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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-04-02
BOOM THE TOWN.

| One of the most important Offices in
this city Is the Street Commissioner
An efficient Street Commissioner can
really DO as much, If not more, for the
city than the Mayor. Let us briefly
| illustrate case In point. For the past
Two weeks syndicate of capitalists
have been negotiating for the purchase
| or the canton Electric Railroad. AL
negotiations were finally concluded fol
! the purchase, and all the details agreed
upon.
The gentlemen composing the syndi-
were in Canton on Friday last and the
| final papers we're to be signed, transfer.
ring a majority of the stock of the road
to q syndicate of capitalists from Tole-
do, Bettsville, and other points in
Northwestern Ohio.
Among those IN the syndicate was
Chas. Van Hoesen, of Toledo, who
brought his wife to Canton to see his
future home, as Van Hoesen was to be
Secretary of the new company. TIC
make long story short Mrs. Var
Hoesen broke up the whole deal. She
said she would not live in town with
such deplorable streets, and the syndi-
cate left Canton on the $50 p. m train
or Friday night, with the deal off
We have time and again called at
tention to the Importance of street
improvements in Canton, in the line OF
substantial pavements, to lift us out OF
the mud. We have also time and again
urged the Importance of street cleaning,
and now with an election pending for
Street Commissioner, 1t is certainly
timely to observe that we should have
Street Commissioner who will attend
to our streets. The present condition
of some of our streets Is both deploT
able nd disgraceful There is conceded
to be an abatement of typhoid fever in
this city, since we have substituted
sewers for cess-pools. And yet ap.
peals are now being made to Cautan
tax payers, for po itical advantage,
because we are taxed for sewers
The same is true of the pavements now
constructed. The Democratic City
Council is subjected to abuse of the
worst sort, in all the wards of the city
because, in obedience to what they sup
posed was a universal demand, they
have been endeavoring to lift Canton
out of the mud and place 1t on a sub
stantial and enduring foundation. The
condition of affairs in Canton at this
time is one to be seriously considered,
from a business and not partisan
stand point. 1t concerns very deeply
and vitally our hou-e owners, our bust
ness men, manufacturers, and last and
more important than all, our real estate
men. Canton must be made desira-
BILE city to live in, as we'll as to make
money in, If we are to advance In the
future and grow in wealth and strength
These are questions, now confronting
us, of more moment than the salaries
of few municipal officers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-04-02
DIsINTEREsTED VIEW OF AssAs
SINATION.
From the Canton Leader.

The Leader has no sympathy with
the personal attacks made upon indi-
viduals by the NEws-DEfoCRAT. But
Messrs. Melllnger and Daugherty have
adopted a decidedly poor method of
suppressing these attacks. They pro-
pose to curtail the freedom of the press
Dy intimidation and violence. They
have proved themselves cowardly as
sassins at heart. They are not willing
to submit their case to adjustment ac-
cording to law, but propose to take the
law into their own hands. There is not
true journalist in America that will
justify or tolerate any such high. hand
ed proceedings. The press must be free
within the limits of righteous and
clearly defined laws, which are appli-
cable to all. Whenever newspapers
transgress these laws let them be pun
ished according to law; but sore. headed
politicians can never suppress the truth
by abusive epithets nor with bludgeons
or reVolvers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-04-02

ROGER @. MILLS makes very valua.
BILE contribution to the April Forum on
q defective Census" The article
shows great research, fortified by sta
tistics that cannot be controverted and
goes far to maintain the suspicion, ex-
listing from the first that the eleventh
census, as manipulated by the present
administration would prove partisan
raid on the right representation. BY
incorrect returns Texas has been de-
prived of, at least, three representatives
In congress and three votes in the cleo
toral college. In the states of the North
and West the federal census exceeds the
schools census by about 10000, while
In the South the school census exceeds
the federal census by 100000. Fair
returns would make our population
65, 100000, instead Of 62,662, ,250 by the
Porter estimate.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-04-02

Mr.. JOSIAH HARTZELL is authority
for the statement that our sewers are a
success. Mr.. Hartzell is recognized as
a very intelligent citizen, and he has
given this matter great deal of atten-
ton. Leading physicians in Canton
say the general health of Canton has
been improved by our sewers. There is
less malaria, less typhoid fever, less
pneumonia. Up to date we have had
less grippe than many other cities of
our size. If we could have our streets
kept clean, with good surface drainage,
Canton would become one of the health.
lest cities in the United States. We
should certainly take no step backward
in the line Of solid and substantial
street paving.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-04-02
THE REP. ON ASSASSINATION.

