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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-05-02
Theodore RooaeYeIt.


The effect Of Theodore Roosevelts ap-
pointment to the police commissionership
of New York city will, we think, be wide
spread. Roosevelt seems to be man of
destiny Although a young man he has
! filed with great credit several very i'm
portant offices, his last one, that of civil
service commissioner, with so much dis
tinction that President Cleveland request
ed him to withdraw his resignation at the
beginning of the present administration.
He is the author of several important
books, his last one being three volumes on
western pioneer history and all of them
very successful He has also been dis
tinguished success as ranchman and
hunter in the West. His merit in all
these fields has run along three lines. In
the first place he is a fighter, one of the
most daring, persistent and potential with
in the republican party. In the rccond
place he has fine ability, which he has
fully demonstrated as a writer, orator,
and leader in the reform wing of the re-
publican party. In the third place he has
youth, fine family lineage and great
wealth-the Roosevelt family in New
York, being of the old Dutch stock and
long noted for the high character of its
male members. Although ten years from
now he would still be young man for
governor or United States senator yet
Mayor Strong has had great difficulty
in securing his services in the reorganiza-
tion of the corrupt police department Of
New York-having offered him the posi-
tion three times.
Young Roosevelt is probably the most
successful of the younger republicans of
national reputation and his distinction
has all come to him while he has been in
opposition to machine methods and the
party whip. He is civil service reformer
an honest money advocate, opposed to
Boss Platt and thoroughly in favor of the
people as against the politicians We
predict that this remarkable career will
continue its ascending course until it
makes Mr. Roosevelt the standard bearer
of his party in national contest which
may land him in the White House.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-05-02
Advanced Professionalism,

1t is astonishing that several good
demoratic newspapers that, lent
valuable aid in educating the people
against high protection, should nowlbe
engaged in preaching protection through
the free silver process. The courses OF
these papers is not at all consistent.
The crusade for free silver is based,
says the Philadelphia record, upon pro-
tectionism in its most advanced and ultra
form. The producers of silver cannot sell
their bullion in the open markets for as
much rs they think 1t ought to bring.
The ordinary method of advancing prices
by putting tariff on imports of the
metal would not serve in the case of sill
yer, because there is always surplus for
export. The payment Of q direct bounty,
which is the open and honest expression
of the protective method, involves such an
exposure of its injustice and favoritism as
to make it impracticable. The purchase
of the whole silver product of the country
by the government with the proclaimed
intention Of increasing its market price,
proved a miserable failure. 4 Only zone
other experiment remains to be tried
and that is free coinage. If every owner
of silver bullion should be permitted to
take it to the United States mint and
there have a dollar stamp put on every so
cents worth, it would at once become
legal tender for the payment of dollar
of Indebtedness, and the whole people of
the United States would be contributing
to the silver kings. The taxing power
would merely be transferred from the GUS
tom house to the mint. AS the people
have therefore, been obliged to pay double
prices for their iron, their woolens and
hundreds Of other tariff taxed commodi-
ties, they would be obliged after the legal
ization of free coinage to pay mint tax
on silver coin, depending for its amount
on the fluctuations of the metal in the
worlds market.
There are thousands of honest protec-
tionists in the United States who will
draw the line at the proposal to carry
their theory to the extent Of making the
people pay the mine overs two dollars for
one dollars worth of silver We regret to
say that there are other thousands of
honest friends Of free trade who, capti-
waited by the delusive cry of cheap money
are falling an easy prey to the shears of
the protective Delilah.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-05-02
DO You Drink Milk.

