The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-01-14


sformlng and improving Ia thass respects
the industrial interests and bstlsring tho
conditions II tho wage workers Of tho coun'
try
Thought The theory OF our government
recognizes the absolute aud civil aud polit-
ical equality OF AL our citiz3ns without ro-
gard W race or color, This thbory has not,
| however, hal absolute practical application.
There are still a few laws on our statute
books that create unJnst Determinations
based on color They should de swept a way,
| 10 tho enl that our colOrod fellow citizens
may have the same rights AMI tn SIM, ops
| portnnill1s Tor education anl saIf elevation
and the enjoyment Of the rights OF citlzon'
ship thai otner c,llans have This Is due 10
them they nave earnal it
"Durlng the recent canvass ono OF thA qies-
tions tnat largely engaged the attention OF
| mo people was what should be dono with re-
| spact 20 Tho liquor traliie, This question Is
! II tni gritIuiL importance, but " H. 40 ra'
! lHtd lu pHuJlu habits and private morals
~ Ia roll'r iu imposs hle 10 ma 80 N pOlt-
1 oal quei.iOn In the ord nary s'nss AMI OK,
porlun't hns taught In our own state aud
o.hm3 thtt 70 should not be n parry question
M any b'ii', Tho oYilS Of this bislhasS arc
Of ano' ohlrn0 or thpC good men OF all par
lloi hlllll a.ill n}Hller for their suppress
sion, nni 10 l. IlIrl Dho tins hts at last
com Nlou tnty ~ do 40, For II any
ihils hH b''l AG % n1llshad by tha Discus
, sluu, We have h NJ, ~ lS that th,re shall no
long r DO troo ira 10 for this traG In Ohio,
ritntr b5 th, ubsenci Of al legislation or by
wat 'ltllly detrimental TO ial intorests
OF th' nla aud ths morals OF Jhl people,
ONLY snch legislation 40 there Ii no public
sentmel. tp llpOrL such was tho plat
form OF lhi party that prevailed nt our last
4 o,octiom " was clearly announced anl em'
phatIoaly endora,l, There should bo
therefore, an immediate en0ctment OF
efficient m 'nHuraa b. prevent an huppreM
tho evils OF intompeRnca, in'lu ling Ihe im'
! position OF tax upon tho business where
ever carried on
"fhorp has been much said roeontly, OIL
callY aud otherwise, la favor Of selling,
Leasing or In some way abiud inng tho ca
mails, The ground for this Ii alleged Goon.
Omy, the lnot boing rolled upDn 10 IN dntlin
tho claim tnat the receipts from this source
arc less than tho expenditures
"lt N always both right an1 duty 10 be
economical IN private ~ well M pubic af-
fairs but II does not follow that all should be
done that may bo ashal In tho nlmo OF this
virtue 10 dit'rmine whOthOr or not ocon-
Omy requires tho abinlonmont OF tho canals
you should lOOK beyond the dirBot receipts
aud expenditures on tholr account, Whils
p0rdons of those canals may DO unlmportant
aud prutltost yet u should 40 remembered
That IN 10 Other portions tnere ara millions
uf dollars invested Ia manufacturing
Establishments that have boon built
up along thoir binks because Of tho cheap
transportation 0nl tho valuable water power
they afford, from which property the state
derives large annual incom BY taxation
by theS, industries thousands ot lnbOrors
are given r0muntratiyo omplo imint aud all
tho surr1un lug farm property ia greatly
enhanced IN value by ths homo markets
tnua created Tor agricultural products,
Thore n also oitalllah,l a largo domestic
commerce, ana there N occasional a vast
0hoapnnlng Of tho rntaa of freight trans.
portat1n that N felt not simply along th,
lines OF thos, waterways, buJ throughout
tho state Tho abandonment Of tho canals
would minn 10 n large measure the loss OF
all this, aud such loss could scarcely bo
OVorostimatel 10 IA manifest that II would
be many tunes greater tnau thl difnronco
botwegn tnt receipts aud expenditure, rO-
forrld 10 above
"fhO duty N the hOalth ollloors above
spoken Of with respect 10 this canal, an1
tho important service 10 tho public which II
IL In their powor 10 ronlor, IN TYPICAL Of tho
importance to tn0 state at large Vt u state
board OF h ialth,
"Aa We grow in population, tho necessity
FOR such board increases Our general
sanitary condition IL always important, but
II IL probably mora than usually 30 nj this
particular tmo For Ia addition 10 the or
dinary lDi0ctious uni contagious diseases 10
which wo arc constantly oxpoipl, there aro
many who foir wo will DO vislo b. oholora
during tho coming summer Otbors think
thoro IL no such danger, But however this
may bo, ~ " both pru lent AMI duty 10
provide ~ W III NJ possible against probable
dangers, Tor tho protection OF tho ife aud
death Of the people II is bad policy 30 delay
such legislation until emergencies against
which u would nrovldp shall have arlasn.
Governor loLdly, always kind and gonor
Gus, was never moro no than ho hqa boon 10
bis successor II woull bo pleasure 10
thank him for this undor any clrGum dances,
but II IA especially No when II N recalled
that Notwithstanding wO have opposed each
other In two heated political contests not
single unkinl or offensive word has vet
been uttered by either OF tho olhor Tho
friendship OF years seems 10 have boon madO
only stronger by tho tosta 10 which II has
boon subjected, aud no ono moro earnestly
than / ontcrtains tho hopo that there arc in
store Tor nv distinguished predecessor many
years of llfo, health and happiLMa 10 b,
spent In wider folds Of usefulness aud honor
than any he has heretofore opcunlNln