The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-02-04


Legisia has been In session for u
full month
WHAT HAS 1T DoNEf
That Ia a question which the people
have a right 20 ask, and they are entitled
10 an answer,
The Republican papers will take care
not 10 nnuWe or II, and | will try TO DO 80.
To brgln with, the Republicans to
make sure Of a safe majority. turned
out nine Democrats on general charge
Of fraud, without evidence, trial or
hearing
The Legislature then elected John
HhermaI United States Senator.
II passed Xix local aud one general
bill.
Under the instructions Of Indexer
Noyep, tho man who stole the vote OF
Florlda from rilden In 1875, "Geu" Il
P. Kurnedy tried TO abrOgaIe tho State
OOnslitu Ion and declare himself dicta-
tor of the Senate. He succeeded In
blocking the wheels OF Liquidation.
That is the months record OF the John
Sherm an N, yea KEN edy Legislature,
fairly and impnrlially stated.
WHAT HAS IT COST THE PEoPLEp
lnf SUM ~ fVu wv
How 90 the pe0 lle like the work done
and the lrire pal, That ID for them TO
answer h,rraltr
A RELAPSE THREATENED.
The Senate met a. 10 O'clock on Satur-
day, ind immediately adjourned until
io'olurR lO.mOrrOw (ruesdal), In tho
meaut m, tho Conference COMMITTEE
have been Ia session, but IL IN not be-
lleyed q a. they will be able TO patch up
n perlnaueut peace. There IL 10 way
out OF the difll,ulty Except by q com
plete buck dONn on tho part OF the n
publiraua, aud this they say they Will
not agree 10 render under any clrcum'
stanGta WHAT thr Republicans want IL
10 proceed at once as was done In the
House and lufn tho four Senators out on
the strong h Of the Republican charges
without an lnyestlga lou or trial and
with le4s than quorum or votes, al
though the constitution requires other
Wise Tue Democrats insist that lhere
shall b. fun investigation, aud who
ever Il shown TO be elected shall DO
seated. rhs public should understand
lust VIII Il the issue IL on this branch OF
the Case.
VIII 4 rauds were committed by either
or bolh to gangs IN Cincinnati IL
purely u matter OF testimony, ana untll
it is lakrn aud presented, no senator
can undrr az Intelligent verdict, any
more than Juror could Without hear
Ing any evidences In u case which no was
called upon 10 try.
Ihtyr eaid that the chances are that
there viii be no permanent agreement
between he two parties Aud then
wha,2 We Will probably have q repe'
tition OF the scpnOs OF tho past two
weeks, aud d continued deadlock In leg
islatlon. Tho revolutionary Republi-
can D ess may try 10 confuse the min
OF thn 40 % . m tO the real ctnse u the
condition OF Hifiiis, but II will not take
the lntehgenJ men Of both parties very
long to fix the responsibility where "
properly 0elOngs. II an amendment 10
the eler ION laws, and the nee, ssary ap'
Precipitation b lis we're passed, II would
make but H. tle or no difference 10 the
people OF u 0 State, whether the Legis'
iatnre continued In u deadlock or not.
THE PAYNE INVESTIGATION
Up 10 date lye witnesses In the Payne
inyestigal ion have been examined.
unknown oulaide the committee, IL IL
just u little suspicious, however, that
some OF them are being subjected 10 the
bltterest ki0d Of attackafrcm the Doodle
crowd, which would Indicate that eome-
body fears that they know something
and have probably testified TO II, Hon,
l.. O, Cole. who never believed In DOODLE
or Doodle methods, Ia especially picked
upon by the same ducks Whatever Mr.,
Cole testified to may DO relied on as
straight goods.
INTERESTED REPUBLICANS
There arc four or lye prominent Re-
publicans hOvering around the commit
toe In tho Interest Of coal OIL, whose
business II IL TO pooh pooh the idea
that alythiug wrong was done or could
be done. Just why these mon should be
hired 10 come here at this time for this
purpose IA u little peculiOr. Some OF
them were here two winters ago work
Ing againal p0udleton aud Ward. They
afford subject for profound meditG-
tlon. W. A, 4.
COLUMBUS Feb. 2,--Mr. Poormau's bill
TO "rtgu,a,e suffrage, provide Tor the ae-
lection " judgea and clerks 0f elections,
and " dehuB the methods Of conducting
elections aud making returna thereof"
hna passed ite second reading, and IL
upon the desks OF members In printed
form. The bill 10 very long one, GOV.
ering 81 pagoe and 58 sections, and II Ia
Intended 10 repeal II existing laws 70.
lating TO elections aud take thelr place.
or course, the bill embraces and con.
tains many OF the provisions OF the law
now exiating, but 40 whole u coneil.
tutes IN entire new statute. aud IN
modelled after the law In New York and
Illinois.
ITS SALIENT FEATURES.
| shall attempt u brief digest OF Ito
most salient features and provisions,
The present quail lDcatione Of citizenship
and residence Ia continued.
Section provides that qualified cleo
tore In tho employ OF any corporation,
Arm or individual shall be entitled 10
ono hour either between II aud IL
o'clock or Immediately preceding the
close OF the POLLS, TO 20 and vote, and tho
time shall not do deducted from their
pay for that day's work.
Section o provides that each township
containing not more than 400 electors,
M shown by Tho poll book OF the prevl-
oue election, exclusive OF any municipal
corporation within tho township boun.
daries, shall constitute an election dis.
triot. Where there nre more than 400
electors, the township shall DO divided
into two or more election districts and
numbered from one up.
Under section 10, the judges OF cleo
tion In each township ehall meet NJ tho
clerks ofllce on the first Tuesday OF Sep.
tember, aud II necessary divide the
township Into compact election dis.
tricta, by lines Of sections or public