A Massachusetts society for promoting
agriculture has gone carefully into the
question of tuberculous cows and the in.
fectiousness. of milk and the result which
we find reported in the New York Medical
record is surprising not to say alarming.
There were 121 microscopical examina-
tions of milk and cream made, the speci-
mems coming from 30 different animals.
Bacilli were found in the milk from 12
animals /. @. one third of the total.
These animals were all infected with
tuberculosis but their udders were free
from disease. In addition, to this 81
guinea-pigs were inoculated with the milk
from Is cows and tuberculosis develoed in
12 guinea-pigs. Six out of the 10 cows
communicated the disease. Milk feeding
experiments were made on rabbits pigs
and calves. About 4 per cent Of the rab-
bits 90 per cent of the pigs and 33 per cent
Of the calves became infected An inter
esting investigation was made also of the
general milk supply of Boston Among
33 samples from various sources tubercle
bacilli were found once; and among l25
rabbits innoculated with milk from mixed
sources became infected. One may in
fer from this that of the general milk
supply of large city per cent or up
wards of the samples will contain bacilli
and prove infectious.
The only way to get at the root of this
evil is to have cows tested for tubercle
with Koch's remedy tuberculin. The
animals that show tubercle should be
killed. A general onslaught on the dis.
ease along this line will stamp 1t out and
also we are quite sure, save many human
lives. In the absence of general laws to
this effect individual owners can act for
themselves and have the satisfaction Of
knowing that they have healthy cows.
Unless this is done no one can know but
what his family is being served with
tuberculous milk which it has been dem
onstrated to the satisfaction Of many ply
sicians and observers will develop the dis
ease in the human body especially in the
young
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-05-02
A Hot Sum mer Promise.

Observer Dun, of New York, one Of the
best men in the weather bureau, publishes
a three line announcement that the pre-.
diction for the coming summer is that il
will be a hot one.
Observer Dunn's method of reaching
such a conclusion is well understood Ey
students in meteorology. The yearly aver,
the civil service, the mean temperature
at any point in the United States varies
but slightly. There are wide fluctuations
in the daily record of the thermometer,
and also in the weekly record and there
are fluctuations of a serious nature in the
monthly record. But when the mean
temperature of the year is made up it is
pretty nearly constant from one year to
another. Thus for the region in which
Canton is located the mean annual tenn
perature is about 40 degrees. This mean
Is based ON calculations running back to
the beginning Of signal service observa-
tions In 1879 and the variations from year
to year are almost nil Here we have an
important fact and from this well-deter-
mined stability of the mean annual tenn
perature 1t is easy to make prognostica-
tions based upon any fluctuations of tenn
perature for particular seasons. For If the
mean must be constant it follows that an
unusually cold winter must be followed by
a warm summer, otherwise the mean
would be disturbed, Last winter the
cold weather was exceptionally protracted
and severe. The mean winter tempera-
ture was low. Now Observer Dunn pre-
diets that the summer will be hot. That
is he thinks the low mean for the winter
will be followed by high mean for sum
mer in order that the equilibrium for
the year may be established
So our Canton friends can with reason
able certainty, prepare for a summer that
will be as much warmer as the past win
ter was colder than the average. Whether
this excess Of heat will be concentrated
in few weeks Of midsummer, making
them almost uncomfortable, or whether II
will work itself off In a more pleasing
manner, as, for instance, In an unusual
early spring or late fall or by distributing
the excess throughout the summer re
mains TO be seen. One thing Seems
reasonably certain; II will be here In
one form or another
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-05-02
The Democratic Party and the Future.


The question that seems uppermost to-
day in the minds of the people is the finan-
S;ial, and the News wishes to sound note Of
warming to democrats. Certain elements
seem to be Mt work to push the demo-
cratic party in to the ranks of free silver (;
the same force wants to commit the party
60 this populistic theory. The large ma
iority, yes, three fourths of the business
men OF the United States protest against
free silver coinage.
Now fora word about the democratic
party: There is no Disgusting the fact
chat our party has been debased in the
popular mind. And why? Because of the
business depression. Our party was in
Ao way responsible for that depression
but simply because we were in power we
had to shoulder the responsibility. Busi-
mess is now reviving-business men are
taking on the courage they had in 1899 /;
workingmen in turn are profiting by the re-
Wival of business--this Is seen in the in
crease of the working forces and the in
crease Of wages.
Is the democratic party to go into a
financial scheme now that will cause
the business world to turn its shoulderY
Our party wants the support of the bust
aaess world the support of the business
world means the support Of the working
GLASSES II our party drives away such
support where will "we be at?'' Where
will we be at the next election and for
years TO come?
The duty Of tie democratic leaders now
Is keep the party in straight lines.
Keep IL free from all wild cat schemes
Keep the confidence of the business world.
~ we do not do this we might as well
shut up the shutters and quit.
The News speaks 10 its raders and to
Sts party with true earnestness We be-
hieve In the demoo. attic party, it's prinoi-
piles and its future. We have an admira-
'1i0n for democracy that passeth express
sion, and on account Of this very affec-
tlon we speak against any heresy that will
uend 10 bring tho party into disrepute.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-05-02
Are Women the Hope of the Country

