The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-01-22
NOTES BY VINCENT.

the shaft, 1t is estimated that when |
the ball reaches the player it will have
a velocity of two miles minute. May
be the fellow will win his bet, but the |
whole thing looks like foolish opera /
ton, and is likely to result in his death |
or serious injury, and the man that
will make such proposition is a good
subject for the fooi-killer. He Graves |
notoriety, and is willing to risk his life |
for it. Captain Webb wanted notori-
ETY. and so attempted to swim the
whirlpool rapids of Niagara Falls, but
he never lived to delight in enjoying
the fame he gsiped. Notoriaty seems
to be the ambition of many a mortal in
this world. If it can not be acquired
in any other way they are willing to
lose their lives for it.
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The printing of speerhes in the Con-
gressioual Record Which were never
delivered, is an abuse. which Congress
is rightly looking into senator Vests
resolution 10 pnt stop Ia this practice
brought to mind all amusing incident
/ that occurred in the House some years
ago. 1t seems that thrifty gentle
man who WAS irreverently called
Bohemian" in order TO earn an hon.
est penny, furnished speeches ON cur.
rent topics, to the state smen, at so
much yard. 1t so happened that
during the pendency of some import
ant measure, member employed this
Bohemian to write him a speech On
the subject. Another member also
wishing to show his constituents thst
he was famous statesman, went to
this same Bohemian for a speech on
the same measure. The consequence
was, the speeches that appeared in the
Record ss coming from these two
members were clothed in exactly the
same language. After this was found
out both members were elected to stay
nj home. and never again were chosen
TO fill the halls of Congress. 1T il es-
timated that during the last four Con
gresses six hundred speeches have been
published in the Record that were
never delivered i'm Congress. 1t is al
abuse that should be abolished. II
furnighes the members q good oppOr'
tunity to publish and circulate cam
paign literature with no expense, ana
by its abolishment many dollars could
be saved to the government.
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The Water Works question is settled
as far as the people are concerned in
their preference for or against it, anG
they have given out that they are de
cidedly in favor of the improvement
1t is more satisfactory to have it thus
and no chance will be given in thu
future for the opposers of the scheme
, to say that it was carried by slim
majority, and thus not fully expressing
, the will of the tax payers. think III
Opposers were unnecessarily frighten
ed at what they called excessive taxa
ton, and did not consider the matte
, in the full light of reason. The.
, seemed TO fear that the whole cos
, would fall upon them individually, AN,
, that the money must be forthcomin.
Immediately. If the matter is man
aged right [ cannot see why the take
will be much in excess of the presen
: figures. Great responsibility nov
, rests on the Council, and it is ,thei
duty to move with prudence. The,
. should I've advised and aided by a com
petent engineer. and should not b,
hasty in any of thir actions. Many
questions will present themselve.
which will need careful consideration
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Last week General Robinson, who
was elected in the Fall by the Repub
licans, entered upon his duties as Sec.
retary of State. Up to the present
time, no one has limited that he re.
tanned as his assistant the Democrats
who have been employed in the office
for the past two years. On the con-
trary, it seems to be understood that
they have all had to go. and Republic
cans have taken their places. The
press of the &. o. p. would lead one to
think that they are model civil service
refOrmers, and do not turn office hold.
srs out of office simply because they
are Democrats. They are making .
great fuss at present because President
Cleveland will turn so many of them
out of Office after March 4th. They
say he ought to be a civil service re-
former, and therefore keep the Repub.
licans in office, The SO called reform
of the sniveling shysters is ridiculous
in the extreme. A certain kind of
civil service reform is all right, and
that ia to turn all the rascals out"
and replace them with honest, capable
and Intelligent Democrats, who have
stood up for maDy years defending the
great principles of the Democratic
party and nobly battling these foes OF
al honest government. The Republi
can idea of civil service reform 10 a
sham.
80
The Farmers of Portage County are
to hold an Institute in Citizens Hall,
next week Thursday aud Friday.
They have prepared an excellent pro-
gram, although seemingly long. These
meetings for mutual discussion among
farmers cannot fail to be of great bene.
fit. They have held two such Insti-
tutes in previous years. and if re.
member rightly the attendance at both
was large. The speakers engaged fol-
this meeting are w. L. Chamberlain
Geo. w. Campbell, Prof. N. S. Town.
send, of Columbus; Rev. A. c. Bar.
rows, of Kent; H. G. Tryon, Lake
County; J. III. Brigham, Master OF
State Grange; J. S. Marin, Tiffin and
local speakers from within the county
Surely every farmer should attend.
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The sudden death of Hon. SchnyIe,