The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-03-10
FROM The DEMOCRATS
Must Opposition to Trusts Be
r. Expected.
REPUBLICANS FOR MONOPOLY
The Senate Passes the Libel BlII-After
Secretary Kinney--A Canal Job.
More Gold Bearing Ip-
terest Bonds.

OoiumDus, w., March 5.-lSpecial. i
The vote on the motion to postpone the
consideration of the Valentine 2-cent
railway fare bill this week. which Is
regarded as a test vote on the measure.
shows that the people must look to the
Democratic party for relief from the
oppression of large corporations. OF
the 16 votes cast for the postponement
OF the bill 13 were Republicans, while
OF the Is votes cast against delay Ia
were cast by Democrats. 1t is also
significant matter that the two senators
who were absent from their seats and
lodged the record on the bill at that
time were Republicans. No Democrat
had not the courage of his convictions
on this measure.
1t is a matter OF credit to Senator
Valentine, the stalwart Democrat from
the stalwart Democratic county of
Crawford, that after the bill had been
laid on the table, where it was pre-
dicted it would be kept by the friends
Of the railroads through sharp parlia-
mentary practice, he succeeded in plac-
ing 1t back upon the calendar for an
early hearing the very next day. When
there is a man of abilityhehind o meas
ure. ard he is determined that the
measure shall come to vote, it is diff
6cult matter TO dispose of it by the leg
islatiys chloroform method.
No measure has been advocated more
vigorously this session than the 2-cent
railway bill was on the occasion of its
first consideration in the senate by Mr..
Valentine. In this Senator Valentine
gave an earnest Of what may be expect
ed when he gets after the trusts with
the,report of his committee, which has
been engaged all the forepart of the
session investigating their operations
and their results in the business world,
soon to be submitted, and the bill to
be based upon that report.
Relief to Publishers.
Publishers, of newspapers in Ohio are
to be congratulated that, after years of
labor in this direction, the senate has
at last passed a bill that gives them
almost, If not quite, the same opportu-
mites for defense from the charge OF
tcriminal libel that. a horsethief has in
making a defense in court. But one
senator voted against the bill. That
was Senator Long Of Miami county 1t
is matter of surprise that any men,
\ ber of the legislature can hesitate to
4 accord to the newspaper aIbllsbers OF
the state this simple matter of justice
The bill ought to speedily pass the
house, but it is reported that certain
| lawyers who are members there are
preparing to hold the measure up. Much
of the trouble in getting this bill
Trough the legislature, every time il
has been tried, has issued from the fact
that attorneys in the general assembly
recognized in the law as it has stood
for years an excellent source of reve-
nue., as 1t makes libel business fairly
remunerative.
A Torpedo Under Kinney.
Secretary OF State Kinney will have
no difficulty in deciding whether 1t was
by force Of internal or external explo-
sion that he was raised out of the office
of state supervisor OF elections when
the Nichols bill, now pending in the
senate, passes and takes the Office from
him. Kinney has exercised in very
arbitrary way more power in the mat
ter of elections than the czar of all the
Russias holds, since he has been secre-
tary Of state and ex-otiicio supervisor
of elections. Mr.. Kinney is said to be
casting. eyes at the Office of governor,
intending to be a candidate for that Of
fee when h. retires from the office he
now holds. He will undoubtedly find
the job Of re-electing himself this fail
a work OF very exhausting character.
with the anti-Hanna Republicans seek
ing his official scalp at the polls.
A Canal Job.
Democratic members OF the senate
are looking into what they claim is a
canal job, introduced in the senate ear
ly in the session by Mr.. Alexander It
has been reported back to the senate
with recommendation that 1t be pass
ed, but when 1t comes UP for third
reading 1t will receive close scrutiny
The bill is innocent=ookins enough.
1t simply provides that when the Ohio
Canal at Akron is abandoned the COM
mon pleas judges Of Summit county
shall appoint board of appraisers,
who shall certify to the court Uhat, In
their opinion. certain described large
and valuable slice OF the property is
worth, and If within year after this
appraisement is made the city Of Akron
pays into the state treasury the sum
of money so named the governor OF the