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

their spokesman, "of course we are
slightly over age, but we are all four
veterans of the civil war. Two of us
fought in the Union army and two on
the other side. Now we want you to
take us in and let us make up the
first set of fours in your company"
The incident serves to show the unan,
unity of feeling, north and south, in
the present emergency.
Burke Levels His Gun.
Senator Burke Is after Colonel My
ron T. Herrick Of the Cleveland Soci-
ETY. for Savings. Colonel Herrick is
close personal and political friend Of
President Mckinley and Senator Han
ma, and as such becomes proper game
for Senator Burke's gun. The senator
has accordingly discovered that Colo
mel Herrick is sort Of highwayman
In banking circles. overrides the law
and disregards it. According to the
bill he has introduced the society must
come under the law or quit business.
viii II work,
I am reliably informed that the hand
OF the briber has been detected in the
Ohio senate again, and that a number
OF members of that branch of the leg
islature have been approached with in
ducements to oppose the adoption Of
the report of the committee appointed
to investigate Senator Hanna in re-
gard to the charges OF bribery made
against him. The report has been
ready for some weeks, and of course
could not, under the circumstances, be
anything but unfavorable to Senator
Hanna, in view of the evidence ad-
duced and the refusal of Senator Han
ma and all his friends, who ought to
have been able to refute the evidence
given against him easily II 1t was
false.,to appear and testify. Neverthe-
less, three Democrats in the senate,
am informed, were unwilling to vote
for a report holding Senator Hanna
even probably guilty under the evil
| dence produced. The leading anti
Hanna members were astonished and
began to investigate the matter. They
| came to the conclusion that the sena-
| tors had been tampered with. The fact
that the anti-Hanna faction controls
the senate by single vote affords an
excellent chance to work such scheme
as this and defeat the intention Of the
| Investigation. To attempt an expose
Of the matter would do little immediate
and practical good, however, and it was
determined to try to get these of
members back into line by argument
and influence. This has been tried
with success, am told, and when the
report comes in it will receive the solid
support of the Democrats and Senator
Burke, so that it will be adopted by a
vote of 10 yeas to II nays. Senator
Garfield will probably submit minor
| ity report, which will be rejected by
the same vote. The report of the COM
mittee has been prepared and ready for
presentation for three weeks, but held
back by the discovery Of this uncertain
condition in the senate.
There is good evidence to show that
the Brice Democrats are playing low
with a view to securing the control OF
the coming state convention and the
state party machinery. No demonstra-
tion is being made, as the leaders know
well that such plan can not succeed
except in quiet way. | am informed
| that the leaders of the faction would
like to form a coalition with the silver
faction by toning down the Bryan fac
ton on the money question.
The reelection of Mayor Good in
| Springfield Is one of the singular re-
suits of the municipal elections of the
week. Good was recently elected from
! the Office under conviction of violating
the Garfield corrupt practices act. This
would look like a reputation by the
people of that city of the proposition
that the extensive use of money in elec-
tions is a bad thing However, there
are always large number Of purely
local issues entering into local con.
test that can not be we'll understood
from distance, and it is quite proba.
BILE that the question did not so present
itself to the voters Of Springfield, OIL
the result would have been different
The conclusion seems irresistible, in
spite of the Springfield election. thai
the great heart of the American people
Is honest. and believes in honesty II
elections as well as In business.
The Ohio municipal elections seen
to indicate on the whole turn In po
litical sentiment in favor of the Demo
Gratis. 1t would have been more en-
phatic, no doubt, but for the war feel
ing, which always strengthens the ad
ministration.
Colonel w. A. Taylor Of the Demo
cratic state executive committee. wht
was charged by the committee with th
duty OF recovering the furniture, etc.
of the committee, which were takei
away from the rooms of the committee
by unauthorized parties, says he will
bring no suits to recover 1t, but simpl,
replevin II. He cares nothing abou
the books that have been taken away
for the reason that any books whicl
have been taken by these parties will
be OF little value now.
]. H. GALBRAITH.
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