The Evening Repository last evening
expressed it views editorially on the
subject of assassination.
III we can properly interpret these
views, it is this. The Rep. does not
favor assassination, but has not
the courage to condemn It,
It asserts that the editor of
the NEws-DEMoCRAT is commenting
rpon the outrage for the purpose OF
gaining sympathy and making political
capital. We happen to know that all,
or nearly all, of the respectable Repub-
licans of this city, consider this matter
entirely outside and above all political
considerations.
The right of a citizen to pass up and
down our streets unmolested is right
that involves all the sacredness that
surrounds citizenship, and when that
right is interfered with, whether by in
suit OF personal violence, 1t becomes a
question that touches the heart of
society.
Nothing in citizenship is more sacred
OF more vital.
The Rep recommends that the sub
ject be dropped. We are glad to know
that the views of the Rep. on this ques-
tion are not endorsed by good citizens
generally, either Democrats or Repub-
licans
We are glad to know that party lines
in Canton will not be divided on the
question of assassination.
Since the Rep. editorial appeared,
quite number of Republicans, (all of
our best citizens) have urged the editor
of this paper to prosecute this attempt
at assassination to the end of the law.
We hope the Rep. will not attempt to
show that the arrest of criminal,
who, with an accomplice, (both armed)
makes an assault upon peaceful and
unarmed citizen on the streets of Can
ton, is a political question.
Under no circumstances will the
News DEMOCRAT attempt to make it
a political question.
AS soon as convenient after the at
tempted assassination, we sent re-
porter to interview the Republican
candidate for mayor, Mr.. Ramsey, and
we printed exactly what he said on that
subject.
At the time we expressed regret that
he had no views of the subject that he
was willing to proclaim, but we have
been careful not to further criticise
him for his opinions.
We leave that entirely for citizens,
generally.
1t will be sad day for Canton when
political parties divide on the question
of assassination.
1t might as well be understood now
that Gen. Sherwood proposes to prose-
cute every man connected with this in
famous and cowardly assault to the
fullest extent of the law, When the law
fails to mete out justice to a criminal
will be time enough to talk about
other means of redress.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-04-02
ATTENTION DEMOCRATS.
All elections are important.

All elections are important.
The present election is important to
every Democrat in Canton in a good
many respects.
1t deeply concerns the future of the
Democratic party of Stark county.
1t Is too important, in a party sense,
to let any personal feeling or disap.
pointment swerve any true Democrat
from his duty to his party and to his
State. Don't get fooled with any plea
yune side issue. The Democratic party
expects every man to do his duty.
There was never time in the history
of this country when the Democratic
party was as strongly intrenched in the
popular heart as now; and there was
never time when the Republican party
was as weak. Hence (do you hear) now
is the time to stand by The good old ship
for next year we shall reach safe har
Dor, by the shores ofa land overflowinp
with milk and honey.
Vote the Democratic ticket.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-04-02
TIE talk of tbe Soclxless larry S;mn.

THE talk of the Sockless Jerry Simp-
son Congressman from the 7th Kansas
district) In favor of Ex-senator Ingalls,
is quite significant. Simpson says
ingalls, will be all right in the future.
This means that Ingalls, will quit the
Republican party and fall in with the
new farmers movement, which seems
now likely to sweep Kansas, Iowa,
Minnesota, Nebraska, and many other
western States this year. All accounts
seem to agree that ingalls, has soured
on the Republican party. The Repub.
licons cannot afford to lose many men
like ingalls,, and Senator Stewart of
Nevada and Plumb of Kansas.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-04-02