Are Women the Hope of the countryr
The most enthusiastic woman's view
Of woman suffrage we have seen is con-
ton, which says;
Now mark our prediction: With all the
glamour of apparent success, the spasmodic
effort for reform in New York politics
will soon die out Within five years re-
publican democratic ring of tricksters
known as "Tammany, and every abuse
of 1898 will go on unchecked in 1900
And whyY Because the only condition
of permanent reform in n representative
government Is reform i'm the voting
constituency. Either the suffrage must
be taken from great body of irrcsponsi-
bic persons, who now vote, or 1t must be
extended to great body of responsible
persons not now voters The first is
practically impossible; the latter is muni-
cipal suffrage for women upon an educa-
tional qualification. Lucy Stone has well
said: "There is only one name under
heaven whereby America can be saved
politically, and that name is woman. !"
While everybody win not subscribe to
that sweeping conoluson great many
people are of the opinion that woman's
influence in politics makes for good and
that 1t will be fine thing for the country
when the sex is given the general ballot.
A woman need be none the less femi-
nine, none the less domestic and none the
less an attractive wife and loving mother
If she takes an interest in the welfare of
her country, of which she is a citizen, and
in whose control she should be granted a
voice
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-05-02
The ae,,rshnrr pecision.

The decision of United States Circuit
Judge Dallas that the United States can
not acquire by condem nation ground
upon which the battle of Gettysburg was
fought, for the reason that land so taken
must be for a purpose which is incident
to some power delegated to the general
government or adapted TO its execution"
If good law is certainly not good sense
A vigorous dissenting opinion was filed
by Judge Butler who very clearly demon
strates that II the government cannot take
land by condemnation ii cannot take It
by either purchase or gift, The consti-
tuition authorizes the United States to
take private property for public use on
making compensation
This decision is the result of the at
tempt of the government to oust the troll
ley company which has camped down on
the Gettysburg field II has already
mutilated and removed prominent land
marks of the field and is running its
hideous line of clay embankments and iron
rails right across ground that would forever
be sacred to sentiment and memory as the
spot where the legions of Mead and lie
fought to death over the proposition of the
latter to invade Pennsylvania and lay
some of the great cities of the North under
contribution Once before Judge Dallas
made decision on the question to the
effect that II congress wanted to acquire
such ground it must specifically aquire
1t. Congress being in session at the time
speedily did this very thing and now the
Judge takes the position noted above
If this reactionary decision is good law
upon review of the supreme court, where
IL will be mt once carried, the only way
the other military parks could be acquired
or held would be by purchase unless the
different states could take a hand in the
matter But there seems to be no antici
patton that this decision will prevail as
the Gettysburg Federal Commission will
proceed under the authority of that act
which created 1t and protect the field from
spoliation and erect the necessary tablets
that will mark the many points of inter-
est.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-05-02
President Cleveland as a "Goidbuu., I,


