The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-09-24
MOLLY sTAKR's CAPITAL,
Non aud Observations In busy, bustllng
Canton--By u Cleveland special

No aud Observations In Busy bustlins
Canton--By n Cleveland special,
CANTON, o., Sept, lS,-0n travelling
from Cleveland 10 Akron last Thurfd "
1 met nv old friend and former resi-
dent of Cleveland D.. Pxey, now OF
Peninsula. DR.. Pixley IL an old time
Democrat from way back, OF the Jack
sonlan stripe, who believes that ito the
Vict0Ts belong the spOila" The doctor
thinks that the administration does not
move fast enough; he thinks the Presi-
dent should turn out every "0ifNnslye
Republican" and he says there Ia no TX
ception TO the rule, but "every last one
should 20 and good honest Democrats
should take their places"
l asked him II no thought H0adly
would be electedp "Why, certainly"
came the reply, "his majority Will be
twice or three times more than II was
two years ago"
Upon my arrival In this town ! wend
cd my way through the beautiful city
OF manufactures, elegant residences aud
fine churches. Canton has q population
OF about twenty thousand inhabitants
and has the reputation Of being one Of
the richest towns OF its size, II not the
richest, In the State OF OHIO. There are
new manufactures sprinRing up aa
we'll as a number OF flue reei iencfs anc
business blocks. The people are alive
upon the subject OF education and are
building OF sandstone one OF the finest
central high school buildings In the
State. Itg churches will compare In
architecture and otherwise with the very
best churches In Cleveland.
The first man met at the. hotel was
j, p. K0hler Of Akron, Republican can
didate for attorney. general. Mr., Kohler
Ia down here looking alter hiB fences
and explaining TO the people why no
voted for all OF the measures introduced
In the late general assembly whose tend
ency was TO increase taxation and en-
large the local indebtedness OF the state
for which the Leader has accused the
Democratic party of being wholly re-
sp0nsible.
GOVERNOR HoADLY.
Governor Hoadly addressed one OF the
largest meetings ever held In Canton
Thursday evening. IL was estimated
that the hall would hold upward Of Ave
thousand people, and II was packed and
40 many more we're turned away, The
meeting was p, esided over by Captain
Blake, There were noticed on the plat.
form the following old residents and
Democrats Of Stark county: Judge Meyer,
Thomas Mccall, Jacob SherrIck, Dewalt
Smith, George Frank, Daniel T0mbaugh,
Samuel A. 5chranlz, John Alley, Andrew
P0ntinI, John Rooms, Jacob Dagger, John
CaraOn, Jacob Selma achtsnberger, John N,
Shelter, Jeremiah Lind, Solomon Hyatt,
A.W, GOshOrn, Leonard Raber, William II,
Eqsig, William 0ldAeld, A, McGtpgOr
editor VI the CANTON DAILY DEMOCRAT;
CHI riley SthmicE, Ot LeetOnla The
Democr cy Of old Mollie Stark were never
30 aroused 10 the situation as they are
In the present campaign, She Will give
Governor ll0adly MI Increased majority
and return Senator Lewis, John Nc
Bride and l., 0, Cole TO the Legislature
on account OF the magnificent records
made by all Of these gentlemen while
members OF the last legislature.
GOV. H0ADLY's FATHER.
A good story WAS told me to-day about
uOVtTnOT HOhulyb lhlneI, VINO, RTeHl
many years ago. was n justice OF the
peace In the city OF Cleveland. In the
course Of his official life colored man
who was In the employ OF u canal boat
captain, working on the boat, libeled the
boat for wages due. Upon the trial Of
the case the owner OF the boat objected
10 the cOlored mans testifying in the
case, on the ground that tho laws Of the
Safe did not permit c0lOred mans tes'
tifylng against white man, whpreupOn
Judge HOadly took the papers aud looked
them over and found that the case wAa
docketed William Brown w. canal boat
Nancy Lee, He gave his opinion that
there was no law In the State OF Ohio 10
prevent colored mans testimony
against canal boat Judgment for the
plaintiff was rendered accordingly
[Cleyeiand Plain Dealer.