The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-08-01
News and Comment
Cuban Sugar and Tobacco.

Ine "bOnanZa" days OF sugar raising
are past Under any reasonable trade
treaty, or even under free trade. the
industry would find but duly normal
development Its extension will de-
pend FAR more upon an influx of a class
, Of immigrants physically capable Of
: doing the necessary field work than
1t Will upon the readiness of capital o
) invest in the business. With its pres-
ent equipment, the island can produce
little If anything beyond 100000 tons
J per year. The doubling of that output
, would involve an investment of some
$3.50, 100000 and large increase in the
population 1t will be many years be-
fore such a combination Of capital and
labor will be in any danger of GUT
ting the worlds market with Cuban
! sugar. The areas of possible cultiva-
tion of the unique Vielta Abajo to-
. bacco have been fully occupied for
many years; but, il given market,
there Is room for a vast extensions in
the production of less valuable but still
desirable and readily marketable
grades Of the weed With the increase
OF these two major products, and with
the extension of transportation facil.
i.ies and a due reduction of the pres
ent exorbitant rates of transportation;
J with settled governmental conditions
and ready access to the markets of the
, u,ifh h. t,<
for productive cultivation of those
vast areas of middle and EASTERN Cuba,
that Cuban question, which has in
truded itself into American politics
for the last hundred years, will lie
definitely settled, and Cuba will be
again the Pearl of the Antilles
From industrial and Commercial Con-
ditions in Cuba" by Albert G. Robin
son. In the American Monthly Review
of Reviews for August.
Bryan and PopuIism.
Chairman Babcock of the Repub-
lican congressional campaign commit
tee estimates w. ]. Bryan at his true
valve. The work the Nebraskan
has been doing is worth more TO
Chairman Babcock's cause than that
OF any four or five orators Mr.. Bah
cock could have selected from bis own
party. Bryan carrying the flag of
Popocracy up and down New England
is an instructive spectacle to those
voters who were beginning to hone
for the restoration of sound money
and reason in the Democratic party.
The Republican majority in con-
gress is somewhat indebted to those
who were Sound money Democrats"
in 1896, but who have become Repub-
licans in pretty good standing as
result of repeated free silver cam
paigns. There was possibility " a
month ago that some of these might
be coaxed away by Cleveland and Hill.
Mr.. Bryan has put an end to all. that
He has settled it definitely that Pop
ulism is still the dominant factor in
what is called the Democratic party,
and that safety lies only within tho
Republican bulwarks. There the "old
line" Democrats will stay.-Pittsburg
Gazette.
What Is City?
. BY claiming that a city form of gov
eminent would be cumbersome" for
village" of 10000. it is INTENDED to
create the impression that being "c.t-
les" Cleveland and Cincinnati shall
have as extensive municipal system
AS either Chicago or New York? or
that because they happen to have over
10000 population. cities like Newark
and GAINESVILLE shall have as extensive
system as is necessary in either
Cleveland or Cincinnati?
Not even Columbus or Toledo need
as much municipal machinery as either
CleN Gland or Cincinnati; Dayton anu
Canton do not need as much municipal
machinery as Columbus or Toledo;
Newark, Mt. Vernon, Marion and cities
OF that size do not require as much mu-
nicipal machinery as Dayton or Can
ton The line of demarcation at $4,000
or 10000 Is. therefore, not only prepos-
tcrous, but inimical to cities of less
than 10000 inhabitants
why not leave the line of demarca-
ton at 5000 where 1t has been since
tie organization OF the state?-Colum-
bus Press.
Democratic Candidate.
The Eighteenth district Democrats
are casting about for a candidate to
oppose James Kennedy. of Younss-
town, for congress, but so far have
failed to draft anyone for the forlorn
hope. Anthony Howells, the coal oper-
ator. and sometime candidate for
Lieutenant governor, Is mentioned, but
Mr.. Howells has lent himself several
times to his party without results,
and now says that he would not take
the nomination under any circum-
stances. Charles Bonsall, manu-
facturer. Of Salem, is mentioned, but