The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-04-08


~ had a sane interval, Fri
day, and on motion OF
Price. of Athens, the matter OF ap-
pointing a commission to investigate
tuberculosis in Ohio, with a view to
establishing an institution to study the
disease and treat it intelligently, was
reconsidered and it will be voted upon
again when a larger number of the
members are present and when it will
have some opportunity to pass. 1t is
so important a subject that 1t simply
demanded attention. 1t is charitable
to say the house did not understand 1T
when 1t was voted upon. There is an
item of $500 attached for expense,
which is small, when compared to the
value of a human life. If an institu-
ton were established and it resulted
in curing one-tenth of one-per cent. OF
those inflicted, it would be more than
worth while.
|
The senate is chary about taking up
Girls Industrial school, at Delaware.
Governor Nash is, eX-officio, president
of the state board of charities, yet he
makes the astounding statement that
he has no authority to act. The Re-
publican senators have read every day,
signed statements of former inmates
of the school, concerning devilish
cruelties practiced there, but only the
Democratic members and such humane
and somewhat Independent senator's as
Senator Wilhelm, of Stark, seemed to
desire an inquiry. Senator Wilhelm
said that when a superintendent of an
institution was charged with having
murdered little girl, it was about time
to look into the matter with view
to correcting abuses. An effort was
made to have the vote smothering the
investigation, reconsidered but the
administration men voted it down.
Nash has appointed new president of
| the board. He was once a humane otfi-
Ger and much is expected of him. The
| institution is a disgrace to the state,
| if half the stories told are true. and
witnesses are ready to take the stand
and testify to the truth Of what they
say.
w. J. Collopy, of the Barnett house,
Canton, was in Columbus, Friday
evening. He took dinner at the Neil
| dropped down to the Park and talked
baseball, discussed the tax measures
with several senator's, passed his opin-
| ion on the Beal law, viewed what is
| left of the Democratic situation at the
Great Southern, and bought two glasses
Of gingerale. Mr.. Collopy refused to
disclose his business in Columbus.
Your correspondent put several gentle
men on his trail but they came back
very shortly for repairs. If he had a
mission he had it pretty thoroughly
muZZled.
The Akron Democrat take exceptions
to what appeared in the News-Demo-
crat day or two since, with reference
to General Dick, of that town, and
suggested that your correspondent was
probably dreaming. Possibly the ref
erence was trifle ambiguous, and may
have led the Democrat to believe that
your correspondent has notion that
Dick is live issue. The criticism is
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suits 10 ehJoin Dond issues on acts OF
oihciais 10 give security for costs ana
proVidlhg that no COSTS snail De allow
ca unless taxpayer is hnaiiy successful
feas oo'hays 0.