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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-21
Woman PoliticsY Certainly.

The advent of women into politics in
Ohio can easily he momentous matter
before We are through with it. So far,
it is true, they can only show their prem
tce hands in little school board cleo
tons. But the thin end of the wedge
has been inserted and who can say that
public opinion will not drive it home to
full fruition before a half dozen years
have rolled around. At present many
people are Indifferent about the stua-
ton, others are amused, others have no
more opinions than they have on other
public questions, being mere camp fol-
lowers. But the few who reflect and
philosophize-the makers of public opin-
ion, who are always in the minority, as
Matthew Arnold pointed out when in
this country in his lecture on "Num-
bers''-those persons are alert to the
situation and keenly realize that per-
haps new political epoch, with greatly
modified social conditions as conse-
quence, is upon us.
Speaking for ourselves-it is too early
in the game for segreation to have taken
place SOFA man can know his political
bedfellow is on this question. We vel.
come the sisters with open arms. This is a
time-honored political metaphor and if
the women want to take up politics they
must not start out by obiecting to the
tools of the trade. We not only thus
htti OF gtn hNrt 40
innovation and see good results easily
possible in the near future from these
new political movements. There is no
reason under heaven why they should
not vote. They have wit, and sense and
sound discretion in many matters of
equal moment, and above these admira-
BILE qualities, we believe they not only
have higher municipal and political
ideal than many of their male compan-
ions, but the honesty to vote for their
convictions. What more can be desired
in voters?
Those who are in an adverse state OF
mind on the question we are afraid are
too largely creatures OF precedent
Things never were so, ergo, they never
should he so. But that is an unsound
conclusion from a sound premise. Al
/ the boasted advances of this century dc
violence to such a conclusion. We are
going forward, not backward. The
women of teudal times were slaves; thos,
of today give the delightful touches t.
existence that make life worth living
while those of the future, if the worlC
wags on at the gait she has been going
are likely to be our political mentors il
lifting humanity into higher plane o
existence, by helping us solve some o
the many hard social problems tina
weigh us down in such discouragini
way today.
Womenin politics? Certainly. Here
to the success of the movement, and al
other movements that look to making
the world better place to live in.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-21

in the Pttt ranks 1t looks very much as
If MayorStrong woald succeed in doing
nothing more than COW bitter dissen-
sions inl his party. The political boss
who has successfully fought his way
through eleven state conventions,
several national conventions, Gn
one Of which John Sherman
SAYS his nomination was prevented by
the New York man, and has several
times whipped out the reform element
in his own party, headed by the Union
League club of New York city,-to say
nothing of his nomination of Gen lIarri-
son AMI, more lately, of Governor Nor
ton--is not likely to be downed very
easily by the ex-Mansfeld citizen who
just now occupies the mayors chair of
the metropolis. 1t is a very pretty fight
in which our sympathies, of course, are
actively enlisted for the Ohio man and
against political bossism, but we never.
theless predict success for Platt and a
split in the party as the chief result of
this attempt to transplant McKinleyism
in New York.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-21
Acrowninp success.

C.E, DeVos, editor Of the Cooperville (Mich.)
Observer, isaworthy of what push and
energy, with keen business prOpensities, will
accomplish. In, conversation with your CORE
sp0ndent, Mr.. DeVos said: 81 was born in
Keene, Canada, in 1855. In 1857 migrated
with my parentstO Pella Iowa, received com
mon school education, drifred into the printing
business, and removed TO Battle Creek, Mich,
where became foreman Of the large printing
house Of Gage & Son. i recently purchased the
paper OF which am now editor. MY life work
has been very cOnfningand exacting, and as a
result my health gave out and broke down
with nervous exhaustion and sleeplessness. /
was in such condition that could not sleep
until completely worn out, my appetite failed
me and had to choke down what little | did
eat. About two months ago my attention was
directed TO pr Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer and
concluded TO try it. IL HAD wonderful effect
on me; in few nights was able to get all the
sleep needed, my appetite returned and became
as ravenons as u VOLTS, my weight increased
twelve pounds, my mind became clear and ae-
tive, IN fact l was restored 10 health, and
look and feel an entirely different man." In
quiry and observation has proved DR.. Wheel
ers Nerve Nitalizer to be u truly wonderful
cure for all nerve troubles, such as nervous
prostFation, spasms, fits, mental depression,
exhausted vitality. dependency and sexual
general debility. For sale by r. II. Barr, n,
?, shanafelt and all druggists,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-21

