The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-01-01

who did lackey duty at the Mckinley
home during the campaign OF 1896 and
for some time afterward, has been ac-
cused of conduct unbecoming an officer
and a gentleman. His offense seems
to be that he talked too much about a
scheme that was alleged to de on foot
to make q few officers rich out OF the
conquest of the Philippines. Two Off
GERS are said to have pulled out OF the
scheme and two others are said to deny
that any scheme of the kind had ever
been concocted. 1t Is now up to Hell
tand IL he proves the scheme. he
proves that he was i'm 1t. III he dis
proves IT, he casts doubt on the word
of a superior officer, which is ground
for courtmartial. The controversy
serves to set forth the fact that the
confdants of the administration expect
ed to make money out of the war and
that they did little to placate the ma
tivea in the Philippines. With the
Country in the hands of the natives.
there was little opportunity for schem-
ers to grow rich. The charges against
Hestand, though seemingly trivial. are
of a character that may open up some
important facts in connection with the
outbreak in Luzon. Major Heistand ia
rell representative of the administra-
ion. He did the foot-stool fawning act
n Canton to perfection, but for time
{ was not quite certain whether he or
Ir. Mckinley were running. He was
aiken to Washington and given a lackey
oh about the white house, pink tea
usiness being his special work. He
as then boosted along. to the job and
,ay of major and sent to the Orient.
'ome claim that 1t was a reward for
ervices and others that a desire to get
id of him prompted the presidential
,ction. But whatever the fact abor
rat. Hestand makes a good samu
to investigate.
Prosecutor Robert II. Day is an even
.empered citizen, preferring peace to
var and desiring at all times to be
agreeable and pleasant. When he finds
incumbent upon him to say something
-evere he couches it in the most modest
seeming terms. For instance If a body
of men who had sworn to protect the in
terests of the taxpayer spent more
money than the law allowed and built
great edifices where small constructions
we're required, put up an elaborate
aqueduch where a plank culvert would
have sufficed, or started out to make
q little whisk broom and erected mon
ster implement of fbrous bristles,
plumbed with a handle long enough to
sweep the cobwebs off the moon, 1t
would be reputed, generally, that they
had developed papititis, or a penchant
for getting their fingers into the public
exchequer. The public would be lenient
enough to let it go at that, but not so the
quiet and correct Mr.. Day. When he
finds a wrong has been committed, he
clothes his accusation in the most
pleasing terms but leaves intact the
sting that is as potent as the sharpest
tack on the floor of the infant section
on the darkest night. Given q situation
such as described and the prosecutor
declares there has been "a technical
violation" 1t is with the choice weapon,
technical violation" that the prosecu-
tor, having looked over and under the
colossus spanning the distance between
Canal Fulton and the map, belaborers
the county commissioners and incident
| ally kalsomimes the contractor. So far
as the contractor is concerned, the ac-
| ton was doubtless proper. as he makes
| It a business to build things and he is
| to be excused for cultivating an easy
thing occasionally. But however unto
| ward the actions of the commissioners
their conduct was hardly deem
ed sufficiently vexatious to be assailed
| with so severe an instrument as tech
nical violation" But this is where
mild hammered chaps always fool you.
The words look peaceable enough, but
their meaning is fraught with warlike
| jaggers. For instance, the word tech
nical," is from Greek root, the
characters to form which Mr.. Mergen-
thaler neglected to stamp in the mat
trices that shoot the chutes in his in
teresting machine, and means ito bring
FORTH" ito produce" Webster adds
that it is specially appropriate to art
science or business" In other words
technical means ito make business
productive" So much for the hilt Of the
weapon. Now violation" means PRO
and (horrors, Mr.. ProsecutorD ever
rape" So fellow who is guilty Of
technical violation" is a bad customer
to meet in an alley in the night season
He is, according to the etymoligica
dissection herewith presented, a citizer