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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-19
pEsrAIR1Na IMpEKIALlsM.

The trusts and syndicates are send
ing out the threats Of 1896. to close
down business and plunge into univer
sal bankruptcy II William Mckinley Is
defeated for the presidency.
This is the despairing cry Of imper-
ialism, and plea for life tenure IN
the Office Of President, Should he be
reelected, and the people ask for a
change in 1904, the same cry will be
raised again, backed by an immense
standing army, and our Presidential
elections would become Q farce, the
identical thing at which imperialism
is aiming.
II so-called prosperity" under Nc
Kinley's administration depends on his
Continuance in ONCE, then 1t Is a false
and rotten structure, and the only way
to restore real prosperity 10 to turn
him out Of Office, break up the trusts
annihilate Imperialism and prevent
milltarism.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-19
ELECTION
PROCLAMATION!

Notice Is hereby given to the qualified
electors Of Stark County, Ohio, that they
tions in their respective Townshi ps, Wards
and Precincts, on
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-19
DECEIT,
Tho Stock In Trade Of the
Republicans.
The Disreputab,e Appeal Hanna
Is Making to the Peoples
Prjudiccs.

The appended Columbus special to
the Cincinnati Enquirer tells its own
story. The Republican state commit
tee, knowing that the proof was
against them, admit 1t and try to Jus
tify it ON the ground that "all is fair
In war and politics" The special is as
follows:
"Queer things come to the surface In
Ohio politics this year. The Demo-
cratic state committee has just been
put in possession OF proof that Chair
man Dick has secured the names and
addresses Of the following groups Of
voters throughout the entire state, and
is sending to each group special class
Of literature suited to their interests or
religious, race or national prejudices
and inclinations:
Catholics. members Of the A. P. A..
Protestant ministers, Catholic priests.
(Toledo) Jones men, school teachers,
Silver Republicans, Gold Democrats,
liquor dealers and saloon men, Anti
Saloon league members and Anti-Sa-
loon Republicans opposed to the can
teen, Populists, lawyers, prominent
farmers, German-reading voters,
Swedes and Norweg;ans, doctors,
doubtful Republicans, tobacco dealers,
Social Democrats, believers in expan.
sion, anti-imperialists, manufacturers.
college students. nrst presidential vot-
ers, laboring men, large capitalists,
persons engaged in loaning money.
business men, colored voters and trav-
cling men.
"As for consistency they cast 1t aside
as phony diamond. Each recipient
gets class Of literature intended to
appeal to him directly. As for in
| stance:
To the Catholic clergy and laity they
send documents denouncing and con-
futing the A. p. A., and explaining how
friendly Mckinley is to the Catholics.
ITO the members of the A. P. A. they
send different kind of literature. which
denounces the Catholics as a menace
to the country. and urging the election
Of Mckinley as the only means OF re-
straining Catholic aggression.
"The liquor dealers and saloon men
are assured, In the literature sent to
them, that the president does not In
dorse the fanatical course pursued by
the Anti-Saloon league, and that the
best way to promote their interests ia
to unite solidly on Mckinley.
"The Anti-Saloon league and anti
saloon Republicans who are opposed to
the canteen are Just as suavely told
that the president is their friend and
n full believer in their course, and that
his election is necessary for the over
throw of the rum power.
Every group gets the same sort OF
versatile Mexican salve. SO that when
the compass is boxed the president is
found to be in favor OF everything and
opposed to everything, a very natural
position for him.
"Neighbors belonging to different
groups In different parts of the state
have been comparing literature, and
were 30 astonished at the result that
that they sent lot Of 1t to the Demo
cratic committee. along with some oi
Colonel Dicks letters.
1.-THE bare mention of this systemsoi
campaigning ought to be sufiicient to
discredit It with all men OF honesty
and intelligence and give the state tc
Bryan overwhelmingly"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-19
Notice to Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received at the
once of the auditor of Stark County, Ohio
until noon Of Nov. %, 1900, for furnishing the
m aterials and doing the wo:k necessary,
and required for the excavation and founda-
tion of the Woman's Cottage of the Stark
County Infr - ary, according to the draw.
ings and specifications prepared for the
same and now on file at the office OF the
county com nj issioners of Stark county and
at the ofice of the architect, Guy Tilden, 81
Schaefer block, Canton, Ohio
Bids are to be made out as provided by
law, and said bid is to be accompanied by a
good and proper bond In the sum of one
thousand dollars, the conditions of which
are to be that the bidder will enter into con
tract to perform the said work for the
amount stated in the bid, and will give a
good and proper bond for the faithful per-
fnrmance of said contract within a reason .
able time in the sum of five thousand dol.
lars
The contract is to embrace all the work =
excavation. stone brick, iron, window
frames, ETC., etc.-up to the top of the water
table.
The commissioners reserve the right to
reject any and all bids.
r.. CRAWFORD,
LEVI W. JOHNS IN,
Commissioners of Stark County.
VIM. M. REED, Auditor Stark County.
Published in the News Democrat Oct. l2,
10, 20. Nov.2.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-19

