The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-02-22

Mclean ana Tom JOHNSON have CT.
fected a compromise on the senator.
ship and that ION the basis OF this
reasoning, Welty is the only eligible
candidate to oppose Zimmerman, and
1t is asserted the latter can go into
the formers district and capture two
Counties Mr.. Welty will doubtless
asree that he is the only eligible can.
diaate, but he will probably ask for
more specific cata and Photographic
reproduction of those two counties.
You never can tell exactly
By the look Of the candidates track,
Whether he's just going down the line,
Or whether he's coming back.
Twenty-three of the vertebrae of
winter have been broken and the last
one is just being tackled. After that
comes the wrestle with the coccyx,
"the tail-hold of the Darwinian the
ory."
A Kansas Judge has given 1t as his
opinion that Mrs. Carrie Nation is of
unsound mind. A great many people
have suspected this, but it always
takes the courts longer to reach con.
clusion than the general public.
Since the Honorable w. Hub. Reed
cannot get his money as policeman,
he may go after that nomination for
marshal. And in this connection, Mr..
Reed recently stated that he and Ser
geant Riblet are not brothers-in-law
and that they are not working that
kind of a game on the genial drum
major of the G. A. B, the Honorable
Ed. B. Bour. Mr.. Reed intimated that
he would one day, in due season, come
out for marshal, if for nothing than
just to prove that he and the mayors
sergeant are not in cahoots, and the
erasure of his name from the claims
ordinance may go a long way in
strengthening this notion.
There are three Democrats in the
city council whose terms expire in
April, and who will be put up before
the people of their respective wards
for reelection. All three have an.
nounced in the News-Democrat, ]. A..
Bernower of the First, having an.
nounced Monday, and Lorenzo M. Xii.
lian, of the Sixth, and John T. Schroyer
of the Seventh, having placed their
names in the list Tuesday. The pres.
ent council is one of the best the city
has had for years. Tho three gentle.
men named have been diligent in duty
and faithful to their constituents. They
should be and the indications are
strong that they will be. returned to
the municipal law making body by
handsome maiorities.
The movement to have the Pennsyl-
vania railway people place a gate at
East Fifth street is wise one and
will doubtless prevail in council.
Every precaution known should be
taken at grade crossings. But 1t re
calls the splendid typographical op'
portunity the Pennsylvania company
has to come through Canton overhead
Elevated tracks through this city
would cut off the grade to Stark sid.
ing and to the summit of Buck hill,
would greatly benefit the city and be a
blessing for the railroad company. The
saving in the maintenance Of grade
crossings and safety devices and their
operation would more than pay the in.
terest on the money required to make
the improvement. twill be done some
day, and not in the very distant future
AS suspected, the board of education
Is about to make another blunder
When President Baird concocted the
gum shoe theory, he evidently made
his arrangements with a middle man
so that profit would accrue at both
ends. Thus the board is about to lei
out contract for the gatherings oi
the scavenger department at figure
much under the market price. The
best that has been offered is three
cents pound. and the board has fool
ishly caucused on the matter and de
cided that the bid was high enough
to get all the frames needed. A Fourth
ward man, valuable friend of thu
observation-disclosures that means {
friend Of the people ~ well-has givel
the matter personal investigation Il
the interest Of fair play. and he find
that the board can do much better
He says that the Cleveland Art ~
Cabin Metal company. opesekpd ~
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