The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-04-01

, t. Harvey Smith, and that combina-
tion, when it becomes a combination,
is difficult to defeat Mr.. Smith has
been here more than once. He has
not gone away without seeing some
: body. Heretofore he has sent the
, money down when he made his semi
annual settlement. This time he
wanted a ride on the cars and came
down in person to make his settle-
: ment with the treasurer. It is nice
, to make business trip to see man
you know. 1t makes things pleas
anter. a little sociability along with
the business is always desirable. And
Mr.. Smith is sociable citizen. So is
Mr.. Cameron. The fact that Mr..
Smith is Republican leader in Stark
county and that Stark county is about
big enough to say who shall be the
next central committeeman from the
Eighteenth district, ought not to be
mentioned in the same sentence with
the fact that Mr.. Smith is leader in
Stark and that Mr.. Cameron is a can
didate for chairman of the state GEN.
trail committee The array is simply
coincident that Mr.. Smith decided to
transact his business with Mr.. Cam
eron this time in person.
Treasurer Smith behaved very we'll
while here. He didn't shy off at any
!, little fat fellows with glasses and q
penchant for prancing, whatever he
may have told Jim Kennedy about it
after he got home. Neither did he
hunt your correspondent very dill
} gently while here. Still they were in
very close touch most of the time.
/. They attended the same performance
at the Great Southern, Rodgers
: Brother in Washington" great pro-
! duction. by the way, and walked part
J way to the train together when Mr..
Smith decided he had finished his
business. AS usual Mr.. Smith was
!. late getting started to the train, and
!; when he did start found he had but a
few minutes. He said confidentially,
! and not for publication, that he wish
} ed he could take about three steps
!; every two feet, but his trouble seems
; to be that he can't even get his two
: feet in two feet. But that is inciden-
!, tai as well as confidential.
: But keep an eye on Stark. Look
out for Harry Daugherty and his
friends. Station a guard at the per-
simmon tree. There is going to be
something doing. IN, ..a
The awful stories that come from
Delaware as to the treatment of in
mates of the Girls Industrial school,
have shocked the state. Medieval
punishments are meted out, and one
child died under the treatment. The
blood Of Nora Ferris is on the head
of somebody in an official capacity at
the institution. The night watchman
tells an awful story of that girl, as he
would pass the strong room, where she
was strung up in straight jacket, af-
ter receiving beating. He could not
stand it and appealed TO the matron.
That hard-hearted female who had
made the defenseless girls suffer the
cruelties of the Spanish inquisition
said the girl was only shamming. The
watchman went to another part of the
building because he could not stand
it to hear the girl moaning. Soon the
piteous sounds ceased. No attention
} was paid to the matter further till
, next morning, when the girl was found
dead. Heart trouble" that most ac-
commodating term, which is employed
in the medical profession generally
when they do not know what the pa
tient really died Of, and In state insti-
tutions to cover up murder Or neg
lect, was the verdict of the paid doc
tors Of the institution. Dozens of
| girls who have been inmates have
added their testimony to the awful
story, and there Is bound to be an in
vestigation. A resolution Is in the
senate now, and it cannot be ignored
Girls are ready to testify that they
have themselves been tortured. One
girl was given the paddle till blood ran
down her limbs. 1t is sickening
story. 1t smells strong of the Nash
administration in state institutions
generally. Scandal after scandal has
occurred in these institutions. They
have been hushed up till recently. Now
the governor is making a play that he
intends to have everything purified.
Dayton was purged of it's scandal, but
) there are more rumors from the insti-
tuition. Athens had its turn. Then
came the investigation of the instit,l-
tion for the education Of the blind
In this case Nash allowed the trustees
to investigate themselves. But they
did good job at it--better than Nash
would have done II he had been the
investigator. There is now a murder
charge at the Delaware school and
many others nearly as bad. They can
, note be ignored. II the senate action
results in a whitewash, like several
other things the senate has "investi-
gated" an affidavit will be filed by a
9 private citizen. The people are not
e prepared to stand any Josiah Allen
: business with reference to this ssna-
: torial investigation. When O. little
e child Is beaten by one burly attendant