The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-12-07


Mr.. Stokey has. finally succeeded in
giving us spell of weather.
Canton danced on the Fourth of July
and will now pay the fiddler. q
Somebody must have reconsidered
that proposition to reconsider. 50 =
The telephone wires did not seem to
be connected up with the city hall last
night.
The message failed to state whether a
verbal permit isn't as good as a written
permit.
Mr.. Mckinley omitted to mention
Mansfield in his references to the
Boxer troubles.
Might as well begin to select your
Christmas presents. You're in for It
some. time during the month.
The presidents message contains only
this coincidence for the Boers "Our re-
lations with Great Britain continue to
be friendly"
Cleveland has a pretty dirty batch
of councilmanic linen to laundry, as well
as Columbus The bribe-tak is get
ting his bumps.
| The electric railway employees will
doubtless appreciate the councilmanic
action with reference to shorter hours.
They will probably get the two-tricks
they have been asking for.
Can't we find somebody who would
positively decline that Federal judge
| ship, even If offered to him? Have
Hanna and Dick got to do all the de-
clining for the Republican party?
From the action taken by the city
council with reference to shorter hours
for street railway employees the coun-
cilmen have been reading q certain gen.
| tleman's ante-election trust-prosperity
talks.
Republican aspirants are coming out
early for county offices. Some of them
will get little farther than the mem
ton of their names, for they might as
well know now as any time that the
| matter has all been framed up. If you
don't believe it, ask Senator Snyder.
The Massillon Independent has not
said anything about Mr.. Hanna's pet
bill for several days. The Independent
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In the consular service will lose his job
Mr.. Hanna is very careful to have all
the goods delivered for which he Lar
gains.
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A little inquiry serves to show that
there are other cities where better
prices are paid to street railway men
than are paid in this city. For Instance,
there is East Liverpool, where the men
are paid at the rate of 20 cents per
hour as noted elsewhere in this issue.
The men are compelled to work but from
ten to twelve hours. Here they are
compelled to work more hours for less
pay. They demand, according to their
statement to the council, $1.75 for day
not to exceed ten hours. If the tricks
are divided as the men desire, it will
make day of nine hours for each trick
That will be at the rate of 1914 cents per
hour, not as much as is paid in the
smaller city of East Liverpool. The de-
mands of the men have the appearance
of being just, and the action Of the
council. in opening the matter for the
purpose Of bringing about the changed
condition. Is commended on all sides.
Republican attorneys are busy figur-
ing on who will be the nominee for city
solicitor Up to date three names have
been mentioned. The Honorable Daniel
Shelter feels that he is entitled to con-
sideration and is likely to shie his castor
into the arena. The Honorable Denver
c. Hughes has fully determined to make
another try at it. In 1899 Mr.. Hughes
was candidate for the nomination,
making the race against w. j. Oby and
G. N. Shaver. The opposition to Shaver
was marked. but was divided between
Hughes and Oby, which nominated
Shaver, thus making a Democratic VIC
tory very easy. Hughes thinks he can
combine this vote this time. The most
exciting mention, however, that is made
in connection with the Office, is the name
of the Honorable u. s, Johnston, Re-
publican custodian. With the wreath
plucked from the brow of fame by the
Massillon Independent securely fastened
to his forehead. Mr.. Johnston thinks
he can make the nomination with con-
summate ease. He carried Stark county
for President Mckinley, and hes feels
that, when a man can do that, he Is
really entitled to something better than
a mere solioitorship. 1t is stepping
stone, however. to the prosecutorship
and then to the probate judgeship.
Where 1t leads from there Mr.. Johnston
does not relate, an three campaigns is
all he cares for at this time. BY the
way, he will have some warm support
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