Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-04
President Has Personal Pride in the
Issue.
MIR. M'KINLEY AT HOME
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

tells me he is going to move out
ON October 1. The President will then take
possession, and, it is said, will make some
repairs and improvements. For one thing
he is going to enlarge the dining ROOM
The lawn has become a real lawn again
il stead of being as bare as it was when
trodden under the feet of the delegations
three years ago. But the Canton people
whisper that next spring the President will
not bother to put in fresh grass seed
Most of them undoubtedly are earnest
in wanting the scenes of 1896 repeated in
1860. They got used to the brass bands, the
SquaWkers and the various other devices
for splitting the ears of unfortunate NOR
tails. And they were not unmlndful of the
money which those thousands of visitors
left in the town. But occasionally mild
protest is raised. One citizen told me that
1896. 1t was al right then, he said, be-
cause Canton was suffering great industrial
and commercial depression, and the money
which the visiting delegations left was a
great help, but now all this is changed.
The town is prosperous, all it's industries
are active, the chance dollars of outsiders
are not needed. and this citizen, who is a
business man. thought the interruption of
business would more than offset the advan-
tage that came from having the political
delegations come to town and spend a
few dollars for each individual visitor.
Canton II Prosperous Town.
There is no doubt that Canton is pros
porous, industrially and commercially. The
pail of black smoke which hangs over the
city is denser than ever. 1t comes low
enough to the ground to be cut by a
scythe. OF course, this smoke comes from
the manufactures. There is of it
tEan three years ago, because many of
the mil $ which We're shut down or running
on halt time are now in full operation,
while several new industries have started
up. That means more soft coal and more
smoke. The only way to get away from
the CRIME is TO take the electric cars and
ride through the farming country over to
Massllon, and there hear the old residents
give their "reminiscences of the days before
the war, when Senator Thomas c. Plat
kept the village drug store and mixed re-
publican politics with the prescriptions he
compounded.
Returning to the President and his house
on North Market street, l do not know
whether current gossip is correct or not.
1t may be that he simply bought the house
from winch his presidential campaign was
conducted as Il matter of sentiment and
with no purpose of utilizing it again in
1900 Or it may be that the Canton folks
are right, and that he intends to spend a
good zeal OF the time next summer and fall
in his Canton home. He could thereby
give his personal direction to the campaign
more easily than by remaining in Washing
ton in the midst of his official surroundings
is no question that this year President Nc
kinley will spend few days now and then
in his Canton home He is going out 10
Chicago in October to attend the celebra-
ton there, and | shouldn't wonder if he
stopped at Canton both on his way out and
on his way back.
The democrats have made the Presidents
state an issue and he is willing that the
this feeling is best seen here where the
chief executive is best known. His per-
sonal interest in the manner in which the
campaign shall be conducted and the
prominence which shall be given to sus-
tanning the administration policy in the
Philippines has been indicated already
The only drawback to the personal inter-
est shown by the President is the ten
dency it creates on the part of the Ohio re-
publlcanS to rely on the national adminis-
tration, rather than on themselves They
are great hands to let the President do the
work, which they themselves should do
Conditions in Stark County.
The local situation in Canton and Stark
county probably represents the average
conditions everywhere in the state. There
are republican factions and there will be
republican factions till the year after the
millennium. At one time the Foraker fol-
lowing vas in pretty complete control.
Gradually it was weakened. a few months
ago when the republican primaries were
become the Bushncll-KurtZ faction and
the supporters of Senator Hanna. The lat
ter announced their purpose of taking con-
tro! OF the party machinery in order that
there might be no mistakes in the future.
The issue was defined in the contest over
the nomination for county prosecuting at
torney. Bob Day. brother of Judge VIM.
X. Day, was the candidate of the Hanna
ties. He won by a margin of 200 votes in
total of several thousand. Then the sue
cessful faction named the delegates to the
state convention. These were divided be-
tween Nash and Daugherty, the two lead
ing candidates for governor But the con-
troll was kept in the hands of the conserva-
tive men who were against Governor Bush
nelPs state administration. That Is the
case now, but every one tells me that the
legislative representatives will be for For
aker for senator
There are many Germans in this locality
German farmers have gradually come into
the county and they have brought their
market gardens right into the city. They
have the thrift and industry and conser-
Vatism of their race. i asked several per-
sons from the outside townships If these
farmers were worrying over the mythical
Anglo,American alliance which has dis
tresSed so many prominent Germans The
answer invariably was that they were not
taking much interest in that subject, and
that those who were republicans would be
likely to keep on voting the republican
ticket. In the town the idea of German
nationality is more pronounced and more
activity is shown by the element which
thinks that its adopted country is pulling
chestnuts out of the fire for Great Britain
Nevertheless, more stir has been made
than is warranted. l asked local repub-
lican leader about the resolutions of the
Turn Verein and other German societies
against imperialism which We're adopted
and alleged to have been sent President
Mckinley a protest of his own German
fellow townsmen. This local leader had
never heard Of the resolutions. Apparent
ly these received greater publicity abroad
than at home, he said. But he added his
personal opinion that navy officers and
other officials would do no harm If they
sang no songs about the kaiser. While the
German disaffection in this neighborhood
does not seem to be pronounced, my own
opinion is that the republicans underesti-
mate its possibilities.
Roosevelt to Open Campaign.
Gov. Roosevelt of New York will make
the formal opening Of the Ohio campaign
at Akron on September %. There will be
delegations from Canton and Cleveland and
all the surrounding towns. 1t is a fine op-
portunity for the New York governor.
have heard some republicans say they fear
he will not be equal to 1t. They think there
is too much effervescence during the gov
arnors Dresence and too little thouPhtful-