The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-08-10
THE soHAEFER JOB
RemOdeled and Rushed Through the COun
ell by a Vote of to o.

RemOdeled and Rushed Through the Coun-
ell by Vote of to o.
The City Council of Canton were full
of business on Monday evening, and dis
patched it. Not content with voting to
increase largely the debt of the city, by
vote of to they voted through the
Schaefer- r-RepositOry license scheme, by
which yearly revenue of three hundred
dollars or more are handed over to the
presiding genius of the Opera for fifty
dollars annually.
The vote on this Schaefer job was as
follows: Yeas-BAsT, Fawcett, HINER,
RAUCH, Rex, SHIELDS, WERNER and
Wyant-8.
Nays-CoLDREN, MCCAAIIoN, MURRAY,
SHERRICK, STINCHCoNB and WARNER-6.
The nays are all Democrats, and of
the yeas five are Democrats and three
Republicans. Mt. Rex, of the Sixth
ward, Republican, was opposed to the
bill last week, another evidence that
white man is uncertain.
At the city election last April, this
Schaefer- Repository Opera business was
live issue. The old Council had passed
an amusement show ordinance, and MIR.
Schaefer, through his organ, the RepOsi-
tory, and in public meetings denounced
it, as well as the Mayor and the Coun-
Gil. The STARK COUNTY DEMOCRAT
stood by the Mayor, the Council and the
ordinance, and stood up boldly" and is
there yet. "Neffer we runs"l
OF the ten members elected last spring,
seven were on our side; not one of the
seven then supposed to be LOuSchaef-
er-Rep. mani Three, Fawcett, Wyant
and Rex, were elected on the Lou
Schaefer-Rep. ticket! They stood up
true to the work on Monday evening.
For this they were elected.
Of the four members holding over,
Shields, Sherrick, Warner and Coldren,
Mr.. Shields alone voted for the Schaefer-
Rep. scheme; the other three gentlemen
opposing the infamy. 1t is proper to
say, the kindred tie may have had its in
luence with Mr.. Shields.
As President of the Council Mr.. Shields
rarely calls any member to the chair,
but on this occasion he called Mr.. Wyant
to preside, who was quite equal to the
emergency and ready to rule as circum-
stances required, regardless of right or
decency. Doubtless the whole plan had
been arranged and was directed through
out by the presiding genius of the Opera
and Repository. The Republicans of the
COuncil-Fawcett and Wyant especially
deserve credit for the zeal with which
they served their master. Neither can
we omit complimenting our friend
Shields for his prudence and discretion
in playing his part. Indeed Falstaff
says, discretion is the better part of
"valor." We cannot forget, however,
that our friend, last spring, was exceed
ingly anxious to defeat the Sehaefer-Re-
pository combination, and seemed to feel
good when we thought we had done so.
How we fool each Otherl All, how we
fool ourselves!
We assure our friends in the Council,
one and all, they Cannot serve two
masters" Personal considerations may
influence; in6rmity Of purpose may ex-
ist; but right is right, and public duty
in those acting under oath should be
paramount, and control. They have
succeeded in serving Mr.. Schaefer, in
granting him a valuable privilege, to
the detriment and injury of the public;
but, fortunately, it is not chartered
privilege, to endure for fixed term of
years, or as long as wood grows and
water runs. No. it is not 6xity, and
can be repealed.