The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-02-02

We want ne French mountebank to longer ar /
F tRe So 9TetISysaiag s 6SE ms t6 PT bSSs the Ren sosth IS se l6S1i
house built in q swamp to have graysiInaneh
9sssSa on our at s 8 isqse sos ail to up N. s6iSs.yf Nd
more Opera-house cellars dug at publU expense. |
No more, 400 yards in length, sidewalk dug and
rubbish hauled OF by the city. We want no more
played-out preachers to turn our beautiful streets
into hideOus canAls-and no mere wooden coun-
cilmen to bob assent to all such foolery and kna-
very. HONESTY.
Now, after perusing the above, do any
of you believe that either Messrs. Hawk,
Morley, Shrimp, Henning, Rabsr, Ander-
son or Lindsey would be guilty of either
or any of the offences or crimes charged
against them by that vile slanderer? Do
any believe that either of them wronged
the city, knowingly, out of n cent? The
knave don't believe it himself.
In regard to the cost of the Water
Works, I will give an extract from the
report Of Messrs. Aultman, Laird and Ball,
made Feb. II, 1870, after their completion.
1t reads as follows:
After thoroughly examining the various parts
pertaining to the City Water-Works, as to strength,
durability, simplicity and adaptation, we are hap
py to say, that the work in all its parts, is highly
creditable to the executors thereof; and the citi-
Zens ofCanton have reason to congratulate them
selves upon the achievement Of so valuable i'm
| provement to the city, and much credit Is due to
the Board OF Trustees and Engineer orthe ENERGY
and ECONOMY with which the work has been
prosecuted"
He knows the Committee on Water
Works has filed, during its existence, q
monthly report up to March, 1870, show
ing how, when and where every cent was
expended and that the report of the
trustees is now in the hands of the proper
committee to the same effect, to the end of
the expenditures for laying pipe, &c. l
dare him to point out one cent wrongfully
paid in the entire construction of the
works from the beginning to the end
In his abuse against the members of the
Council in general, he has been rather
sparing as compared with his abuse against
me in particular. According to his vo-
cabulary l am a French mountebank,"
(this is to tickle the Dutch" as he used
to call themG 1 arrange everything for
my private benefit" had 'the Courthouse
to front SOUTH" had 'the north School
house built in a swamp" had gravel
hauled to fill up my brick-yArd at your
cost" had my "Opera-honse cellar dug at
public expense )" had sidewalk 400 feet
long dug and hauled at city's expense !"
had rubbish hauled off at the expense o.
the city" What a terrible fellow I am
In answer, would say: my predecessor
before l was commissioner, settled the
/ SOuII-uOuS6 tOCdllOu question:
The north School site was selected by
Messrs. Harter, Ellison, Tonner, Correli
Dunbar and Schilling, members of the
Board of Education.
|. l paid in cash and city orders for 1900
cart loads of clay as much as anybody els
did, to fill up the brick-yard.
!, l paid Thomas Patton, then Street Com
missioner, every Saturday evening, fe
/ hauling done out Of the Opera-house eel
lar.
l paid Whisper and Sherrick for doinj
all the hauling to my pavement-45O fee
long-and also paid for hauling away tn
rubbish of which he speaks.
Now, all these charges, made boldly an
Internationally against any man, woul
Y tend to create a sort of an unkind feelin
toward the slanderer or hbelier. He kney
f and knows they are false. He knows
have labored for nearly a year without on
y cent of compensation in the constructio
of our Water-W Works. He knows that, i
my humble way, I contributed to promot
e our progress. He knows that the Grim
It of attempting to rob a man of his characte
It for honesty, is worse than theft
e In view and consideration then of tn
foregoing, I will deal gently with him fc
the present, and hereby publish him
a the public as such a thief-an infamou
liar and unmitigated scoundrel |
In conclusion, allow me to add, that onl
e one year ago the name and fame of Car
o ton was spoken of all over the land. Car
n ton in proportion to its size has done mol
II than any other town in the country durin
e the last two years.
It You voluntarily and cheerfully ell
e dorsed the Council in the construction
d the Water Works.
2, At q meeting held here, April II, 1877
s you subscribed $4,000 to our Pittsbnr
/ Canton and Chicago Railway, and increase
that amount in a few days to $4,000
e and the amount can and will be increase
a here to half a million
Our citizens also, voluntarily, durin
IS the last year. advanced to Messrs. G. RuI
e sell & Co. 10000 dollars as a loan to the
st for five years, with which that firm h;
Is erected in Canton their beautiful agricu
tural works.
= You have almost unanimously vote
$4,000 for the more identifying of OF
d Courthouse. You have done all tn
V cheerfully and voluntarily. You don't r.
v greet any of them. You have the Cour
@ house, an ornament to u city. 70
Y have the Water-Works a most prais
Of worthy improvement, and no one regre
st it. And I will not boast, but can alme
lie say positively you will have the railros
a complete in less than two years-mG1
= the prediction
10 For all valuable improvements to OF
d city, you need not pay taxes unless tn:
al are first approved of by your majorit
= vote. You have so voted on all these in
,r provements. Will you now permit sue
Is miserable el~ectioneering humbugs to afe
st you in any way? Improve Canton al
If Canton will improve you,-neglect CantC
a and Canton viii neglect you
d Your ob't servant,
Is LOUIS SCH FER:
FEB. l, 1871.
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