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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-12


1t, then upon the very face OF It any
man can discern the mischief which 1t
brings at last to the men who labor in
these great Industrial enterprises. II
the factories sell less goods, then fewer
goods must be produced and fewer men
are needed to produce them; and the
sum of IL all must be that thousands of
industrious men will be denied employ
ment. The wage-earner will become
an idle citizen, and thus in his turn, add
to those who want but can not buy.
Gentlemen, ,wedo not envy you the
prosperitywhich the people now en-
JOY, and we fervently pray that 1t will
continue with them through all the
years to come. The Democratic party
does not live upon the misfortunes of
our country, nor does It die when plenty
is scattered over a smiling land. We
rejoice to see its crops abundant, though
we grieve to see our own abundant
crops coincident with crop failures and
famine in other regions of the earth.
And yet we are selfish enough to thank
God, IL He must scourge any of His
children and bless others, that the
blessings have come to us while the
scourges have fallen upon our brothers
in other quarters of the globe. While
we grieve with the ,teeming millions
that starve and die in India and in
Russia, we would not deny to the
American farmers the benefit of the in
creased price of wheat that came to
him in consequence of the misfortune
of an alien and inferior people. Nor
do we complain that accidental dis
coveries have almost doubled the pro-
duction of gold. If a remorseless and
unrelenting Republican majority will
not relieve the people by opening our
mints to the free coinage of both gold
and silver, we rejoice that human greed
has found new mines to provide more
abundant gold supply.
If you imagine that this season of
prosperity which is due to causes
wholly apart from politics, will destroy
the Democratic party, you deceive your
selves. 1t has outlived panics under it's
own administration. 1t has outlived
prosperous eras when it's enemies ad-
ministered the government. 1t has out
lived the rage and fury of civil war.
1t has passed through the cruel days
of reconstruction, and 1t will survive
the taunts and jeers with which you
now assail 1t, / am still a young man;
yet have seen it solemnly proposed to
disband the Democratic party. In
1872 the Democrats of my native state,
as loyal and devoted as ever cherished
the immortal principles of Thomas
Jefferson, had reached the point where
they were ready to despair and yield,
and a convention was called in Mis-
sissippi to consider the advisability of
disorganiZing the Democratic party
But even in that trying hour there was
a small though devoted band, in
whose hearts the divine fire of the old
Democracy was still burning, to protest
with a tongue of flame and voice of
prophecy against the abandonment of
our time-honored and and undying
organization. Their wisdom pre-
vailed. That convention adjourned,
and instead OF sending abroad the
gospel of despair they sent a message
of hope and courage that still animates
the splendid men of that great Com
monWealth.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-12
NAVARRO NUBS OF NEWS.
Items of Interest from Bethlehem
Townships Leading
Town. "

Navarro, Jan. 10.
Rev. Weaver of the Reformed church.
has moved into Mr.. John Dages house
in Main street.
Last Thursday Mrs. Anna Gradzin-
ski died at the Massillon hospital and
was brought to Navarro for interment.
Services were held in st. Clements
church Friday morning, Father Baker
officiating. Interment in st. Clement s
cemetery.
Rev. Watson, pastor of the u. b.
church, is holding series of revival
meetings at the chapel.
Rev. E. Il. Noble intends beginning
a ten days meeting in the M. e. church
January "a.
DR.. ID. X. Knapp, of Wooster, will
hold his second quarterly conference
In the M. E. church. Saturday, p. m,
on january a. Communion services
Sunday, the 2Sth.
The local members of the X. OF P's
will hold banquet in their hall, Thurs
day night, January IL.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-12

Cornelius n. Bliss. of New York, is
slated for the ce-presidential nomi-
nation with Mr.. Mckinley. Hanna and
Platt have concluded that Root had
better remain in the war portfolio of
the cabinet. The rank and file of the
Republican party will have very little
voice, If any, in the selection of can
didates. That business has been dele
gated to Hanna G. Co. OF course the
regular form of electing delegates to
the national convention will be observ-
ed, but the duties Of delegate will not
be at all irksome. Such things as select
ing officers of the convention, adopting
a platform and nominating candidates
will be arranged for long before the
convention meets, by the sole owner
and proprietor of the Republican party
Senator Mark Hanna, of Ohio.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-12