Epithets are the last resort of weak
argument. When an orator or writer re-
sorts to calling names he is sure to be in
need of facts.
Because President Cleveland has come
manfully and patriotically out for sound
currency, meaning thereby currency
Tnstantly convertible at any time and any
place into gold, he is denounced as a gold
bug. And yet he took this same position
in his New York silver letter addressed to
.Ellery Anderson, long before his nomina-
sion for his second term. On that letter
ne was nominated. No one then disputed
She honesty of his convictions. 1t is now
n little late in the day to try and make
out that he is for the single gold stand
ard, especially after his positiye disavowal
sast year that he was in favor of the
decentralization Of silver.
President Clevelands position is iden-
Gical with the currency plank of the dem
ocratic national platform of 1880. He is
for gold and silver, and paper converti-
ble into coin on demand. But he is
afraid that a free coinage of silver dollars
worth about fifty cents will produce such
"A hux Of them that they cannot be main
Gained at par. AS long as they can be
maintained at par he would probably not
be opposed TO their coinage. His new let
Ter will probably speak definitely on this
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-05-02

There Is no good reason for democrats
TO fall out on the financial; problem.
tion is period for discussion. In that
time thoughtful men should sgivei the
subject earnest study. Then when sour
convention is held the l. best course
can be adopted 1t may Lbe pertinent
to say in this conection that theSgreat
victory our party won in tariff reform was
through united party; IL we are to win
another battle we must present as equally
a solid front and give good reasons for
our claims.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-05-02
Is Walt whitman A Poets

Mr.. Dana, editor of the New York Sun,
the leading editor in this country, and one
Of the most competent literary critics, is
devoting much valuable space nowadays
in republishing Walt Whitman's poems.
On the anniversary of Lincoln's death
Walt sang of the martyred president
through three columns. A large picture
of Lincoln headed the space and an
equally large one of Whitman made up
the tail piece.
There is no question in Mr.. Dana s
mind as to Whitman's standing as great
poet. Another competent Judge, John
Burroughs, says Whitman is one of the
greatest writers this country has pro-
duced and that the Whitman influence on
Burroughs is paramount to that exerted
by any other American writer. Think
of that ye literary experts who long ago
decided that Whitman was simply a
monstrosity as poet.
The truth is no poet appeals TO all men.
OF those who enjoy poetry each is attun.
ed to certain methods and meter and thus
become attached to particular poets.
As TO Whitman, he is all right for those
who can interpret him. The number
whooan do this, however are very fan
from representing the majority. But
neither are there many whocan enjoy
classical music. Yet there is no doubt
that this love for such music is wide
spread and rapidly developing in this
country. We presume that Mr.. Dana
thinks that all Whitman needs is little
more attention at the hands Of discern.
ing readers and his fame win also take on
a rapid growth. But therein we think
the editor Of the Sun Is very much of In
his calculations for Whitman win never
be read utby the very few.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-05-02
A CASHIER MISSING.
Evidences of Murder Found, Which Are
Doubted.

Evidences OF murder Found, Which Are
Doubted.
SAN Francisco, April 30-C. s.
Smith, cashier and bookkeeper for l..
w. McGlauflin & Co., wheat brokers,
who managed the late Senator Fair &
big wheat deal, is missing under pecu-
liar circumstances. A sergeant sent to
McGlaufiin's Office found several ex.
cited persons, including Mrs. Smith
and her parents, who insisted that the
cashier had been murdered. The office
was in disorder, books and papers scat.
tered around the floor, Smiths hat,
coat and vest, spotted with blood. For
hours the police searched the building
for Smiths dead body, but no trace of
it or evidence of murder could be found.
Fifty dollars left in the cash drawer
discredited the theory of robbery. One
Of the firms books Is missing. An ex.
pert is now examining Smiths books.
The janitor Of the building says that
he and Smith were partners in stock
speculations, the stocks standing in the
janitor's name, that Smiths employers
might not know of his investments. A
few days ago Smith insisted on selling
the stock, threatening the janitor and
forcing his compliance at the point of
pistol. Smith took all the proceeds.
$1,000, saying that he needed it to make
up shortage In his accounts, that the
books would be brought into court in
connection with the Fair will case and
the shortage discovered.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-05-02
Decay of Villages.

