The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-10-15

cd II by trying 10 amend the morals OF
the people. (Applauae)
Suppose my friend, the Judge, when
he cOmes TO consider what have SAID
about Auglaize county will have f0me-
thing 10 say about the defaulting Demo-
cratic Treasurer OF that county, 30
will anticipate him by saying tha$ In
that county, az In many Republican
counties In the State-notably Clark
county, IN which Ia the typical Repnbli-
can city OF Springaeld-there were two
Treasury Liza ghterl Not a dollar was
lOat. Every dollar was collected, and
one OF them Ia serving out his time In
the penitentiary. That 10 the way Demo-
crats do with their delinquenta.
Judge Foraker comp AIMS Of the ex-
trayagance Of The last Legislature. D0n't
he know that at the first session OF the
last Legislature the State taxes of Ohio
were reduced one tenth of Ons mill.
That Ia a fact; $l67 900 taxes less, and
Yet there IL 100000 more In the treas
ury today than when came into office.
| [Applau-e,l Two hundred and twenty
thousand d0llara is the figure, and we
reduced the lakes 0ne'tenth OF u mill. III
there had not been any food, which
ruined the lower end Of the canal; II
| n ere had not heen any necessity for
building thp Toledo Asylum aud adding
| 10 the Athens Asylum VIZ would have
Kept the levy down TO one'lenlh OF o
mill permanently. The average annual
expenses OF my administration have
been $5b, ,N02 a year less Than Fosters
average covering his four years, Ap.
plaus, They have been $l4l, 900 less
hau the average OF Fosters last two
years
The Legislature, he sayp, was corrupt,
and the only thing no refers 10 AZ cor
rupt Ia the plrciOn of a Senator. Thank
God, he lsa ID mOcratic SO atOr Don't
~ knOWY hree cheers were given for
Huadly AZ ,he next Governor OF O1iO,
DOrsn't he know That when no called
at rOleiO that Legislature u "COal.Oll"
Legi ,lalure-d1san't he know that the
President Of the Standard OH Company
Mr, B RCckafeler, In Republican
dyed In the wool, aud a Foraker Repub-
llcan at thttY IL In time ha found II out.
He IA don't deny the corruption. |
do, The only instance Of corruption TO
which any human being has tealllled Ia
corruption Dractced by another than
Henry b Payne. Any Democrat OF good
standing Is q better senator Tor Ohio
than Inn sherman. Applause
Captain Petrey, the Warden OF our
Shte Prison whose appointment made
served hi' time In Southern prisons,
having been taken prisoner AZ the battle
OF aunt0wn, There are soldiers In Of
nce Onto TO day-twlce oyer-than
during aay Republican administration.
(Applanse)
You cant change from the contract
system 10 any other system and work
them both at the tame time aud make
any money. The cODtrac that are left
over have not yet expired, and will run
fr two years more; they call for the Ia
Dor 0fabout Que third OF the Irlt0ners,
aud whAl ara you going TOGO with the
re.t OF the menp Leave them idlep
(Cries OF mo. noD M, no; Satan finds
aome mischief for idle hands 10 do. You
want 10 work them 10 save money and
for their moral health. How are you
g0iug 10 work them on State account, 40
Tar az you have any demand from the
| Statep That can be done by establishing
a woOlen mill, that they might make
their clothes aud bedding for them
selves, clothes aud bedding for other In
atitntions We have not had money; the
State could n0t get TO borrow II, II
had no power under the Constitution
for such purpose. We have established
the "piece price plan;" II IN plan by
which the contractors takes the goods.
a. NUn fl
plan the State can always control the
labor and tho amount, 10 turn that In
atitntl0n into a complete mandatory
on State account would take AZ least Sl,-
100000; we have not got IL.
Now, you will want 10 know how
much better this Ia than the old G >ntroct
plan; II IL not any better except In two
particulars. One OF those ia that II fur.
niahes data by which the State can az.
certain VIII ther IL IN worth while 10 40
into the business Of collie sting money
into the treasury TO be applied for that
purpose; tho other ia that II enables the
State 10 have perfect control OF the men,
and therefore inaurea humane treatment
10 those men. We have established
nightech0ola In the penitentlaTy 10
teach these men 10 read AM cipher; we
have given them opportunities OF rellg-
i0ns instruction; furnished the Catho.
lies with room ana altar, and oil that
Ia u Decesaary for the most solemn servi.
cea Of the Roman Catholic Church; fur
nlshed tho Protestants with room for
religious services, and u Sunday,echool
for their benefit, Judge Foraker said
that their method OF keeping the books
was admitted by ~ 10 DO square. II 10
not no, Ho IL mistaken; no forgets that
IN their method OF keeping the books
they had given mo two years and quar-.
ter ~ Governor; and am going 10 DO
Governor four years by their books or
mistake (ipplause)
Now, my time 10 about up, lust want
10 eay one thing more, That IL, that
had hoped, | earnestly hope, that Judge
Foraker will tell us whether no ls for or
against prohibition. loud and contin-
ued applnuse)