The Standard Oil National City bank,
of New York, has received a total of
$L3Sl, S64 interest on government de-
posits in its bank, since Secretary Gage
entered the cabinet. Yet the officers of
the bank declare that the govern
ment funds, held by them, do not and
cannot make money for the bank. With
reference to this statement ex-Comp-
troller Theodore Myers, of the city of
New York, says: Il must say that any
statement that the banks that have
received government funds cannot or do
not make money by holding them is too
silly for business man to comment upon.
Such a statement has no business
basis"
: 1t would probably be well for Mr..
Gage and his pet bank, not to forget
that you cannot fool all the people
all the time"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-12

understand that we mean to keep faith
with them and honestly assist them in
establishing and maintaining their in
dependence A4HsE
The Tribune quotes Mr.. Bryan as say
ing that the people must adopt one of
two policies-"the ultimate indepen-
dence of the Filipinos or their retention
under American sovereignty" and
with a covert sneer remarks: Mr..
Bryan favors the first mentioned policy,
but he does not say whether he means
by "ultimate' within ten years or
thirty or one hundred" This is, in
deed, fine criticism to come from an
organ of the present administration,
which has taken good care not to say
whether it would give the Cubans
ultimate independence" in ten, thirty
or one hundred years. se. gs
We can promise independence to the
Filipinos as early as to the Cubans. we
can keep the implied promise given to
the Filipinos as early as we. can keep
the express promise given to the Gu
bans. And we can take the time neces-
sary to assist in the secure establish
ment of an independent government as
early in the one case as in the other.
At all events. we could have done so
IL the administration had not broken
faith with the F'ilipinos and given them
only too much reason to think they
could not place any dependence on any
promises made by Ameriacns.
And Just here we come upon one of
the strongest arguments against i'm
perialism. AS Mr.. Bryan puts it: when
we enter upon a policy of empire we
cease to be moral factor in the worlds s
progress" For century we have un-
til now been a force, growing more
and more mighty, in propagating
parliamentary and republican govern
ment the world over When we begin to
deny the right of 5elf-government and
independence we instantly cease TO be
such a force and become Il prop of
absolutism. This departure, m.ce de-
liberately taken, will deprive the world
of it's hope for popular government and
our own land OF it's liberty at no very
distant day.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-12
ROBERTSVILLE RIPPLTNGS
News Items of Interest to the People
osThat Section Gathered By
Correspondent.
RobertsYille. Jan. 10.


Miss Eva Weimer is visiting her
cousin Miss Daisy Fox, in Hanover
ton, Olio. .. .
Samuel Starkey has purchased a farm
from Fred Helm. The farm lies just
beyond the Stark and Carroll line.
Alfred Rhiel, who has been in Pitts
burg attending a school in drafting, re-
turned home New Years evening.
Mr.. Herbert Schory. of Canton, is
spending his holiday vacation at the
home of his grandfather, Fred Schory,
two miles south of town.
Quite large amount of ice Was
harvested during the recent cold
weather. Those packing report the ice
as being of superiorfquality
Mrs. Adolf an aged lady who has
been residing att the home of 7. S.
Sheatsley, near Paris, was buried at
Mapleton Monday forenoon, Rev. San
tenschlager, officiating4s ~" G1E$a
Mrs. Alice Dannep Jones, of Canton,
lectured in School hall, Mapleton, Sat
urday evening. ON the issues of the
temperance question. The lecture was
instructive and entertaining. r@r
Although the weather was threaten
ing, quite crowd attended the literary
given by the Valley school, on Friday
evening. The Philippine question was
debated by w. Geiger, ]. B. Ringle, Mr.
Riley and e. c. zininger. The debate
was interesting. a...s
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-12
"ONE DOLLAR TAYLER."

