The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-01-22
M E L A NJ G. E.


Backbone of winter Is broken again
-
Milder weather encourages spring pol
iticians.
The cold snap did not kill all the mi
crobes.
The cold wave man is swelling up with
pride.
Teddy ought to take his campaign
teeth with him.
One of the chief mourners for Gov
ernor Mount viii be W. S. Taylor.
This is the kind of clean, pure, crisp
air that makes the grip microbe get cold
feet, cash in and quit the game.
great many people are already shiv-
ering, when they anticipate how they
would feel If the gas should go out.
The winter no sooner gets here till
lot of Old Probs get together, look it
over, and tell us its back is broken.
When 1t is necessary for the board
Of trade to get into session every few
minutes, it is an indication that the city
| Is on the boom.
The Cleveland Leader has not yet
roasted Hanna and Foraker for voting
| against the abolition of the liquor traf-
ic, in the Philippines.
1t will be remembered that it was
the News Democrat that first called
attention to the manner of procedure
with reference to the construction of the
infirmary cottage.
The hazlng that Senator Quay got
when he arrived at Washington, indi-
Gates that the Investigations have al
ready made flowers to grow where
thorns formerly thrlved.
Whether you believe all you hear or
not the fellow who goes to church on
Sunday seems to get along better during
the week than the fellow who does moth
ing but lounge around and get lazy.
Youngstown is tickled over the cleo
ton of James A. Leonard, Of that city
to the superintendency of the Mansfield
refOrmatory. 1t is always wise to pre-.
pare for eventualties SO that one will
be in the hands of ones friends. A for
mer Canton man just retired.
1t is said, on reliable authority, that
1t was William Henderson who insisted
on torturing and abusing old man Har-
tong, at Greentown, and it was from
the treatment administered at his hands
that the old man died. If one of the
fellows who did that Job was worse
than the others, it was Henderson. So
any effort to have him do the peach
ing will not set well with the public
If immunity Is to be offered, let it be
offered to some one else. There are
enough others who know.
Our Republican friends evidently think
they have considerable of a job on hand
and that II win be necessary to start
early. The Republican primaries have
been set for March 8. That means
campaign Of more than four weeks,
which will be trying on the candidates
Usually the Democrats have held their
primaries first, in spring elections, but
as the Republicans have named so early
date, 1t is hardly likely that the rule
will prevail this year. The Democratic
primaries will probably be held a week
later, and possibly two weeks later.
McGuigan, of the Youngstown Vindi-
Gator, Is doing some very clever stuff
for the Pltteburg Sunday Dispatch
Canton News-D Democrat.
What's the matter with the stuff"
in the Vindicator? It's no worse than
that in the Dispatch.-Youngstown Vim
dicator.
Since you have inquired about 1t. can
dor compels the statement that the stun
In the Vindicator is much better than
that In the Dispatch, and the reason Il,
patent. The vindicator stun 10 not so
circumscribed and, being Of q more local
character, II y the more interestipG and |