The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-02-14
ABOUT The loBDIEs
AT THE STATE CAPITAL

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BY HER z. WILLIAMSON,
:. -. 03taY Correspondent)
OLtIMBUS, Feb. 12-Quite num-
- ber of the gentlemen who are
employed along the canals are becom-
Ing much alarmed. 1t cannot be de-
MED that there is sentiment in the
house of representatives in favor Of
the abandonment of canals, and 1t is
believed the senate joins in the plan
There are various methods proposed
but the method to hurry the thing
through and hand the graded tow
paths and other rights Of way over to
the railroads at a nominal selling
price is the one that will probably
prevail. .e yat
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, Many people do not consider the ex.
tent of the hardships that will be
worked when. the canals are aban-
doned. OF course, as Attorney Gen
eral Sheets suggests. there will he op
position from the employees, just as
there was opposition among the stage
drivers and the keepers ofroad houses
when steam railroads were inaugu.
rated. But whether right or wrong
the employees along canals are to feel
the weight of the legislative intent
very shortly.
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No appropriation has been made for
the canals and the money in fund will
run out next Friday. Then tho en-
ployes who do not want to work for
nothing will quit, or perhaps stay on
while and run chances. There are
8 superintendents, 23 collectors, IS
locl1-tenders and % foremen whose
salaries will be cut off. Among the
superintendent are W. M. Hiltabidle,
Akron, and Charles II. Guttel Gosh
octon. OF the collectors there are ].
H. Marrison, Akron. David Atwater,
Massillon, Mrs. Margaret s. Harvey
Canal Dover. A. r. Brandt, Carroll
The list OF lock-tenders includes
Anon Strader. Carrollton, William
Mahoney and Samuel Woods. Akron
Ed. Williams, Clinton. William A.
Warner, Akron Reservoir. H.. Eaches,
Massillon, John Bayliss, Navarro.
There will be strong fight made
before these men give up their places.
The Democratic members are not SO
much adverse to giving up the canals
as they are to giving them away.
They fear the influence of the electric
railway lobby. The Democratic oppo.
sition to the present plan of abandon.
ment has not crystalized, but it is the
opinion of Democratic members that
committee be appointed to appraise
the canals and report as to what they
are worth. 1t is estimated that they
are worth s45.0O0,000 to s5O,O0O.OOO,
but II the railroad lobby prevails no
body hopes the state will get any
thing like those figures. Manufactur-
ers who depend upon the canals for
water supply are already entering
complaint and want to have chance
to buy or lease such rights. The rail-
roads do not contemplate permitting
that, which puts the legislators in an
embarrassing position.
The Cleveland delegation was gross
ly betrayed by the Cincinnati dele.
cation in the house. Tuesday. Cleve-
land had helped Cincinnati out of
hole on the promise that its park
bonds measure should go through.
Cincinnati went squarely back on it's
word. There is way to get even and
It may be adopted. It takes 72 votes
to pass an appropriation. The Re-
publicans have 6S members AMI the
Democrats AZ. Not an appropriation
could pass If the Democrats took it
into their heads to compel fair treat.
ment by that method. The Demo.
Gratis could insist upon all bills bein0
read on three separate days. This
would run the session into December,
IL everybody wanted his bill passed.
They are read by their titles only ex-
cept the third time, Whether it will
he necessary to make the gentlemen
OF the Republican side come to time
has not developed fully, but the means
is at hand.
Among the names of available can
didates for congress heard here is that
of J. w. McClymonds. of Massillon.
Mr.. McClymonds is man of large
parts and is capable to fill the place
satisfactorily. Besides, he Is possess
ed Of considerable amount of that
stuff that accelerates the movements
of the female equine. This latter is a
most desirable attribute.
Quite number of Stark county gen.
tlemen are said to be sorry that they
did not send their names and money
to Columbiana county before the con-
gYessional books closed, since they
learn that the delegation is not going