There are in the Eighteenth Congress
siOnal district a great many men-some
who have gained more or less promi-
nence-who bear the name of Tayler
Among them is our distinguished con-
gressman, the Hon. Robert w. .Tayler,
who has gained some prominence
recently through his gallant fight, as
chairman of the elections committee,
against the seating of Mr.. Roberts, Of
Utah. This, however, is not his only
distinction. Some time last fall. an
organization of laboring men in
Youngstown and Mahoning county, a
part of Mr.. Tayler's district, gave a
public entertainment which neeessitat-
ed the outlay of considerable money.
Mahoning had been generous In her
support Of the congressman,a and acting
on the plan that lone good turn de-
serves another" thecommittee in
charge solicited financial aid of their
representative in congress. In due
course of time the committee received
a remittance of one dollar with very
neat little card, wishing them and
their co-workers all the blessings that
these prosperous times afford. The
committee, however could find no use
for such munihcent gift, and there
fore Immediately returned the dollar tc
Mr.. Tayler, at Washington. Since ther
the working men of Mahoning have ad.
ded TO the already high sounding title
OF Hon. and II is that OF "One Dollar
Tayler" or Dollar Bob"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-12

There is a man in Chicago who looks
exactly like Senator "BiNy" Mason.
Perhaps it is he and not the senator,
who has been making a spectacle of
hbmself.-Cleveland Leader.
In 1896 and in 1897 Senator BILLY
Mason was one of the star performers
in the Republican ranks and especially
in the Ohio campaign in 1897. Mr..
Mason then toured the state in the
interest of Mr. Hanna's election, and
the Democrats thought at that time that
Billy was making a spectacle of him
self, but the Republicans insisted that
Billy Mason was alright, and many a
Republican throat yelled itself hoarse
in huErawing for Billy Mason, OF Illi
nois. OF course he was then advocating
the election of Mr.. Hanna.
He was then perhaps as now, am in
tense Republican. He could not have
been anything else, in advocating the
election of Mr.. Hanna. But Billy Mason,
the senator, has done something since
then, to bring him into disfavor, If not
disrepute in his party.
Mr.. Mason, like some other old
fashioned Republicans in the United
States senate, has refused to indOrse
and advocate the benevolent assimila-
ton" policy of the president. This is, so
far as we can see. the extent from a
Republican standpoint of his offending.
He may have committed other crimes
against the party of Hanna and Nc
Kinley, but this is the one great sin
for which there can be no remission and
for which he can make no atonement.
So long as Senator Mason insists that
Mr.. McKinley's imperial policy is cruel
and un-American, so long will his party
insist that he is making a spectacle of
himself. When 1900 rolls around we
hope to see Billy Mason invited by
Hanna & Co. to repeat his tour of 81,
even If he does make spectacle" of
himself in so doing.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-12
EXCUSE OF IMPERIALISM
Chicago Chronicle.)


