The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-09-07

ular piece of work upon the result OF
which depended, practically, their bus
mess existence?
Not in most cases.
But when the business future Of the
entire city was at stake, most anybody,
who voted right and needed some polit-
ical pap, would do?
Seems 30.
Now, however awkardly the foregoing
1t put, 1t will be conceded by very
large majority Of the thinking people
of Canton, that 1t meets the situation
sauarely. 1t is not contended that all
of the enumerators were guilty Of
direlection of duty. Some Of them
doubtless think they counted everybody
in their precincts but 1t Is apparent
that in some of the precincts there was
not the proper representation on the
list of enumerators. 1t Is, however, the
result that is always obtained when
matters are conducted purely from a
political premise. What satisfaction
these Republican gentlemen and the
Republican congressman get out Of
running the presidents home city back
six OF eight thousand in the four years
of his great expansion administration
and 1.-The full dinner pail" period and
all that sort of thing, they may. have.
Nobody else wants 1t. So far as we are
concerned we are not in the political
census business.
We think that colossal error has been
made by the census enumerators as
whole. We believe Canton is larger by
several thousand than the report shows.
We believe this city is going forward
and not backward.
We know one instance in this city
where the census taker was blind Of
one eye and also had a defective hear
ing. His want of eyesight would dou-
BILE the population Of his district from
the return and the absence of an au-
ditory faculty would probably account
for some more that he was told about
but couldn't hear their names.
The News-Democrat will not stand
for a census such as the one just re-
ported We want this city enumerated
by men who have eyes that can see and
ears that can hear. We do not want
1t done as political job, though it is
quite evident that 1t Is not safe to trust
so important a matter to our Republi-
can friends, all of which may serve as
a gentle pointer to our Democratic
council when the new census is ordered. |
Some people may be satisfied with the |
showing, but in the interest of Canton !,
another census should be ordered at |
once and congress should be asked, as !
soon as it meets, to wipe that 1900 fed
eral report Off the calendar.
Investors are not going to put their
money into a town that is going back
ward. They will not tie up with VIII
age that is engaged in the crab act.
And Canton isn't The showing can be
made that it isn't, as soon as another
census can be taken, and taken intelli-
,ently.
Most Of our Republican brethren are
. self-satisfied set Of citizens, and this
ceiling may have prevailed somewhat,
mong the enumerators. They may
ave just gone around and decided
hat they were in town ami being SO
LEASED about it didn't look around
nuch to see If anyone else were pres
mt or not.
But while the present condition is too
unsatisfactory to accept, it is a leasure
D note that remedy is at hand. 1t
J doubtful whether census can be
aken after the manner that last one :
as taken, and arrive at correct re-
llts. The district bounded by one
luare is not too small a section for one &
He can get everybody in
lat square. And he ought to be a man ]
'ho knows that square and who lives
lere. He could do it in "a hours.
here would be more census takers,
nder that plan, but they would get
OF quite, equalize the cost.
The future Of Canton as a business
enter depends upon the result of an
ther census. 1t should not be an in
ated census. There are enough people ,
ere to show healthy growth without
ding any padding. All we want Is
hat is coming to us.
Canton is too energetic, too prosper !.
US, too thrifty, is too great manu-
centre, has too many natural
dvantages, is too big city to stand
p and blush in confusion in the pres
pca nf its spna lIar paiohhorc
Let us have another census!