The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-08-24
ANTI-MARKET HOUSE MEETING

IN THE OPERA HOUSE-MR. SCHAEFER
OPENS IN GLORY, BUT CATCHES A TAR
TAR IN MR.. LATHROP, A NORWEGIAN
LAWRENCE WANTS TO KNOW THE PRICE
OF,BUTTER, AND FINDS OUT-THE MEET
ING EVIDENTLY FOR A MARKET HOUSE.
Pursuant to printed call signed by a
number of citizens a meeting for ''re
trenchment and REFORM" was held in
the Opera House on Saturday evening,
the 1st inst, April FOOLS day; and at
about 81 o'clock was called to order by
selecting Mr.. Garigues, Chairman; G.
VOlzer, Vice President, and Thomas A.
LathrOp, Secretary.
Mr.. Schaefer was called on for the
opening speech and sailed in at once,
expOunding his own importance and
how much he had done for Canton, and
what bad boys were here in 1886 in
making the Market House nuisance.
He spoke and ridiculed the Water Works
Boards of Trustees we have been having
of late; and opposed and ridiculed the
idea of a Market House, saying they
were being abandoned in cities East. 1t
was these carpet-baggerS and political
tramps that were talking this up. He
did not believe in spending dollar un
less you had to.
The Secretary, Mr.. LathrOp, followed
Mr.. Schaefer, saying he rather supposed
they had elected the wrong man for
Secretary, for he was strongly in favor
of Market House. As to the Market
House in 1886 being a failure, he was
not surprised, for he came here eleven
years ago, and Judging by Canton then,
in 1886 there were no people here to
patroniZe a Market. daughter and
applause.) As to the boys in 1886, from
what he had seen of some Of the men,
he thought they must have been bad.
naughter.) Mr.. Schaefer was mistaken
as to Market Houses being abandoned
in Eastern cities as he (Mr. L. had
travelled sufficiently to know. Some
wears ago when the Water Works were
built, Canton selected shrewd, smart
men for Trustees who had their distin-
guished names engraved in marble and
built into the Water Works building.
daughter and applause0 Why, just
think, there was a man came along
with section of stOve-pipe and sold it
to these wise, smart men for water pipe.
applause and laughter) As to pOliti
cal tramps and carpet-baggers, Mr..
Lathrop accepted the terms, but re-
minded Mr.. Schaefer that they had been
invited here to become citizens, and had,
in good faith tried to discharge their
duties as such, and were now determined
to still further improve the city. In re-
gard to spending money, Mr.. Schaefer
had given some good advice, and let
every workingman remember it, and
when tempted to spend dollar or two
for an evenings amusement, don't do
it; don't spend dollar on improvement
of your own houses or any public build
ing; take Mr.. Schaefer's advice and let
us have city of old fogies and misers;
If he had his way we would have no
pavements and be still wading up and
down in the mud. Mr. Lathr0p closed
with q strong appeal in favor Of MARI g.
House and urged it upon the considera-
tiOn Of wOrkingmen.
Mr.. Schaefer apOlOgized for using the
term political tramps."
Mr.. Lawrence, hardware merchant,
asked Mr.. Lathrop what butter could be
bought for at Pittsburgh market.
MI. Lathrop replied it is written:-
man shall not live on butter alone.
(Roars of laughter and applause)
Mr.. Volzer, Vice President, made a
| strong speech. for Market House which
was we'll received.
Other gentlemen took part, when an
ex-leather merchant took the floor and
became much excited, after which the
| President seeing the meeting was be-
| coming strong for a Market House ad-
| jOurned 1t sine die.