Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-30
SOME LOCAL ISSUES.

should go to the polls next Tuesdas
and make the best Of his opportunity
to express his approval or disapproval
Of the questions whose settlement will
affect his interests.
An election may properly be COM
pared to large public gathering,
where every voter has a chance to
answer yes or no to every question
Of public interest. If he does not
avail himself of this opportunity no one
will sympathise with him when he com.
plains of things whose overthrow ho
might have helped to accomplish.
Go to the polls early and see to II
that your nelghbor goes, too. It ii
your duty as citizen, and duty 30
important that It should be made Sec
ondary to nothing.
Just now the citizens Of Summit
county are stirred up by tho manner
In which their wishes were ignored by
the addition OF an extra $4,000 to the
cost Of the ncw jail. The people were
promised when they were asked to
vote for new jail that its cost would
not exceed $85,000 but they have seen
extras piled on until the cost thus far
amounts to not less than 100000.
True, the jail will be a magnificent
structure but It has been raised upon
the ruins of confidence placed in the
promise made when the people were
asked TO authorize it by their votes.
Some Of these times Summit county
will be wanting to build Court House.
What answer will the people make
when they are called on to vote in this
matter? They will undoubtedly be dis
posed to place no confidence in any
promise made relative to it's cost, be.
cause of the shameful manner in which
they have been betrayed in the build.
ing Of the jail. This makes tho situa-
ton one to be regretted. Just north
of this 100000 palace for criminals
stands the Court House, miserable
building In comparison with the Jail,
and standing as permanent bit of
sarcasm on the people of the county,
who have been swindled into housing
their criminals in mansion, while all
their legal business must be transact.
ed In nm old shack that is a disgrace
to the county. If the expense Of the
jail had been kept within the estimate
the people would have taken kindlier
to proposition to build new Court
House. NHa
This lamentable condition Is charge.
able to the greed Of clique Of Re
publican officials, who required the au.
thority to dominate the affairs of the
new jail in way that would mako II
a plum for the benefit Of a horde OF
grafters, and In caring for these graft.
ors 1t was absolutely necessary to ado
about $4,000 to the original cost.
If you don't approve this system o
managing the affairs OF the county, 81
to the polls next Tuesday and vote 70
the only official who ever dared t
stand between the people and tn
: looters. This man Is ID I. Fillius, @
. Hudson, Democratic candidate fc
Sheriff. While he was member o
4 the Board Of County Commissioner
I he did his best to hold the cost Of tn
: Jail within the limit, but az he wa
the emily olncial who opposed tho pow
}, srful machine II was impossible &c
!. him to win out But you have chanc
o now 10 say whether you approved h
Y fight I'm your interests, because tt
K machine which he sought to overtime
4 Ia now heaping all manner Of perso
II al abuse on Mr.. Fillius, for the simp
It reason that he dared to oppose II
k plans. A vote for Mr.. Fillius will b
n rebuks to the politicians who r.
n fused to allow the Jail to be built witt
II IN the original estimate.
u Every candidate on the Democrat
r ticket is worthy Of your support. The
e stand for principles established In II
Ie interests of the common people, al
ID every one Of them is working hard
help win victory for these principle
It 10 well as for themselves, individ
is ally.
y II all the voters turn out to /
10 election next Tuesday, one of t
,f greatest popular victories ey
ID won In Summit county will be I
i, result,