Mr. Fletcher tells us in the Forum
shat II steady degeneration is setting in
for the rural towns-that is villages-in
such states as New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and
Howa-Indeed, the blight is peculiar to
mo one section, but extends to every part
Of the country. The population Of the
whole country has immensely increased,
Evhile scores and hundreds of the rural
Gowns have steadily declined in popula-
zion and wealth. In view of these facts
we must look for a deeper cause, and
that cause we find in the new facilities
FOR travel and transportation The rail-
way is an immense ccntralizing power
We are only beginning to awaken to the
tremendous significance of this recently
introduced material force in our ciyiliza-
sion. The industries now find their
center, not in the rural village but in the
city little farther away. What is taken
out of the town is simply drawn back
INTO the city The fictitious Importance of
'5herural hamlet has disappeared, while the
agricultural value of the land remains. We
doubt the accuracy of this statement.
If such truth exists this is the first
time we have seen it recognized. If Mr.,
Fletcher had fortified his statement with
instances of rural towns going to seed and
slipping backward, interspersing the
statement with some figures, his conclu-
sions would prove more interesting,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-05-02

and artistic temperaments are peculiarly
adapted to large results in happiness.
Naturalists like Thoroau and Anderson
were happy although neither had money
and each spent much of his life in the
woods. Those aotuated by true piety and
those like Clara Barton who spend much
of their energy working for others, are no
doubt happy although they may never
join in the games of youth But as far
as they go DIR. Depew's recipes are excel
clint; The way to keep FROM growing old,
and wrinkled and narrow and selfish is
to stay young.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-05-02


We are sorry interested parties have to
labor so hard to mistake our position on
the currency question. In order to save
farther expenditure of lung effort and the
wasting Of much white paper we quote a
few pertinent lines at the head of this
page That is our position, always has
been and always will be. We are for hon
est money. As soon as 1t can be dem
onstrated that the unlimited coinage of
silver, at its present unheard-of price, will
not cause it to sink below par so that
silver dollar will be worth less than n
gold dollar, then we will be for unlimited
coinage of the white metal. Those who
know exactly how silver will act under
such conditions are much wiser than we
claim to be. 1t is not question to quar-
rel over but one on which there will be
honest differences of oppinion.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-05-02
What is the Monroe Doctrine.

Those who wanted Mr.. Cleveland 's
administration to twist the British lions
tail in the name Of the Monroe doctrine are
the same elass of people who wanted us
to go through Chill during Mr. Harrison
administration. The Monroe doctrine
does not call for any interventin on our part
in this Nicaraguan affair. That doctrine
was onunciated by Mr. Monroe in 1923
upon the question Of recognizing the in
dependence of the South Americans states.
The gist of 1t is in this extract: "Our
policy in regard to Europe is not
to interfere in the internal concerns of
any of its powers; to consider the govern
ment de facto as the legitimate govern
ment for us; to cultivate friendly rela-
tions by frank, firm and manly policy
meeting in all instances the just claims Of
every power, submitting to injuries from
none But in rergard to these continents
circumstances are cminently and conspicu-
ously different. Its impossible that the
allied powers should extend their political
system to any portion of either continent
without endangering our peace and happi-
ness" That was sound doctrine which
has stood the test of years and continues
to grow in the good opinion of the gcoun-
try. But where does it come in on this
Nicaragua dispute? Nicaragua drove Mr..
HATCH British consul, out of her territory
-deported him--without trial and with
out communicating with great Britain.
An indemnity of SIS, 900 was demanded
by the latter 1t was not paid and, as a
consequence, great Britain dispatched war
ships and forced a compliance with the
demand.
This was no infraction Of the Monroe
doctrine. Gerat Britain is not, in the
language of Monroe, trying to extend her
political system to any part of Nicara-
qua. She Is simply collecting smart
money for injuries received in the person
of the queens representative, just as this
country expects to do the same in the
Spanish gunboat affair that recently hap
pened off Cuba. Mr.. Cleveland is neither
an alarmist nor jingo. In this matter
he has pursued the reasonable course that
will be generally approved by the people.