TnR late DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes
left an estate appraised at S72,l The
inventory has been filed in the Suffolk
Mass. probate office. The personal es-
tate is estimated at $G7 ,ll7, aud the real
at 5000. A copyright owned by the
deceased is put in as of unknown value.
The personal property consists princi'
pally of stocks and bonds. The value of
the books in the library and reception
rooms of the residence is fixed at SSOi
Considering what an enthusiastic book
lover the poet was and how long he had
been collecting literary treasures his
library collection, says one of his adj
mirers, is surprisingly small and yet it
appears to have answered all the pur-
poses for which the versatile owner cared
10 Use it. The "Autocrat" evidently
discrirninated between library and
a mere storage room for printed mat
ter and found its utility as the
working tools of literary man depend
ed on its quality instead of its quantity,
on selectiyeness rather than compre'
hensiyeness Few men could select
books more intelligently than DR..
Holmes or make a better use OF them,
and vet many OF his associate professors
In Harvard have no doubt more books
In each Of their respective specialties
han lac did altogether.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-21
The Gain of the Good.

1t is a matter of regret that the mag
nifcent sermon delivered by Rev
Mr.. Edmonds Sunday morning
at the First Methodist church could not
have been heard by every man, woman
and child in Stark county.
How often have we all heard the ques-
ton, does it pay to do good? Many
a man and woman has mentally asked
this question and had wrestle with
the conscience in consequence. Rev.
Mr.. Edmonds answered this question,
although it was not his text, in the two
meanings of the word pay. SO faI as fl
nancial gain is concerned by being good
the preacher said that honesty, ecOno-
my and thrift would get money and
wealth for the bad man as well as for
the good; that the christian has no mo-
nopoly on wealth simply because
of his acknowledgement Of Christ; and
that no man need think it will pay, fl
nancially, to be good unless he employ
the means Cf acquiring wealth, namely
thrift and economy.
The world is full of good men and
women who have fallen far short of theil
youthful ideal The world is full o.
Christ following men and women who
hardly know where the next meal is tC
come from. And in this connection thu
preacher cited the ease of Our Savio
who had not a place to lay his head, anC
who in death had TO be laid in the toni
of friend. Here was an example o
Christianity where it did not pay in tn,
common significance of the word, anC
there are hundreds Of cases today.
Rev. Mr.. Edmonds thoroughly dis
I PEELED the notion that to he good mean
riches and wealth, of material nature
lie pointed out clearly that the bad mar
acquired riches Just as easily as the GOO
man. But he also brought out the beau
tiful thought that the gain to the goo
came in that world not made by hands
immortal in the Heavens.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-21
Iron Rules-The Business Outlook.

The prospects for 1895 being a good
business year in the iron trade seem to
be getting brighter as the days go by, and
as the iron trade is, so is general trade
and business The "Iron Age" of New
York, the leading authority on the iron
industry of this country, in an editorial
article on "lmproying Prospects, thus
refers to the outlook for the near future
"The west responds bravely to the east
in the matter of large contracts for rolled
products. The 5000 ton contract for
the Blackwell's Island bridge. between
New York city and Long Island, is near
ly matched by an elevated railroad con
tract about to be placed in Chicago The
year thus starts of well in great un.
dertakings, which will absorb much mill
capacity. In the matter of tonnage 1898
is exceedingly promising. A very great
deal of work is. i'm sight, which is of a
character indicating growing confidence
in the future.
"This is shown by the revival in lake
shipbuilding, a direction in which large
tonnage of iron and steel will be required.
The energies Of the nation are awaken
ing, and work will not be confined, as in
the immediate past, to the smallest pos
sible reparation Of waste. 1t would moi
be surprising to see much larger move
ment in the steel rail trade than any
body at present anticipates. Inquiries
of officials of numerous small railroad
systems disclose the fact that they ex
pect to buy this year from three to foul
times as many rails as last year.
Railroads which have purchased only
5000 tons in 1894 will this year take no
less than 10000 tons. MiscellaneouI
metal products will, in almost ever,
case, show considerable growth this yea
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-21