Love makes the world go around. BY
Such expedients II is he
Makes shift to keep the most of us
Habitually dizzy.
At Philadelphia woman fell and the
pitcher she was carrying cut her throat
from ear to ear. This was almost equal
to the fall Of one Pitcher Smith on a
noted occasion.
Now will Massillon tackle us at foot
ball?
Superintendent Yarger belongs to the
trust party. but he will not trust a
trusty so far this week as he did last.
In 1896 Mr.. Bryan spoke In Akron,
Two coaches sufficed to carry the Can
ton crowd. Times have changed since
then.
Col. w. c. p. Breckenridge, of Ken
lucky. has pitched his tent In the Nc
Kinley camp. God save Mary Yellin
Lease!!
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-19
nn ON THE ALERT.

The corrupt manipulators Of the Re-
publican machine OF Ohio propose to
DO what they did In 1895. to omit from
the count OF the ballots, as many votes
- possible In each Of the 1850 pre-
cincts of the state. o9 "
Thsss ~ many ways " 40 this. sad
~ r 1>1rn aAenl1 - Iofe)e1 A.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-19

The New York Journal says that un-
der the blessed reign Of William Nc
l<inley, anybody who should venture In
o Republican meeting to shout "Hur-
rah for the Constitutional" or Three
cheers for the Declaration Of Indepsn-
dencei" would bs thrown out for in.
ou1finM ~ 49, Hoef. Y 4, x n i h ! va \.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-19
EMBRACES THE VICIOUS.

Rev. Sylvester Scoville Of the Woos
ter University, is out in letter II
which he admits that trusts, militar
ism and the imperialistic policy o.
President Mckinley are full of grave
dangers to the future Of the Republic
but that he will vote for Mckinley un
der protest, rather than for William
J. Bryan, wLo opposes all these threat
ened DANCES.
Rev. Scoville may have some paten,
process to 81 mold his conscience as tt
embrace confessed vice in preference
to admitted virtue, but he is the frs
Christian. man, clerical or lay, who hal
publicly admitted during the past II
centuries, Nat vice was preferable Il
virtue under any circumstances.
II ell mel were to adopt such q view
morality and the Christian religion
would perish from on the earth.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-19
National, District and County Officer

One person for President of the United
states of America.
One person for Vice President of the Unit.
ted States of America
Twenty three persons for Presidential
Electors.
One. person for Secretary of the State
of Ohio.
one person for Judge of Supreme Court
One erson for Dairy and Food Commits.
sioner.
One person for State School Commits
One person for Member Board of Public
Works.
One person for Member of Congress-Isth
Congressional District
One. person for Member State Board of
EqualiZatiou-2lst District.
One person for Com mon Pleas Judge-pth
Judicial District.
One person for County Recorder.
One person for County Commissioner.
One person for County Infrmary Direc.
tor.
One person for Coroner.
Given under my hand at the City of Can.
ton, this Third day of October, A. d. 1900.
JOHN j. ZAIsER,
2.l9.2e Sheriff of Stark County, Ohio.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-19

FARM FOR SALE-Fifty-four acres
situated one mile east Of Howenstine
station. Good water and coal in abund-
ance. For information inquire on prem
ises or J. B. Slutz, Fredericksburg,
Wayne county, Ohio. 12-ds
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-19