PROF. MONROE, of Oberlin College,
professor of political economy Qf that
is what you call it) is not in sympathy
with the so-ealled principles of the Mc.
Kinley tariff. 1t is little too much,
even for 0berlin. Prof. Monroe says:
"In a country of large natural re-
sources for production which have
mainly continued undeveloped on ac-
count of the dearness of capital and
labor, especially skilled labor, would
have the government impose upon i'm
ported articles protective duties suflic-
lent in amount to make up for the dis
advantage to which the country is sub
jected in its commercial intercourse
with nations where capital and labor
are cheaper. Such duties continued SO
long and only so long as may be neces-
sary by putting the country upon terms
of fair competitive equality with ma
tiops of earlier development would en-
able 1t to utilize its resources, to start
new Industries, to employ labor and to
find paying market for its manufac-
lures"
In commenting on this the Oberlin
correspondent of the Plain Dealer says:
"This doctrine is considered to be as
liberal as that of Roscher, the great
German free trader"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-04-02

PROFESSOR ANDERSON, of Wiscon-
sin, who was minister to Denmark dur
ing the Cleveland administration, and
has large influence with the Scandina-
vians OF the Northwest, in an interview
at st. Louis says that he regards Wis
consin as safely Democratic for 1892.
"The Mckinley bill did the business
that is, a Democratic majority of 10000
last fall. AS to the other Northwestern
States he says: ~ have travelled ex-
tensively in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebras.
ka and the two Dakotas, where the
Farmers Alliance is very strong, and
where it has made as great progress as
in Kansas. These States were Repub-
lican, and the members of the Alliance
are drawn from the Republican party.
If the Alliance does not put up Pres
idential ticket, the majority of their
number will vote the Democratic ticket
in 1892 They are in entire sympathy
with the Democratic party on the one
principal issue-the tariff. If the cam
paign is fought on that issue, the vic
tory is assured. Then will be time
enough to take up the silver question
and other financial matters"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-04-02
,HE old soldiers are rapidly muster-

THE old soldiers are rapidly muster
ing on the other shore, much more rap.
idly than people realize. We notice 1t
more particularly when the command
ers die, though on the muster roll In the
other camp epaulettes do not count
They are all privates over there, and
there is only one Captain of Salvation,
They are going over, regiments a
month. Chaplain Collier remarked In
his lecture in Memorial hall last week
that 1900 Ohio soldiers have died since
the beginning of this year, Itseems in.
credible. The ranks are sadly reduced
and there are no recruiting stations on
this side.-[ Toledo Bee.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-04-02

NINE.TENTHs of Ohio Democrats
hold that Governor Campbell has made
splendid executive, think he Is en-
titled to denomination and believe he
will be re- elected And they are going
to make him the candidate without any
trouble. This is exactly the situation.
--[Steubenville Gazette.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-04-02
HERE il another La prinne

HERE Is another la grippe microbes
The American wool reporter, a protec-
tion authority, says that owing to the
increased price Of carpets, on account
of the Mckinley raise of the tariff on
wool, the sales of carpets this spring
have been largely reduced. Logic of
this is this: Less wool sold, less car
pets made. less carpet makers employed.
The result is. reduction of wages under
closer competition, and large number
of men thrown out of employment.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-04-02

SENATOR PALMER Of Michigan is stead
ily growing in public favor as a presiden'
tiai candidate next year, lie Is a strong
man. Elgin News.
You probably mean Gen. Palmer OF
Illinois. No one ever heard of Ex-Sen-
ator Palmer as a strong man, only as
his great wealth made him strong with
the Michigan legislature.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-04-02
WE are in receipt of the yery

WE are in receipt Of the very valua-
BILE address of Ex-Governor Ashley, of
Toledo, before the Ohio Republican
league, ON the life and character of
Abraham Lincoln. 1t is valuable be-
cause it is a sincere testimonial from a
statesman who knew Abraham Lincoln
we'll, and who was associated with him
intimately and conspicuously in the
great ordeal through which he passed,
as President of the United States, when
we had no United States. Ashley Is a
ripe and able man, and he has given US
q document of enduring value.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-04-02

