Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-17


and about three cwt. of action.
However, the action was of an espe-
cially important character, as one of
the ordinances passed provided for the
paying of claims amounting to $685.
O0O.
The talk began when Mr.. Gauthier
presented motion to have the bill Of
the Buchtel hotel for feeding the SOL
diers stricken from the payroll. 1t
amounted to 5000. The motion was
lost by vote of 8 to I, as follows:
Nays-Amundson, Hill, Jacobs, Man
derbach, Ormes, Piske, Seidell, Shook
Ayes-Gauthier, Koons, Martin, Merz,
Sawyer, Warner, Wilhelm, All mem
bers of the Council were present Mon
day evening, hut Mr.. Rice was not
in the room while the motion was be-
ing voted upon.
This question has been discussed in
public and private so long and often
that its various sections and sub-sec-
tions need no explanation. Twenty
five columns of newspaper space
would be required to do full justice
to the debaters of last night. but as
practically the same arguments have
been used before and a great deal of
mention made of them, 1t is really
unnecessary to reproduce the latest
orations. Anxious readers can saturate
themselves with knowledge of the
whole question by looking over the
files of any newspaper in the coun-
ty. Nothing new was said last night,
and the bill was ordered paid.
Yet, it may be interesting to gallop
once more over the paths of by-gone
days. There was riot IN Akron, with
all kinds of trouble following. Sol
diers were brought here, and as the
riot had been caused by negro, they
We're afraid to bring their negro cooks
with them, fearing that the said col
ored cooks would be obliged to spend
more time in the storm cellar than
in the cooking tent. When the soldiers
reached Akron the city officials and
some of the representative citizens
held meeting. They decided that
the soldiers should have something
to eat and place to sleep, once in a
while. They didn't take time to ad-
yertise 10 days for bids for the con-
call meeting to debate whether the
city could be compelled to feed them.
The smouldering ruins of the City
Hall, smashed windows and lot of
firearms in the hands of an angry
mob and the police not having great
deal to say, induced the city officials
and the representative citizens to be
exceedingly economical in giving time
to debate. They told the soldiers to
l'pitch in and restore order. AS soon
as order was restored and reason
once more established upon her throne
in the minds of those who were in
favor of shooting the government on
sight, the question was thrown open
for discussion-and 1t has been dis
cussed ever since.
Mr.. Gauthier and Mr.. Sawyer have
both served with the militia, and
they have the rules of the State
Guard down fine. Their arguments
We're, consequently, made up of much
the same material They claimed tina t
the people Of the State pay taxes to
maintain State Guard, and that
whenever city becomes unable to pre-
serve order, the State Is duty bound
to send protection. when soldiers
We're sent here" said Mr.. Sawyer,
''the State was merely paying part
Of debt 1t owes us. We had paid
taxes to help keep, the Guard, and
We're merely getting some return for
they money thus expended. 1t is the
duty of the State to look after her
militiamen, and the officers in charge
of the soldiers are required to see to
it that provisions are always on hand
for their men. When these soldiers
are sent out to quell riots they are
wholly under the care of the State.
Cities to which they are sent posi-
lively have nothing to do with feed
ing and housing them. If they came
here without ample provisions, the
State, and not the city of Akron, was
to blame. TO ask the city to pay for
their keep is worse than double tax
alton. 1t is an imposition that should
not be tolerated"
Mr.. Gauthier, while he was on duty
as Guard, was never quartered at
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