whole thing on General Dick.
1t wasn't such q remarkable event.
1t didn't snow for two days afterward.
John Henry Morris is a fine fellow
and an excellent citizen Just the same.
Don't you believe him! He didn't
know any more about 1t than you did.
Defeat Is not new to Democracy, yet
1t is something that is hard to get ac-
customed to.
If the election hadn't gone that way,
we might feel moved to do a little
snow poetry.
The local man complimented the cleo
tion boards for their splendid work. We
don't see anything splendid about being
told we've been licked.
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In Pigeon Run precinct there was a
net Republican gain of one, which
shows the efficacy of the Honorable
Will L. Days maiden speech.
The water works board, at least, has
good judgment. A full set of Demo-
cratic officials has been reelected. And
they are clever and capable officials.
too. s;f
The good w. C. T. u. ladies, who
prayed the other way, will have to
come to the conclusion that either they
or the Almighty took the wrong view
of 1t.
The friends of the Honorable Julius
Whiting. Jr, would do well to call his
attention to the feathers on his coat.
We will be accusing him of getting into
our rooster coop.
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3 In the early days of the republic, when
diabolical capital had not yet ground
Its cloven hoof into the reeking form
of labor, patriotism was the-Eh ?
What's that? Election over? Oh.
Charles Krichbaum had about the
highest Democratic vote in the judicial
district. Mr.. Krichbaum got fine
complimentary vote from his friends.
He ran 1s5 ahead of his ticket in Can
ton.
In '96 Mr.. Mckinley got 27 votes in
Barryville precinct. This year he got
but 25, loss of one each for the Hon.
c. C. Bow and the Honorable James ].
Grant, spellbinders.
Possibly 1t was bad politics to con-
vince them it was probably their last
chance to cast free ballot. They seem
to have come to the conclusion to make
II go long way.
What became of the extra 26 Demo-
Gratis in Robertsville precinct in Paris
township? Mr.. Mckinley got the same
number he did in '96, but the Democrats
were shy 27. There was, of course, the
one that Major Miller treed, but what
became of the other 2e?
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General Charles Dick is to talk on
the subject "The Modesty Of the Ohio
Man" at a political banquet Friday
night. This is an appropriate subject
and he makes an excellent Illustration
They can't accuse him of egotism In
this connection. Everyone will know
he is not talking about himself.
= After raking this
section Of the state
- fore and aft, in search