IF the Salvation army comes to Cam
ton it should meet with hearty vel
come, for if there he one sociological
proposition of recent introduction, the
truth whereof can be confidently at.
irmed. it is that the modern salvation
army is a mighty power for good. The
great audiences its honored founder,
Gen. Booth, drew in the United States
and Canada during lis receit tour,
spoke emphatically Of the changed rela.
tons between the people and the army
which of late years has assigned the
army an honorable position next the
churches in the possession of religious
workers. The good the army has &C.
complished in the slums of London, New
York and many other large cities-for
its work is spreading over
the entire civilized worlds
little short of marvellous, Those
who were fortunate enough to hear one
or more of Gen. Booths eloquent and
interesting addresses, will appreciate this
bold statement of fact at something like
its real value. The truth is, as an organ
izer and an evangelist, Gen. Booth is Il
great genius-one of the grandest men of
the age. "By their fruits ye shall know
them. -
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-21
McKinler,s Friend strong.

The best office Mayor Strong, of York,
had at his disposal was the Commissioner
of Public Works with its long roll of use
full employees lie first offered it to Gen.
Anson 6. McCook, of Steubenville, o.,
his most intimate political friend, and
late secretary of the United Statessenate,
who declined it. Then Platt, the repub-
lican boss, who, as United States Sena-
tor, resigned when Conkling did, thought
he had things all fixed for Fred Grant,
who, not having had public treat in
his mouth since his return from Austria,
thinks it is time he is again being taken
care Of, But Mayor Strong quietly and
very unexpectedly nominated Mr..
Brookfeld, for many years the
close personal friend of Gen.
sam Thomas, another Ohio man
from near Cleveland. With that tre'
mendous uproar commenced in the Plat
camp, Conference has followed con
ference at the Fifth avenue hotel and al
Albany. The more they look into the
alleged slap of Platt the angrier they
grow, They see in it as an attempt tC
project Ohio men and Ohio ideas into
New York politics and particularly as al
effort on the part cf Mayor Strong t.
divide the next national convention
delegation from New York in the inter
ests of Canton ptizen-one William
Mckinley, for whom MIR. Platt, we un
derstand, has no use, having com
mitted himself 70 the fortunes 0
Tom Reed, Of lIaine. Sunday anC
Monday the political pot boiled yer!
hard and now wqpear talk of revenge
which is to take tde shape of power-oi
removal bill for Governor Morton whicl
will outrank and overtop the one de
signed for the lEe of Mayor Strong
The state Legislature and governor beinI
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-21
Some Simple Figures About the New
Loan.

The daily quotations show that United
States bonds, payable in currency, as
quoted by the last London Economist,
are selling in the open London market
at less than three per cent rate, while
three months ago the government issued
fifty millions of currency bonds, that
were subscribed for nearly three times
over on this side of the ocean at . rs
per cent. Now we are to have siXty-two
millions sold to the Rothschild syndicate
at 81 per cent, partly because the syndi-
cate promises foreign gold, and partly
because the syndicate declines to
pay more unless the bonds are
made specifically gold bonds. Nearly
all bonds are currency bonds. The Man
hatten elevated railrod in New York
issues currency bonds which sell at 81
while the Illinois Central issues gold
bonds which sell at 81. The New York
Central's currency bonds sell at l03 and
the West Shores at 1919, while the Mis-
souri Pacifc's gold bonds sell at 1881. So
there seems no question but that low
rate currency bond would have been
quickly subscribed in this country or
abroad, while it seems equally clear that
the so called foreign gold, that the syn
dicate is to furnish to the extent of one
half this loan, can easily be shipped
back and forth across the ocean as the
syndicate may require. The difference.
between a low rate currency bond that
would sell at q and the gold bond at 81
will amount in thirty wears, according to
President Cleveland's figures, to about
twenty million dollars. The difference
he struck was between three per cent
and three and threefourths per cent
bond, while ours goes back to the
/ p per cent obtained for the last loan.
So here is very heavy loss that the
! people will, we think, needlessly, be
! called upon to meet.
/ Why the United States should go beg
ging to foreign syndicates for loans at {
high rate of interest while our own people
stand ready to take the loan at nearly
one per cent less, and the foreign oper
market at about the same figure, w
cannot understand.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-21

