The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-05

tacks commend yourself to some Of
these apparently mild Prohibitionists-
when they get a chance.
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Massillon councilmen do some funny
things. One Of them has introduced a
resolution resolving that certain con-
tract is illegal. Now that contract is
either legal or It isn't. The law of the
state fixes it's legality or its illegality
and the council of Massillon or any
other town might resolve from now
till Mckinley carries Texas and it would
not change whatever the fact is. The
issue of an injunction would bring the
matter to a hearing in a court capable
of judging as to the merits of the case.
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There Is intense excitement in Cleve-
land. The United States warship
Hawk is due, with company of Cleve-
land naval reserves in full dress suits
and white gloves. The British govern
Iment allowed the boat to come through
the canal, a concession of international
Importance. The Hawk is nearly forty
feet long but hardly wide enough to
admit of a quadrille. OF course there
are no guns on the great naval ves-
sci. For the use intended they would
be entirely superfuous.
The Coshocton Age is recognizing
Canton's census kick, as are other
newspapers all of which aids to take Off
the sting and to let the world know
that Canton believes that there are
more people here and that Canton is
going forward instead Of backwards.
It is needless to state that every refer
ence to Canton's claim in this regard,
has its foundation in matter that has
appeared in the columns of the News
Democrat. The good that has been
done in this regard, cannot be esti-
mated, but it is certainly very consid-
cradle.
| Chairman Dicks list Of speakers
drafter from Canton, which included
such spellbinders as the Honorable
John z. Palmer, created some conster-
nation among other orators when they
read 1t in the News-Democrat Wednes-
day and realized that they had been
turned down. by the representatives
Of the administration. The little blue
book Is likely to cut quite figure in
the campaign.
lon. Out Of the entire bunch Of Repub-
lican orators in that city only three
have been chosen as fit to discuss the
issue this year. Here they are:
Robert H. Day,
Hon. M. D. Ratchford,
| J. ]. Wilson.
Now who IL j. ]. Wilson. What kind
of spellbinder is he? Can he spell
binder?
And Ratchford? What has he done
but hold Office? He has received ample
reward for all that he has done and
they say his speeches are dry stuff any
how.
And Robert H. Day? Over whom is
he going to cast a spell? He Is the
prosecutor of the county and is inter-
ested only in criminal law and crimi-
nails. To send him out on the stump
II tantamount to declaration that he
Is engaged in criminal practice. That's
what he is for. Will he be assigned to
the workhouse. or the county jail? OF
course is no business of ours where he
Is assigned, but as we have undertaken
to regulate this thing somewhat. 1t
Is desired to offer the suggestion that
he be assigned to the workhouse. II
he is going to start out we want him
to have hearing. There Is less venti-
Ia ton from the south windows, 1t 1t
true, at the workhouse than at the
county Jail, but from recent experience
II Is fair to assume that he will hold
his audience better at the workhouse
than at the jail.
But where does the Honorable Gene
. willison come in? He has been heard
! to crate magnificently to a jury OF his
countrymen in the court house. Is he
NOT to be enc9sfagedgin his oratorical
EFFORTS? sN
! who struck OF the name'of the Hon.
: orable r. A. Pinn? Is race prejudics
! to be inaugurated as a part Of the Re.
} publican campaign here at home al
. lwell as in the possessions we are having
considerable difficulty In possessing y
, lland surrounded by the yellow Chins
Iseal c MA aig.e
Il Il the Honorable w. u. N. Hsmperiy
going to get no chance to cast his spell
! over an audicnce7
i And the Honorable George Egsert