Mr.. Bryan is right I'm saying that there
are only three excuses for our war of
criminal aggression" and conquest in
the Philippines: The commercial ex-
cuse-that there is money in it; the
religious eXCuse-that God is in it; the
political eXcuse-that we are in it and
cannot get out.
Very sorry excuses are these. AS to
the money excuse, who will answer Mr..
Bryan when he says: "The man who
will Justify a war of conquest on the
basis of dollars and cents applies to
that subject the same principles that
the burglar or the highwayman ap-
plies?" No imperialist has yet told
us how much trade we can get by ex-
ercising sovereignty in the Philippines
and subjugating their people, nor how
much the trade will be worth when we
get it, nor what offsets there will be
to its value. Much less has any one of
them made any pecuniary estimate of
'hS Ndiue VI Il iipliio lives VI VI AIieil-
can lives that are sacrificed in this war
of conquest. Even imperialists hesitate
to write down the value of human lives
in their merchandise accounts, but this
they must do to complete their mercan-
tile argument. .. r.
Regarding the religious argument, we
may wait for certain Republican
senator to answer Mr.. Bryan when he
asks who told him that the situation
in the Philippines was Gods work.
that God had opened the door of the
Philippine islands and pushed us in
and shut the door" Let the senator
answer Mr.. Bryan when he asks: "Whc
told him so? Did God tell him? II
so, when and where? And If Ged die
not tell him, then to whom die Goo
reveal 1t? In all ages religious fanatic,
and more sordid people have claimed
| authority direct from God to commi
rapine and murder and all manner o.
| atrocities. When people claim sucf
authority in this last year of the nine
teenth century we may rightfully de
mand that they know their'commissions
The unvarnished truth is that we ar
in the Philippines for the same reason
| that we are In Cuba-because tn
administration chose to land US there
And the administration deliberatel,
chose to make all the difference in tn
treatment accorded to the two people
the Cubans and the Filipinos-the diff
ference in promise and hope extended
(which has made the difference betweel
war and peace. u
Mr. Bryan did not directly reply I
the political argument-that we are 4
1t and can't get out. But that was nc
necessary. five got into II voIuntaril
we can get out the same way, Their
is nothing now bat imperial obstinac
and greed to prevent us from maxim
peace with the Filipinos in the sam
way In which we have maintained peac
4 with the Cubans-by giving them I
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-12

Governor Nash, in his inaugural ad-
dress made some very sensible recon-
mendations and gave the law-making
body of Ohio some sound advice. His
recommendations with reference to the
regulation of corporations, and his ad-
vice to the Legislature against passing
local bills to increase the debts of mu-
inequalities will meet the approval of
the people and it is hoped will be needed
by the General Assembly.
There is no doubt that in the past
we have had much reckless local legis-
lation and now is a good time to check
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-12
FAIRHOPE.
Happenings In and Near the Little
Hamlet--PersOnal and a
Otherwise.

Fairhope, Jan. 10.
A daughter of Peter Eddleman was
visiting her parents last week.
Mr. Myers, of Sippo, visited for sew
eral days with his mother, Mrs. David
Stauffer.
Emma Parker, of Canton, returned
to her home after visit of a week at
the home ofyM, l.. Hutt.
The protracted meeting at the church
is still in session. Great interest is
manifested in the services.
Bert Williamson has returned to his
home in Columbiana county, after a
stay of two months with III. s. Hershey
Mr. Williamson was fine violinist and
our community is sorry to loose so tai
ented a man.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-12

Emboldened by his recent success in
controlling the organization of the
House. Harry Dougherty will now con-
test with Grosvenor for the high honor
as one Of the big four, to the national
Republican convention, from Ohio.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-12

Alliance was strictly in it" at Co
lumbus, Monday.-Alliance Review.
In what respect Alliance was strictly
in it" the Review does not state. But
just short time prior to Monday, last,
about week or so, Alliance was not so
strictly in it," For proof of this We
respectfully refer the Review to Mr..
Silvers, to Mr.. Sullivan, ct al.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-12

When Congressman Tayler gets
through with his investigation of
Polygamist Roberts, he will be in
grave danger Of running a close second
to Paderewski as ladies' man.-Tole-
do Bee.
But inasmuch as the women do not
have the right of suffrage, Mr.. Tayler's
chances of reelection will not be
greatly advanced thereby.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-12

Speaker Reynolds has some difficulty
in appointing his committees, due to
the fact that the appointing is done by
someone else. ~
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THE NEws-DEMoCRAT PUB. CO.,
Canton, Ohio.
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What shall be done with the Cott in
dexing system?
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In the sixteen years ended July 1, 1899
there landed at New York 476,149 Irisl
persons. ... .. gn.t
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THE STARK co. DEMOCRAT.
Semi Weekly, per year, by mail. $40
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Pension Increased.

The pension OF John II, Blaskford. of
Marlboro. has been increased from Sc
to IS.
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MARRIAGE PERMITS ISSUED.

