The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-19
SNYDER HAD
A LIVELY TIME.
Presided Over the House During
a DisOrderly Session.
HE DID HIS WORK VERY WELL.
Howe's History was Up For Discussion =
Some of the References to Canton
and an Old Cantonian
On the were.

Some of the References to Canton
and an Old Cantonian
On the were.
Special to News-Democrat.
Columbus, Jan. 17-Mr. Snyder, of
Stark county, speaker pro tenn of the
house, had his first experience in pre-
siding over the deliberations of the
body yesterday, in the absence of
Speaker Reynolds, who was in Cincin-
natl on business and for a little time
during the forenoon he had a pretty
unruly body to handle. Yet he proved
equal to the occasion. The senate joint
resolution providing for new edition
of Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio,
for practically free distribution, had
been up for discussion, and the previous
question having been demanded Mr..
Adams, of Coshocton, insisted upon be-
ing recognized. He finally sat down af-
ter being repeatedly called to order. Af-
ter the vote had been announced, Mr.
Adams was on his feet again insisting
that an explanation of his vote be heard.
Again and again he was called to order,
amid confusion in the house, as he be-
gan to discuss the question upon it's
merits. Finally he succeeded in hold
ing the floor by unanimous consent, for
ten minutes speech, during which he
denounced the appropriation of ten or
twelve thousand dollars or more which
would be necessary to issue the work,
as little short of a steal. Under the
house amendment, which would provide
for the printing of 10000 copies of the
work, each member of the general as
sembly were to receive seventy-fve
copies to distribute among his friends.
Mr.. Adams had about $4,000 friends as
constituents, and any one of these was
entitled to gift of copy of the work
from the state as any other. He want
ed enough to go around to all his con-
stituents or none at all. Mr.. Adams
proceeded to declare that the PROPOSE
ton to print the book for the benefit of
the members was in the nature of a
graft" The members had no right to
so eXpend the monies of the State for
their own benefit. If that sort of legis-
lative pilfering was to be done, he
would prefer to take his in money.
Your motion comes too late" sugges-
ted member, amidst laughter and ap-
plause. Mr.. Adams was finally called
to order and obliged to take his seat for
the third or fourth time.
The vote which carried the resolution
was non-partisan one. The aim is,
according to the measure if carried out,
to ultimately place the histories gener-
ally in the schools and libraries of the
state. The collection consists of two
large volumes, of about 900 pages each.
TWO editions have already been print
ed, enc in 1S4S, and the other in 1888. The
author, as is generally known, gathered
the material for the work by travelling
over the state, the first tour in the '4Os
and the second in the sos. In his old
age, in 1886, he sold out the plates of the
work to the state. Now it is held the
state should make use of her property
for the benefit of her citizens.
In the department of the historical
collection devoted to Stark county, the
following is to be found:
"A genial and obliging gentleman 4
hnd here in the editor of the Stark
County Democrat, Mr.. Archibald Nc
Gregor They call him Archie in all
this part of the state. He is every inch
a Scotchman, was born in Lancashire,
and takes just pride in the fact He
presides at all gatherings of the Burns
club in this region, and gives them orig
inal poems of patriotism in the dialect
that warns the hearts in memories of
the land of Robert Burns, Walter Scott,
Gretna Green, Johnnie Groat's House,
Hogg's Tales, etc. The Stark County
Democrat was started Jointly by his
father, Mr. John McGregor, and him
self in 1848"
OF Canton proper, Historian Howe
says:
"% The loss of the Ohio Canal
was the first lost opportunity for the
prosperity of Canton. The second came
years later. The projectors of the
Cleveland & Pitsburg railroad, the first
railroad built across eastern Ohio, from
lake to river, said to the Canton people,
subscribe $4,000 and you shall have
the railroad. But the leaders sniveled
their noses and gave a toss of their
heads and blurted out, Won't do any
such thing. It's all In your eye. The
railroad has got to come through Can
ton anyway; the railroad folks can't
help themselves!' But it didn't, 1t
went 18 miles east, and thereupon the
town of Alliance sprang up. But for
these dead weights neither Alliance or
Massillon, which availed itself of the
Ohio canal, would have had being, and
Canton today this was written in 1881
would have more than absorbed their
entire populations, for growing centers
Increase through their own accumula-
tlons, Now comes third opportunity,
the chance for obtaining the Hampden-
Dueber watch works"
II Is needless to add that the getting
or these works gave the forward move
ment OF the now thriving city decid-
ed impetus.
ing. McCORD.
Monarch over pain. Burns, cuts,