Hon. Charles Dick,
d. A. Doyle,
Hon. L. s. Ebright,
John c. Frank,
H. M. Hagelbarger,
L. c. Miles,
Harvey Musser,
L. Pardee,
A. ]. Rowley,
Hon. H. c. Sanford.
Hon. George w. Sieber,
II. L. Snyder,
Hon. E. w. Stuart,
F. H Stuart,
E. L. Otis,
Rev. Daniel A. Blose,
Major H. A. Kasson,
Osborn Esgate,
Jonathan Taylor,
Hon. N. d. Tibballs,
z. F. Vorhis,
Gen. A. c. Voris,
Captain Aaron Wagner,
r. NJ. Wanamaker,
H. T. Wilson,
F. II. Waters,
W. o. Wise,
N. o. Mather,
e. NJ Robinson,
DR.. L. E. Sisler.
Barberton-
Charles Amerman.
Cuyahoga Falls
Orlando Wilcox.
Hudson ,%i i'r
Hon. C. F. Seese.
Ghent- &
c. S. Parsons.
Ira
Hon. c. o. Hale.
1t will be observed that General Dick
has modestly put his own name in the
list so as to be sure that there would be
at least one orator left IL Mr.. Bryan
should take a notion to visit Summit
county. After Saturday nights demon
stration it is believed that there are few
of the list who remain loyal. Some of
them must have taken part in the dem
oIstration. At least, everyone else did.
SQUIRE REIGNER'S FIGURES.
Squire J. H. Reigner is preparing to
make a prophecy on the result Of the
coming election.-Local item.
Figgerin' on the lection: that's the
kind o. sport Jake likes
IT beats bettin' on hoss race, or the
automobile bikes.
He takes the general result an figgers
1t out slow
An when he's through he'll tell you
! just how each states goin' to 60.
An then he'll take his s'tistics an he'll
figure an he'll sweat,
AN find out how many 'lectoral votes
Bill Bryan's goin' to get
When he wants diversion O. the roarin
! rattlin' kind,
Figgerin' on the lection just satisfies
Jake's mind.
He takes the vote O. Casselman an adds
hundred an one
Bein' sixteen hundred more than Schuf.
| fell gets in Lexington.
4, Two fours are nine, twice three Is five
! subtract whateer you like,
An he has the vote that Dougherty
| II get in township Pike.
Four, eleven. forty-four, two times one
are three
4 He can tell exac'ly what the vote o
Harry Hill II be.
! There's nothin' so excitin or makes the
nerves SO shake
As fggerin' on the lection with the
logarithm O. Jake.
The vote O. Bill Mckinley in the fal
! o. '96,
Stirred UP with plenty O. sugar an 9
check o. Charlie Dicks,
Gives figgers on Bob Tayler, an show!
4 without a doubt
AAdS the noTiiOu5 IL Sit HiIIl eL IN
i don't watch out.
A The cubic feet O. gas 1t takes t fill a biz
i balloon,
Gives Republican majorities, minus
distance to the moon.
Then he mixes up some Spear Hea(
with the census mans report
Oh, this figgerin' on the lection is tn,
greatest kind of sport.
Jake doesn't fool with checkers ant
he doesn't study chess,
An most anyone can beat him at
game O. cards, guess.
He doesn't buck the tiger-at croque
he'd not amuse-
He doesn't take q hand at golf, an par
lor games eschews;
i But lection fggers gets him In a stat,
o. such suspense
He Just trembles with excitement
The sensation Is immense
You can talk O. Monte Carlo, where tn,
i gamblers make or break
i But figgerin' on the lection is the sor
y O. sport fer Jake.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-20
KRUGER Is A PRIfbNER.
Allowed Little Liberty While at Loren
20 Marquez.

London, Sept. IS. According to the
lorenzo Marquee correspondent of
Daily Telegraph, Mr.. Kruger is vir-
tually a prisoner in the residence of
the district governor. This is at the,
instance of the British consul, who
protested against Mr.. Kruger using
Portuguese territory as a base for di-
recting his executive.
The French consul has been forbid
den access to Mr.. Kruger, as have also
the latter's own officials. The dis
trict governor has notified Herr Pott,
the Netherlands consul, that he
.(Pott), who had acted as the Boer
consular agent at Lorenzo Marquee,
can no longer be recognized as rep
resentative CT the Transvaal, which
is now British territory.
! II have had an interview with the;
American attache, who is homewartl
bound" says the correspondent, "and
he is of the opinion that hostilities
may drag on for considerable time,
as the Beers, in their despair, threat
en- to fight to the death.
acting President Schalk- Burger ar
rived here yesterday to confer with
Mr.. Kruger, but he was not permit
ted to see him, and he returned i'm
mediatelv 10 the TranSyaals
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-20
Helen could Promnt ~ Aid