Fred Gerber, 22. .......s..... Alliance
Mary 70. stauffer, 22..,".......A Alliance
Charles b. Cottell, 32,...,.... Alliance
Leola Allies, 22.....,-,e...., Alliance
Charles M Lonas, II, $751;. .Massillon
Mary Steinbach, 1S.,.,,.,......N Navarro
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Mrs. A. Tanner. OF Alliance, was a
Canton visitor Monday ..'s I. !. ~ 4
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1900-12-15
This Lamp Has Time Limit.

A time-limit incandescent lamp
which will burn for q predetermined
number of hours and then 60 out, has
been invented in Germany. 1t Is ex-
ceedlngly simple in construction and
entirely self-contained. In the base OF
the lamp is mounted copper tube in
which is contained . solution Of sui
phate of copper. Into this dips cop
per wire which is so connected that the
current feeding the lamp flows through
it and the solution to the tube and
thence to the lamp filament. An cleo
trolytic action is set up by this ar
rangement, the wire dissolying In the
fluid and copper being deposited on the
walls of the tube. After a certain
length Of time, depending upon the
size Of the wire, the wire Is complete
ly' dissolved and the circuit broken.
By selecting the size and length Of the
wire the lamp may be made to extin-
guish itself after any fixed, number OF
hours. Just what use will be made Of
this ingenious device is not stated, but
it ia possible that families afflicted
with callers who stay late might find
use for a time-limit lamp.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1900-12-15
Woman In the Pulpit.

One of the most successful women
preachers in this country is Mary
Gammill Rheubottom of Indiana. She
Is member of the denomination call
ed Christians. She has charge of sew
eral congregations, including those at
Millersburg, Wakarusa, Pleasant Hill
and Belleville. She has been the regu-
lar preacher for Millersburg for five
years and circuit preacher for the
other places. She recently completed
a series of revival meetings at Pleas
ant Hill, when there were 103 CONVEX
sions, and at Millersburg, where there
were ninety-two accessions to the
church. At one time 100 of her con-
verts were baptized. AS a result Of
her work the old Pleasant Hill church
has been RACED and handsome brick
church has taken its place and is ready
for dedication. Mary Gammill Rheu-
bottom was born in Ohio. She Is an
accomplished, sympathetic and force
full pulpit speaker and fearlessly at
tacks vice and immortality. She offici-
ates at weddings, burials and other re-
ligious affairs, and people go for miles
to hear her preach.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1900-12-15

stefan. She cannot bring herself to
tell everything, and the physician is
at constant disadvantage. This is
why, for the past twenty-five years,
thousands of women have been con-
fding their troubles to Mrs. Pinkham,
and whose advice has brought happi-
ness and health to countless women in
the United States.
Mrs. Chappell, of Grant Park, ILL.,,
whose portrait we publish, advises all
suffering women to seek Mrs. Pink
hams advice and use Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, as they
cured her Of Inflammation of the ovaries
and womb she, therefore, speaks from
knowledge, and her experience ought
to give others confidence. Mrs. Pink
hams address is Lynn, Mass, and her
advice il absolutely free.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1900-12-15
Width Of o Lightning Flash,

The width Of fish Of lightning has
been measured by George Rumker of
the Hamburg observatory. A photo
graph was secured last August as
lightning struck tower a third of a
mile away, and from the distance Of
the tower, and the focal distance of
the camera objective it was possible to
calculate the breadth Of the discharge
shown in the picture. 1t has been de-
termined that the fash was one-fifth
of an zach wide. Ramifcations shown
In the photograph on each side of the
main discharge are attributed to the
strong gale that was blowing, the phe.
nomenon appearing like silk ribbon
with shreds floating in the wind.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1900-12-15

AS originally laid out by William
Penn, the city was two miles long
and one mile wide. Township after
township was annexed till at last the
city boundaries conceded with those
of county twenty-five miles long.
Boston overran the old county lines
and took in i've outlying towns.
Greater New York and Chicago now
exceed In area and population some
European principalities. In each case
consolidation has been accomplished
by the joint action Of the city and
suburbs, with legislative authoriza-
ton.