The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-08-05
A DEMOCRATIC TICKET NOMINATED

ported by Charles Krichbaum, chair
man of the committee and adopted
with applause;
We, the delegates of the Democratic
party of Sterk county, Ohio, in con-
vention assembled do hereby endorse
the Democratic national platform
adopted at st. Louis. and pledge our
united and loyal support to its nomi-
nees, Alton b. Parker and Henry G..
Davis, whose election would mean a
return to government under the con-
stitution.
We endorse the Democratic state,
judicial, congressional and county can
didates, whose election would mean a
return to honest, competent and eco
nomical administration of the public
Offices.
We do hereby declare the admins
tration of the county government to
be In urgent need of immediate re-
form, and we do hereby enjoin upon the
nominees of this convention and of the
Democratic party in Stark county, a
jealous effort and cooperation to this
end, and we do hereby appeal to our
fellow citizens of every political per,
suasion to undertake with us this most
pressing patriotic duty.
We believe in that genuine and deep
reaching civil-service reform which
consists in the election to Office of hon-
est, intelligent, capable and courage
GUS public servants, who will faithful
ly administer their trust, and who will
be held to strict accountability for
such discharge Of 1t, and who will re.
deem and purge the varior
ments of the county from that corrup.
ton and fraud with which they have
been permeated under Republican
rule, and which that party has shown
itself unable and unwilling to eradi-
cate
After nine years of uninterrupted
control of Stark county by the Repub.
lican party, what do we find? The
present administration of the county
affairs Is In the hands of the organiza.
tion for purposes of spoil and person.
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reckless extravaganza; farming out
the peoples money in foreign banks /;
failure to report the true condition
to the people; tampering with con.
tracts, reckless administration of the
commissioner office, failure to at.
tend strictly to business; carelessness
and incompetence in the location and
building of bridges; absence from of.
flee during Office hours; hard to be
reached by the people; extravagant
purchases at extravagant prices of pre-.
tended public necessities; Justification
of reports by the infirmary directors
to the state board of charities; cree.
tion OF buildings which are unneces.
sary for the public good, and therefora
prostitution of office, and which ex.
travagance is further exemplified In a
republic legislator voting for the ini.
quitous Chapman bill to abolish spring
election under the pretense of econ,
omy, striking at the foundations OF
purely local self.government, and
then within fortnight voting to dou
BILE his own salary.
Failure to prosecute the most fla.
grant widely known offences. nepotism
and incompetency in office.
All these abuses, wrongs and crimes
are the product of nine years of Repub.
lican rule in Stark county. The great
mass Of Republican voters in this coun.
ty are honest. but they are powerless
to correct these evils in their own
party because Of most formidable Re.
publican machine organization.
We call upon all citizens regardless
OF party to unite with us in overthrow,
ing these evils.
The election of the nominees of this
convention will insure the immediate
removal Of at least some Of the present
incompetents and corruptionists now
occupying positions of public trust.
CHARLES KRICHBAUM,
H. B. SIBILA,
FRANK A. FISHER,
]. B. FIERSTOS,
Committee.