The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-02-28

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year" he began. that I can meet the
Canton board of trade with; safety; at
any other time I am virtually certBin
to be. confronted with q subscription
list. " 49,
But seriously. Canton has many ad-
vantages as a manufacturing city. We
can consider first our location-the
splendid country with which we are
surrounded. The backbone Of a city is
her laboring population; and COM
pared with the narrow, stified homes
OF our larger cities Canton's opportun-
ity for good homes is one of our pres
ent advantages. Incidental to that is
the extension of our railway system.
That Is the ideal situation for a man
ufacturing city--a cluster of industries,
with beautiful suburban homes for the
laborer. under the most moral, the
most perfect physical conditions. And
we have yet room to spread" The
speaker dwelt for some time on the
problem Of water supply, which, he
declared, was the most m0mentOus
question before Canton just now. He
works trustees be given all the funds
people with plan for a good water
supply.
OF fuel, the speaker said, Canton
had plenty; clay has recently developed
into one Of the greatest sources of
Canton's natural wealth. In railroad
facilities, she is excelled by no inland
city of the state. He closed with a
plea for fair dealing between the wage
Garner and the manufacturer-"for,
said he, I'VE owe a great deal to the
high character of the working people
OF this town" (Applause.)
BOW ON THE CODE.
Hon. G. G. Bow declared himself for
the new municipal code bill, now pend
ing before the state legislature. He
hoped, at any rate. that the present
bill would receive better treatment at
the hands of this legislature than at
at the last. "Under the present form
Of municipal government in city
Canton's size," said the speaker, "the
mayor has about as much to do with
this city's government as horse with
an automobile. Qaughter.) He's
permitted to watch 1t go along and
shy at 1t occasionally. Uaughter.)
That system is wrong. There ought
to be council to legislate, but the
mayor should be in fact as well as in
name the head of the city government.
He should have the veto power, and the
legislators in the council should not
be asked to serve without compensa-
| tion."
The most eloquent speech of the
evening was Judge Days. He said
1t all In six or seven minutes, but
his peroration was followed by round
after round of applause. The judge
first thanked the assembled company
for the very cordial reception that
had been accorded him. and urged that
enough credit was not given "the
wheel horses of the Canton board of
trade" Speaking Of municipal taxa
tion, he said:
IN>McKINLEY'S FOOTSTEPS.
"In 1893, William Mckinley, OF
blessed memory, appointed COM
question Of municipal debt and taxa
tion. The members of that board SUBJ
mitted a report showing that there
| of the state at that time 80 per cent
In the city of Canton we find that
20 per cent. of all this money collect
ed for taxes is spent at home, on the
city government, the township ex-
penses and the school. So that mu-
nicipal government is one of the chief
est problems we have ahead.
"rhe state of Ohio is practically
out of debt but the increase in the
MI nf fhn ctfi % ho
state is growing appallingly each year.
Mr.. Lynch made a beautiful plea for
the electric railways a little while ago
but / have suggestion to offer.
L see no reason why a municipal corr
fares to private corporations without
direct recompense. Let us welcome
new industries; let us have new cor
porations and new railway enterprises
but let them give the municipality
and privileges.
TRIBUTE TO LATE PRESIDENT.
81 have no fear of the material prog
ress of Canton. The Almighty has de-
creed 1t. Under the bosoms of our
hills rest illimitable basins of coal !;
about us lies the most magnificent ag-
ricultural country in this state. But
let us strive, not alone for material
progress; let us keep this city-which
is to be the mecca of the patriot, the
shrine Of the great dead, where the
life that went out SO unfortunately
was a beacon light to the youth OF
the world-let us keep this city the
greatest In fair dealing of men among
men In municipal life, of all the mu-
inequalities of our great land"
Frank q. Case. who followed Judge
Day. complained that. everybody who
had preceded him had stolen his
thunder piecemeal. "In point of beau
ty, culture and housewifery," he said,
Canton Is equaled by no other city
in this nation. remember meeting
our late president in. front of his lit
tie home. on North Market street one
morning last summer, when he turn
ed to me, and said: Case, do you