CuIcAoo is considering the important
problem in school affairs of separating
the good and the bad pupils. The ver-
diet Of the teacher- Of that city is that
the bad element in school room pulls
down the standard and thus takes just
so much away from the good pupils, to
say nothing of the lowering of the moral
plane of better children with whom they
are associated
The old method of dealing with reiraC.
tory pupils is suspension. This is an
efIectual method Of getting rid of them
but the method turns them out into the
streets only to become worse and grow
up bad men and women. 1t is far better
to correct the bad element among school
children, if possible, than to turn them
out to become worse. To correct them,
however, requires rigid dicipline, more
rigid than is necessary for less refractory
pupils, hence the separation of the good
and bad pupils seems not only humane
but along the line of advanced thought.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-21

TuE legislatures of New York, New
Jersey and Illinois. have bills in the
hopper looking to the the prohibition
of big hats at theatres While the big
hat is u positive nuisance at a theatre
yet it strikes the average mind that leg.
islatorS must he almost out of business
to dabble with such matters. Besides, if
legislators intend to regulate theatre
nuisanCes why not take up the
men nuisances who 60 out between acts
for a drink. Between the big hats and
the men who push and crowd out and
then push and crowd in to the center of
row of seats to the absolute Annoyance
of other persons there is little choice;
and if there is any, it is on the side Of
the big hats.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-21

CONGRESSMAN PAUL J. SoRG is a mil.
lionaire, and he is democrat. The re-
publican press has attempted to make
some political capital over his wealth
but close inspection shows that MIR. Sorg
made his money honestly, by hard
work, by economy, by superior busi-
ness tact Not a dollar of his vast
wealth can he traced to any question.
able source, and the uses to which he
puts it are enobliug and charitable The
last charitable act of Mr. Sorg was the
sending Of a car load of provisions and
supplies to the needy miners at Nelson
vile. This is but an index to the char.
acter OF the man. His mission is to do
good, to build up. to help.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-21
Cheap Lodging Houses.

The merit of cheap lodging houses,
such as it is proposed to establish in
Canton, is that they do not sacrifice the
self respect Of the needy one who Is
helped. Out and out almsgiving often
we may say generally-works more harm
than good. The harm comes in develop.
ing the pauper instinct in people who,
with a little assistance, could be led into
some humble path of productive indus
try. The cheap lodging house, with its
wood shed annex, and the public kitchen,
where the poor for penny or two
can get a bowl of soup or whole.
some though simple meal, is a great
step in advance of the old idea that the
way to be charitable is to give directly
to the poor. We do.not wish to be under
stood as saying that almsgiving, under
proper restrictions, and particularly in
times of great public stress, is contra
indicated. but we do wish to emphatically
affirm that the wisest, most humane and
most lastingly beneficial way of
helping the unfortunate is to
teach them to help them
selves. The modern public kitchens
which serve the poor simple but well
cooked food at about cost have particu.
larly done grand work in the large
cities One of the great benefits that
have followed their introduction has
been their influence in dessiminat-
ing Il knowledge of good cookery among
masses of people who had not known
what well cooked dish tasted like.
Education along this line is productive Of
the very best results because without
good food and the consequentenergy,the
wretched poor are often simply over
whemed by their miSfortunes 4 well
filed stomach is half the battle
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-21