THE Episcopal church gets Roland for
its Oliver, as II were. Mr.. MacQueary goes
into the Unitarian church, and Oliver
Kingsley Glover Ave years a Unitarian
preacher, graduate OF Meadyiile semi
nary, goes into the Episcopal church, the
result OF study OF Scriptures under q new
light. Thus is the balance preserved
youngstown Telegram, >.
This is not an accurate inference. If
Mace Queary weighs 40 lbs. and Glover
only i47 how can a balance be pre-
aaruad
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-04-02

TAKE the country over, and every
city that stops improvement stops
growth. When tree stops growing 1t
commences to get the dry rot. The way
to boom a city Is to improve 1t. Let us
have no back action movement In Can
ton this spring.
Vote the Democratic ticket.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-04-02

BISMARCK says the Mckinley bill has
gone too far, as excessive protection of
the manufacturers is antagonistic tothe
farmers. Bismarck seems to under
stand the American situation better
than his self-styled pupil.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-04-02

GEN. EDWARD S. BRAGG, of Wiscon-
sin, who commanded the immortal
Iron Brigade" during the war is dan
gerously i'll at Los Angeles, Cal. He
has served three terms In Congress and
was minister to Mexico under President
Cleveland,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-04-02

Salvation Oil, the greatest cure on earth
for pain will always give relief at once. II
will positively cure rheumatism If used as
per directions. 25 cents.
Good advice. If you have friend with
a cough or cold, tell him TO try DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-04-02
Pilesi PilesI Pilesl

Loose's Red clover pile remedy, 10 a
positive specific for all forms OF the dis
ease. Blind, Bleeding, Itching, Ulcerat-
ed and Protruding Piles. No cure no pay.
Price tcents. For sale by all druggists.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-04-02

THE Alliance Board Of Trade has ap-
pointed committee TO look after Sc
curing the proposed new insane asy--
lum. Why not put q roof over the Re-
view editor and call him an asylum p
Massillonian.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-04-02

THE Republican situation is easily
explained. The party has exhausted the
last dollar in the treasury aud raised
taxes to the last point of endurance.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-04-02
6ick Headache.

Loose's red clover pills cure sick Heao
ache Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Constipa
ton, 26 cents per box, boxes or 81. 30
sale by all druggists.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-04-02

BABY MCKEE's aunts are to give
place to Baby McKee's pants"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-07-18
Sinking of a Mine.

WILKEsBARgE, Pa, July 18-A disastrous
cavern occurred st an early hour yesterday morn
ing st No. 2 mine Of the Kingston Coal Company
at EdwardsYille. large part OF the mine wSs
abandoned several years ago, and of ato
several slight caves have occurred, bnt the one Of
this morning will rank as one of the most exten.
alive snd disastrous that ever occurred in .Lis re.
gioa. very large area of tho workings must
have fallen in, FOR on the surface about FIVE acroG
were affected. The ground went down With a
crash shout three o'clock when the people were
all in bed. The houses rocked as ifby an earth
quake. Many wore partly torn to pieces and the
walls split. In all about twsnty houses wero sf-
fected. Thelr inmates ruahed out in tho widest
alarm, not waiting to dress ;h:m Gives aid carry
ing thcir childien and most va!uab houzebcld
goode The first shock was succeeded by another
settlement more violent than the fr.t. The
ground sank in great holes and split in chssms in
al direction Four houses went down in heaps
of ruinz.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-07-18
Negroes in Southern Cities.

