Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-22
THE TEST OF ORTHODOXY.


Reporter which in politics has
been On independent Republican
paper since the day 1t was
founded, expressed it's disapproval of
Sheriff Kelly's policy Of charging the
taxpayers 80 cents every time a city
prisoner was taken in or out of the
county jail.
The Reporter said:
Sheriff Kelly, through the medium
of his backer and manager, the Bea-
con Journal, is making mighty eff
fort TO convince the city of Akron that
he is entitled to $111.00 for letting
the city prisoners out to take the air.
The law-sharps are getting down to
the opinion that 1t may be all right for
Kelly to charge something every time
city prisoners are taken either In or out
of his place, but the taxpayers are
sizing up the affair in its true proper,
tions. 1t is sometimes poor policy to
insist upon legal fees in case of a great
public calamity like this when Akron
rioters have deprived the city of a
Jail for the confinement Of her numer-
Gus crooks"
Hoping to offset the Reporters ins
fiuence with Republican voters, with,
out putting itself to the Inconvenience
Of answering its argument, the Akron
Beacon Saturday night published the
following convincing bit Of logic in it's
political columns:
1T ought to be thoroughly under
stood by those who have in the past
known the Cuyahoga Falls Reporter
as Il Republican paper, that it is now
under Democratic management. Hence
its advocacy of Democratic candidates
is not to be wondered at. G. a. Davis,
the proprietor and editor of the Re-
porter, was deputy postmaster under
Clevelands second administration and
has never been anything else but a
: Democrat"
The Reporter ought to paraphrase
this startling bit of logic and show the
Republican citizens of Akron how the
Beacon has proved itself fitted to he
hanged upon the same scaffold which
1t had prepared for another. Para
phrasing the Beacon, the Reporter
could say that
-"It ought to be thoroughly under
stood by those who have in the past
known the Akron Beacon as n Repub
lcan paper that it Is now under Dem
ocrHtlc management. II. II. Dobson
the proprietor and editor of the Bea
con was postmaster under Grover
Clevelnnd's first administration, hi,
brother was postmaster under Cleye
lands second administration, and III
has never been anything else but ,
Democrat"
In accord with the policy by whicl
1t has been governed from the begin
ning, the Reporter claims to b,
an independent Republican paper
but the Beacon points to the fact tina
It has n Democratic manager as proc
indisputnble that II ought to be class
iiied IN the Democratic column. Ap
plying the same process of reasoning
TO tho Beacon, which in like manner
has always claimed to he Republican
but which now has Democratic pro
prietorship and control, the Beaco
should also he classified In the Demo
cratic column. Thus, following tn
Beacon's argument to its conclusion
the Republicans OF Summit count
find themselves In the hopeless pligh
of being without an organ to ndvocat
their cause.
1t Is no mean compliment to tn
Democratic party that the Republican
of Summit county have had to &
into the Democratic ranks TO find me
with sufficient brains and means
to run their party's organs.