Canton Register

At Their Old Tricks.

There seems to be something in the Democratic cause which forbids that its advocates should tell the truth. Since the Fulton Democrat has gone back to "wallowing in the mire," it has resumed its old character for unparalleled mendacity. When that paper renounced its allegiance to the Democratic party, for a brief season, it was worthy of some respect. But as it begins again to pull in the Democratic traces the spirit of evil overcomes it, and it falls into line uttering even more unmitigated falsehoods than was necessary to establish its character as a first class organ of the "putrid reminiscence."

It would weary the reader if we should attempt to point out each and every falsehood in last week's issue of that paper. We shall, however, notice a few which seem to be of great magnitude and wholly unprovoked. Speaking of the REGISTER it says:

"Early last year, that paper devised the scheme of capturing the farmer movement, and up to the thunder-clap of the adjournment of our Democratic convention, labored assiduously to have the farmers nominate a ticket which it proposed Radicalism should stand by for the purpose of defeating the regular Democratic ticket."

There is not a line, nor a word, nor a thought in the above paragraph which bears an iota of truth. Our position in reference to the farmers' movement as a political party has been radically hostile, and everybody knows it. There is not a line on record in this paper, which would give any justification for the bold and glaring falsehoods contained in the above extracts. The fact of the matter is that the Democratic party of this county, including the Fulton Democrat, attempted to capture the farmers' movement, and they made a miserable failure, and as soon as they discovered it they hastened back to resume their true character of unprincipled demagogues in the Democratic party. A look at the Democratic resolutions passed in its county convention last year, will verify our statement. From the very first we have been open, bold, candid and honest in our opposition to a farmers' political party, or a farmers' ticket, and the Democrat has frequently pointed to the fact in order to excite prejudice in the minds of farmers against us.

The Democrat further falsifies. Alluding to our alleged attempt to get up a farmers' ticket, it says:

"It was a crafty piece of business, and could not have failed of complete success but for the ten-strike of the Democrat in demanding and securing the adjournment of our own convention."

What impudence! Can the Democrat quote a line from its columns demanding that the Democratic convention should adjourn? That paper published the Democratic call for a county convention without protest. It took money from its friends for announcing their names as candidates, before said convention. It urged farmers and all "anti-monopoly men" to come into the Democratic convention and help nominate a ticket. It promised them that if they would do so, it would join their party next year. Lest we might be charged with misrepresentation, we quote a few short extracts from before the Democratic convention met and adjourned:

"The Democratic farmers, and all anti monopoly men, are cordially invited to help nominate our ticket, and then to help elect it."

Again—

"Is it wise or honorable, after the Smithfield pledge, to now nominate a farmers' ticket, or a people's ticket."

Again—

"We have no other hope or desire than to be of their party, that next year will clean out congress and the State legislatures."

Again—

"Prominent Democrats all over the county that are heart and soul with the farmers' movement, are now in honor bound to stand by the party organization."

The above quotations show what the tone of the Democrat was only a week before their convention met. We fail to discover a line demanding that the convention should adjourn. It was in fact the CANTON REGISTER which demanded that the Democratic convention should adjourn. This paper held up before the people the amazing hypocrisy of the Democratic rings of this county, and exposed their sins and misdeeds in such a manner that they found it impossible to longer hoodwink and mislead the people, and it was in sheer despair and desperation that they adjourned, but still retaining a forlorn hope that by doing so, they might ultimately make some capital for themselves out of the farmers' movement. They now realize that their race is run. They proclaim—"NO MORE CONCESSIONS FOR EXPEDIENCY SAKE." They go back to their normal condition, henceforth to be untrammelled by decency, respectability, or truth, and like the culprit who declared he never enjoyed life until he lost his character, they have no consistency to preserve, no honor to defend, no character to maintain.

Less than three months ago, S. M. Etter accepted a nomination for superintendent of public instruction, upon the following platform:

"That the recent record of the old political parties of this country is such as to forfeit the confidence and respect of the people, and that we are absolved from all allegiance to them, and will act no with them." He now accepts the nomination as a "straight Democrat." How is that for reform?

We have been informed that there will be on exhibition at the State fair a live specimen of every edible fish known in the lakes or western rivers. The board of agriculture appear to be endeavoring to keep this and other attractive features of the fair a secret, but we are under no pledge. Of course if they didn't want it kept secret they'd advertise it.

The Democrat will not spend much time in controverting the REGISTER.—Fulton Democrat

There is much discretion in those two lines.

The Fulton Democrat says that the Republicans never fulfil any of its promises to the people. What, then, are you afraid of?