The St Louis Republic sees ia the tendency Of
eouthsrn negroes to flick to cities and towns a
source OF serious evil to them as well as TO the
public st large 1t not only deplee5 the rural dis
tricts OF labor, bnt By overcrowding uEbsn com
munitics is prolific OF restitution, disease and
cr!m'. "msny negro men in cities who ccu'd be
useiu tille,s of the sol, says theRepnjlc, do not
hesitate 20 live on :he scanty earnings OF women
sad become idlers, drnnkards and gamblers
lhildren bonn OF those who have sunk to the low
est level OF tho social scale tainted with the
diseases OF degradation and die OF these dsesses,
rapidly developed by neglect and confederation.
There are of course many intelligent and worthy
colored people In the towns and cities, bat it can
scarcely be dered that there is very large per.
csntago who wouid be far better eff had thoy re-
NAMED in tho country. In the Campaign years
they are sought out By white politicians and
voted but otherwise they are sllozei to indulge
their strong INCLINATION to scgregste themselves
As rule, tho white people who would ike TO d
something for their elevation are too ignorsnt OF
their disposition and habits to roach them. This
ought not TO 90 so, and probably it will not con-
lioue for the 'Dirkest Africa Of the great cities
ia lower Afric. than that 10 which benevolent
America has sent so mnch money for misslo os"
After awh TO- perhaps, tho colorcd people will ilnd
out for themselves that their opportunities OF
leading well-o rdered, comfortable lives and OF
rearing their children to rospectsbility and good
habits are greater In country than in town, and
the evil will gradually be corrected to greater
or less degree. IL is doubtful IL anything could
be MORO fatal to them So q race thln the pres5ni
drift to tho citics.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-07-18
VEaIaIs HSwe.

Congressman O'Ferral lie Ill o. his real
dance In Harrisonbur
Capt. Bartlett Davis, aged 20 year5, died
at Fasmyille yesterday.
Buchanan street residents bitterly oppose
the csematory IL Richmond.
An unknown oolored mac, while bathing
N Roanoke ycstaday afternoon, wse
drowned.
TIE Doueherty -Wongo priz, fight is to
coma off on Tuesday morning within TWEEN
ty miles of Norfolk.
Hon. Thomas e. Bocock, eI-Spalker OF
the Confederate Congress, Is seriously i'll at
his home in Appomattox county.
Montpelier has been made the end OF o
division OF the Virginia Midland railroad.
A telegraph Office he's been opened there
General Wade Hampton has accepted sn
invitation to preads at the unyeiing OF the
Jackson monument Tuesday next at Lex.
ingtoD.
A large representation of the Confederate
Army and Navy Society o! Maryland will
be at the unwilling Of the S.onewal Jackson
statue at Lexington Tue day next.
Ia Amherst county the residence OF b. @.
Joyner was burned yesterday. Miss Helen
Joyper jumped from g wincov and sus-
ained irjuries which caused her death.
at S.aunton on Thursday E. W. Perry,
son OF the late Ex-Governor Perry, of Florida,
took dose OF aqua ammonia, which at the
time was supposed to be aromatic spirits OF
ammonia, and is in critical condition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-07-18
An Indiana Snake Story.

PORTLAND Ind, July Is -Roadmaster
Gigbse, who il ln charge Of the work on the
Lake E,is and Western Railroad grade al
this place, noticed a oommotion among .
number OF cattle near the track Thursday
afternoon. To ascertain the cause he pre-
csaded up ravlne where ne found mon.
ster serpent that had four or five OF it's collie
about smell tree. Its head was twelve
feet 10 the air and moving 10 circle. The
portion of i;s body TO bs sean was ut least
% feet In eugtb, and judging from the REL
stive size that WAS little more than hslfits to-
tai stretch. The body was ola dark brown
color, with white throat, 'snd the upper part
OF the mouth was covered with fringe of hair sew
eral inches in length. While the ierrifed road
mastor was thinking how he could escape the SER
pent it took it's coils from the tree, slid to the
ground and glided up the gully. Higbee was 81.
most psralyzed whom he re,ched the place where
his men were at work. Hesays he felt az il his
limbs we're asleep and refused to do their duty.
Farmers In the vicinity have been missing
calves, hogs and sheep for the last six weeks and
it Is now supposed that the serpent has been car
rying them away.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-07-18
Murdered by Her Lover.

HANOVER, N a., July IS As Miss
Christie Warden, accompanied by her
mother aud sitter, was returning oa foot to
their home near here at late hour las.
night, Frank Almy, .jscted suitor, jump
ed into the road and seiz9d Christie. The
mother and sister attempted to defend her,
when Almy fred at them but missed. He
then dragged his victim into the bushes and
shot her twice through the head, one shot
tearing out her Left eye. Miss Warden was
q beautiful and most estimable young
woman, and was popular teacher