New York, Sept. 13.-Colonel Amos
S. Kimball, assistant quartermaster
general, was informed by army con-
tractors that Miss Helen Gould had
purchased $4,000 army rations for the
Galveston sufferers. The rations were
started from the Pennsylvania rail-
road in Jersey City at 3 p. m. yestcr-
day. Miss Gould went directly to the
contractorswho supply the army with
provisions and ordered rntions identi-
cal with those furnished for soldiers,
consisting of bacon, canned meats,
beans. hard bread and coffee.
Miss Elizabeth Rose Cleveland, sis
ter to former President Cleveland,
and Miss Ames, daughter of former
have bought an old homestead on
Seven Hundred Acre Island, Maine,
which they are to have remodeled
into a fine summer residence.
Lightning passed down the chin
ney of the tollgate house near
Williamsport, Md, and played
around the trigger of loader gun
that stood in the corner. In an in
slant deafening noise aroused the
occupants of the house, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Palmer, who had been
asleep. The gun had exploded, and
was shattered into pieces.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-20
WORK OF RELIEF BEGUN.
situation in Galveston Expected t
Sfend nroyo

steadily ImprOVe.
Austin, Tex, Sept. 13.-Governor
Sayers has made the following state
iment to the Associated Press CORES
pendent on the Galveston flood situa-
ton:
Conditions, at Galveston are fully
MS bad as reported. Communication,
however, has been re-established b.
tween the island and the mainland
and hereafter the transportation of
supplies will be less difficult. The
work of clearing the city is progress
ing fairly well and Adjutant General
Scurry, under direction of the mayor,
is patrolling the city for the put
pose of preventing depredations. Ths
most conservative estimate as to the
number of deaths places them at
1000. Contributions from citizens %
this state and from other states arc
coming in rapidly and literally and
it is confidently expected that within
the next ten days the work of restor-
alton by the people of Galveston will
have begun in good earnest and with
energy and success. Of course the
destruction of property has been very
great, not less than $1O.OOO.OOO, but
it is hoped and believed that even
this great loss will be overcome
through the energy and self-reliance
IF the people"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-20
Prince ching Captured.

Pelsing. Sept. 13.-Via Taku. Sept
10, and Shanghai, Tuesday, Sept. H.
The Japanese found Prince Ching
leader of the conservative pro-for-
eign party, in the western hills
twenty-eight miles distant. and arc
holding him there with Il view of a
conference and in the hope that he
may establish communication with
the dowager empress.
81 can't go to that church again;
the pastor does not believe that PEG.
pie go to hell" oh! Don't say that;
he believes that some GO "Well
that is better than nothing!"
The largest chicken rance in the
world is about to be established at
Manasquan, N. j. A thact of $50
acres has been secured, and it will
be entirely devoted to the hen in
dustry.
Since the war the male peasants
of Spain have become unusually in
dustrious and ingenious They even
force the lazy roosters to become
more useful than heretofore. They
have trained the male fowls to
hatch the eggs and look after the
chickens, while the hens, thus re-
lieved of some of their duties, now
really lay more eggs than when they
were worried with maternal cares.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-20
ROBERTS, PROCLAMATION.
Says All the Boers Must surrender
OncOnditIonallY

London, Sept. 15.--Roberts tele-
graphs the war Office from Machi-
dodorp that he circulated proclama-
ton reciting the act of Kruger's
fight to Lorenzo Marques, saying that
Kruger's desertion of the Boer cause
makes it clear to the burghers that
it Is useless to continue the struggle;
that nearly fifteen thousand Beers are
now prisoners of war; not one of
them will be released till those now
under arms against Great Britain
surrender Internationally. The pro-
clamation points out that, with the
exception of the small area which
General Botha is defending, the war
has degenerated into irregular opera
tions, which must be brought to an
early conclusion, and concludes: "The
means I am compelled to adopt are
those which the customs of war pre-
scribe i'll such cases. They are ruinous
to the country, entail endless suffer.
ing to burghers and families, and the
longer this guerrilla warfare contin-
ues the more vigorously must they be
enforced"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-20
Japan willing to Withdraw.

London, Sept. 12.-The Toxic cor
respondent of the Times, wiring Sep
TENDER s, says:
Japan replied that she will not
object to the withdrawal of her min
lister from Picking and other meas
ures recommended by concert of pow
,ers, and since her geographical posi-
ton enables prompt adoption of nee
essary military measures, she is will
ing to withdraw superfuous troops.
According to trustworthy rumors.
Russia is preparing to winter $4,000
troops at Chin Pi."
Mayor Watson of Findlay, Ohio,
loves music, and, of course, piano
adds it's charm to the attractions of
his home. He recently sent testi-
monial to the firm that made it,
warmly commencing its excellence,
and stating that she had used it for
the past eight years. The city
Board of Equalization, on seeing this
commentator utilized as an adyer-
tisement by the piano firm, inves-
tigated the matter, and discovered
that the piano was not listed in the
mayors tax returns. They have
therefore charged him with back
taxes on it for the past eight years.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-20
10000 MINERS OUT.
Great Strike in Anthracite District
is Now On.

