The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-10-24

tention. We disclaim any connection
with this illegitimate offspring.
Representative Bracken of Franklin,
made a splendid address in support OF
the Democratic position that the bill
ought not to pass. He did not talk
from the standpoint Of party man
but appealed to the opposition as men
to get away from the rule of the
bosses and vote as their consciences
dictated
BRACKEN'S ADDRESS.
I'VE came here expecting TO cooper
ate with you in the framing or a
code that would be acceptable to the
people. We tried to do SO. Even
when we knew that IL we gave you a
good code it would reflect credit upon
you, we still tried to do so, holding
the public good above mere party ad-
yantages. You must concede that we
aided to frame a good bill in the
house code the committee worked out.
Aside from the fact that it contained
the curative act it was a decent code.
but when it got into conference 1t
was different thing. The confer
ence was controlled by outsiders. The
Republicans on the code committee
had tried to make q decent code. We
must give them credit with that. But
they were betrayed in conference COM
mittee and are now about to surrender
to a vicious power.
81 am not talking as Democrat,
but as a citizen.
What have you left of the good
things that we put into the code?
Il had an amendment put In there
that girls should not be employed as
public messengers, so that they would
be relieved of temptation. That was
done in the interest Of the dausn,ers
and the sisters of the working people
Bat when these fellows came IT,
that they simply said: Cut it out.
/ And it was cut out
| SOMETHING FOR cox.
~ understand the. gentleman, at the
head OF the table simply gave the
word to cut it out and 1t was done
without protest being raised.
Put what does the gentleman from
Cincinnati care? He is rich. ~ Is
not likely that his sister will be put
to the temptation these messenger
girls are put 10. It Ia not his sister
go he cares norhing about It.
I'VE had in a clause that employees
should be paid semimonthly This
would take some money out or tn
banks that might be used for a couple
Of weeks longer and that was cut ou
! too
"Then these great friends of labor
/ found that we had in there a clause
that was of real benefit to the motor
man ON the street railroad. We hai
clause in there that every vestibul,
sh ould be closed 80 that a motormar
would not be exposed to the weather
1t was humane provision. This wa'
ih the interest OF the poor ard thu
wage Garner. So 1t was cut out.
! I'VE had an arbitration measure IL
there, but that was cut out too, ant
the only voice against it was the on'
little voice of its author, the gentle
man from Erie. .alA ~
I'VE had an eight hour law anc yo,
cut that ont.
CUT OUT ALL GOOD.
Every little thing that we had II
there that was good you cut out.
What did the people send. you herr
for? Do you think 1t was simply be
cause you can get up and make littl'
speech at home and tell your constIt
uents how intelligent they are an,
what great country they live IN?
"How many of you Will ever se'
public life again? Why. the most th'
majority of you will hear OF your
selves again win be through your owi
families. Only a few rise to the Top
Only a very few. They come aloni
with soft words and you cringe Il
them and jolly them and they go OF
up and leave you where you were.
Nov there's my friend Tenney
How much better he would feel
somebody would come up to him q
he walked along the street. after b.
4 had gone out Of public life and eav'
! him eIap on the back and said 'FIoy