II the Chinese generals keep on sui
Gliding at the loss of every battle, the
country will shortly be without military
ability of any description, The commit
ting suicide is the result Of the govern
ment's policy of decapitation; rather than
suffer this fall and disgrace the generals
take their own lives. There is nothing
patriotic in such a course; nothing con.
ducive to better or braver soldiers. 1t is
essentially heathenish.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-21

GENERAL SHERWOOD has retired from
the Canton DEMOCRAT, it is said for much
needed rest lie does not seem to have
slept on an easy pillow since he left the
party that had given him one of the
foremost offices Of the state, and joined
the Democrats s-Guernsey Times.
on the contrary we understand that
the generals an unusually sound sleeper,
with good digestion, good conscience,
the esteem of his friends and the peace
that comes from a thorough knowledge
of good horse flesh.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-21

It the legislature of every state held
biennial sessions only, and then for only
about eight weeks duration, much mis-
chievous and nonsensical legislation
would he avoided. Some fellow in the
Illinois Legislature has attempted to do
something, and in his idle moments con-
iured up bill providing that insanity be
a just ground for divorce. A more in
human or infamous bill was never intro
duced in any Legislature. 1t is the proud
boast of every civilized country in the
world that insanity is not permitted to
he pleaded in a divorce proceed.
ingS. The humanity, the propri-
ETY., of such rule is apparent
at once to any one possessing the finer
perceptions or suspicioned as possessing
the slightest claim to intelligence.
The bill is the work of some blather-
Skite. who probably went to the legisla-
ture on the republican tidal wave, wave
that landed more driitwood into Office
than any wave that ever swept our
country. When such fellows get into Of
flee, and when business is slack, such
Jills are the inevitable result
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-21

SrEPs have been taken in New York to
secure legislative enactment of bill pro-
viding for the introduction Of the modi-
fed military drill into all the public
schools of New York state. This is
valuable idea that could wisely he copied
by Ohio and other states If properly
carried out by instructors in sympathy
with it, positive gains can be looked for
among many lines. The ambling-gaited,
slouchy boy, the boy who is indifferent
in his methods Of dress, the awkward
boy, the self-conscious boy would all be
taught precision of movement, grace
fulness of step, relf-reliance, manliness.
Then place an estimate on the value OF
having boy taught prompt obedience
to orders, precision in doing just what
he is told and orderly methods, instead
of having him grow up along lines which
are too often of his own choosing. This
military drill would not only be fine
thing for boys but a modified drill of a
Delsartian type would be equally bene-
fetal to girls, who can be precisely as
awkward, solf.consciOus and indifferent
to order and precision as boy.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-21

CONSIDERABLE has been said from
time to time about the military strength
of our nation and the propriety Of
strengthening and enlarging the stand
ing army. Secretary Lamont who al
ways furnishes interesting and concise
state papers has just issued Il report
that touches indirectly on this point
and shows the military strength Of our
nation, that is if the nations full
strength were ever needed The report
shows the organized strength by states,
gives the number of commissioned ohi-
GERS, noncommssioned officers, music
ians, and the privates and the number
of men available for military duty un-
organized. A grand aggregate shows
0,5O5 commissioned officers, 20,4lO non
commissioned officers, 4,047 musicians,
lO7 1894 privates, and places the number
of men available for military duty un-
organized at 1852 sos. Our own state,
Ohio. has an organized force of G,O57
men aud an available force of 645,0OO. A
glance at the total of available men in
the United States is evidence that we
could take care Of ourselves in pinch.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-21

as compared with 1894. The poverty Of
the people is not so great as it was.
While they are most assuredly not in
condition to be extravagant. yet they
are with equal certainty more able to buy
what they need, and their necessities al
ways increase with an Improvement in
purchasing mower
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-21

THE people Of Columbus seem very
much lost without the legislature this
winter. They claim they will, in conse-
quence. lose a quarter OF million dol
lars. But these are small matters in
weighing the wisdom of biennial sessions.
Too much legislation is very costly lux.
urv for the state at large.