The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-04-23
MIR. Kinney left the meeting in high

dudgeon. And well he might. The
chairman and secretary who are to con-
duct his campaign are his bitter enc
mics. He is scarcely on speaking terms
with either and can have no confiden-
tial relations with them.
IL is known that Governor Bushnell
demanded Kurtzs election at the hands
of the committee, and the members had
an understanding that they would not
stand a foot high under the state adj
ministration If they did not agree with
the governor. The dose was bitter to
few, perhaps, but they swallowed it.
Mr.. Kinney has announced his inten.
ton of selecting a committee OF his
own and utterly ignoring kurtz and
Matthews and the whole Foraker con-
tingent. But the latter only laugh at
the threat.
When assured that Mr.. Kinney and
his friends were in earnest, the friends
of Foraker said that they hoped that
the Mckinley people would carry out or
attempt to carry out their threat. They
wanted some overt act committed which
would furnish them a justification for
doing certain things which they were
not only prepared but anxious to do.
These were, first to cast 20 of the 40
votes from Ohio against Mckinley on
the first ballot and thus make his defeat
certain from the beginning, and, sec
ond, to take Kinney off the state ticket,
and If the other candidates agreed with
him, take them off and substitute an
entirely new ticket, which they would
probably be able to do, since they con-
troll both the central and executive COM
mittees.
In any event it looks as though George
y. Cox has clearly established his title
to the ownership of the Republican par
ty Of the state, and that the Sherman
Mckinley faction must either put on
his collar or risk fatal division of the
party in the state. Which will they dot
The question Of abandoning the state
canals for good and all will go over to
the next legislature. The committee to
whom the matter was referred reported
that the limited time allowed the com.
mittee enabled them to investigate only
the financial condition of the canal sys.
TEN. They found that as business
proposition the canals are very great
burden upon the taxpayers of the state
the appropriation of large sums being
necessary to make up the deficiencies
, arising from their management. The
that it would be unwise and unbusi
ness-ike to continue making appropria.
? tions to keep such parts of the cana
system as are beyond question Of no ust
! to the public.
In view of the fact that the commit
tee was unable to make personal in
spection of the canals, they recommenC
: the appointment by the governor of |
: commission of two members of the sen
; ate and three of the house to go upol
the different lines Of the canals ant
make a thorough inspection of the util
! ity of the different branches of the ca
: nails, of the advisability of disposing o
= all or part of them, and the best mod
> of accomplishing this if such action
deemed advisable.
: Should the senate concur in the pas
Q sage of Representative Reeds bill, whic
. has passed the house, abolishing tn
: the office of infirmary director, the gen
: eral work heretofore performed by thos
r officers will be devolved upon the cour
n ty commissioners. The work of distrit
: uting outdoor relief would be relegate
to the trustees of the various township
: and to the municipal authorities.
r There are two measures relating pal
a ticularly to the state. which hang
{ the balance, and which may or may nj
d go through the legislature next weel
1 during the wind-up of the session.
e One is to erect governors mansio
e at cost of $120, 900. which would prol
h ably amount TO about 100000 in til
n end, and the other proposes to enlare
p and complete the statehouse by putin
on another story. The cost is estimate
l. at 81, ,0O0, 900 distributed over 10 years.
}, The truth of the matter is that bot
e of the bills ought to pass. This wol
n ought to have been done years ago. II
,e absence of a suitable residence for IL
Il governor and the cramped, untinishe
10 condition Of the statehouse have Ion
been a disgrace to the state Of Ohio.
d The strained relations between Il
N Foraker and Mckinley factions, groy
r. ing out of the terrible throw-down
s. the latter by the state committee,
sr likely to crop out in unexpected qua
N ters and ON unlooked-for questions
the legislature during the closing wee
le There will be desperate attempts MAJ
re on both sides to "even up" things, al
Ip this spirit will probably serve to accouI
" for several things which might othe
A. wise be difficult to explain.
i'd w. A. T.