The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-01-19

future to see this state gridironed with
country electric railroads and he argues
that, inasmuch az the state has a sys-
tenn of canals that seemed to have out
lived their usefulness, it might very
easily go into the business Of equipping
many of the highways with few of
these electric railroads by way of giving
the plan the necessary initial impetus,
Many of the members and senators
are
beginning to Wake Up
on the canal question, all realizing that
something ought to be done with th
that are now described as four-foot
bitches.
Representative Griffin will in the near
future introduce Joint resolution ask
ing congress to pass the Nicaraguan
canal bill. Mr.. Griffin believes that the
United States ought, not only for bust
ness reasons but because it is necessary
for this country to look ahead for its
own defense in case of war, TO own
This canal. The Nicaragua canal will
save every ship that sails from New
York to San Francisco 10000 miles Of
travel 1t is the only place in the whole
system of mountains from Alaska to
Patagonia, where the depression is low
enough to permit of building a canal.
There is very strong feeling in the
legislature in favor of this project, and
in all probability the resolution will go
through.
The matter of passing resolutions ask
ing congress to do this, that and the
other thing, doesn't meet with very high
favor Just now. The idea seems to be
abroad that congressman get $1,000 a
year each for their work, and members
of the Ohio legislature only get 5000 for
the same length of time, and probably
they, the congressman, know as much
about the bills before them as does the
Buckeye assembly.
Judge Dickman, of the supreme
court, told me a story on this subject
that seems to be very apropos at this
time
"When l was a member of the legis-
lature in 1862" said the judge, 1--WE did
little else than pass resolutions instruct
ing our congressman and senators what
to do on matters that came before
them. There seemed to be no end of
our resolutions and very few laws were
passed. Finally Ben Wade said that if
the Ohio legislature would quit passing
resolutions instructing him what to do
and mind its own business, it would
probably be just as we'll"
Farmers Institute.
The farmers held their annual insti-
tute in the assembly rooms of the house
and senate the other day. The chief
thing about these meetings was the dis
play of the lack of unanimity on the
subject of roads.
They all seemed to think that good
roads were absolutely necessary, but
many of the speakers called attention to
the fact that the kicker was always
abroad in the land when new roads
were desired, and therefore it seemed
impossible to make the reform progress.
And then there seemed to be an alb.
sence of harmony among the delegates
present as to just what was necessary to
cause good roads to be built. Indeed,
there was a wide divergence as to what
good roads really are.
To Change the Time of Paying Taxes.
A bill has been presented to make the
time of paying taxes in January and
July, instead of December and June, as
is now the case. If the readers OF this
paragraph want this change to be made,
or do not want it to be made, it might
be we'll to make the fact known to their
representative.
A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE.