The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-07-18

his plaudits four months hence. He as
serted that the administration of this
institution for quarter of a century
has been wrong in principle because it
was in charge of one family during the
whole time. There is another thing
wrong. All the trustees except ladies
were interested in the results of the ad-
ministratiOn of this family. The Gov
ernor quoted from and commented upon
the evidence. He then produced the
tanned human skins and said:
In the satanic press this has been
called students freak. l call it the
satanic press because satan is the father
of lies. These pieces came from several
tanneries. and it had got to be an in
dustry. Shoes made of paupers' skins
went on the feet of rich aristOcrats. In
the French revolution my lord and nv
lady's skins were tanned to make shoes
and 6reeches for paupers. Let us look
out that our turn does not come, for one
side Will not stand skinning all the
time. A Harvard record shows that a
tanned negrO's skin was In the library
loo years ago as a curiosity, and that
they have been at it ever since. It is
time they were stopped. Fifty-eight
per cent of the paupers in the soldiers
home are foreign born. They fought
our battles while we we're at home on
soft cushions and skinning paupers."
The Governor then compared 7rewkes-
bury to the soldiers home. He knew
what he was talking about when he said
he could run the former for $4,000 a
year. He will not shrink from any in.
yestigatiOn Of the soldiers home, but
will let them speak for themselves. 81
Will not call single officer, but would
say to my old comrades, Support your
old commander and they would clean
out this state house so quick it would
make your head swim. The TeWkesbury
officials haven't brought single one of
the 10000 inmates to prove their good
treatment. This investigation has at
tTacted the attention of everybody from
Maine to Georgia. We have walked up
Texas, and we waking them I'D eV-
erywhere. We have done heap of good,
even if this has been wrong. One thing
has been dOne-the Marshes and French
joe have gone. The state board were
responsible men, and that's why they
would not bear the burden of the trus-
tees moment, so they cut the Marshes
out and struck a vital blow at their par
ty, for suicide is confession always.
Brown, the opposing counsel, says ths
present management is not a good one.
| will examine it as sOOn-I was going
to say, as l can get rid of you-but 1
VI COY GO 0OOti 40 JOu Odh ReGIlu Vi moj
and If 1T Is as he says can unmake the
board of health as trustees in five min
utes. All has been accomplished except
single thing. | dare not speak of pO-
litical objects. l am accused Of pOlit-
ical objects in this matter. How was |
going to obtain them? By doing my
duty, 1 suppose. IdOn't know any other
way. Is not that good way to accom-
plish political endsr L have thought
1t my duty to look out for those who
have no friends. None of these men
vote. If had been looking for votes,
could have had all the Marshes on my
side in a wink. God has made me in
one way that l must be with the under
dog in the fight, and, upon the whole,
don't want to change if l could.
Tremendous applause and confusion
greeted the Governor as he closed.