The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-10

TO THIS CITY.
Railroad Companies Said to Be
Getting Ready
HANDLE EXCURSIONS


| The following, from the Plttsburg
! Post, is very likely oycrGrawn but it
win be read with interest by Canton
| people who viii not be ul pleased if
| IL comes to pass:
! Canton Is not jealous Of Paris and its
| exposition. The Ohio town will have a
! strong attraction this fan. and more
persons from Allegheny county will go
there than to the worlds fair Railroad
officials and especially those of the
Pennsylvania lines, have arranged for a
number Of special excursions. The
heaviest Of these trains viii so from
Pittsburg.
President Mckinley, who desires and
designs to succeed himself as chief ex-
ecutive Of the nation, will spend the
greater part of August, September and
October at his Canton residence. He will
be there on election day, and there he
will receive the returns that will give
him another four years OF office, or
Ielegate him to the obscurity which $50
soon envelops eX-presidents.
a feature of the last campaign were
the so-called "pilgrimages of labor" to
Canton. Thousands Of employees of
mills, factories and other industrial
establishments went there, accompan-
led by brass bands in vivid uniforms,
and carrying banners asserting that
Mr.. McKinley's election meant plenty
Of work and high wages for the Ameri-
con workingman. Mr.. Mckinley
naturally felt elated by the enthusiasm
Of his guests, even If they did occasion
ally suggest the Roman mob hired at
81 a night for stage purposes. Over
lDpIginnr tbiG nh tho fagf tb9f tho ,,r,,-
paign managers carried the ardent
workingmen free Of charge, settled with
the bands and paid for the banners and
transparencies, the candidate proved to
his own satisfaction how his election
would insure prosperity for the Ameri-
can wOrkingmen.
The American workngman, not be-
ing able to project himself far enough
into the future to discern the great
American trust, greeted the candidates
promises with more or less enthusiasm.
The test will be to show that the work
ingmen will continue to cling to a can
didate who promised them prosperity
but gave them trusts. The campaign
managers are preparing to prove this,
even ii it Is necessary to charter all the
rolling stock of the railroads running
form of excursions, the tickets being
purchased in bulk and distributed to the
individuals who will compose one of
these spontaneous labor demonstrations, !
Each party, 1t is said, will be accom- |
panied by foreman, carrying timebooks, |
so that every man can be checked off
upon his arrival in Canton.
Clauses have been inserted in passen- |
ger rate schedules providing for these |
special excursions, and the railroads an
ticipate an immense business. 1t is |
expected that every man holding a posi- !
tion in a concern controlled by trust |
within 200 miles of Canton will find |
to his interest to take at least one !
visit to the home of the president.
In anticipation of the great eXcur-
sons planned for next summer and |
fall, favorable locations for saloons |
and restaurants in Canton are being |
grabbed up like hot cakes, and for |
feits for options on leases are being !
deposited daily. Canton people are
a great boom on account
of the Mckinley excursions, and sa-
loon sites on the line of march COM
mand high figures.