Scranton, Sept. 1s.-Pennsylvania' s
great strike of anthracite miners is
now officially under way. This morn
ing when scores of breakers whis-
ties sounded for work day in Lack
awanna and Wyoming hollers, not
enough men or boys rallied at any
point to warrant beginning work.
Fred Dilcher, member of the ma
tional executive board in charge of
the district covering two valleys, is
enthusiastic over the strike news,
which rapidly came in from every
direction. Delaware Lackawanna &
Westernmade an attempt to get
three of it's colleries going, but with
out effect. Several washeries are
operating, but the force of worllnen
is small. The pump runners want
to be called out, and have asked the
executive board to take this action
In all not less than 7O,Ovo mine en-
ployes of all grades are idle
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-20
ORDER is BEING RESTORED.
System Takes Place of Chaos in I'll

-SoOS" lance 4laCo Ol SnaO1 IN the
City of Galveston.
Galveston, Tex, Sept. 1s.-The work
goes on of recovering the dead from
the mass of debris that lines the
south side of what remains of the
city. Sunday 1O7 bodies We're recov-
cred and cremated. The number re-
covered and cremated yesterday has
not been reported as yet, but it will
exceed one hundred or more. The
task of recovering the bodies that are
beneath or iammed into tbs rick of
debris, extending from the eastern to
the western limits of the city, dis
lance of over three miles, is her.
culean one and the most expeditions
way of removing the whole, from a
sanitary point of view, is by fire. This.
however, in the crippled condition of
the fire department and waterworks,
would endanger the remaining por-
ton of the city. AS it now stands,
this immense amount OF debris strewn
with dead bodies, the carcasses of de-
caying animals, ETC., is sore men,
ace to the health of the city and is
the most difficult problem the board
of health has to deal with.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-20
ASSASSIN CONFESSES.
Says r1urder of Won ketteler Was
Ordered by Government

Picking, Sept. 14.-The Japanese have
arrested the assassin of Baron Won
Kettele., late German minister to
China. The assassin, who has been
handed over to the Germans by the
Japanese, confessed his Guilt. He was
arrested1for trying to sell to Jap
anese officer a watch with initials,
which he admitted taking from the
body OF Baron Won Ketteler. He aft
erwards admitted the crime, saying
that the imperial government had
ordered the commission of the act.
Colonel Prietkotf's party engaged
five hundred Boxers seven miles from
'Machipo. The Boxers were armed
only with swords and spars. The Rus
sian cavalry charged them, killing
many with sabres. The charge was
made through a corn field, and the
Russians succeeded in killing the
commander of the enemy's forces. The
casualties among the Boxers are esti-
mated at 200. One Russian officer
was wounded and two Cossacks killed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-20
Thanks to the Government.

Washington, Sept. 1S.-The follow
ing was received at the white house
from Mayor Jones of Galveston, adj
dressed to the PRESIDENT:
"The people of Galveston, through
me, desire to return their sincere
thanks for the great interest you and
the United States government,
through you, manifested in their be-
half in the hour of trial. While their
sutferings are indescribable, yet they
have ever in their minds the great
government which never fails to re-
spond to the distress of it's citizens
and they also know at the head of
the government is an upward, Chris
tian man, whose every effort is to re-
lieve the distress with all the means
~ h;c nD,,,pon1
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-20
OVER FIVE THOUSAND DEAD.
So Far 1900 Victims OF the storm
Have Been Identified.

So Far e,70O Victims OF the storm
Have Been Identified.
Houston, Tex, Sept. 15.-The Post
prints a list of 2,7o1 names of the
Galveston dead, compiled from various
sources, but believed to be authentic
There were hundreds of bodies burn
ed, buried at sea and in the sand, of
which no Identification was possible.
There were other hundreds who were
buried on the beach of the mainland,
few of whom have been identified.
There are many bodies still in the
ruins of Galveston and scattered along
the beach # the mainland and in the
marshes, where they were thrown by
the water. Some of these bodies have
been sent twenty miles inland along
small watercourses by the rush of
high waters. Taking all things into
consideration, there seems no longer
any doubt that the number of dead
will reach beyond the estimate of
5000 which has been made by Major
Jones. Mayor p. G. Lowe and other
reliable citizens of Galveston.