The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-09-17

contractors, Thirdly, and what IL better
10 adopt what In known 40 the piece
plan by which the contractor pays fol-
the product OF the work instead Of the
work itself. The advantage OF this plan
Ia that II prevents the contractor from
becoming tyrant OF the men In biz
desire 10 exact extreme results for
his money. II keeps the men under
the control of tho state, and inanreR
their being treated with humanity,
BOurthly, 10 have the work OF the plla'
on done on state account. That this
laat IN the best plan yet proposed am
convinced, but II will cost a very large
sum which the state cannot advance
without Increased tax, except by Install
mente from year to year, For thia rsa.
sOn therefore the plan Is adopted aud
will be steadily pursued, II my Jndg'
ment IL followed. OF annually hpprO'
pri ,ting a moderate sum towards pro
curing the necessary plant, aud thus In
creaaipg the amount OF work 10 be done
on stats account, the residue being up
on the piece plan.
NATIONAL GUARD LEGIsLATIoN
The general assembly has also been
generous, though not extrayagant, In
Ia appropriations for the support OF the
national guard. The administration OF
the adjntant general's Office has been,
since | have been governor, careful ana
economical. In 1883 the Republican
adjnlant generals contract for coal was
at &g,20 per ton In lSS4-the first year
OF General Flnley-!t was 81 "A, aud the
contract for the present year IN vi o.
In 1883 Governor F0sler'1 adJutant gen
eral contracted for the cost OF uniforms
at 50 22j In 1884 the contract was made
NJ &008, and this year the price IL sS4i,
During the year OF Governor
Fosters administration the average an.
nual expenditures for the national
guard, leaving out extra Items, such M
we're caused by riot and the necessity
for guarding the privacy OF executions,
were S73, 1919, During the irst year
of my administration this increased 10
&84, ,008,77, but II the encampmenta OF
1884 had been limited 10 six days ~ In
the four yeare'preyiou9 the expenditures
would have only been S70,740,8l. Again
II 10 TO DO remembered that during the
years 1889 and 1883 the average attend.
anco AZ tho encampmentp was over 387b
and the average cost OF per diem, trans
poItation and subsistence was el0bS per
capita for ak days. During 1884 the
number In attendance was 4 947 and the
average cost for the same length OF time
was el0.s7 per capita. That the increase
Of two days In the length OF the encamp'
ment was wise, Notwithstanding the cor
Increased expenditures, |
leave the public 10 determine, advised by
Tho officers and men OF the national
guard no whose instance II was done.
For 1885 the appropriations for the Ohio
national guard have been Increased TO
bill ,4d0-an Increase which In my judg'
nent Ia extremely Wise, II we are 70 en-
courage, % we ought TO do, tho military
department. OF our service.
MUNICIPAL REORGANIZATION.
But there Ia class OF Legislation
against which MIR, Kohler voted, and
which MesBrs. Sherman and Foraker
would rend In their wrath. -Four bills
we're passed by the Sixty sixth General
In the nature OF polltlcai mu'
llcipal reorganlzatloDs. Two OF them.
,lz; the Spring aeld police bill aud the
ripper" were declared un'
constitutional by the very Supreme
)0urt which Senator Sherman describes
q having nullined the Scott law by u
partisan judicial decision" How this
ourt, 40 severely criticised by our ex
Ierienced Senator, and which without
,eing called a"bad loP Ia evidently con-
idered by him no unworthy associate
4 the "bad lot" could have arrived NJ
uch results, 1 leave II 10 him To answer,
The Columbus "rlpper" bill was In NY
opinion, although held unconstitutional
to right grieyous outrage and
wrong, viz, the fact that taking hdyan
age OF an accidental majority IN the
lily council some years. ago, the Repub
lean c0uncllmen Tedietricted that city
o that however great the Democratic
majority might be on the total vote cast
he Republicans would nevertheless TO-
ain control Of the municipal council,
hat such q wrong Ia an insult ~ the
rinclplee OF popular government aD0 |
mounts TO o crime against the mt jesiy |
I the people | need not argue. II
ieasrs. Sherman and Foraker think
hat the present distribution OF the |
,ards In the city OF Columbus Ia euch
0 ought 10 be maintained nj tho capital
10y invite them 10 say 10. A third act
I this character was the act creating n |
oard OF aldermen In the city OF Cleye.
aud, which resulted In the election OF |
even out Of nine Republican aldermen |
a sad mistake for bad lot" 10 make |
'hen engaged In partlean Legislation,
ut q mistake, nevertheless, copied from |
Republican model, for the Republican
arty themselves passed u law creating |
board OF aldermen In the city Of Gin |
lnnati many years ago. and have ever |
|nce maintained II In force In that city. |
he last act OF this kind is the taking |
-om the mayor OF the city OF Cincinnati
no power 10 appoint police, ana confer
Ing II on the Board OF Public Works In
hat clty-another act drawn from u Re.
ublican model, for II must never be for
often In Ohio that when George W. O |
ohnston was the mayor OF Cincinnati
nd was possessed OF this power OF mp
ointing police, the Republicans took II
way from him and gave II TO commis-
oners appointed by Governor Ruther-
,rd h. Hayes. II must also not be for
often that q Republican Supreme
ourt--not o partiean tribunal, FOR OF
purse no Republican Supreme Court
IN ever render "partiean judicial do.
lsl0n"--euetained the constitutlonnlity
I this law. 40 Mr.. Sherman will find by
10 20 0. 8. reports, page 102--
10 case Of the State on the relation Of
10 Attorney General va. Samuel n. Gov
lgton et al. l had the pleasure OF TAX.
lg part personally In the argument OF
iis case on tho successful side; l have
'me knowledge, therefore, that that
100 was not tried before
artisan court and tho do
sion In response 10 my argument
ag not q "partiean judicial decision!
erbaps Mr.6hermana Idea OF a'partisan
ldicial decision 10 decision made blythe
emocrntic court. II seems 10 DO q Re-
nblican principle that whatever tho