The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-03-14
ARGUMENTS BEING
OFFERED TUESDAY
BY Dozens Of Interested Me n
From All Parts OF the State
tissue Is Undoubted-'
Iya Dead One"
BY BER E. WILLIAMSON,
lStaff CorrespOndent.l

Columbus, March 1.-THE only real
attempt to do something about some
thing. is being made by the general
assembly, in its discussion of the canal
question, which was the special order
of business for Tuesday, at 1880 In
Joint session of the house and senate.
But If it were permitted to make
prediction, it is practically safe guess
that the project to abandon the canals
will be the first thing that will be
abandoned Even those who have
been in favor of abandoning the canals
are hedging, and they have entered
complaint about the rules of debate.
They have been talking abandonment
without reserve and the committee has
taken them at their word. BY the
rules of the debate the only question
that they will be permitted to discuss
in the early part of the debate is the
proposition to abandon.
If they abandon that proposition,
which they will do very early, accord
Ing to present indications, they will
have to wait their turn to take up a
compromise measure In the mean
time it is expected that the other fell
low will have landed sufficient num-
ber of body blows to make the discus
sion purely perfunctory in character.
To assault the manufacturing concerns
along the canals is to move some of
them out of the state. That means
less revenue to take the place of the
state tax, the repeal of which the state
administration has promised and to
which it is pledged That would mean
some other way to provide for funds,
and might mean special session of
the legislature before the year is out,
for which the people. after the sample
they are getting, would never forgive
anybody.
There is no dearth of talent to dis
cuss the question. Among the speak
ers will be the following:
Portsmouth, Hon. G. w. Osborn,
John T. Miller, ESQ.,. Harry Miller;
Waverly, General w. s. Jones John
A. Eyler, Esq, Forest Daugherty, John
w. Bowser; Chillicothe, Arch, Mays.
F. G. Arbentz, Major Mason, Zimri
Downs. Michael Cunning; Circleville,
II. p. Folstom. ]. w. Borders, Charles
Dresbach; Columbus, Emmitt Tomp-
kins. George H. Jones; GAINESVILLE r.
b. Brown. J. T. Crew; Newark, Will
liam Miller, Fitgibbons; Ma
rietta, Hon. J. II. Riley; McConnells-
Vile. j. B. Vincent; Akron, Hon. Geo.
w. Sieber; Coshocton, E. l.. Lybarger.
r. A. Powelston, DR.. Charles Huttock
Ohio and Erie Canal association, Hon.
A. w. Patrick, Hon. John d. Richards !;
G.. Fl. & d. r. r. Co., H. r. Probasco;
Marietta Machinist association, s. X.
Vannatta; Toledo. Hon. Charles p.
Griffin; Defiance, Hon. John w. Winn
Napoleon, Hon. D. ID. Donavin; Piqua
Henry Flush; Dayton, Hon. T.. M.
Thresher; Melrose, Joseph Shively;
Newark G. Fl. Belden; Cincinnati
Hon. ]. T. McHugh, C. G. Richardson,
DIR. schwab, Hon. Albert Bettingers;
Cleveland, Deforest McKeon.
1t will be noticed that some of the
speakers are acknowledged to be the
best in the state. 1t is said the debate
may 60 over TO Wednesday.
A great majority of the people want
the canals to be improved SO that they
will become effective and create ship
waterways from the lakes to the riv-
ers. thence to the gulf.