The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-04-07

lature. There is hardly a week pass
ing now that does not see bond bill
for the city of Cleveland, involving big
figures, placed on the statute books. 1t
would not be surprising thing to see
the Democrats and reform Republicans
Of Cleveland Joining hands two years
hence to fire" the Burke -McKisson-
Bramley-Mason gang and reduce the
load of bonds they have placed upon
the city.
seIf-Possessed.
The legislature Of Ohio is giving the
public an example of self-control dur
ing the Cuban crisis. Though public
interest was riveted all this week on
Washington, and general feeling in
favor of stirring the administration to
action, in which the legislators shared,
prevailed, the two branches went along
with their regular business and left the
Cuban matter to congress and the pres
ident, instead of indulging In noisy
resolutions.
The Garfield act has come to stay
The action Of the senate and house on
1t this week settles that. 1t was VIC
tory of the people over the politicians.
The great body of the American people
are honest at heart and believe in hon
esty in politics as well as in business.
The public generally recognizes the use
of money in large amounts in elections
as q menace to our free institutions.
The Garfield act is meant to stop this.
II 1t does not fully accomplish 1t, 1t is
the fault of its administration and not
of the law itself. The friends of the
law were compelled to let down a little
and submit to an amendment slightly
increasing the amount Of money that
may be speri, but this was not large
consideration for the retention of the
general features of the law.
VIII Still Pursue Hanna.
II is understood that the senate
committee appointed to investigate
the charges of bribery against Senator
Hanna will make partial report be-
fore final adjournment of the legisla-
ture, but will ask for leave to sit and
take testimony to be submitted to the
United States senate, along with a
protest against giving the seat to Mr.
Hanna-after adjournment. This will
be granted. If so Senator Hanna will
be kept out of the state for the next
two years unless he finally surren-
ders and agrees to come before the
committee and give testimony.
They Can't Forget 1t.
The unrelenting anti-Foraker Re-
publican members of the senate could
not forget their enmity to Senator
Foraker even when considering the
Cuban resolution introduced by him
this week, as was shown by the vote
on the Burke resolution Thursday
Alexander, Gable, Blake, Garfield, viii.
liams and May voted mo" on a prop.
osition to indorse the resolution. They
seem to be firmly resolved to indorst
Foraker on nothing.
| Senator Sullivan, who trained witt
the most ardent of the Hanna Repub
licans in the senatorial contest, seems
to have acquired the happy faculty o.
running with the hares or hunting
voted with the Democrats and anti
Hanna Republicans on this resolution
as did all the other Republicans bu
the six mentioned above.
The announcement that in case wa
should be ID. declared the Legislature
would remain in session indefinitely
in order to provide for the expenses
of Ohio's share of the fighting, seems
to have awakened the people of tht
state to a sense of some of the shocking
possibilities of war. Let us hope th'
house will, in that case, send its regi
ment Of porters in to the army.
Let's See the Salary List.
We continue to find the best exam
Piles of political reform where onC
would least expect it. Australia hal
given US the ballot reform and Swit2
erland the referendum. The new!
comes that La Grange, KY, has founC
it unnecessary to make any levy thi
year for the expenses of the local gov
ernment-enough being left over from
last year to meet all the necessar!
expenses for another year. 1t is SAT-
to say that La Grange is not afflicted
with a chronic officeseeking class o
citizens, and the salary list would NJ
doubt afford excellent suggestions foI
the fee and salary reformer.
Has Senator Hanna no Federal ap
polntment for Senator Wolcott? Some
thing will have to be done to cultivate
a more friendly feeling on the part o
the young senator from Cleveland
These "roasts" on the administration
which are as unkind as they are un
expected, are coming very frequentl!
from the northeast corner Of the sen
ate chamber. j. II. GALBRAITH.
POPE WILL MEDIATE.