The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-01-29

WreStS unwilling verdictS from them,
were doubtless intended to mould pub
lie opinion and influence those who are
in favor of fair play and just represent
tation to lay aside their convictions,
accept their "ipse dixit' and "whoop it
up" for Hon. Henry w. Harter, their
nominee for judgeship.
The meeting was unique, and those
who participated in its proceedings dis
played presumption which would
shame the devil. Thirty-five men
speaking for the entire district! Their
action is not unlike that of the three
vagabond tailors who, taking offense
at certain enactment of parliament,
met in an abandoned building on an
obscure street and issued this mani
festo I'VE the people of England, do,
etc" Well. Oh my beloved, be not
astonished, because
For ways that are dark and tricks
that are vain"
The Canton politician is peculiar.
But why was this meeting held? Evil
IDENTIFY because Stark county attorneys
have no use for Carroll county man.
They had heard that Hon. Il. II. Nc
Carty, a product of Carroll county was
prominently mentioned for renomina-
ton, and they wanted to head off the
honorable judge who has recently re-
fused to subserve their political in
terests: they were anxious to neutraltze,
if possible. the resolutions adopted by
the Carroll county farmers institute
demanding fair treatment in the matter
of the judgeship: and it would not be
far from the truth to say they desired
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way in order that they might slice up
.hc large practice he has acquired AZ
the Canton bar through his distin-
guished legal abilities and strict atten-
tion to business. ....
From political standpoint the action
of the Canton bar was bad politics. The
people of this district have become tired
and disgusted at the assumption of
these horse -leech attorneys who attempt
to dictate the nomination of every
office in the gift of the people. What
business has the Stark county bar to
decided that Henry w. Harter shall be
the successor of Judge Z. 4. McCarty?
Are the Canton attorneys the whole
thing? Do the thirty-five barristers-
some of them brefess and scarcely able
to keep body and soul together by the
income of their practice-compose the
entire population of the district? Do
they pay all the taxes? Do they do
all the voting? Do they do all the
thinking? Are the $4,000 Republican
voters mere vassals whose actions are
controlled by the Canton attorneys?
The fact of the matter is these Canton
lawyers are a flock of political shite-
pokes-a gang of unprincipled pirates
band of designing demagogues. else
they would not in such a bare-f faced,
plain, open and shut manner attempt
to usurp the rights of the people and
take from them their rights of suffrage.
aught against the action Of Canton law
yers-any criticism may be regarded
by them-as contempt of court; but
after all it is well to remember that the
people of the district will have a say in
the matter. They will be likely to pay
just about as much attention to these
resolutions as the voters of Cuyahoga
county did to the action of the Cleve-
land bar in recommending candidates
for the bench.
They are strangely unmindful of the
fact that there are others who have a
voice in the matter. The people are to
be consulted, and they will determine
who will be judge.
The plan being perfected by the far
mers of this county to select three or
four men from each precinct as an ad-
vance guard to go before the people of
Stark county and present the matter in
its true light will convince these Canton
windjammers that the rank and file of
the party have some rights which the